Denovae Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2007/02..._demon_con.htmlPersonally I think of the following cars when i see this thing:Audi TTHonda S2000Mazda MiataChrysler CrossfireAston Martin Vanquish (headlights from the side)Dodge ChargerNissan 350ZWith enough said they believe the high performance engine will be the 2.4L world engine that replaced the A855. under 200hp but it's the same engine as the 300hp SRT-4 Caliber so there will likely be an SRT version of the car with either the an AMG V6/SC or the WE I4/T. Oh yea... rear wheel drive and ~2600lbs. Starting around $21kPersonally I think the styling sucks, it looks like a whole bunch of cars go into an orgy on the sketch board in michigan. Performance wise I think the base models may have fair to moderate performance, if SRT Engineers decide to step in you'll see a styling, powerplant, suspension, interior change along with a hardtop cover for the die hard racers.What do you guys think about the styling and possible performance?edit - reset poll bc of whoever added the WTF cares portion - sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest S7013g Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 Without even reading the thread and just clicking on the link, I noticed that the car has the styling cues of the CrossFire and 350Z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan_B Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 Personally Dodge sucksPersonally I think how sad you must be for being kicked off other crappy dodge boardsPersoanlly I wish you would find a Dodge board to post this stuff on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Tuna Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 meh, the number look good, but sometimes (at least for me) that is not enough to get you excited about a car. it looks like they shoved a saturn sky, a charger and a mini cooper together and this is what they got with a huge enigine....i would rather get a saturn sky redline than that (wow i never thought i would say i think a saturn looks good, but it was an opel so its ok) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s70turbo1998 Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 looks like 350Z forgot protection, S2000 better go to the doctor's asap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenchunks Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 It looks cool from the front. It looks cool from the back. It looks cool from the side, but that 3/4 front profile shot, it just looks awkward and retarded the rear flares on the fenders and that scoop make the car look fugly. Interior looks nice, and methinks it needs a bigger engine, but that will all prolyl come in time. I'm sure SRT will get their hands on this to compete with the mazdaspeed miata, and the solstice GXP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denovae Posted February 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 B)-->QUOTE(Plan B @ Feb 12 2007, 03:40 PM) ←Personally Dodge sucksPersonally I think how sad you must be for being kicked off other crappy dodge boardsPersoanlly I wish you would find a Dodge board to post this stuff onI'm here to annoy you. do you need some midol or advil or something?I'm just asking for opinions... i expressed mine... personally dodge is off it's rocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtrooper1 Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 I'd rather have a saturn Sky or Cadillac XLR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesoam Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 mehway under powered...needs more turdblow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt b Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 Drove a fleet Xfire for a week last year, had a sore back the entire time. This POS is the red-headed step child of the Crossfire, it needs to remain a concept car...Ugly as sin and probably as reliable as all the other Dodge products to have hit the market lately... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denovae Posted February 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 mehway under powered...needs more turdblowI'd guess the SRT version may break out to near 30kthey put the SRT-4 Caliber low 5s 0-60mph with fwd and 3200lbssame engine, rwd, 2600lbs.... 0-60mph in maybe mid 4s?we all know SRT's recipe for performance and price... power, suspension, seats, drivetrain, wide room to modify with mopar backing. if it indeed uses the SRT-4 Caliber engine (if the SRT Demon comes to light) it'll probably have the same stage / turbo upgrades available. SRT techs on SRTForums in the last discussion talked about the stage upgrades vaguely for the Caliber saying they will be offering much higher power stages for the SRT considering how many bought the S3R and big turbo kits.I'd love to have an SRT version of this car, styling aside... 350Z at 300hp for 35k and 3500lbs or SRT-4 Demon at 300hp for 30k and 2600lbs... hmm tough choice for which one will most likely be a better drag and auto-x car... :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denovae Posted February 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 Ugly as sin and probably as reliable as all the other Dodge products to have hit the market lately...i'm just wondering which cars you're talking about becase the LX platform and other models have had amazing response to reliability. Most dodge cars are very reliable... their reliability has gone up tremendously since the DCX merger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt b Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 i'm just wondering which cars you're talking about becase the LX platform and other models have had amazing response to reliability. Most dodge cars are very reliable... their reliability has gone up tremendously since the DCX merger.Pleeeeeeaaaaase tell me you're kidding.Let's see, here are the incidents from my rental fleet from last year. And don't say that Chrysler products took a harder hit, I had solid fleet mix and similar customers for these cars:Vans: sliding doors would fail, recalls on wiper, front brakes and PS linesDurangos: recalls on rear wipers, ignition modules (minor, the car would not turn off...) and front wiper motorsNeons: solid as always, tried and trueSebring platform: brakes, rear seat belt anchors and various electrical issuesTrucks: rear differentials and transmissions like it was going out of style...They can be good cars, but the facts were that we would always have 2-3 Chrysler products in service in a fleet of 100-120 cars. For a rental company, that's roughly $75/day out the window. Some were official recalls that you can look up online, some were similar trends in issues with the fleet that either initiated service calls or full blown recalls. Trust me, I like Chrysler, but their quality has a LONG way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denovae Posted February 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 Pleeeeeeaaaaase tell me you're kidding.Let's see, here are the incidents from my rental fleet from last year. And don't say that Chrysler products took a harder hit, I had solid fleet mix and similar customers for these cars:Vans: sliding doors would fail, recalls on wiper, front brakes and PS linesDurangos: recalls on rear wipers, ignition modules (minor, the car would not turn off...) and front wiper motorsNeons: solid as always, tried and trueSebring platform: brakes, rear seat belt anchors and various electrical issuesTrucks: rear differentials and transmissions like it was going out of style...They can be good cars, but the facts were that we would always have 2-3 Chrysler products in service in a fleet of 100-120 cars. For a rental company, that's roughly $75/day out the window. Some were official recalls that you can look up online, some were similar trends in issues with the fleet that either initiated service calls or full blown recalls. Trust me, I like Chrysler, but their quality has a LONG way to go.fair enough. I was just wondering because cars.com / jdpower.com rank them above average in quality and at the top for crash rating. i'm not hating on you or anything, i was just curious.on a side note here was my 5min attempt at a coupe version - yea it's shitty! given more time i might actually have tried harder... shading, colors, etc are off completely but it's just a rough idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt b Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 fair enough. I was just wondering because cars.com / jdpower.com rank them above average in quality and at the top for crash rating. i'm not hating on you or anything, i was just curious.on a side note here was my 5min attempt at a coupe version - yea it's shitty! given more time i might actually have tried harder... shading, colors, etc are off completely but it's just a rough idea.Didn't mean to jump down your throat, I'm still bitter about my Durangos sitting at the dealer for some random issue and losing $115/day in revenue on those. I'm 6'3, I couldn't even begin to fit in that car. With the X-fire selling like crap, I'm not sure why they're making another feeble attempt at a sports car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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