I've had the same combo in my garage...just not at the same time, LOL. It's pretty awesome we have these awesome machines in our market right now. The golden era for sure. Now you just need to add a murdered out GT-R to your collection and you'll be set
Oh god yes on the exhaust. The SP cars have one of the best sounding factory exhausts out there. The interior in the new Dodges are outstanding. I drove both an RT Charger w/Super Track Pack and a RT Plus Chally today....both 8 spd autos. The Chally was nice, but that dash is frigging huge..lol. The Charger seemed to be a much better fit, great visibility, and was pretty well optioned. Flip the STP page up, sport settings, and that 8 spd would pop off shifts with quickness. Both cars are surprisingly quick for their weight and having the 5.7, just too quiet exhaust wise..lol. One thing that shocked me was how much more road noise the Mustang has vs either Dodges. They are almost bank vault quiet...kudos to Dodge on the NVH abatement. If the banks will do it, I'll order a SP Charger in B5 Blue in a few weeks. I need to find one to drive prior to, just to make me nuttier..lol.
Exactly...lots of car guys/gals on here that aren't blindly brand loyal. I'm all about performance cars, not matter what brand they carry on the fender. I love the Mustang, but have owned a few Buicks as well. I'm not brand loyal...if it's fast, it's all good..lol. If you can swing it, I would seriously think about trading to the SP. I couldn't believe how nice the cars drove today....quiet, very quick for the size, bells n whistles all over..and the uConnect system...enough said..lol. If it doesn't happen in a few weeks, I will be ordering a SP Charger come tax time...not even going to think about it. I just turned 46, so this will be my midlife crisis car...:lol:
Yeah, its that swinging it part that will likely prevent me from trading for a SP. They are surely nice and fast but Dodge has a major love thing going on for that SRT powertrain. They are pricey. And, where I live anyway, you don't see those SP cars discounted anything over like 1K. But, its all good. I still love my mustang. I can be happy keeping it.
Might want to take a gander at the Audi S3. If you have that many twisties, that S3 is good at them..it's a pretty sweet set up (refresh hits in a few weeks also)
I almost bought a 2013 Challenger R/T right before I ended up buying my Mustang. The main reason I didn't was that I couldn't get the color I wanted locally and wasn't willing to have one shipped or wait to have one built so I got my second choice which was the Mustang.
If I don't bite the bullet and do it after my Lightning sells, then I'll probably go for it after tax return next year. By then I will have some bills paid down, and it won't hurt as much..lol. I know what you mean though...SRT adds $$ to the price of admission. Guess that's another reason to love the SP cars...SRT performance without the silly SRT price of admission.
If I had known about the SP, no doubt in my mind I would have gone that route in a heartbeat. I drove the '14 Challenger RT, and it was nice, but the trans left something to be desired. I bought my Eco in Feb of last year, so the S550 had only been out for a few months and was still unique. I'm all the time looking at Challengers/Chargers, and occasionally catch a Hellcat Chally out riding around. Don't see many SP Challys, and never seen a SP Charger around here. Don't recall ever seeing a HC Charger in the wild either. Only one I know of is sitting in a showroom....Plum Crazy Purple with bronze wheels. Car is sick looking...I need to hit on a scratch off or the lotto...LOL.