Buyers of these types of vehicles know what they’re getting into. If you’re willing to pay, then feel free to play. The biggest problem with the LX cars is their weight. If they could cut 400 or so lbs. I’m sure their mileage would go up as well. Performance and economy aren’t mutually exclusive. Take a look at the C6 Corvette. Almost 30 mpg on the highway and 400 horsepower.

Nonsense. I am no fan of the Charger, or any modern American muscle car, but I recently purchased a 2007 RS4 and gave up a 1 year relationship with a 2005.5 S4.

Neither of these cars get mileage better than the Charger and I really could care less.

And I’m tired of hearing people say, oh you’ll never get to the top speed.

Duh, its not about top speed for most people, its about getting to 80-100 mph way faster than anyone else.

I don’t know about the Charger, I’ve only seen them in my rear view mirror, but I love my RS4 as a daily driver. It’s the perfect combination of super sports car and daily driver.

I tend to agree with NH. I own a SRT8 and love that I can still fit more than 2 people in the car (comfortably), and still beat most cars off the line. This is also considering I wont be paying rediculous maintenance and service cost for the equivalent Euro-cars. After-all… it’s just a dodge, and I’m happy with that. Yeah, the mileage sucks, but if you’re going to drop 40K on a dodge, gas is the last thing on you mind.

TOTAL nonsense. Criticizing a high performance car for its potential is a typical response from someone that looks at cars as transportation only.

I think the author would be happiest in a Prius or Civic Hybrid. Hybrid owners are like martyrs, willing to risk their lives in tin cans for 50 MPG. They get a rush from regenerative braking, where as I get a rush from breaking loose off the line with the ESP switched off!

I didn’t consider MPG when I bought my ‘06 Charger SRT8. I did take in to mind 425 HP and 0 to 60 in 5.1 seconds, German engineering , and oh yeah, the price. Also, how can you compare a truck to a car? We all know that GM gets great gas mileage out of their V8’s. The ‘06 Z06 was just too expensive, thus I bought the Dodge.

Wart Hog,

I think Mr. Brown discussed the Charger’s gas mileage to remind buyers there’s a cost associated with its incredible power. Remember that a lot of folks get blind when they see those 0-60 second numbers or the shiny exterior. Remember the HUMMER? People actually didn’t realize it got lousy mpg. They just saw how BIG it was.

To folks such as you and us, with our intimate knowledge of cars, we’re buying the SRT-8 with eyes wide open. Brown’s review addresses the other 90% of buyers.

There is a cost associated with power. That’s what makes power exclusive. And that’s precisely why we bought the SRT. The nice thing about the SRT is, you can get that power for a relatively cheap purchase price - can you get a BMW with over 400hp for under $40k? The SRT is buying into an exclusive club at a bargain price. Although it is a gas guzzler at 21mpg on the highway….
As for the Prius drivers of the world - I am driving the anti-prius. deal with it and enjoy the view of my taillights. You don’t understand the appeal of muscle cars anyways.

Different priorites, Brian.