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Originally Posted by Alain

Let me tell you something that ANYBODY with AN OPEN mind realizes. the style and interior on the Hellcat is top notch. What can you possibly not like in the interior of that car?? I saw the new interior in person at the last NYC auto show. Compares to ANYTHIG short of a 100k+ Mercedez Benz.

We will have to agree to disagree. The redesigned interior is nice for a Dodge but in the $60,000+ range there are significantly nicer places to be than inside a Challenger. It is far and away nicer than the 5th gen Camaro interior, on that we can agree.

Originally Posted by Alain

Balance? Not sure what you mean.

Weight distribution and how the suspension behaves under load. Shouldn't fight the driver. Should ideally feel neutral to the driver.

Originally Posted by Alain

I'm buying a 700+ hp car to make noise and have it push my ass/back into the seat when I stand on the GO pedal.

Plenty of cars make noise with less than 700hp. You're buying a 700hp factory car...to be "pushed back in your seat"?? That's the reason?

Originally Posted by Alain

Im not really worried about posers thinking I'm cool cause I'm driving a luxury brand named car that I spent 60K+ which happens to ONLY have around 500 horses so it would give me the right away to say it might put up a fight against a muscle car.

Hilarious coming from someone spending $60,000...on a Dodge. Only 556hp...which is more than anything Dodge has offered not named Viper. Until now there have only been two other muscle cars that can compete with the V and they are still not direct competitors. Nice for Dodge to finally show up to the party, 6 years later.

Originally Posted by Alain

And reliability? Let the car hit the streets for a few months than we can comment on that.

Please don't use "Dodge" and "reliability" in the same sentence unless it also includes "failure", "abysmal" or "catastrophic".

Originally Posted by Alain

Track performance ? You have fun taking turns and doing road courses.! I'll have my fun drag racing and sliding around every corner turn in my town lolol.

When I was 16, 17, I loved the drag strip too. I grew out of it and looked for something more challenging. If drag-racing is all you got...enjoy.

Originally Posted by Alain

And Wtf is engagement ??!!

If you've ever driven an engaging car you wouldn't have to ask. 1LE, Boss, E39 M5, E46 M3, 911, Cayman, C7, GTI, BRZ, 1st or 2nd gen V, G8, SS sedan, etc.

Originally Posted by cal45

I think we tend to forget here that not everyone on a car forum tracks their car and needs a vehicle cut for the track as the Z/28 is. The comparisons start and folks state that a car can't take sharp turns at 80 mph......well, since my car is driven on public roads, I won't be attempting to take turns at unsafe speeds and I hope all of the "track drivers" save it for the track and not endanger me or my family on trying their "skills" on public roads. I like the fact that the car can be a daily driver and has the acceleration when needed on straight roadways. I guess I can show my age here when I say this takes me back to the late 60's and early '70's when the American Muscle car was in it's glory. It's great to see the Big 3 compete again in the HP Wars.

Also keep in mind, Dodge did not make the Hellcat to be a track car as the Z/28, their goal was simply to build an American Muscle car....and to that they did.

I never commented or alluded to a Z/28 - different animal. My V certainly isn't set up for dedicated track use. It's a daily driver I can drive on track days, at the drag strip, enjoy back country and mountain roads while accommodating my family, baggage etc. My expectations for American pony/performance/luxury cars has evolved as cars like the C6 Corvette, Viper, CTS-V1, G8 GXP, 5th gen Camaro, Cobra R, Boss, CTS-V2 have produced world class handling to complement their straight-line performance, all at an affordable price. Would have been nice if Dodge put some effort into the chassis, that's all I'm saying.