loj68 said:
You guys obviously are clueless to the facts here.....let me educate you a little bit so you don't get blasted for being so wrong:
1/4 Mile (SCC)
MSP - 15.5 seconds at 89.4 mph
SRT - 14.2 seconds at 99.5 mph
Skidpad(SCC)
MSP - .89g
SRT - .85g
70mph Slalom(SCC)
MSP - 70.3 mph
SRT - 69 mph
Braking 60-0(Edmunds)
MSP - 117.3 feet
SRT - 116 feet
I had to get the braking info from Edmunds to be fair because the braking tests done for SCC on the MSP were done with no ABS and they got 123 feet. So you can clearly see that the handling and braking is EXTREMELY far from "sucking" on the SRT-4 even WITH the skinner rubber and it's ass way up in the air. The SRT-4 has upgraded brakes (bigger than the MSP actually), suspension, LSD, and shoes so it's definitely not ANYTHING like some stock Neon in handling. I have both cars as you can see by my sig and I can tell you that the tiny bit of handling performance that the SRT gives up could be easily made up with the HUGE amount of nice, linear torque off the corners. Don't hate if you don't know.....we've got plenty of trolls over on those boards so we get lots of practice showing them the facts......and LOTS of vids too......like the SRTGURL vid where she runs a 12.6 and whips a Viper and she's only got an exhaust and CAI.
Bottom line.....the SRT is NOT just a straight line car....but don't take my word for it......read what the experts write and look at their data.
This is ridiculous...You felt criticized by our remarks, becuase you own one, and reply with a biased comeback...plus your comeback has absolutely nothing to do with my original argument...I don't care how fast a SRT-4 can go or what it can beat in a straight line...If it will toast a M3 around the "theRing", I would care...that would be a much better illustration of the cars overall performance...
I don't own either...I was not comparing it in anyway to the MSP...And I don't give a s*** and a half about what magazines say about cars...
First of all I apologize...The sucking aspects of the car was being compared to much more expensive vehicles that are basically in a similar "speed" category...I didn't care about what the MSP's numbers are, that is simply irrelevant...
the SRT-4 is very capable of reaching speeds above 100mph in less distance than most vehicles...that is my point...You can quickly gain that much speed on a highway with one...Once you get there however, the car is much less capable than say an EVO, M3, S4 or other, more expensive vehicle, that can reach those speeds in relatively a similar amount of time...this is why it is a problem for s**** that don't know how to handle at those speeds...60-0 distances don't mean s***, and two similar cars from 60-0 can behave extremely differently at 130-0...Same for handling... a skidpad rating does little to provide evidence of behavior during a 120mph sweeper on a highway...The car has much worse weight balance than pretty much any car that can reach those speeds so quickly...Put simply the chassis is not as capable as the engine...and every "expert" has quoted exactly that in a round about way...
Again this had nothing to do with the handling prowess of the MSP...The MSP can't reach 120mph as quickly, and becuase of that the driver is less inclined to do so...
An EVO, M3, or even standard 911 all are in a relatively same hp/weight ratio as the SRT-4...They all are fairly similar in acceleration...But of the cars mentioned, the SRT-4 is only similar in engine output...It does not brake as well as the others, it does not handle as well as the others, and it is not nearly as safe at above 100mph as the others...that was my argument...
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