Veteran Racing driver and Ian Law Racing School instructor Candace Calder tried the car out and was overtaken by the performance.
"This car is unbelievably good" she said. "The back-end comes out just right, it's very precise and forgiving, and really sticky. It corners like a GTI! In one word- awesome. And the throaty sound!! "
Instructor Dave Stokes, also impressed, summarized "you know, this really is quite good on the track for its size."
In an arena dominated by the most athletic contenders from Japan and Germany, the loud-mouthed American heavyweight had managed to bring childish grins to the faces of two seasoned racing instructors.
A driver's car?
Despite the grip and capabilities of this semi-domesticated gorilla, a slow-to-react manual-mode combined with vague brakes and steering fail to truly pull all the performance hardware together at the fingertips where it counts. Additionally, the brakes in the tester began heating up and fading sooner than expected- although stopping power remained absurd while they were cool.
A track test of a 300C SRT8 a few months back saw the identical brakes work strong and hard every time- so pass this one off to an overdue brake-fluid change. Other than hot brakes and a few clumsy gearshifts, the SRT8 Magnum performed flawlessly all day long, though nearly 7 hours of hard driving.
Mileage?
Of course, it likes gas- a lot. Get into the throttle, and it will combust as much as 40 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres on the track- though it's worth every penny in terms of thrills, spills and pure power. This thing has more balls than a McDonalds playland- and it knows how to use them.
Drive gently on the highway around 110 kmh with the cruise control keeping your license in check, and it puts away about 13L / 100km of premium. Killer sound effects are always just a quick jab of the throttle away.
"This car is unbelievably good" she said. "The back-end comes out just right, it's very precise and forgiving, and really sticky. It corners like a GTI! In one word- awesome. And the throaty sound!! "
Instructor Dave Stokes, also impressed, summarized "you know, this really is quite good on the track for its size."
In an arena dominated by the most athletic contenders from Japan and Germany, the loud-mouthed American heavyweight had managed to bring childish grins to the faces of two seasoned racing instructors.
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| Massive disc brakes help control this highly powered vehicle. |
A driver's car?
Despite the grip and capabilities of this semi-domesticated gorilla, a slow-to-react manual-mode combined with vague brakes and steering fail to truly pull all the performance hardware together at the fingertips where it counts. Additionally, the brakes in the tester began heating up and fading sooner than expected- although stopping power remained absurd while they were cool.
A track test of a 300C SRT8 a few months back saw the identical brakes work strong and hard every time- so pass this one off to an overdue brake-fluid change. Other than hot brakes and a few clumsy gearshifts, the SRT8 Magnum performed flawlessly all day long, though nearly 7 hours of hard driving.
Mileage?
Of course, it likes gas- a lot. Get into the throttle, and it will combust as much as 40 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres on the track- though it's worth every penny in terms of thrills, spills and pure power. This thing has more balls than a McDonalds playland- and it knows how to use them.
Drive gently on the highway around 110 kmh with the cruise control keeping your license in check, and it puts away about 13L / 100km of premium. Killer sound effects are always just a quick jab of the throttle away.
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| You will easily fit about anything in the trunk. |