Originally Posted by Slow Kyle
DCX doesn't just want to market the new Charger to your parents, that remember the OLD chargers...they want to get attract the 'young enthusiast' crowd just as it did back in the days of the original charger...so they're putting it in a motorsport that the demographic is mainly just that, the young automotive enthusiast (or sac riders just waiting for the next trend).
I suppose its another reason why parents should not buy a charger if they have a teenager who interest themselves with drifting.
Originally Posted by Slow Kyle
I work quite a bit with DCX/SRT and I have to say the new SRT-8 line is damn impressive...they are all based on the Mercedes E and S class chassis and the factory suspension performs extremely well for big heavy sedans. The punch their Hemi's pack is also pretty fucking insane for a factory sedan/wagon. The only downside is none of them are available in a 6sp manual, only 5sp automatics (which actually shift pretty well, not the slow & sloppy like your average slushbox).
You forgot one big item why domestics arent as popular as imports in the drift scene: Weight.
Its my #2 reason on the top of my list why i hate domestic cars (excluding trucks).