Stone629

AWD TBSS.

99GTvert

That could be because barely anyone with those things drives them hard..I mean just leaving from a light hard. I don't think that many of the Toyota owners go WOT at all.

Plus the n/a turd 4 cylinders dominate that small SUV market so the six cylinder versions are not as popular. Toyota dropped the 6 cylinder for the new bodystyle and I'm not sure if they will bring it back.

I know Chevy had the Equinox SS and Ford had the 240hp V6 Escape with the 6 speed auto, and Subaru with the Forrester XT (turbo 250 hp 4 sp auto or CVT I think) so there are a few other examples but generally speaking, just not that common.

stealth_GT

lol they also bare the SS badges and LS V8's.. they're gonna be quick.

Your typical Rav4 looks nothing like it'll be even remotely fast.
Same reason I gave him the benefit of the doubt and let him gun it first!

I hear the V6's weren't all that popular in the Rav4's.. go figure. You give them a moderate size/weight chassis, AWD and the power of a Sixxer and it does not sell (??)

Same fate for the AWD Charger's.. the Hemi AWD's weren't selling so they dropped it in AWD form and kept the V-6's. Strange how things work out.

I suppose most normal folks don't see a need for sheer power/acceleration on a daily basis..

99GTvert

I think Dodge still makes an AWD Hemi Charger though. I went and fiddled around with building a Charger on their website and the AWD Hemi is still an option. Do you mean the 2015's?

stealth_GT

Sadly, they dropped the AWD for the 2015 Hemi's but you can still get them with the 3.6/8 speed auto. Still 4000lbs. or so, but with a high strung 300hp motor and way better gearing than the old 5 speed. It's high 14's quick. I like the styling of my car better than the new '15's though which look like an inbreed of the Durango/Dart/Charger if it had a big orgy and shat out the new '15 Charger

I love mine because it's a monster in the snow/weekly blizzards up here and feels like a friggin' tank with it's sheer weight. AWD and 420lbs./ft. of torque is always fun too. Low-mid 13's is nothing to write home about nowadays, but being nearly 5k lbs. of big *** seats, four fat doors, a mammoth hood/trunk and a 345ci under the hood.. it's not too shabby.

It's a big burly sedan can't argue with that lol. Kind of like your big buff/fat friend that shows up to the party late, loud and already drunk... like "okay, I am here.. this is me".

stealth_GT

An accurate review..


I originally wanted it just for the AWD and V8 but I became a pretty big fan of these cars. I really wasn't expecting much to be honest back in 2011 coming from my modded 08 S197 but I am very pleased with the performance for how ridiculously big and heavy this porker is. I have quite a few mods to the transmission right now and it's night and day from stock. Got rid of the MDS (Multi-cylinder Deactivation System) and some other goodies..

PurpleIcedGT

Stealth, why don't you become a spokesman for Dodge or start selling them?

TCStangerv6

Chase is a race is dumb...

stealth_GT

I actually just left a Dodge dealership as a tech. Thought I was gonna be doing some cool stuff but ended up working on mini van's, old *** Stratus's and Neons lol


Yeah, should have just lined up against him and went from a DIG!

buster

lolololololol