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Was the Dodge Stratus Better Than the Mustang GT?

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Old Dec 1, 2015 | 02:34 PM
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Default Was the Dodge Stratus Better Than the Mustang GT?



In 2002, Car and Driver did the unthinkable when they said the Dodge Stratus RT was better than the comparable Mustang GT.

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Old Dec 1, 2015 | 04:15 PM
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I had both back in the day...

Stratus was a real POS....Slow,cheap interior,alway in the shop...Great day when we sold that thing....
Old Dec 1, 2015 | 11:05 PM
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this cant be a serious question. better find better material than this.
Old Dec 2, 2015 | 08:53 AM
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keep in mind that they were talking about the Stratus Coupe, which was a "Diamond-Star" car descended from the Eclipse/Talon. It was styled similar but shared almost nothing with the bland griefbox Stratus sedan.
Old Dec 2, 2015 | 09:32 AM
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The R/T also had special motor.
Old Dec 2, 2015 | 11:01 AM
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Probably rode better and sh*t than the mustang but they were testing the automatics which were all turds back then.




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