- sedan 87,072
- 13,995 overpriced
- Louisville, KY
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- autoshopper.com
- sedan 87,072 blue automatic
2008 dodge charger review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. A wide range of models is available, but all are comfortable cruisers, offering drivers a friendly haven from traffic and bumpy freeways. the model line ranges from the sporty and entertaining 2. 7-liter charger se to the 425-hp srt8. Between them are 3. 5-liter v6 and 5. 7-liter v8 models. The charger has all the pavement-ripping, gut-thumping power of the old muscle cars, but it's packaged with modern creature comforts and tempered by handling competency. Put another way, it rides, turns and stops as well as it goes. the charger is fun to drive and enjoyable for just cruising along. It's perfectly in its element when making time on a freeway. It is a big, heavy, full-size sedan measuring more than 16 feet in length and tipping the scales near two tons, but it's responsive and entertaining. for 2008, the charger gets minor interior design changes and two new entertainment options. Newly available are sirius backseat tv for the rear entertainment system, and dodge's mygig, a 20 gigabyte hard drive that holds songs, pictures, and navigation system map information. The interior changes include a new instrument panel and center console, as well as upgraded soft-touch surfaces on the arm rests, center console and door trim. Sxt comes with a 250-hp 3. 5-liter v6 and a five-speed automatic transmission with dodge's autostick manual shift gate. R/t models have a 340-hp 5. 7-liter v8 and the five-speed autostick automatic. The r/t can be upgraded to 350 horsepower by ordering the road/track or daytona packages. Srt8 models have a 425-hp 6. 1-liter v8 and the autostick. the se 21,675) comes with cloth upholstery, air conditioning, cruise control, tilt/telescope steering wheel, driver and passenger lumbar adjustment, remote keyless entry, and am/fm/cd stereo with auxiliary input jack. Available options include an engine block heater 40), a smoker's group 30) that adds a lighter and ashtray, and the se convenience group 1 that adds an eight-way power driver's seat and adjustable pedals 505). the sxt 25,685) upgrades with an eight-way adjustable power driver's seat, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, 60/40 split folding rear seat with fold-down center armrest, boston acoustics stereo with six speakers and 276-watt amplifier, interior air filter, power-adjustable pedals, sirius satellite radio with one year subscription, fog lamps and cast aluminum wheels. The sxt is available with all-wheel drive 28,035). Options include leather-trimmed seats 640), sunroof 950), and dodge's uconnect hands-free cell phone link now with ipod interface. Also available are 18-inch aluminum wheels with p225/60r all-season tires coupled with a rear spoiler. In addition to the protection group and smokers group, there's a comfort seating group with heated front seats, leather-trimmed bucket seats, power adjustable pedals and an eight-way power front passenger seat 1395). the r/t 31,780) is a v8-powered, high-performance model also available with all-wheel drive 33,880). The r/t adds to the sxt with folding heated mirrors, 160-mph speedometer, upgraded brakes, polished aluminum 18-inch wheels, larger fuel tank, dual exhaust, automatic headlamps, dual-zone automatic climate control, heated front seats, and power eight-way front passenger seat. Among the options are a seven-speaker boston acoustic stereo with a 368-watt amplifier and subwoofer 535) and remote starting. The electronics convenience group 630) adds a security alarm, programmable universal garage door opener, trip computer, selectable vehicle information display, compass and steering wheel-mounted audio controls. the road/track performance group 3,350) for the r/t features unique aluminum wheels with black accents, sportier steering, self-leveling shocks, sport seats, performance suspension, a tweaked v8 making 350 horsepower, front and rear spoilers, and 20-inch wheels. The daytona r/t package adds to the road/track performance group assorted aero add-ons, flat black graphics front and rear, and interior trim that includes a numbered plate on the instrument panel. the srt8 36,155) comes with a 6. 1-liter v8 generating 425 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque, a performance-tuned suspension, a reprogrammed electronic stability control, brembo brakes, goodyear supercar f1 tires on 20-inch forged aluminum wheels, and a 180-mph speedometer. the super bee package for the srt8 comes in surf blue for 2008 with black graphics on the hood, trunk and flanks, along with the v8/bumblebee logo. for 2008, two new entertainment options are available for all but se models: sirius backseat tv and chrysler's mygig entertainment system. The rear-seat dvd entertainment system is now offered with sirius backseat tv with three channels. Mygig is available in two versions. The mygig entertainment system has 6. 5-inch touchscreen and a 20-gigabyte hard drive to hold music and pictures. The mygig multimedia infotainment system adds a navigation system. walkaroundthe charger recalls the 1966 dodge coronet. Despite its fastback, two-door hardtop styling, the old charger was somewhat blocky, with a squared-off front end, superficially sculpted slab sides and an equally vertical backside. There was the barest hint of a so-called coke bottle look, with the body sides slightly pinched in about where there would have been a b-pillar. Not until the 1968 model year was any attention paid to moving the car rapidly through the air with minimal disturbance. The 2008 charger starts at much the same place on the automotive styling evolutionary curve. the same design team that parented the chrysler 300 and dodge magnum birthed the charger. The charger is built on the same platform as those two, but is three inches longer overall. with this legacy, the upright silhouette comes as no surprise. The front end tilts forward as if it's leaning into the wind, specifically to recall the brutish, pre-aero-age styling of its muscle car era namesake. dominating the front of the car are the trademark dodge crosshairs, chromed on the sxt and r/t, body-color in the se and srt8, and flat black on the daytona. Compound halogen headlights peer out under hooded, almost scowling brows. A thin, trifurcated air intake slices across the lower portion of the front bumper. The daytona and srt8 wear a flat-black chin spoiler. Fog lamps on the sxt and higher models fill small, sculpted insets at the lower corners. from the side, the demi-fastback roofline and glasshouse look more grafted onto the somewhat fulsome body than a natural extension of the overall styling theme, as if the designer were trying to make a sedan look like a coupe. The beltline arcs softly back from the headlights, where it droops slightly, to about the midpoint of the rear side window, then kicks up over the rear quarter panel, visually bulking up the car's already hefty haunches. the rear perspective shows a tall, almost vertical backside, with large taillights draped over the upper corners. A modest, kamm-like lip stretches across the trailing edge of an expansive trunk lid, atop which sits a lift-suppressing spoiler on the daytona and srt8. A recess in the bumper holds the license plate. On the se and sxt a single exhaust tip exits beneath the right-hand side, while the v8-powered models sport chrome-tipped, muscle car-idiom, dual exhausts. interiorinside, the dodge charger has much in common with the magnum, which is essentially the wagon version of this car. the instrument cluster arrangement, which is slightly redesigned for 2008, is pleasantly informative. The big round speedometer and tachometer share the top half of the steering wheel opening, with fuel and coolant temperature gauges down in the left and right corners. The climate controls are conveniently positioned beneath the radio and are easy to operate. the cruise control stalk has been moved from the 10 o'clock to the 4 o'clock position for 2008, making it more intuitive to use and eliminating the annoying tendency to hit the cruise stalk when signaling a turn. the standard fabric-covered seats are comfortable, with adequate thigh support and side bolstering. Stepping up to the performance seats in the option packages gets more pronounced bolsters, which is good for those rare times when a twisty two-lane beckons, but not as good for climbing in and out of the car every day. Thanks to the sedan-spec wheelbase, there's plenty of rear seat room, too, even with the front seats at their rearmost positions. The thick front pillars are designed to meet roll-over standards, which makes checkin. Climate Control✔ AM/FM✔ Bucket Seats✔ Tachometer✔ Cruise Control✔ Air Conditioning✔ DVD Entertainment System✔ Navigation System✔ Sunroof/Moonroof✔ Aluminum Wheels
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