- station wagon 156,460
- 6,795 high price
- Casa Grande, AZ
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- autoshopper.com
- station wagon 156,460 silver automatic
2008 dodge magnum review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. The great american station wagon. introductionthe dodge magnum is a full-size american station wagon with spacious cargo capacity. It's engineered for safety. All-wheel drive is available for all-weather capability. But what makes the magnum special is its hot rod styling and rumbling engines. There's nothing else quite like it. the headliner is the srt8 with a 6. 1-liter hemi v8 that puts out 425 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque to propel the magnum to 60 mph in about five seconds. That's quick, especially for a big american station wagon. The magnum srt8 can reportedly accelerate from 0 to 100 and back to 0 in less than 17 seconds. it's not necessary to choose the srt8 to enjoy the magnum experience, however. The least-expensive magnum is the se with a 2. 7-liter v6 epa-rated at 18/26 miles per gallon that starts around $24,000. while these cars are not miserly, there is some attention given to fuel economy. 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. Standard equipment includes cloth upholstery, air conditioning, cruise control, power windows and locks, remote keyless entry, a 60/40 split rear seat with center armrest, am/fm/cd sound system, tilt-telescoping steering column, 17-inch wheels and disc brakes. the sxt 27,225) comes with a 3. 5-liter single overhead cam v6 and a five-speed automatic with dodge's autostick manual shiftgate. The sxt is available with all-wheel drive 29,855). The sxt comes with aluminum wheels, power-adjustable pedals, interior air filter, eight-way power driver's seat, fog lamps and sirius satellite radio with a one-year subscription. The r/t is also available with all-wheel drive 33,880). A popular equipment group 1,025) for r/t includes an alarm system, remote starting, universal garage door opener, am/fm/mp3 stereo with six-disc cd changer, redundant steering wheel controls and a trip computer. An available road/track performance group 3,540) tweaks the exhaust and induction systems for an additional 10 horsepower, and adds 20-inch wheels with summer performance tires, performance suspension, recalibrated steering, and suede microfiber seat inserts. the srt8 37,905) features the 6. 1-liter v8 hemi and five-speed autostick automatic. It also has sport-bolstered front seats and 20-inch aluminum wheels with goodyear f1 high-performance tires. The uniquely tuned load-leveling, tauter and firmer suspension lowers the srt8's ride height by half an inch. Brakes are vented discs front and rear. For 2008, the srt8 also gets a carbon fiber and leather-trimmed steering wheel, carbon fiber-patterned door handles, a functional hood scoop, and an available srt-engineered sound system. options include a sunroof 950), roof rails 250), a trailer tow package 350) with self-leveling shocks, high-intensity discharge headlights 650) and rear a seat dvd entertainment system 1,595) that also comes with sirius backseat tv. Sirius backseat tv is offered separately for srt8 470) and it adds three tv channels to the rear dvd entertainment system. Dodge's mygig is available in two versions. The mygig entertainment system 650) has 6. 5-inch touchscreen and a 20-gigabyte hard drive to hold music and pictures. The mygig multi-media infotainment system 1,655) adds a navigation system with voice control and real-time traffic, and part of the hard drive space is taken up by navigation map information. It is also packaged with dodge's uconnect hands-free wireless cell phone link. safety features on all models include advanced multistage dual front airbags and the latch child seat anchor system. Head-protecting side-curtain airbags for front- and rear-seat occupants and torso-protecting side-impact airbags are optional. Abs with brake assist, traction control and electronic stability co. walkaroundthe styling of the dodge magnum is so distinctive that a picture will say far more than words can. It's a long, low, beefy station wagon on a wide track, with a big bold grille and a chopped top. It would be an understatement to say the magnum has presence. however, it's not called a station wagon, at least not officially. The epa classifies it as a sport utility. We call it a station wagon. But that doesn't accurately describe it. Some call it a sport wagon, and that's really what it is, a cross between muscle car and station wagon, a hot rod hauler for grown-ups who haven't grown up, or haven't needed to. for 2008, the grille has been lowered and stretched horizontally to reduce the truck influence. The grille is clearly from the dodge ram truck family, but it's smaller, softer and classier. The headlamp units are a nice integrated wedge shape. We like them better than those on the chrysler 300, a magnum sibling, which try harder to be retro. The air dam/bumper cover wraps up under the headlamps and grille, and looks impressively beefy and functional. The srt8 gets a mesh grille insert surrounded by a blockier fascia with a more aggressive air dam and enlarged, brake-cooling ducts. from the side, the magnum looks like it could be rolled onto the floor of a custom rod show. The wheel cutouts are profound, especially imposing with the 18-inch, 10-spoke wheels on the r/t and borderline brutish with the srt8's 20-inchers and ultra-low profile rubber. Thick, slablike sides, tinted glass, and a roofline that slopes back to pinch the rear window all contribute to the custom-like chopped look. The one-piece liftgate is hinged about two feet up into the roof, providing a vast and liberating opening to the cargo area. We did, and the cargo area looks wider, flatter, longer and easier to access than that of most suvs. It's usually the length and width and flat floor that matter, and the magnum excels by those criteria. It's not a compromise we'd be willing to make. the back seat is very roomy, with only 10 percent less room than in the front seat, according to the sae volume index. In people terms, the rear seat's measurements come within an inch of those of the front seat except in legroom, where the rear seat gives up just over an inch and a half to the front. The 60/40 split rear bench seats three people, but a wide, center armrest with cup holders drops down to make it more comfortable for two. There's plenty of head clearance despite the roofline, which does pose a minor visibility problem for the driver.
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