Right now’s Good Worth or No Cube Magnum takes its chassis from Mercedes, its brakes from Brembo, and its Hemi engine from Mount Olympus. Let’s see if the value tag makes it extra than simply the sum of its components.
There’s a joke within the 1986 Francis Ford Coppola film Peggy Sue Acquired Married through which, after touring again in time, the primary character, Peggy Sue, warns her sister to not eat purple M&Ms however can’t clarify the rationale lest she disclose her time touring escapades. Mars eliminated Crimson M&Ms from the market in 1976 resulting from a public notion that they contained a purple dye that was thought on the time to trigger most cancers. The vacation-hued M&Ms returned to the sweet aisle and grateful customers’ style buds in 1987, after the well being furor had died down. The kicker is that the sweet by no means even used the type of dye that was considered dangerous. In the exact same yr that Crimson M&Ms made their triumphant return, the additionally purple Honda Civic Si we thought of yesterday hit the streets. At 216,000 miles, it’s hit much more streets since then. These present within the automobile’s pale paint and considerably tatty inside. A non-operational registration triggered additional concern, clouding opinions on the $4,500 asking value. In the long run, the naysayers received out, leaving the Si with a 59 % No Cube loss.
You already know, it looks as if Mopar and Hemis go collectively like M&Ms and a very good time. The Pentastar model first began enjoying round with Hemispherical combustion chamber designs for plane engines all the way in which again within the Forties. The corporate’s first automotive endeavor with the half-round heads appeared in 1951—a 331 CID engine dubbed the “Firepower” V8. The Hemi title gained prominence within the ’60s, and after a protracted hiatus to accommodate expertise catching up with gasoline economic system and emissions necessities, once more within the early 2000s. These engines stay in manufacturing to this very day.
One of many hallmarks of the Hemi design is its potential to make gobs of energy, and Mopar made use of that in current instances with a sequence of SRT (Avenue and Racing Expertise) fashions constructed across the Hemi V8. The SRT title would filter all the way down to smaller, non-Hemi fashions, too, however right now, we’re going to concentrate on the V8 powering this 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT-8.
Dodge launched the Magnum in 2004 as sister automobile to the Chrysler 300C, with each vehicles sharing a platform derived from Mercedes’ W211 E-Class offered by then-accomplice proprietor Daimler. The Chrysler featured a gangster-style sedan design, whereas the Dodge went for a stunning cool-suburban wagon enchantment.
The SRT-8 took place in 2006, providing larger wheels and tires, extra succesful brakes sourced from Brembo, a sooner steering ratio, and, most significantly, a Hemi V8 that had been bored out by three and a half millimeters per pot, bumping displacement from 5.7 liters to a whopping 6.1. That boosted output to a heady 425 horsepower and 420 lb-ft of torque. Comparatively heavy at round 4,400 kilos dripping moist, the Magnum can nonetheless do zero to sixty runs of round 5.1 seconds due to the monster Hemi.
This one is available in stealthy black over a leather-based and suede black and gray inside. The advert boasts that the automobile “runs and drives straight and clean” and claims that every thing on it “works because it ought to.” It comes with a clear title and a Mama Bear 145K on the clock.
Transmission duties are dealt with by a Mercedes 5G-Tronic five-speed automated, which powers the independently suspended rear wheels. As famous, the brakes are Brembo discs throughout, and the wheels are 20-inch SRT exclusives.
Aesthetically, this Magnum appears to nonetheless convey house the bacon. Apart from some scratches on the nook of the rear bumper, there are appear to be no main flaws within the paint, bodywork, or trim. The shiny wheels additionally appear freed from curb rash. The cabin is simply as good and encompasses a slew of consolation and comfort options, together with a pretty big for its time heart stack display. The one bugaboo in right here is the aftermarket steering wheel cowl with its stitched-in hand holds annoyingly askew. The automobile is claimed to be FSBO and the asking value is $14,999.
What’s your opinion about this wake-you-up wagon and that $14,999 value? Does that really feel like a stable deal to get a Hemi repair? Or does that value make you an SRT-Hater?
You determine!
Atlanta, Georgia, Craigslist, or go right here if the advert disappears.
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