I used to do a LOT of drag racing myself at local strips. One of the road
tests I recently read for the RT quoted a 0-60 time of 7.1 seconds. (The
writer said it seemed "sluggish" coming off the line and that there were
times when it didn't feel like it had 340hp.) But I just got a Road & Track
that says 6.1. Don't know who to believe. I'm going to drive one this
afternoon so I'll have a better idea of how it might run after that.


"Wicked96SS" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Jack Carter wrote:
>
> > I don't know where you got your GC weight figure but it sounds far too
high!
> > I have an '04 GC with the HO V8 and have tested it several times with a
> > G-Tech Pro performance meter. It breaks seven seconds from 0-60
> > consistently. The GC seems to have a very high RPM stall torque
converter
> > and, as a result, really flies off the line. I'm getting faster times
from
> > my '04 that the 5.7 liter 98 that I used to have.
>
> It may sound high, but I saw that figure on several websites, and Edmunds
> has the vehicle listed at 6100 pounds.
>
> As for sub 7 second 0-60, that is impressive for an SUV! But I have also
> read several
> instances whre 0-60's in the Dodge Magnum RT were 6.1 seconds, with a 14.6
> second quarter mile. As a drag racer, to put it in perspective, at those
> times and speeds, .9 seconds difference (assuming that the Jeep could keep
> up) is about 9 car lengths, substancially faster.
>
> Again, I would really like to see some actual numbers, and not just
> guessing on what the AWD RT would do... I have a feeling it would be
> slightly faster than the Jeep.... although I don't have any facts to back
> this up.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> > "Wicked96SS" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >
> > > On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Jack Carter wrote:
> > >
> > > > From what I've read, anyone who owns an 04 Grand Cherokee with the
HO V8
> > > > (AWD) probably won't take a back seat to an RT AWD in a 0-60 run.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Wicked96SS" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > > >
> > > > > Does anybody know what the performance numbers are for the RT AWD?
I
> > have
> > > > > found several sources for the RWD version, but I am interested in
the
> > AWD
> > > > > version, and thought there might (probably) be some parasitic loss
> > from
> > > > > the AWD system.
> > > > >
> > > > > Either way, if anybody has some 0-60 or 1/4mile times and speeds,
it
> > would
> > > > > be greatly appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > Wicked96SS
> > >
> > > Do you have any numbers to back that up? I did a little research, and
the
> > > Magnum as a higher rear end ratio, more power, more torque, and weighs
> > > less... I woudl assume that even the AWD version would be considerably
> > > faster than the Grand Cherokee...
> > >
> > > Grand Cherokee:
> > > HP: 265 @ 5100 RPMs
> > > TQ: 325 @ 3600 RPMs
> > > WEIGHT: 5150 lbs.
> > >
> > > Dodge Magnum:
> > > HP: 340 @ 5000 RPMs
> > > TQ: 390 @ 4000 RPMs
> > > WEIGHT: 4393 lbs.
> > >
> > > Just curious!
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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