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The new Magnum is a great looking automobile that may get your neighbors speaking as you rumble around the block. The unique styling of the Magnum will also attract gawkers in the shape of 18-22 years old guys pointing for their friends to “check that out”. And a few people will approach you as you are filling up the gas tank to ask, “Does it actually have a Hemi?”, with only an obscure idea that it somehow makes the car better.

The Magnum is offered with many different engine sizes (either a 6-cylinder or 8-cylinder) with your selection of hp output of 190, 250, 340 and 425. The cost of the car also corresponds with the engine size starting at $30,345 to the expensive STR-8 model for $37,320. A giant part of the mystique around this auto is the Hemi engine. The Hemi is short for hemispherical combustion chamber, which creates better fuel burning and allows bigger valves for better airflow. Fundamentally , it produces more power than an engine with its displacement would usually produce. ( there also are downsides to the Hemi, explaining why it isn’t the only engine that Chrysler produces).

The interior of the vehicle looks much more costly than you’d be expecting for the cost of the Magnum. Since Mercedes bought Chrysler, the Dodge autos I have sampled had a sharp improvement in interior quality. While on the road, the car is really solid and the seats are comfy even on long highway runs.

As much as I like the looks, after driving it a bit I have to ask the design concept that the Magnum offers. It is a station wagon built to move plenty of people and lots of stuff. But mating this with a tough engine with the taught racing-like suspension is uncomfortable for both. It is like having a Corvette tow a small trailer, and you are in the trailer and the Corvette driver is 15 years-old, pushing the auto to its limits. (Only an actual Corvette has a much more cosy suspension than the Magnum). Even driving on smooth roads, the steering is extraordinarily darty and tough to control. And with a huge vehicle, all that weaving and road feedback is exaggerated for the passengers and everything you have stored in the back.

I like having a navigation system, but figuring out ways to use it with the wheel controls made me often refer to the user’s manual. Regardless of the high h.p. and low-end torque I played with when starting from a full stop, the RT model I drove averaged twenty Miles per gallon on the higway.

What I presume to be the target audience for this automobile, those 18-22 year old men that I mentioned, will likely love this automobile. And as much as I like driving sports cars, the darty steering and sharp suspension make it too uncomfortable without any impressive payoff. The 0-60 sprint is fun for a little while, but I’d pass on buying a Magnum as a daily driving vehicle.

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Source by Tim Summers