Dodge Ram SRT-10
deltawhip1
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this is the new Dodge Ram SRT-10 that was on display at the 2002 Detroit Auto Show earlier this month.
it's got all the right numbers: 0-60 in 5 seconds, the 1/4 mile in 12.9 secs @ 106 mph, 60-0 stopping distance of 125 ft., pulling .92g, 500 hp and 500 lbs/ft of torque with the 6 speed from its sister's (Viper) engine all for $45,000
i actually think the engine alone costs more than the whole truck, but don't quote me.
so forget about the Lightning, any mustang, any camaro/firebird, and just about any other vehicle, car or truck.
they say it'll be in production later this year, wicked good.
here's a good link i found that gives more details and delicious pictures of this bad boy:
www.commondriver.com/e03dorams0106.asp
what do you guys think?
it's got all the right numbers: 0-60 in 5 seconds, the 1/4 mile in 12.9 secs @ 106 mph, 60-0 stopping distance of 125 ft., pulling .92g, 500 hp and 500 lbs/ft of torque with the 6 speed from its sister's (Viper) engine all for $45,000
i actually think the engine alone costs more than the whole truck, but don't quote me.
so forget about the Lightning, any mustang, any camaro/firebird, and just about any other vehicle, car or truck.
they say it'll be in production later this year, wicked good.
here's a good link i found that gives more details and delicious pictures of this bad boy:
www.commondriver.com/e03dorams0106.asp
what do you guys think?
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Id spend 5K more and buy a vette (Z06).
"Fast and Delerious", now we have "FAST and EXPENSIVE". I love it so. $45,000 does not include the aftermarket goodies, ie Re-programmed chip, Air intake system, a Supercharger to spank all the 10 sec Bumblebee import cars, ever lower restriction exhaust..etc Ahhhh. IMHO this truck was designed for the aging Babybbomers who have heavy retirement account pensions and 401Ks ready to explode. The younger people will buy the Vette's, Beemers, and Kompressors......some will buy this killer truck. I love it so.
Later, am going to check all my piggy banks...
Regards to all killer truck lovers and some
PS I doubt GM and Ford will let this go unanswered
kip
You buy that Corvette and you will get spanked. You will also do some spanking,because when performance levels reach a certain point then it becomes driver ability,and no matter how good you are someone somewhere is better.
I love the fact that DC is bold enough to offer up a creation like this,I would never buy one but that doesn't make it wrong.
moparmad The Lingenfelter Vette and the Vennom are both more car than most people can handle.My (wifes)Roush is more capable than most trafic conditions will accomidate.On the race track everyone's going 150 and there's no cross trafic.The SRT-10 is at least as valid as the Lightning and if you want a big ,fast comfortable car with no trunk,there aren't many choices.
kip
i also heard that the SRT-10 would go for about $30,000, but the website i posted said it'll go for $45,000.
but amorales is right, just throw on a supercharger plus a couple other low cost goodies and you got everything beat.
The light turns green, and this one time you stomp on it, railing away in a haze of noise and smoke. Next you're getting the shake-down, pat-down, road-sides. Your truck faces the tow hook, and you're facing loss of license or worse, attorney fees, court costs, SR-22 high ri$k insurance. While this is going on, you're driving responisibly again, or your license is gone, maybe even your job. You don't need and SRT-10 for that, so what's the point?
Limited production vehicles like the Syclone, Typhoon, Lightning end up on the trading block because owners thought they could beat the odds. They change hands because the insurance is unaffordable, or the owner's driving privelege is revoked.
It's an expensive game with no reward. I wish I could have back the money I spent playing it.
Then...since it has a 150 mph top speed, it's going to come equipped with V or Z rated tires that will run $300 bucks each (in 24 inch rim size), and last about 20k miles if you're lucky.
Not to discourage...if you have the wealth, what's the difference? But while I have always liked things fast, I'm tired of pouring money down the drain, for nothing more than the satisfaction of knowing I might be faster, or taking the risk of being a broke felon if I'm willing to prove it.
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Off my soap box and changing directions.
My opinion, is that GM or Ford will NOT respond with a vehicle like SRT-10. It seems in the past, when a manufacturer comes out with something truly fast, the others don't respond, perhaps are afraid of horsepower war, negative impact on CAFE, or legal action that would prevent them from introducing something radical in the future. So the unwritten rule, let DC enjoy this distinction, let a direct response pass quietly, and concentrate on your own business of mass marketing vehicles to the majority. Consider, there was no response to Lightning, Syclone, Typhoon, no response to Viper...
T. Remember the 500HP Lingenfelter Twin Turbo 3/4 Ton Silverdao with a 5.7? It spanked to the tune of 0-60
in 4.7 Secs. Featured in Truck Trend pg29 June 2000. Of course it cost an extra $30,000. Oh, the 6.0 was too weakey squeakey to survive the twin turbo set-up according to Lingenfelter.
PS Remember to race at your local drag strip to avoid being spread eagled and billy clubbed for street racing.
I know, i know, trucks were made to haul hay and manure but all that changed when Johnny Revolta and Urban COWBOY came out. Then everybody started buying Trucks. Not me, I ve owned trucks since 1961.
Regards to all truck loving people and those that like cars too
Remember "SISSIES DRIVE CARS" (Bumper sticker i saw in the early '80s in San Francisco)
kip
P.S.please don't be offended by my statements.There are just some things that can't fit into my reality.
Regards,
Andy
PS Am more akin to the idea of Truck VS truck. Have been spanked by many a small rice burner import, i err mean i have owned them also. But to take a truck and make it nimble is a great feat.
A wise decision, because Syclone and Typhoon died even without competition. Viper may have been a response to Vette, but I think its reality has more to do with reviving the mystique of the Ford Cobra. And Corvette has never really responded back to Viper in a meaningful way. Corvette just goes on being Corvette. The SSR isn't here yet. Rumor has it, it won't be getting the 6.0L anyway, just the 5.3L. I don't see it as a response to the Harley Ford either, so I agree with you, a class of its own, but more in the class of other retro trends like T-Bird, VW bug, PT Cruiser.
But the point is not that manufacturers won't respond to trends, because they will. The point is, they won't respond to a true Lightning rod (pun intended) like SRT-10. Cosmetically they might. 500 hp? No way. Good luck DC! (But I'm still not going to be your customer, even if you put in 1000 hp.)
kip
BTW think if I put a blower on my 8.1 it might give the SRT a run for it's money?(straight line of coarse)
No. Factory horsepower has been, and always will give the best bang for the buck. A supercharger could knock a full second off your 0-60 time. That would be a huge improvement in seat of the pants feel, but would not even put you in the same zip code as the SRT-10, if its claimed 0-60 time of 5 seconds is to be believed.
amorales-darn you .Now I gotta have a Syclone too.
kip
kip
My 2500HD has had the trans (allison) replaced twice for shifting problems (as posted #1041 and 1042)Now after 6 mo and 10k mi it's doing it again.I WANT MY MONEY BACK!
kip
Is this the kind of fun I'm missing out on?
kip
The taco is the best motorized wheelbarrow money can buy.It gets my portable welder places no full sized can go,but I don't race it or hual my family in it.
kip
Dodge spent YEARS with Allison developing the 1000 to handle the torque of the Cummins diesel. And then...G.M. jumped in, and purchased Allison lock, stock and barrel, effectively snatching away the 1000 for use on the Duramax (and 8.1L). It may not be perfect, but it's the best heavy duty automatic for pickups out there.
Which has me wondering, what Dodge is going to be putting behind the 500 Hp V10, and the H.O. Cummins. It's going to be tested, that's for sure.
kip
Kip, I don't think so. Sure?
>Cummins Inc., formerly known as Cummins Engine Company, Inc., is a worldwide designer and manufacturer of diesel engines, ranging from 55 to 3,500 horsepower and a producer of commercial diesel engines above 50 horsepower. The Company also produces natural gas engines and engine components and subsystems. Cummins provides power and components for a wide variety of equipment in its key businesses, engine, power generation and filtration.<
61% of stock is held by institutional investors including:
Morgan Stanley
Capital Research
Barclays
Janus
Pimco Advisors
others...
Ford not on list, so can't have a controlling interest.
the LT265-75R16C KUMHOS are not speed rated- Forget it! SHUCKS!! My limiter will shut me down at 100 mph anyway.
Oh well, my lil ole pick-up with its 8750 GVW rating can still tow a small cement mixer and haul drywall...
kip
Craig!!
looking FORD/GM truck spanker. 500 SHETLAND ponies should just about do it.
I hope it sells for LESS than $45,000 U.S. Any more than that and I'll have to go back to dreaming about the hemi-magnum powered version of the Ram. [which doesn't sound so bad - come to think of it!!]
I also hope that red and black aren't the ONLY colours available. Even a dark metallic charcoal colour would be better than black.
Craig!!