Hell Cat Real World Road Test

[PxTx]

I don't think I could keep track/ process 8 gears mentally for high performance driving situations. I wouldn't run the paddle shifters. Heck, I would have thought with 700hp you could get away with just 4 gears. That is how I would like it- though it would still get away from many inexperienced drivers.

[70 copo]

The paddle is really not that bad..this is a car you have to respect while you are driving. When you are into the throttle the exhaust barks on the shift points and crackles... you feel like a kid with your first fast car because the sensory experience and the computer keeps things busy all the time.

As it is this is a full on sensory overload experience for a new driver, but lots of owners may regret test drives with guys who are used to flogging 400 HP. For everyday driving I would definitely keep the engine management system in "eco" mode.

[Steve Shauger]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 70 copo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The paddle is really not that bad..this is a car you have to respect while you are driving. When you are into the throttle the exhaust barks on the shift points and crackles... you feel like a kid with your first fast car because the sensory experience and the computer keeps things busy all the time.

As it is this is a full on sensory overload experience for a new driver, but lots of owners may regret test drives with guys who are used to flogging 400 HP. For everyday driving I would definitely keep the engine management system in &quot;eco&quot; mode. </div></div>

Phil congratulations on your new car, what an awesome Christmas present. So you switched to the dark side [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/Can-I-Have-It.gif[/img]

[68l30]

Good looking shop/garage!! I'd like to see more...


BIG

[mockingbird812]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 68l30</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Good looking shop/garage!! I'd like to see more...


BIG </div></div>

Yeah, what BIG said! Post some shots over HERE!

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[70 copo]

That is a good one...I like it but not as much as a friend of mine who just took delivery. I insisted on driving the car myself so I did not end up cooked a la Carrera GT style.

Car had 200 miles on it when I took it out.

Know this-- there will be many crashes before the story is written on these cars...ditching the cat head on the fender would be apropos for a jolly pirate skull and bones.

Saving my pennies for the last of the current Z/28. That is more my style.

[MosportGreen66]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 70 copo</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Saving my pennies for the last of the current Z/28. That is more my style. </div></div>

My man

[Lynn]

Amazing car to be sure.
I would like to see both the Hellcat and the Z/28 taken around a good track on the same day by an experienced driver.

Anybody care to venture a guess? Will Chevy or Ford try to match the HP on the Hellcat?

[budnate]

do a google search I think I saw that test a couple weeks ago....?


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lynn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Amazing car to be sure.
I would like to see both the Hellcat and the Z/28 taken around a good track on the same day by an experienced driver.

Anybody care to venture a guess? Will Chevy or Ford try to match the HP on the Hellcat? </div></div>

[Billohio]

I just read today somewhere on a new CTS-V with 650