Posted 01 February 2006 - 01:36 PM
Lets also try to convince them to keep the price down. We all wont be able to afford an SRT8 with the 6.1H & 6sp. The 3.7V6-auto will likely be the standard-entry, but how about something in the middle, like a 4.7V8 with a 5sp manual from a 2WD Dakota, but using car-ratio gears. Maybe upgradeable to a 4.7HO or a 5.7H.
Those 20/21" wheels are not neccesary either. I cant even imagine what replacement tires might cost.
Retro-styled 16"s would be fine. Running maybe 235/60's all around.
And dump the digital cluster (about $2000 to replace when it burns-out after the warranty) for retro SW-style, blackface analog gauges with chrome bezels.
And go with a more Hurst-looking pistol grip. The one they're using looks too much like a B&M rachet shifter.
And put the car on a diet, no way it should weigh 4100 like the concept does.