2007-03-28 22:17:49 · 10 answers · asked by kamasutraboy79 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Dodge
yes they are fast pull up to a mustang gt and blow him away in a 4 door coupe they get ok gas mileage but they have 345 hp 390lb ft torque the magnum rt is the same 0-60 under 5.4 seconds i have had the hemi charger on a race track it was a blast and i have had my magnum rt over 155 on the highway
they are really fun to drive ant the esp is fun to play with just go drive one only will know if you like it and how powerful it really is
2007-03-29 08:14:54 · answer #1 · answered by jmcgraw1975@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Dodge hemi engine isn't any miracle, its just a particular design of combustion chamber and piston, which is VERY common now a days. It's built with higher performance parts to make a lot of power and the trade name is based on the original hemi which was somewhat unique among v8 muscle cars of its time, but again the hemi design wasn't THAT much better, it was a marketing term for an overall high performance engine. The hemi moniker for dodges always represents a higher powered vehicle, and R/T or SRT vehicles are the absolute highest performance vehicles from Dodge.
2007-03-29 05:46:54 · answer #2 · answered by y2bmj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The new Hemi engine isn't really new, the Hemi was out in cars in the early 60s as a 626 Hemi, which was by far a better engine than Dodge makes now. They really aren't any faster than any other engine due to governors and such that are put on them now.
2007-03-29 01:18:59 · answer #3 · answered by Bill S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Hemi" is short for "Hemispherical chamber". In a "Hemi" the spark plug sets in the center of the detonation chamber, that helps it to burn all the fuel-air mixture faster than it would if the spark came from the side of the chamber. Faster burning means faster movement of the piston during the power stroke and more horsepower for the same size engine and a better power to weight ratio.
As for the Charger? It's a good runner for the price.
2007-03-28 22:34:47 · answer #4 · answered by Balddragn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The hemi you can identify because the spark plugs are in the center of the valve covers, as opposed to being on the side of the engine block. The plugs are in the center top of a dome, with the valves in the sides of the dome. The piston can generate a much higher rate of compression before the plugs detonate the large volume of fuel mixture. High performance comes with maintenance costs. The hemi engines in just about any shape are worth money because they don't make the hemi any more. Sometimes, you can find an old Imperial and some of those models had the hemi as an option. The Super Bee had it.
2007-03-28 22:26:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
As the other mentioned, such design generates so much horsepower and torque, so yes, they are very fast.
But unfortunately, they are NOT popular if you take all engine as consideration. Because of the design, the rate of its fuel consuming is like a gasoline thirsted vampire. Rather, the regular 4 stroke piston engine are much more fuel efficient.
The VVT engine that was used by Toyota and Honda for a long time seems to be taking over. Even chrysler and GM and considering it right now.
2007-03-28 22:46:56 · answer #6 · answered by steak5959 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes its a good car,a hemi is good hemis are poupular because of the power they give but they kind,ve go overboard on gas milidge-i am 12
2007-03-29 00:53:38 · answer #7 · answered by plz answer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have good power but you can only use all that power when driving in a strait line.
The motor and the car itself are to heavy to handle well at high speeds in the curves
2007-03-28 23:47:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go drive one - really fast for a big car
2007-03-29 04:37:22 · answer #9 · answered by roadrunner426440 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are fast but dodge chargers don't ride well on the highway...in my opinion
2007-03-28 22:42:22 · answer #10 · answered by sexy_n_chicago 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋