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As a kid my father took me to the AFL championship game in Buffalo War Memorial Stadium...we played Len Dawson and the KC Chiefs...had we won..we would have faced the Green Bay Packers for the first AFL/NFL championship game...(not yet called the Super Bowl)...do the math..that's how long I've been a fan...
As a kid my father took me to the AFL championship game in Buffalo War Memorial Stadium...we played Len Dawson and the KC Chiefs...had we won..we would have faced the Green Bay Packers for the first AFL/NFL championship game...(not yet called the Super Bowl)...do the math..that's how long I've been a fan...
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They make money selling a 30k SXT Challenger.
Engine blocks are all cast. V8s might have a little more material but not much.
2 more cylinders to fill.
The performance engines probably get extra machine work. Again, minimal expense.
The 6.4L Ram trucks share parts with the 392 with Hellcat heads!
With so many shared parts, its not just 5k hellcat engines, its more like 100k engines or more (Ram sold 550k units total so im taking guess on the 100k 6.4Ls)
Beefed up rods/pistons are just that. The design didn't change.
Engineering for the software and e85 was likely the biggest cost in development.
IHI already had the blower designed for the Hellephant that was released a few years back.
Dev costs for the 170 are minimal at best.
I wouldnt be surprised if the D170 was 50-60% profit per unit for Dodge.
Engine blocks are all cast. V8s might have a little more material but not much.
2 more cylinders to fill.
The performance engines probably get extra machine work. Again, minimal expense.
The 6.4L Ram trucks share parts with the 392 with Hellcat heads!
With so many shared parts, its not just 5k hellcat engines, its more like 100k engines or more (Ram sold 550k units total so im taking guess on the 100k 6.4Ls)
Beefed up rods/pistons are just that. The design didn't change.
Engineering for the software and e85 was likely the biggest cost in development.
IHI already had the blower designed for the Hellephant that was released a few years back.
Dev costs for the 170 are minimal at best.
I wouldnt be surprised if the D170 was 50-60% profit per unit for Dodge.
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Probably ALL true. Still took a sack of balls to build this thing. Face it, Dodge ABSOLUTELY could have called it a day with the Last Call 6 sticker cars. In fact that's exactly what the planet thought was gonna happen (including most on here).
...But instead Tim//Dodge PUSHED it...pushed it real good...
Kudos to Dodge, even if they become an EV company in 10 months. They still managed to deliver one for the ages...arguably the craziest all-ICE mobile in the history of factory builds...
It may be 1971 and the lights are dimming but G-DAMN they are leaving us with one helluva a BANG...
...But instead Tim//Dodge PUSHED it...pushed it real good...
Kudos to Dodge, even if they become an EV company in 10 months. They still managed to deliver one for the ages...arguably the craziest all-ICE mobile in the history of factory builds...
It may be 1971 and the lights are dimming but G-DAMN they are leaving us with one helluva a BANG...
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They make money on SXT's because it costs $0 in R&D and they make shotloads of them, the line just keeps running and they spit out cars without effort. It was a great effort for Dodge to develop the 170, lots of unique engine parts (did you see the Leno/Kuniskis vid?) All that $ and manpower could have been invested in products with a future (theoretically of course, personally I don't think Dodge has a future). I hope you guys are right, that the 170 components will be available through DC in the future, that would be very cool.
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Well our segment of the Dodge consumer base..is pretty much done with the brand...(but we had our share)...Be it EV..or powerful 6 cyl. variants...new platforms...my guess is they will cultivate a new following....nobody knows what's in store for any of us going forward..or what the future holds for the auto industry...I for one am not so quick to right them off...just my .02
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