Magnum Links

[BlackMagnum]

I'm collecting Magnum Links, including all the latest news and web articles. You can view my collection here: http://www.runlevel6.com/dodge/links.html

This includes every article on the web that goes INTO any relevant detail about the Magnum....

[DMAG]

Nice collection! Lots of great information there.

Very good resource for all...check it out.

[BlackMagnum]

There haven't been any new Magnum articles for two weeks, which is kinda sad. Here's the first one since early May:

Hemi helps Magnum shed that station wagon stigma
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/...8686395.htm?1c

[E8502]

There haven't been any new Magnum articles for two weeks, which is kinda sad. Here's the first one since early May:

Hemi helps Magnum shed that station wagon stigma
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/...8686395.htm?1c

I get a lonin screen...Could you paste the story for us?

[BlackMagnum]

Posted on Mon, May. 17, 2004
Hemi helps Magnum shed that station wagon stigma

By JIM MATEJA
Chicago Tribune


IF A STATION WAGON pulls up alongside at the light, CHECK to make sure the word "Hemi" isn't written on the front fender before you snicker or guffaw at your fellow motorist.

Fail to spot the Hemi badge and he who laughs last - and certainly best - is going to be the one behind the wheel of the station wagon with a 5.7-liter V-8 that produces 340 horsepower and 390 foot-pounds of get-up-and-go torque.

If you remember station wagons as misshapen machines that carried the family, you're in for a pleasant surprise with the 2005 Dodge Magnum RT.

Magnum is the full-size, rear-wheel-drive replacement for the front-wheel-drive Dodge Intrepid. Its sister car is the Chrysler 300, replacement for the FWD Chrysler Concorde/300M sedans.

Though you'll hear a variety of reasons for the switch FROM front- to rear-drive, such as the latter providing better balance and weight distribution than the former, the primary motivation was that it allowed Chrysler GROUP to borrow drivetrain components FROM Mercedes-Benz (such as the rear-wheel-drive E-Series) to produce vehicles on the cheap.

While the balance and weight distribution makes RWD ideal for spirited performance cars, the pre-MTV generation remembers RWD cars as those that would slip and slide on ice and snow because the drive wheels were pushing the load, not pulling it. NASCAR, after all, races in the Sun Belt in the summer, not the Snow Belt in the winter.

No need to fear because this new generation of RWD cars comes with stability and all-speed traction control, Chrysler notes.

Magnum is offered in base SE version ($21,870) with a 2.7-liter, 190-hp 24-valve V-6; the SXT upgrade ($25,370) with its 3.5-liter, 250-hp V-6; and top-of-the-line RT that we tested ($29,370) with the Hemi V-8 and such goodies as 18-inch all-season radials designed for optimum handling (17-inch designed for smoother ride on the SE/SXT).

With more than ample low-end torque, the RT sprints to life as soon as you kick the pedal. A muffled exhaust rumble provides just the right performance sound. With so much energy, no wonder Dodge calls it a sport wagon, not a station wagon - though the styling leaves no doubt it's a wagon.

For now, Magnum is offered in only RWD but all-wheel-drive will be added this fall for more foul-weather stability and fair-weather control.

Chrysler is hoping to lure motorists drawn to sport-utility vehicles by their AWD capabilities. Chrysler figures they may have become disenchanted with the trucklike ride and handling and are prepared to switch back INTO a car _ or a wagon.

Notable features include self-sealing tires and side curtain air bags in a $590 protection group; power adjustable brake/gas pedals in a $925 convenience package; a rear cargo hold organizer that lifts FROM the floor to provide a series of compartments to hold groceries as part of a $410 cargo convenience package; and a power sunroof that can be purchased on its own for $895.

Standard equipment includes multistage airbags with automatic disabling of the passenger side if no one is in the seat, power windows/door locks/mirrors, power driver's seat, rear window washer/wiper/defroster, air conditioning, AM/FM stereo with CD player and keyless entry.

[OBT]

On your page (specifically this one http://www.runlevel6.com/dodge/config.html) you have a recreation of a sticker for your RT. How'd you do that? My bet is you didn't type it all in, but I was wondering if it was off the build page or something...

Thanks,

Dennis

[BlackMagnum]

It was saved FROM the build page and imported INTO a blank page, where it was massaged quite a bit.

On your page (specifically this one http://www.runlevel6.com/dodge/config.html) you have a recreation of a sticker for your RT. How'd you do that? My bet is you didn't type it all in, but I was wondering if it was off the build page or something...

Thanks,

Dennis

[OBT]

Well thanks for doing the heavy lifting I'll have to export yours and change a few things.

Dennis

[BlackMagnum]

Excellent. That's the way to go.

Well thanks for doing the heavy lifting I'll have to export yours and change a few things.

Dennis