I've put about 600 highway miles on our 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T during the past few days and have found it to be a pretty agreeable companion. Credit goes to the quiet interior, relatively soft suspension tuning, long wheelbase, tall overdrive gearing (about 1,700 rpm rpm at 75 mph) and relaxed seating. And thanks to the 19-gallon fuel tank, you can go about 400 miles between fill-ups.
If I had to do a cross-country trip with one of our long-term cars, our Challenger would be pretty high on my list.
Brent Romans, Senior Automotive Editor @ 5,952 miles
miniharryc says:
11:27 AM, 06/ 1/09
Cross country in a Challenger. Now, where have I seen that before?
Oh yeah!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067927/
plumcrazy2 says:
12:36 PM, 06/ 1/09
What kind of MPG did you get on your road trip?
1ToBeOn2Wheels says:
01:32 PM, 06/ 1/09
Stop cruising in the #1 lane when other lanes open! Especially if you're not even going 80.
bromans says:
01:47 PM, 06/ 1/09
I averaged 23.5 mpg. As for the car's speed and lane location, I had slowed down to improve the quality of the photo. -- Brent
badblackrt says:
08:42 PM, 06/ 1/09
Yeah that baby is a cruiser!!
A real world performance car!
Luv my R/T!!
chuckg says:
06:24 AM, 06/ 2/09
The Challenger is a cruiser, that's for sure. It's just a super fun car.
LOVING my Challenger R/T @ 835 miles!