Re: Raced an SRT6 on the track today
I have had the SRT on the track recently and the handling is VERY loose. For the size and weight of the car the power is just too much. Athough many of us will never drive on the track, we will go over 100 and whether you hit a puddle or a pea it's enough to throw the vehicle out of control.
I bought the car for it's looks and performance, but have to say it's more looks than performance. Yes it's peppy, but thats just relative to what you have been driving before, if you used to drive a 200hp car, then it's a lot quicker, but give it some chores to do and it's down right scary, which means you cannot enjoy the performance of the car to it's full potential. I had an '02 Corvette and it would stick like glue and out handle the SRT hands down. The Vette is a lot more car, more power, more everything and about the same price., i'd pay a few more bucks for a 911 anyday, now I know what the SRT is all about. We're not all thrilled with this car.
I wouldn't have been so harsh on the guy who made this post, it's cool to have these guy's around, I understand why he decided to ditch his post, it wasn't worth it. I don't think the post was comparing the SRT to the RUF as far as performance goes, as he tried to make that clear several times. What I understood, he was trying to ascertain if the SRT6 was worth the money. To me it's just a pretty car. I'll keep it for a year or so and maybe move up a ways and get myself a Porsche or another Vette, at least i'll have performance car that can really perform, not just go fast. I could be defensive too, but just because I own one it wouldn't be fair. We learn from our mistakes and unfortunately a couple of test drives didn't surface it's weaknesses. If I would have had this type of info up front from real people, not just paid reviews, it may have saved my disappointment.
I've read some guys wanting to tweak these things to even higher horsepower. Trust me, it can barely handle the 330 it has now. If you ever get the chance to really drive the SRT, watch out, it'll scare the "C" out of you, it just doesn't cooperate at speed, in fact it gets so loose, I took it to the dealer for them to check it out, according to them it was all in good order. As far as braking goes this thing nose dives big time on emergency braking and yes the brakes do fade rapidly. Oh and by the way, before any of you start ranting on me too, this is JUST my opinion.
Hey Dude if you're still reading these posts, i'd appreciate having you back, I can learn a lot from guys like you.
Last edited by speedfreak; Dec 16, 2004 at 01:13 PM.