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Dodge Hornet bastard child of Mini and Scion xB


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The CTS is a nice car, in America at least, I think the 2.8 V6 base model is about £17k equivelant. Not bad compared to what you get here for that money!

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Please don't get started on the value-for-money [but only over there] thing... you'll make me depressed frown.gifFlush.gif

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I'm jealous of the Americans in that respect, some of the build is a bit suspect though, thats a price you pay, you still get alot of metal for your money. This is the Buick Lucerne. Available in base form with a 3800 V6, is £15k at current rates.

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Or £20k with the 275bhp Cadillac Northstar V8.

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I think the 300C is a pretty good design for a Yank car

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In my opinion, a far better looking car than, say, a modern Rolls Royce. I know they aren't the same sort of car, but they are a similar size/shape.

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They make three cars based on that, the 300C, which has that grille, I dislike that alot, looks like its pulling a big smiley grin at everyone, BUT you cannot ignore the Charger Hemi and the Magnum Hemi, they look great IMO.

Magnum:

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Charger:

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*drools*

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I think the 300C is a pretty good design for a Yank car

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In my opinion, a far better looking car than, say, a modern Rolls Royce. I know they aren't the same sort of car, but they are a similar size/shape.

Also:

Mmm. Hemi power smlove2.gif

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Availabile in 5.7 and now 6.1 Hemi blocks grin.gif

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Hehe I'm guessing by that reaction the Hornet won't sell well in the UK at least wink.gif Interesting thing I read on http://www.dodge-hornet.com is that the engine is actually the same as the one in the Mini.

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This all depends on how they price it, US street price for the sky will be about $ 25,000 or 14,500 pounds, that's a lot of roadster for 15K !

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Hehe I'm guessing by that reaction the Hornet won't sell well in the UK at least wink.gif Interesting thing I read on http://www.dodge-hornet.com is that the engine is actually the same as the one in the Mini.

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This all depends on how they price it, US street price for the sky will be about $ 25,000 or 14,500 pounds, that's a lot of roadster for 15K !

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There is no talk of the Sky coming here.

But Dodge apparently are. Hence the mention of the Hornet. And my later comment that I suspect they won't bring over their full range, mores the pity.

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Though there is talk of the Sky possibly turning up wearing an Opel badge sooner or later... sekret.gif

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I quite like the 300C. Both it and the Charger have grown on me. The Magnum I'm not totally convinced by.

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You'd be even less convinced by the Magnum if you'd driven one on a soaking freeway - after the first rain for 7 weeks - in LA rushour traffic!

I had the misfortune to do exactly that last September. I'd rather not repeat the experience. blush.gifgrin.gif

I honestly don't think the steering-wheel had any bearing on direction whatsoever. The saving grace was the 2.7 V6's complete lack of guts - it 'sort of' kept me out of trouble. yelrotflmao.gif

Edited to add: Here's a pic to prove said (hideous) car's existence too. You can't take it for granted these days. grin.gif

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