Big horsepower Ram gasser on way?

Niche truck for adrenaline junkies with a fat wallet. Probably last as long in production as the Ram SRT 10...and sell about as many.

Makes driving less safe because of reckless drivers. Not a fan here.

chevman

Bionic Man wrote:

ScottG wrote:

Bionic Man wrote:

ScottG wrote:
It would just be a toy with minimal towing capacity.

I think it would be a very fun truck, and I am not sure about your "minimal towing capacity" comment.

In the Tackhawk Grand Cherokee, the Hellcat is rated to tow 7200 pounds, which I think is as much as any other Grand Cherokee.

So, it certainly won't compete with a 2500, but I would wait until the ratings come out to see if it has significantly lower towing capacity than their other 1500 truck.

For what it will cost, 7K# doesn't impress me.

Really? It is a vehicle that will run 0 - 60 in around 3.5 seconds, maybe less. Likely will run the 1/4 mile in less than 12 seconds. 700 + HP. Can accommodate you and 4 of your friends, and tow likely more than 7000 pounds. Can be purchased with all of that and more without any aftermarket parts, and with full warranty. All at less than $100k. I can't think of anything that competes/compares with it at any price.

What would impress you?

Well since this is the tow vehicle forum, something that cost's north of 70K should be able to pull a bare minimum of 10K#. Super nice trucks can be had for far less that can pull well over twice that much so no, a toy truck with a light duty engine just doesn't do it for me.
And 0-60 times on a tow vehicle has no meaning either.
I have a SRT for that.

IdaD wrote:

Bionic Man wrote:

ScottG wrote:

Bionic Man wrote:

ScottG wrote:
It would just be a toy with minimal towing capacity.

I think it would be a very fun truck, and I am not sure about your "minimal towing capacity" comment.

In the Tackhawk Grand Cherokee, the Hellcat is rated to tow 7200 pounds, which I think is as much as any other Grand Cherokee.

So, it certainly won't compete with a 2500, but I would wait until the ratings come out to see if it has significantly lower towing capacity than their other 1500 truck.

For what it will cost, 7K# doesn't impress me.

Really? It is a vehicle that will run 0 - 60 in around 3.5 seconds, maybe less. Likely will run the 1/4 mile in less than 12 seconds. 700 + HP. Can accommodate you and 4 of your friends, and tow likely more than 7000 pounds. Can be purchased with all of that and more without any aftermarket parts, and with full warranty. All at less than $100k. I can't think of anything that competes/compares with it at any price.

What would impress you?

There are a few SUVs swinging in that class but I think they'd cost more money. A Cayenne Turbo S is the primary one I'm thinking of but there are probably a few others from the in-house performance groups - AMG, M, etc.

Performance wise, the Cayenne Turbo S is somewhere between the Hellcat and SRT models (at least in the Grand Cherokee). And has a starting price of over $125,000. Before you add any options. Speaking from experience (I own a Porsche), the price skyrockets as soon as you check a few boxes.

Hellcats fully loaded are around $100,000 out the door. SRT fully loaded is around $20k less.

Call me crazy, but I don't think $100,000 is that expensive for a vehicle, especially with that performance.

Price out a new 3500 diesel. You go about $85,000 pretty quickly.

New cars are just very expensive. The value of the truck the OP mentioned seems good, and the performance is really second to none, regardless of price.

Grit dog wrote:
^ If the market will bear....
Around here Hellcats sell new for at or under sticker price and used are getting down to the under $50k range.
Still not quite in my wheelhouse for a Sunday driver. Waiting for oil to get over $100 again so there’s some deals to be had on gas guzzlers.

I am surprised a dealer could get a premium. It's not like they are hard to get anymore.

Bionic Man wrote:

ScottG wrote:

Bionic Man wrote:

ScottG wrote:
It would just be a toy with minimal towing capacity.

I think it would be a very fun truck, and I am not sure about your "minimal towing capacity" comment.

In the Tackhawk Grand Cherokee, the Hellcat is rated to tow 7200 pounds, which I think is as much as any other Grand Cherokee.

So, it certainly won't compete with a 2500, but I would wait until the ratings come out to see if it has significantly lower towing capacity than their other 1500 truck.

For what it will cost, 7K# doesn't impress me.

Really? It is a vehicle that will run 0 - 60 in around 3.5 seconds, maybe less. Likely will run the 1/4 mile in less than 12 seconds. 700 + HP. Can accommodate you and 4 of your friends, and tow likely more than 7000 pounds. Can be purchased with all of that and more without any aftermarket parts, and with full warranty. All at less than $100k. I can't think of anything that competes/compares with it at any price.

What would impress you?

There are a few SUVs swinging in that class but I think they'd cost more money. A Cayenne Turbo S is the primary one I'm thinking of but there are probably a few others from the in-house performance groups - AMG, M, etc.

ScottG wrote:

Bionic Man wrote:

ScottG wrote:
It would just be a toy with minimal towing capacity.

I think it would be a very fun truck, and I am not sure about your "minimal towing capacity" comment.

In the Tackhawk Grand Cherokee, the Hellcat is rated to tow 7200 pounds, which I think is as much as any other Grand Cherokee.

So, it certainly won't compete with a 2500, but I would wait until the ratings come out to see if it has significantly lower towing capacity than their other 1500 truck.

For what it will cost, 7K# doesn't impress me.

Really? It is a vehicle that will run 0 - 60 in around 3.5 seconds, maybe less. Likely will run the 1/4 mile in less than 12 seconds. 700 + HP. Can accommodate you and 4 of your friends, and tow likely more than 7000 pounds. Can be purchased with all of that and more without any aftermarket parts, and with full warranty. All at less than $100k. I can't think of anything that competes/compares with it at any price.

What would impress you?

^ If the market will bear....
Around here Hellcats sell new for at or under sticker price and used are getting down to the under $50k range.
Still not quite in my wheelhouse for a Sunday driver. Waiting for oil to get over $100 again so there’s some deals to be had on gas guzzlers.

I was looking at Hellcats at a SoCal dealer last month, it had a half dozen Chargers and one Challenger. The dealer was tacking on a $15,000 premium over the sticker price.

ScottG wrote:

Bionic Man wrote:

ScottG wrote:
It would just be a toy with minimal towing capacity.

I think it would be a very fun truck, and I am not sure about your "minimal towing capacity" comment.

In the Tackhawk Grand Cherokee, the Hellcat is rated to tow 7200 pounds, which I think is as much as any other Grand Cherokee.

So, it certainly won't compete with a 2500, but I would wait until the ratings come out to see if it has significantly lower towing capacity than their other 1500 truck.

For what it will cost, 7K# doesn't impress me.

Most people could care less about towing capacity. Look at the other vehicles around you the next time you're going down a busy stretch of freeway.