On my way home a hour or so ago from school a Black Dodge Mangum RT AWD flies up next to me (I use to want one of those so bad). So we play chase a little bit back and forth for a few miles or so on the highway. That was until we get to a wide open spot on the highway with no cars and relatively straight lanes. The Magnum RT pulls up next to me, we both are doing 65 mph, then I hear the Hemi rev, he pulls maybe a 1/4 length on me by the time I could react with a quick down shift into 4th and stomp my accelerator. I start pulling away from him, I got about 1 car on him when we stopped around 90 mph and slowed back down to 65 mph. He proceeds to lean over the passengers seat and give me a HUGE thumbs up with a smile . I turned off a little up ahead and he was going straight, he gave me a honk and a wave.

 

Nice! I like it when they know they have been beat and dont get upset about it. Good Job!

 

Wow... surprising to me. I had a Magnum before coming to the HHR. Am assuming it was an RT and not an SRT-8.

Wonder if the RWD model would have hung better with you since it's lighter.

I always wondered who'd have won between my old 'Maggie' and my new 'SSuzy-Q'.

 

I was curious as to how fast a magnum rt awd was stock, the awd is faster then the rwd in the quarter mile according to car and driver.

 

from car and driver

What one doesn't notice is the extra 157 pounds the all-wheel drive adds to the Magnum. Strangely enough, acceleration is a tick quicker than in the last rear-drive Magnum we tested ( C/D, January 2005). A sprint to 60 mph takes 5.9 seconds, and the quarter-mile falls in 14.5 seconds at 97 mph. The previous Magnum posted a 6.1-second 0-to-60 and a 14.7-second quarter-mile at 97 mph. The primary difference is that in the rear-drive Hemi-powered Magnum it's easy to break the back tires loose, not so easy to do with all-wheel drive.

 

Good point... much like the HHR SS auto I could never get a clean start in my RWD Magnum.