2006 Dodge Magnum SRT8
With 6.1 Liters Of SRT Hemi Muscle, It's The "Magnum On Steroids"



 

• SRT-tuned 425-horsepower 6.1-liter HEMI gives Dodge Magnum 85 additional horses, a 25-percent increase in power

• "Dodge Magnum on steroids" hauls in more ways than one

• SRT Performance: 0-60 mph in low-5-second range, 0-100-0 mph in mid-16-second range, 60-0 mph in approximately 110 feet
  
  
  
  Until now, the terms "cargo capacity" and "high-performance" were almost mutually exclusive. Until the debut of the all-new 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT8, that is.
  
  "Dodge Magnum combines utility and performance in a head-turning package," said Darryl Jackson, Vice President-Dodge Marketing, Chrysler Group. "With a 425-horsepower, 6.1-liter HEMI engine up front and 71.6 cu. ft. of cargo space in the rear, the 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT8 hauls in more ways than one."
  
  Street and Racing Technology (SRT) engineers began with a solid foundation-the 2006 Dodge Magnum -and successfully injected SRT DNA in order to produce a vehicle that can cover a quarter-mile in the mid-13-second range and haul home a brand-new 27-inch TV.
  
  "There are many definitions of high performance," said Dan Knott, Director-Street and Racing Technology, Chrysler Group. "With the 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT8, we offer the most complete definition: world-class ride and handling across a dynamic range, benchmark braking, race-inspired interior appointments and exterior styling, as well as the raw performance of SRT's big-bore version of the HEMI engine."
  
  Performance numbers for the all-new 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT8 include a 0-60 mph time in the low-5-second range and 60-0 mph braking in approximately 110 feet. Capable of covering a quarter-mile in the mid-13-second range, the Dodge Magnum SRT8 can accomplish SRT's signature performance test of 0-100-0 mph in the mid-16-second range.
  
  
  
  Powertrain
  
  The new 6.1-liter SRT version of the legendary HEMI engine was inspired by the original family of HEMI engines, particularly the namesake hemispherical combustion chambers that provide power and efficiency and select visual cues including the classic orange-painted cylinder block and black valve covers.
  
  The new engine also matches the legendary "Street HEMI" of the 1960s and 1970s with its 425-horsepower rating. But it does so with less displacement. The 6.1-liter HEMI's 69.8 horsepower-per-liter rating exceeds that of the Street HEMI.
  
  Today's SRT HEMI is subject to many requirements that older engines didn't have to meet-requirements for emissions and fuel efficiency.
  
  SRT engineers who developed the Dodge Magnum SRT8's engine achieved more horsepower by adding more cubic inches, increasing the compression ratio, and redesigning the cylinder head, intake and exhaust systems for better flow and increased engine speed.
  
  For more displacement, SRT engineers bored out the diameter of the cylinders in the HEMI by 3.5 millimeters each in order to increase the total displacement to 6.1 liters from 5.7 liters.
  
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