V-8 boeuf, solid handling, decent hauling capacity. If you're a family of four or less with at least one enthusiast driver in the mix, the Magnum should definitely be on your list of potential buys.

A minivan, an SUV or a luxury car it isn't. For the same money there are smaller cars that get better mileage, vehicles that can carry more that get better mileage, or more luxurious cars that get better mileage. But there's no direct competitor to the Magnum. You know if you want it; if you're not sure, you probably don't.

· Speed Merchants:

· Fashion Victims:

· Treehuggers: No

· Mack Daddies:

· Tuner Crowd: No

· Hairdressers:

· Penny Pinchers: No

· Euro Snobs: No

· Working Stiffs:

· Technogeeks: No

· Poseurs: Yes

· Soccer Moms:

· Nascar Dads:

· Golfing Grandparents:

· Manufacturer: Dodge

· Model tested: R/T

· Model year: 2006

· Price as Tested: $34,095

· Engine type: 5.7 litre Hemi V8

· Horsepower: 345hp

· Torque: 375 ft.-lbs.

· Wheels and Tires: P225 / 60 R18 Touring

· Drive type: rear-wheel-drive

· 0 - 60: 6.1 secs

· 1/4 mile: 14.7 secs. @ 97 mph

· Top speed: 143 mph

· Fuel economy city/highway: 17/25

· NHTSA crash test rating front/side/rollover: 4/4/10%

[by Davey G. Johnson]

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