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Supplied their muddied record, we're going to eliminate anyone to get combing out of Dodge's hottest set about R/T units. But the R/T marker now that signified a car or truck meant to tease, enthuse, plus appease your fan, a lot, your nameplate appeared to be haphazardly put on to virtually every Avoid, quite a lot of which in turn driven very little superior to its classic cousins.
A R/T wide range was restored and additionally enhanced designed for 2011, nonetheless the country's unique functionality is usually in the process to help you getting renovated. Avoid product BOSS Ron Gilles has got corresponding all of the potential R/T brands may offer some "higher a higher standard energetic capability" -- and also seems to put legitimate for those 2012 Avenger R/T, in which debuts this particular workweek around the 2011 Los angeles automotive reveal.
As is the case with other current models in the R/T portfolio (now including the Charger, Grand Caravan, Durango, and Journey), the new sport-tuned Avenger doesn't receive any wild bump underhood. In fact, it continues to make use of the same 3.6-liter, 283-horsepower Pentastar V-6 found in lesser Avengers, matched up to a six-speed automatic transmission.
In other words, it's not exactly a configuration that's going to raise eyebrows, quicken pulses, and set Internet discussion boards afire. But wait: In the immortal words of Ron Popeil, there's more.
The secret, or so we're told, lies entirely with chassis tuning. Lo, engineers have had their way with the Avenger's suspension bits in an attempt to liven up a front-drive platform long regarded as more milquetoast than magnificent. The Dodge crew says stiffness is increased by 18 percent, while front and rear spring rates are upped by 17 and 12 percent, respectively.
Dodge Avenger RT 2012
2012 Dodge Avenger RT
A R/T wide range was restored and additionally enhanced designed for 2011, nonetheless the country's unique functionality is usually in the process to help you getting renovated. Avoid product BOSS Ron Gilles has got corresponding all of the potential R/T brands may offer some "higher a higher standard energetic capability" -- and also seems to put legitimate for those 2012 Avenger R/T, in which debuts this particular workweek around the 2011 Los angeles automotive reveal.
As is the case with other current models in the R/T portfolio (now including the Charger, Grand Caravan, Durango, and Journey), the new sport-tuned Avenger doesn't receive any wild bump underhood. In fact, it continues to make use of the same 3.6-liter, 283-horsepower Pentastar V-6 found in lesser Avengers, matched up to a six-speed automatic transmission.
In other words, it's not exactly a configuration that's going to raise eyebrows, quicken pulses, and set Internet discussion boards afire. But wait: In the immortal words of Ron Popeil, there's more.
The secret, or so we're told, lies entirely with chassis tuning. Lo, engineers have had their way with the Avenger's suspension bits in an attempt to liven up a front-drive platform long regarded as more milquetoast than magnificent. The Dodge crew says stiffness is increased by 18 percent, while front and rear spring rates are upped by 17 and 12 percent, respectively.
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2012 Dodge Avenger RT
2012 Dodge Avenger RT
