I got a little egg on my face here! just looked it up and todays charger is 4400+- pounds... a 72 was only 3300+-...
all I know is when your attention is drawn by the sound of a new cars RPM increase you see a car making a lot of noise with very little acceleration. take away the hellcat and its HP, and looking at the rest doesnt boast much advancement in 50 years!! just saying...
It’s not terrible to work on and has way more realized power than the previous 6.0s and 7.3…… I’m not a fan of the DEF and emissions though. I think a big part of not seeing the realized hp/tq etc in new cars is people’s buying habits have changed and it’s more niche.
People whom buy cars, probably commute and don’t care about the hp/tq etc or how fast it goes…..or they’re buying a new Charger, Camaro, or rice rocket they plan to tweak out. The F-150 (IIRC) is still the best selling vehicle in America (can’t stand the auto-shutoff they put in there), which pickups are great if you have a house and need to haul stuff around (mulch, lawnmower, etc)…..and SUVs for families.
All that to say - I’d prefer to let the free market decide what’s on the market.