Dodge Journey SRT WTF?

04R/T · Post by **04R/T** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:24 am

Don't know what to make of this one... It's a 2010 AWD Journey with manufacturer plates, SRT wheels and badge, what are they thinking?

http://jalopnik.com/5425905/2010-dodge- ... -wait-what

j-king · Post by **j-king** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:32 am

they just dont want soccer moms to ever be late to a game

n20sxt · Post by **n20sxt** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:20 am

guuuuayyyy

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:28 am

srt r/t, yeah right...Fail

He Hate Me · Post by **He Hate Me** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:53 am

r/tguy02 wrote:srt r/t, yeah right...Fail

Not too mention the interior looks the exact same as a SXT journey... and the front fascia...heck, the whole car besides the quad exhaust and wheels...

LILBLUNEON · Post by **LILBLUNEON** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:48 am

besides the poorly done outside...performance wise it could be a mini srt8 jeep!

He Hate Me · Post by **He Hate Me** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:58 am

It would either be a SRT-4, which it wouldn't because that goes to the Caliber, or a SRT-6. Only these because Journey only comes in a 4 and 6. And I don't see Dodge ever making a soccer mom car a SRT, than again they made the Caliber a SRT

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:18 am

The reason for the goofy badges could be because they used an R/T and made some changes. Could be checking to see if the concept works before they put the money into a full on prototype.

Who say's family cars can't be performance, anyone remember 2.5T Minivans?

Passt · Post by **Passt** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:09 pm

Whatever it is, it looks like a stupid piece of shit.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:18 pm

^

Why yes it does.... yes it does.

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:08 pm

Well, you see.....
My theory is that DCX couldn't make enough money selling the cheap SRT-4 / Neon, so what they did, was stop production of this cheap economy car, and replace it with a 'crossover' and try to 'position'/ sell that as an 'economy' car instead.
Also, they made a decision to start selling SUV's and Trucks only.

Maybe they can sell one of these for $50,000-$60,000 or something.
It will be much more profitable !!! ( IF they can actually SELL any of them )

So I suggest that you SRT-4 owners trade your cars in, and buy this peice of $#!T instead.

- Nick

P.S. I agree with Frank... There is no reason that Family Sedans (and Vans !) can't be fun.
However, to try to "upscale" the SRT-4 customer into buying a Journey, is NOT going to work, for those people who WANT the nimble handling of the PL body.

Trinity · Post by **Trinity** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:11 pm

so much hate.

and no one even knows whats under the hood lol

c987long · Post by **c987long** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:24 pm

i would rock this out.. it would be much easier than trying to find the 1985 5spd turbo caravan that i have been looking for.. them things are hard to find

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:26 pm

^you say that but trinity said it best

Trinity wrote: and no one even knows whats under the hood lol

snkmug · Post by **snkmug** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:30 pm

shit that looks better than a caliber...make it a awd with the 2.4 Turbo world engine....I think it would sell

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:40 pm

snkmug wrote:shit that looks better than a caliber...make it a awd with the 2.4 Turbo world engine....I think it would sell

Meh.. Caliber SRT-4 totally > that Journey. My opinion though.

Oh snap! It gets even better!

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/16/foll ... real-deal/

Just got smoked by a white Dodge SUV thing! I was just out cruising back to work after grabbing a bite to eat and I got pumbled by some newer 4-door Dodge wagon/SUV looking thing. My 02 SS has been 12.90's with Drag Radials and now it has Blizzacs on the back but everything else was the same.

It was behind me and then beside at a stop light. I did not intend to race the guy but my lane ended about 10 yards ahead so I punched it when the light went green, his fender was at my door m so I banged second and went WOT and he friggin passed me. I merged in behind him and then my turn came up and I got off that road.

WTF. It wasn't a Cherokee SRT8 and it certainly wasn't V8 because it didn't sound like it. It had 5 star rims and quad exhausts..thing was white ?

LOL minivan smokes Cumaro with LS1

smallblockfreak · Post by **smallblockfreak** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:57 pm

racer12306 wrote:The reason for the goofy badges could be because they used an R/T and made some changes. Could be checking to see if the concept works before they put the money into a full on prototype.

Who say's family cars can't be performance, anyone remember 2.5T Minivans?

yes the turbo caravans are badass i would take one thats for sure.

NeonOn19s · Post by **NeonOn19s** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:06 pm

hmmm if the price is right might not be too bad to have

n20sxt · Post by **n20sxt** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:37 pm

Passt wrote:Whatever it is, it looks like a stupid piece of shit.

Post by **Canada** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:13 pm

It would be c ol to have the Supercharged 6cylinder in it, or maybe F/I of the new Phoenix engine?

ZeroChad · Post by **ZeroChad** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:24 pm

HAHA, I use to go to that Best Buy all the time when I lived in Saginaw.

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:50 pm

SRT-design..

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:42 pm

Canada wrote:It would be c ol to have the Supercharged 6cylinder in it, or maybe F/I of the new Phoenix engine?

New phoenix engine is supposed to be bad-ass from what I hear around the bush.

And dam.. I wish my mom drove an srt journey when I was a kid. Be racing all over the place.

Journey > Camaro lol

Mopar_Korean · Post by **Mopar_Korean** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:03 pm

Hehe, Wouldnt you guys love to live by the Chrysler Building? I see "prototype" cars almost everyday. They had a R/T Caravan roaming about not to long ago. They had a Fiat 500 at best buy a the new Grand Cherokee at BW3s.

I need to get my huge lens for my DSLR and go to the mini test track they have.

TeckNeon · Post by **TeckNeon** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:42 pm

Turbo Minivans back in the day were not all that awesome. 150 HP to pull around those heaps was barely enough. Sure you can build a 2.5 common block with a 16 valve head, a Super 60 turbo, all new boost pipes and 3" exhaust, etc. but you still have a FWD minivan. It's cool for what it is but it's hardly a performance vehicle.