Originally Posted by
huskyflyer
Thanks! I never imagined the Challenger to be like that as I always thought it was a pretty sporty car. Just out of curiosity what class is a Challenger officially as I cant figure out what it could fall under or is it just only on the aisle and for upgrades and not really part of a class? Same with the Mustang - I see Youtube videos on it but I have never seen it shown up as a class I can reserve.
I always find it disappointing that American cars in general seem behind with all the advanced safety techs as all the other brands put those stuff as standard. The other shocking thing I discovered with the Dodge (at least the Charger) is that they dont come with heated seats at standard, and National/Enterprise doesn't option them with heated seats. I am pretty sure heated seats are like standard on all cars now, especially on a car costing as much as the Charger
Only 5 inches... that's like ancient... I did notice on my last rental that the Chrysler 300 seems to have higher resolutions than the Dodge Chargers and Jeep Compass.
I would choose the Chrylser 300, Chargers more often except for the fact that they burn way too much gas. On these two I get like 12-13L per 100KM while on the BMW 330i in similar driving conditions I get around 8.5L per 100KM. The lowest I got on a Chryser 300 was 9.5L per 100km on a flat part of the trans Canada highway outside Vancouver while on a BMW I can get like 7L per 100km on the same stretch. I just find it hard to justify spending that additional amount on fuel, especially when the BMW offers a better car overall too. In BC, the BMW 330i is usually cheaper than the Chrysler 300 too so it just makes it even harder to justify the Chrysler 300. The Charger is almost the same price as the BMW but I save money at the pump with the BMW.
Most vehicles with cloth seats do not have heat. Heat comes when you see leather on pretty much any vehicle, regardless of the make. Most challengers that national gets are pretty barebones.
I can recommend the Mustang ecoboost as an alternative as even with cloth seats (no heat) they do come standard optioned with blind spot, forward collision, and rear cross traffic alerts. It's also peppy while significantly better on gas and more agile. Avoid the convertibles if you can unless weather really permits the top being down. The windows are annoying. Additionally the absolute most basic ones have the tiniest screen I've ever seen. My 2012 Civic EX-L has a better screen and stereo. The ecoboost premiums are easy to spot, though as the screen will be a normalish touchscreen instead of knobs. They usually also have speakers in the pillars. (and powered horizontal seats)
The challenger is officially listed as sporty 2 door although I don't know the official code for that. The new app no longer shows that accurately and anything I rent is billed to the company at a corporate ICAR rate.
The mustang is also in the sporty category under "sporty 2 door fastback"