Some people can find enjoyment in many different kinds of driving, but what’s your favourite? It can be as technical as track driving, autocross, or drifting. Maybe the thrill of straight line speed is your cup of tea, or the adventure of off-roading. Even more simple things such as; going for a cruise or navigating backroads are valid.
Forested, hilly, and twisty roads are my favorite. They often expose flaws and strengths in a vehicle.
Oddly enough, I chose to buy my Charger after taking it up a connector state route near my home in KY. This over 2 ton sedan somehow came alive on this windy 2-lane road. The transmission kept the engine going strong and acted as my driving partner, not as my enemy. The steering proved trustworthy in exploring the car’s limits and the chassis showed off a little more verve than I expected-and made it very clear when it reached its limits.
This same style of road steered me away from an Acura RDX recently. The transmission wasn’t nearly as flawless as the Charger, which I ultimately bought, on the twisty, hilly roads where you absolutely need your car’s tranny to be in sync with you. The RDX fought me at every elevation change and I did not care for it.
My partner had a 2019 Charger Daytona, and that was my impression of it, too. It was surprisingly balanced, always in the right gear and—crucially—let you know when you were about to exceed its handling limits.
This was compared to my Audi A8 L, which—thanks, in part to its nose-heavy, longitude-transaxle layout—would simply and happily understeer toward a wall at the limit.