DaimlerChrysler continues to reap the benefits of its success with the Chrysler 300, and the 2006 Dodge Charger SRT-8 won't detract from that. For the most part, this SRT-8 has attractive styling and definitely has the motor and underpinnings required of a true performance sedan. Our only concern is that the company may be drinking from the SRT spigot too frequently. SRT products are successful not only because of their performance, but also because of their exclusivity, and with the release of each new SRT vehicle that exclusivity becomes further diminished. It seems to us that there is enough distinction between the Chrysler 300C SRT-8 and the Dodge Charger SRT-8, for example, but it's a very fine line that wouldn't take much to blur and cause consumers looking for something special to take their business elsewhere.

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