Out of what is considered the domestic Big 3, DaimlerChrysler (DC) is effectively finding shoppers' "buy" button and is aggressively milking this appeal for all it's worth. Products like the 2006 Dodge Charger SRT-8 are meant to keep the wave rolling.

DC's formula has been to release new vehicles with distinctive styling, and more often than not, the option of a 5.7-liter Hemi V8. The follow-up punch has come in the form of an SRT badge and usually a brute of an engine, the 6.1-liter Hemi. DC has discovered that, at least right now, buyers want performance and individuality, both of which the 2006 Dodge Charger SRT-8 can deliver.