4 months and a week after ordering, our 2023 SRT 392 Premium was delivered, to replace our 2019. Pics attached. Comparison comments, (only after a couple of days and not so many miles):
Owners manual: The 2019 did not come with a paper owners manual; it was only available in electronic form on the uConnect system. I had to contact Dodge and they sent me an owners manual (in English and Spanish) and the little red pouch at no charge. The 2023 came with all the proper paper documentation and the little red pouch.
Interior: the 2019 has the standard black interior, the 2023 has the premium interior and the red leather. The premium interior bits are nice. Whether they are worth the money is an individual thing. The red leather seats are "OK." Though it looks bright red in the photos, it is actually a more subdued "wine" color. The leather is nice and soft; they feel better than the black alcantara. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. They will grow on me (but...so will fungus). I also don't know why they consider them to be "performance" seats; they are the same as the black seats just covered with red leather. It took me a while to figure out how to adjust the angle of the headrests. I suppose I could have looked it up in the manual....but what fun is that.The headliner is the same crappy cloth material in both cars.
Not thrilled that the mirrors and sharkfin on the 2023 are black instead of body color, but c'est la vie.
Though the 2023 is still being babied since it is being broken in, they both seem to drive exactly the same.
The 2019 came with Pirelli Scorpion Verde all season tires. The 2023 came with Pirelli Scorpion Zero all seasons. Potato, potahto.
I thought I would able to instinctively understand the new button/menu layout and uConnect 5. It's very different. I need to spend some time playing with it.
On the 2019, the dash would show "D" when the car was in drive, AND show what gear it was in, whether you were in manual mode or automatic mode. On the 2023, when in auto mode it just shows a D, and when you switch to manual mode the D changes to a gear number.
The 2019 has a small piece of PPF on the lower rear corner of each rear door. The 2023 does NOT have that piece of PPF. It does have the small strip of PPF on the front of the rear fender flare, though.
I did not get the second row console on the 2019. I "had to" get it on the 2023. It looks great and might be quite functional IF we rode a lot with kids or others in the back seat. For me, though, it is just in the way and takes up space that I usually fill with a backpack or other gear when we load up the car with gear, especially then the second row seats are folded down. It also prevents passengers from merely stepping between the second row seats to get to the third row.
On the 2019, the red calipers merely had "Brembo" painted on them. On the 2023, . they have the "SRT" logo in big letters, and "Brembo" in small letters. As I am sure you know, Brembo brakes are made by several different vendors under license from Brembo. Not sure if different vendors are using different markings, or if this is an "across the board" change from 2019.
I am a little disappointed at the brighter color of the "standard" wheels. I expected them to be darker, like the 2019. My bad....I should have looked closer (silly me...I thought "Hyper black" meant that they were....I dunno....black?). Had I known though I probably would not have spent the money for the black package, and would have gotten these anyway.
Love the wireless charger and the wireless Android Auto, though the charger takes up a lot of space in the tray in front of the shifter.
In addition to the different shape of the front bumper and grill, the grill and the black plastic hood vents have a different pattern than the honeycomb of the 2019.
The fit and finish of both the 2023 and the 2019 were excellent. Nothing looked noticeably out of place on either car. On the 2019 they had to adjust the liftgate latch mechanism prior to delivery I caught it, not them). The 2023 was get in it and go.
Lots to figure out on the new buttons and uConnect 5. I might be posting up some Q's as I go through it. Love the bigger screen and the seemingly higher resolution. I have to figure out the menus so I can turn off the DRL's and those silly automatic high beams. Have not had a chance to try out the adaptive cruise control or the lane departure stuff yet. Works fine on the 2019...though my wife's 2016 Subaru outback had the best of any car that I have driven.
The lack of spare tire is annoying, and i might remedy that.
I will probably try to sell the 2019 for $56-$58K....will probably post something in the "for sale" section. Thought about keeping it, but just to spendy to keep and it's worth too much money. PM me if interested......(DC metro area). (If this is a rules violation I apologize).
EDIT: I suppose the Harmon Kardon system sounds great. I will never know nor care because my hearing is shot. That is probably the only option in the Premium package that, for me, was a a complete waste of money.
More to come as I learn more about the new one. But generally happy with the new one, so far.
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Owners manual: The 2019 did not come with a paper owners manual; it was only available in electronic form on the uConnect system. I had to contact Dodge and they sent me an owners manual (in English and Spanish) and the little red pouch at no charge. The 2023 came with all the proper paper documentation and the little red pouch.
Interior: the 2019 has the standard black interior, the 2023 has the premium interior and the red leather. The premium interior bits are nice. Whether they are worth the money is an individual thing. The red leather seats are "OK." Though it looks bright red in the photos, it is actually a more subdued "wine" color. The leather is nice and soft; they feel better than the black alcantara. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. They will grow on me (but...so will fungus). I also don't know why they consider them to be "performance" seats; they are the same as the black seats just covered with red leather. It took me a while to figure out how to adjust the angle of the headrests. I suppose I could have looked it up in the manual....but what fun is that.The headliner is the same crappy cloth material in both cars.
Not thrilled that the mirrors and sharkfin on the 2023 are black instead of body color, but c'est la vie.
Though the 2023 is still being babied since it is being broken in, they both seem to drive exactly the same.
The 2019 came with Pirelli Scorpion Verde all season tires. The 2023 came with Pirelli Scorpion Zero all seasons. Potato, potahto.
I thought I would able to instinctively understand the new button/menu layout and uConnect 5. It's very different. I need to spend some time playing with it.
On the 2019, the dash would show "D" when the car was in drive, AND show what gear it was in, whether you were in manual mode or automatic mode. On the 2023, when in auto mode it just shows a D, and when you switch to manual mode the D changes to a gear number.
The 2019 has a small piece of PPF on the lower rear corner of each rear door. The 2023 does NOT have that piece of PPF. It does have the small strip of PPF on the front of the rear fender flare, though.
I did not get the second row console on the 2019. I "had to" get it on the 2023. It looks great and might be quite functional IF we rode a lot with kids or others in the back seat. For me, though, it is just in the way and takes up space that I usually fill with a backpack or other gear when we load up the car with gear, especially then the second row seats are folded down. It also prevents passengers from merely stepping between the second row seats to get to the third row.
On the 2019, the red calipers merely had "Brembo" painted on them. On the 2023, . they have the "SRT" logo in big letters, and "Brembo" in small letters. As I am sure you know, Brembo brakes are made by several different vendors under license from Brembo. Not sure if different vendors are using different markings, or if this is an "across the board" change from 2019.
I am a little disappointed at the brighter color of the "standard" wheels. I expected them to be darker, like the 2019. My bad....I should have looked closer (silly me...I thought "Hyper black" meant that they were....I dunno....black?). Had I known though I probably would not have spent the money for the black package, and would have gotten these anyway.
Love the wireless charger and the wireless Android Auto, though the charger takes up a lot of space in the tray in front of the shifter.
In addition to the different shape of the front bumper and grill, the grill and the black plastic hood vents have a different pattern than the honeycomb of the 2019.
The fit and finish of both the 2023 and the 2019 were excellent. Nothing looked noticeably out of place on either car. On the 2019 they had to adjust the liftgate latch mechanism prior to delivery I caught it, not them). The 2023 was get in it and go.
Lots to figure out on the new buttons and uConnect 5. I might be posting up some Q's as I go through it. Love the bigger screen and the seemingly higher resolution. I have to figure out the menus so I can turn off the DRL's and those silly automatic high beams. Have not had a chance to try out the adaptive cruise control or the lane departure stuff yet. Works fine on the 2019...though my wife's 2016 Subaru outback had the best of any car that I have driven.
The lack of spare tire is annoying, and i might remedy that.
I will probably try to sell the 2019 for $56-$58K....will probably post something in the "for sale" section. Thought about keeping it, but just to spendy to keep and it's worth too much money. PM me if interested......(DC metro area). (If this is a rules violation I apologize).
EDIT: I suppose the Harmon Kardon system sounds great. I will never know nor care because my hearing is shot. That is probably the only option in the Premium package that, for me, was a a complete waste of money.
More to come as I learn more about the new one. But generally happy with the new one, so far.
