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Dodge Challenger 2008 and Later
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I am too young so I did not live through the days of Muscle Cars. Here is a chance for people like myself to experience that. I am ecstatic about this car.
Make mine a 6.1 SRT Plum Crazy with the Pistol Grip... :shades:
Nice to see a big company can move and respond, now lets hope they deliver.
Next question, did they give any hints about the run size and specifications?
If they bring back the crazy colors, this could be a wild looking car.
Thank you!
Best Regards,
Shipo
I see a chance for DC here to make a muscle car that out handles a Trans Am race car from the 70's.
If they want to "prototype" advanced construction techniques in the small run business case say all aluminum or carbon fibre I think they can stay true to the muscle cars look, and straight line performance.
If they manage the weight (3500lbs max please), ride height, contact patch, and Coef. Drag (my clk is 0.29) they may also have a true sports car by design.
The muscle car would need a 0-60 under 5, hoping for under 4, quarter in 12 or less.
The sports car 60-0 in 110 feet, skid pad 0.90+, salem 67mph+, and have great turn in.
Remember make it sound like the V8 is under the hood.
If they can keep the weight down and HP up, you will have the monster acceleration, obtw don't put a speed limiter chip in it, or at least publish the specs so a random computer jock can make it forget about particular settings.
-Loren
The Ideal Sport Car is: 2 Doors, Great Engine, Manual 6 gear transmission, Low profile, Mag Wheels, sport seats. All other extras make's the car much more expensive. I would like a stripped version. A low cost and self-customizable version.
When is the ETA for this car. I will be waiting for.
BTW - what the heck does a really fast 1/4 mile have to do with being a 'sports car'?
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V8, with 240 HP. It was nothing compared to it's more
powerful 1970 and 1971 Challenger R/T brothers, which had the larger 383, 440 Magnum and 426 Hemi engines, but the styling was great just the same.
My 1972 Challenger cost me $4,250.00 brand new, fully
loaded, with a T-shift , 3-speed Tourqeflite automatic transmission with air conditioning, bucket seats, and an
AM Mopar radio.
Still regret letting it go. It was a beauty.
I wonder what the 2009 models will sell for?
No other time in automobile history was as special as that from 1964 until 1974. Cars were more than just a means of getting from one place to another. The cars from this era were fun. By and large, all of the cars that were considered to be "Muscle" or "Pony" cars looked great, sounded great, and were fast and exciting to drive. Most of the current vehicles all share a similar shape. One looks like another.
The new Mustang and the upcoming Challenger will bring back many of the fond memories of this time period. I am already making plans to get one of the new Challengers once they become available. The only thing that would make the new Challenger complete would be for Dodge to offer it in the original "HIP" colors. It would be great to have a choice of colors between "Plum Crazy", "Top Banana", "Sublime", or any of the other great choices from that earlier time.
If the Challenger is priced competitively with the Mustang and the Camaro, Chrysler has a great opportunity to kick butt and show the market that ,without a doubt, they have the best design team and leaders in the industry!
WAY-A-GO GUYS!
"Challenger ? Why not a Charger? !!!"
The answer I would say to that is the Challenger and the
Charger of the late 1960's and early 1970's were two very
different machines.
The Charger was built on a larger frame, and thus had more
body weight. It performed very well, but the handling
characteristics were nothing like a Challenger's, which
sat much lower to the ground and was a lighter body.
In the end, it came down to personal choice.
Those that had the Charger's loved them as those that
had the Challenger's loved the smaller body style.
I owned a 1972 Dodge Challenger and decided on buying
it over a 1972 Dodge Charger at the time, because I
liked how the Challenger handled over the Charger.
That my answer, and it just as I said, a personal choice issue.
mashkm
---viper.
PS: Any discussion on the Charger would have to be on Welding the Back Doors SHUT, and re-painting the vehicle, to look like a 2 door again! But that is only MHO!!!
speaking of mustangs, i love that new shelby/cobra ad where the USA dude brings it to Germany. that ad rocks.
btw, i think i heard "450hp" for the Challenger rather than 425hp. BRING IT!
But... typing in ALL CAPS makes it seem like you're shouting at us. We'd love to hear more from you, in sentence case
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Uh-huh, yeah, sure, ok. Mustangs, ok, but Z06s??!! :confuse:
Again, uh-huh, yeah, sure, ok.
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There's a lot of us that have been waiting for this car to come back. Don't ruin it for the rest of us.
Clearly the above is just your subjective opinion, an opinion that is in the extreme minority I might add. Fortunately DC listens primarily to the majority, and like it or don't, the majority likes the Challenger concept muy much. ;-)
Best Regards,
Shipo
Well if that's the case I should be driving a Razor! LOL :P
The Solstice and Sky are new cars. The less bling-bling Solstice could in a way be considered a modern day Pony car. I would consider them as much a Pony as a Challenger 2008. The Challenger is muscle car of course, and is super sized larger than the fat era of Mustangs. This appeals to some. I like the look of the New Challenger, as I did back when, but not the width. And I fear pricing will get out of hand too. I am seeing Mustangs now for $31K or more, which is ridiculous. Have they moved from Pony car to Ultimate Driving Machine status now - I think not. They have Chargers priced like Cadillac, Infiniti or Bimmers now. Where does the madness end?