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Soooo yummy!
But like most yummy things, it contains too much fat.
(But still yummy!)
So does that make the Charger the automotive equivalent of potato chips?
It looks better in B5 Blue.
I personally am not drawn to this design. Further, I feel like it may be a design cop-out to lean so heavily on designs of cars of a company’s past. Especially cars which were no so much acclaimed for the quality of their design but instead on the combining of an economy coupe with a full-size car’s V8 engine. Oh and orange paint.
Of course, Porsche, Ferrari and many others rely heavily on their design heritage for current and future vehicles.
Maybe my ill will is really directed at the company which puts a disproportional amount of R&D resources on a niche vehicle, while simultaneously creating the worst mainstream sedan (Sebring) in recent history.
Meh…looks bloated. Plus, low profile tires on a retro-muscle car are stupid.
Would it were not for Viagra, would any of the retro pony cars exist?
Do people really want to drive around associating themselves with Bo/Luke, Cooter and Boss Hog?
I should also mention that I sat in a Challenger today. A local Dodge dealership had a silver SRT-8, and yes, they were more than happy to let me sit in it. And yes, I could barely see over the instrument panel. I know… too big. Hopefully, the 2010 Mustang is a little better in that regard.
I likey.
I just am sad vehicles like this won’t be available in a few years.
petemoran and redstapler, it’s called CHALLENGER, not CHARGER! Bo and Luke drove a charger. the 2 look nothing alike (charger and challenger, AND Bo and Luke).
I like it. and MMH, low profile tires ARE cool on old cars, if the height and stance is done right.
You best not get started on the General Lee. It has its own museum, website, blog, and much more.
When can I get the T/A in Panther Pink?
Well Ed this car didn’t suck up a huge amount of Chrysler’s resources, they rebodied an existing platform that was already in production in a plant tooled to build it and paid for years ago. Unlike say, GM’s massive investment in the Camaro, or Chrysler’s big investment in the Avenger/Sebring… if only those twins had turned out anywhere near as good as the Challenger.
Yum indeed, probably the last yummy car Chrysler will ever make. At least Dodge goes out with a bang unlike Pontiac across town who is going out without a Firebird, the one car people actually wanted to buy from Pontiac instead of a teeny Miata-me-too and rebadged Aussie muscle sedan.
Y U M
Yesterdays Ultra Muscle
That ‘classic’ side-stripe sure looks a whole lot better than the standard R/T hood stripe.
I wish they’d move the hood engine ‘call-out’ emblems down to the fenders where they belong. The hood bulge/scoop isn’t big enough for them to be located there (like they were on the original cars).
Too fat and heavy for where I live. I have twisty narrow roads that are a blast in the right vehicle, but not a lot of fun in something like this. I have a couple of sections of road to deal with that are only 1.5 lanes wide, so the smaller the car the better. Once or twice a year someone manages to lose control and land on one of the neighbors lawns – occasionally upside down. Lots of deer collisions as well.
I finally saw a Challenger in person at a dealer in MI when I was there over the holidays. Dang, that thing is plenty porky compared to the original. I think making it look so much like the original vehicle was a bad idea.
TriShield: At least Dodge goes out with a bang unlike Pontiac across town who is going out without a Firebird, the one car people actually wanted to buy from Pontiac instead of a teeny Miata-me-too and rebadged Aussie muscle sedan.
Meh, I prefer my down-under GTO to the F-body. Personal preference I know, but I find the GTO a much more refined piece of work.
Yawn……
Extremely yummy car.
If they could have scrubbed 500-600 lbs. from the stock weight, added a bit of weight to the steering and flattened the body roll in the turns it would be legendary.
I also couldn’t agree more with TriShield – between the Challenger, Charger, and Magnum – Dodge is going out in pure, unapologetic American style!
I’m 30, so I figure I may as well enjoy it while I can.
I have plenty of years left to drive around in a shoebox, soda can, or mobile political statement that recycles the smell of my own farts.
I give it a B-, maybe even a B. Which is better than most in this day and age. I love that it has round headlights. Th e PT Cruiser wouild have been much better with round headlights instead of those stupid pokemon eyes.
Hot!
I like this thing, but I wouldn’t recomend buying it without the manual option. Not that I’ve driven the stick, but I know that the auto transmission’s manual mode dosen’t rev match going down, ignores slightly inconvenient commands and,worst of all, shifts up AND down for you. And, in the magnum at least, “ESP off” is a joke.
That said, the 5.7 is fantastic even in all these fat suits.
This car looks even better in person. In my building, someone has a fully loaded metallic black one with matte black stripes. I always look it over while I’m waiting for my car. It’s amazing. And even though the garage is full of pricy german, british and italian cars, the Dodge is always parked in the front spot.
i like the Challenger, but i prefer it without the retro throwbacks. it’s a nice clean design without the crap on it (coming from someone not familiar with old american muscle cars)
Yep, it sure do.
At the car show last year my preschool son liked it more than I did, ‘wow dad, cooool!!’ – a kids innocence is an excellent measurement of a car’s pure wikkidness.
Looks delicious. Sadly, it reminds me of a bull that’s about to be castrated (CAFE regs). Just won’t be the same beast afterward.
I don’t care if she is a Pig with LipStick. I think she is beautiful and I wanna to marry her!
Actually, it has a certain (non-Bangled) simplicity of design that’s very appealing.
That said, it’s also thirsty and impractical.
Yawn. One of my coworkers has one, always parked sideways so that everybody can admire it, and I like the mustang far better. Coming second is not enough in that game, and it really is a fat piece of automobile…
Yum? That car is butt ugly.
Ironic that the original came from a time when the design idea was simpler, leaner, lower and faster looking. Things this car, the Camaro or, to a lesser extent, the Mustang don’t have.
its very yummy, but its really big. I saw one on the street last week, its really large, looks bloated. Or like a balloon at a Macys parade. Be that as it may, its still looks cool.
I would like to revise and extend my previous statement. I believe the car is a niche vehicle that very few people will actually buy…even IF Dodge lives beyond 12 months. As a marketing effort (I.e. a halo car) it fails because there is nothing lower in the model range that A) looks anything like it which people would buy, or B) looks nothing like this car but is of sufficient design depth and mechanical quality to buy anyway.
Actually, it has a certain (non-Bangled) simplicity of design that’s very appealing. -shaker
RE: shaker’s comment- I am in complete agreement with your statement. I believe that design can be deeply thought out without including bright work, multi-faceted turn signal reflectors or non-functioning side vents. This vehicle is finished extremely well in that regard…I just don’t like the vehicle’s premise, so to speak.
I liked the ’70 Cuda and Challenger twins ever since I first saw them. I hope soon to be in a position to buy one of these retro redesigns. Since I currently drive a Charger (which has proven to be an excellent auto) changing to a Challenger will be a dream come true for me.
Simply one guy’s opinion, but I’ve always believed that Chrysler exterior design is the best of the Detroit 3.
Does nothing for me, neither does the Camaro.
I suspect that the new Challenger will be among the last of the great muscle cars. If only I had an understanding wife, I’d put an SRT in my garage and baby it!
In the link below are two classics that are in my family (’70 Challenger and ’69 Charger Daytona).
In the interest of “full disclosure”, I owned a 72 ‘Cuda 340 4bbl, ‘slap-stick’ auto.
The car was smog-dog slow, but it did get me laid.
These days, I’d need a lot more than this pretty Challenger to get me that ‘lucky’. ;-)
You know, I might actually be in the minority here on TTAC because I have actually driven the Challenger. A six speed SRT8 to be exact. I went on a nice test drive with my wife, and the salesman at a local Dodge half way house… er dealership.
The first thing I noticed is the size. Actually, my wife noticed it more than I did. I had known what to expect when looking atnhe vehicle from the outside. That still did not quite prepare me for how big it felt on the inside, looking out. Of course I drive an ’04 WRX, so that feeling applies lots of other cars I may drive.
The front seats felt AWESOME, and that sentiment has been reflected by so many other people who actually get paid to do what I am doing right now, that I will not get into it. The back seat was pleasant, a bit dark, and cavernous, but nice all the same.
The SRT8 has a very useful trunk, and the rear seats fold down. Sweet!
I was very dissapointed to find out that the hood strips are stickers. It may seem superficial, but I find that to be a real bummer. Fortunately, the car can be had without the stripes for $250 less on the bottom line. I can use that towards actual flat black paint against the black mettalic paint. Speaking of which, the paint is gorgeous, and far more complex than pictures can capture.
One thing I will say is that I find it funny how the Challenger SRT8 returns the mileage that it does, and everybody gets Captain Planet crazy. People, you do realize that the M3, and C63 (let’s not even talk about 5 and E variants) are both getting the same mileage, and yet nobody mentions it. If people do bring it up, it’s an afterthought. How about a little objectivity here.
All I can say is that while driving the car, it reeks of easy, accessable speed. Lots of it. The brakes also tried to divorse my eyes from their sokets. The wifey actually purred on acceleration, and squealled on deceleration. My tuned WRX never did that. In a way, the mass of the car accentuated feelings of acceleration, and deceleration. I liken it to a really fast defensive lineman in football. Nobody really expects something that big to move so quickly. When it hits, you just left on your ass, and in awe!
The real treat was the handling. Turn in was sharp, and quick. Again, the mass of the car made the effect that much more impressive; in spite of itself. I did not partake in the hoonery due to the nature of the drive, but I had a twin disk clutch, a sorted suspension, and 420 right now foot pounds of torque that was ready when I was. The car told me so.
Yes please.