New Charger (& 300C too)
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RE: New Charger (& 300C too)
I am going to withhold my opinion until I can see an non-disguised or rendering of the Charger. I am not a fan of four doors, but I would like to see one in person before making any derogatory comments.
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RE: New Charger (& 300C too)
ORIGINAL: dakota2112
I disagree. Yes, it is very much influenced from the late 60s fastback models, but if you compare side by side, you'll see that there really are no features exactly the same. When I say 90% replica, I'm talking about a body that really IS the same sheetmetal angles and dimensions. Not something that just looks similar, but something that actually IS the original body within close tolerances. The 10% difference could allow for sheetmetal deviations necessary in order to fit the body on whatever modern chassis is being used underneath the car.
The new Mustang doesn't achieve this close of a physical match. Their "GT" car on the other hand does a very good job of impersonating the original. Now *that* is retro muscle, and no other modern car can even touch that level of retro styling, IMO of course
Think about how cool it would be if Chrysler used a '68 Charger body, or maybe an AAR Barracuda body, as the initial design templates for a new car body. Then they could really brag about a thoroughbred muscle car true to its heritage! That thought should make the '06 Charger go crawl under a rock and never come out.
ORIGINAL: OG MagDak
actually the new mustang gt is also about 90 percent of the original, just with integrated bumpers
actually the new mustang gt is also about 90 percent of the original, just with integrated bumpers
The new Mustang doesn't achieve this close of a physical match. Their "GT" car on the other hand does a very good job of impersonating the original. Now *that* is retro muscle, and no other modern car can even touch that level of retro styling, IMO of course
Think about how cool it would be if Chrysler used a '68 Charger body, or maybe an AAR Barracuda body, as the initial design templates for a new car body. Then they could really brag about a thoroughbred muscle car true to its heritage! That thought should make the '06 Charger go crawl under a rock and never come out.
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RE: New Charger (& 300C too)
CMON NOW.
DO WE REALLY HAVE TO BE THIS PICKY????
AFTER THE 80S AND 90S,THE PRICE OF GAS,CHRYSLERS NEAR
BRUSH WITH DEATH,THEN YEARS OF UNINSPIRING AND SOMETIMES
REBADGED 4 BANGERS,NOW WE HAVE 5.7 AND 6.1 HEMI POWER
AND LOTSA INTERESTING PLATFORMS. WOULD YOU BE HAPPIER IF DCX WAS MAKING AVEOS{YUK YUK YUK) OR SOME SUCH?
SURE SOME DONT LIKE THIS OR NITPICK THAT BUT YUO KNOW AS WELL AS I DO CUSTOMER AND PUBLIC RESPONSE WILL SEE STYLES CHANGE AND NEW THINGS TRIED. BE PATIENT
MERRY XMAS EVERYONE
DO WE REALLY HAVE TO BE THIS PICKY????
AFTER THE 80S AND 90S,THE PRICE OF GAS,CHRYSLERS NEAR
BRUSH WITH DEATH,THEN YEARS OF UNINSPIRING AND SOMETIMES
REBADGED 4 BANGERS,NOW WE HAVE 5.7 AND 6.1 HEMI POWER
AND LOTSA INTERESTING PLATFORMS. WOULD YOU BE HAPPIER IF DCX WAS MAKING AVEOS{YUK YUK YUK) OR SOME SUCH?
SURE SOME DONT LIKE THIS OR NITPICK THAT BUT YUO KNOW AS WELL AS I DO CUSTOMER AND PUBLIC RESPONSE WILL SEE STYLES CHANGE AND NEW THINGS TRIED. BE PATIENT
MERRY XMAS EVERYONE
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RE: New Charger (& 300C too)
ORIGINAL: 2004HEMI/ST
CMON NOW.
DO WE REALLY HAVE TO BE THIS PICKY????
CMON NOW.
DO WE REALLY HAVE TO BE THIS PICKY????
I think the new Charger is a good looking car, it's a RWD hotrod V8 which will most definitely be a serious performance machine. The thing I'm picky about is just the fact that they slapped the Charger name onto it as an afterthought instead of saving that name for a car that was *meant* to be called Charger from the proverbial drawing board.
Slapping the Charger name onto any car will inherently raise the expectation level, so relatively speaking, that lowers the acceptance level of the new car. I bet no one would have a problem if the new car was called Intrepid (which I think it should've been called).
However, since they did choose to slap the name Charger onto it, they're stepping into sacred territory, so DCX took the proceed-at-their-own-risk approach there.
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RE: New Charger (& 300C too)
ORIGINAL: ramfan5.9
i doubt it will outrun the old one but it will out manuver it
the charger was a muscle car and thats all it was meant to be
RWD 2 door big engine
well IMO a 345cid engine isnt that big but it does make alotta power cause its a hemi
i doubt it will outrun the old one but it will out manuver it
the charger was a muscle car and thats all it was meant to be
RWD 2 door big engine
well IMO a 345cid engine isnt that big but it does make alotta power cause its a hemi
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RE: New Charger (& 300C too)
The Chief Engineer of the new Dodge Charger will be taking questions in a live chat on Thursday night 9pm ET/6pm ET. Chat with Burke Brown, Chrysler Group's Chief Engineer of the Rear-wheel-drive Platform Team, about the all-new 2006 Dodge Charger. http://www.edmunds.com/townhall/chat...hat011305.html (no registration needed for the chat)