Challenger Convertible in the works?
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02-07-2008, 05:54 PM
Challenger Convertible in the works?
Surprise! Dodge Challenger convertible plannedPosted Feb 7th 2008 2:59PM by Damon Lavrinc
Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Coupes, Dodge
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During yesterday's unveiling of the Dodge Challenger, Chrysler's Vice Chairman, Jim Press, confirmed what we've already known; that Dodge expects to sell between 20,000 and 30,000 Challengers a year once production goes full-bore. All 6,400 Collectors Edition SRT8 models due to hit dealers this spring have been sold and there's a waiting list for the 2009 models. Naturally, more variants will be available next year with less powerful engines and a convertible version is supposedly in the works.
According to the Freep, Press expounded on the Challenger's virtues, saying that the SRT8 has a higher top speed (170 mph) than BMW's M5. Kind of a misnomer considering that the M5's speed limiter keeps the BMW sedan below 155 mph – unleashed, it has the potential of doing 205 mph. The Freep also quoted Press as saying that the Challenger has more torque than the Porsche 911 Turbo. Ummm... no. The 6.1-liter Hemi V8 produces 420 lb.-ft. of twist compared to the 911 Turbo's 460 lb.-ft. Maybe he was misquoted (he meant or said 911, not Turbo?), since his next line gave us pause. "When you sit inside, it makes you feel younger and richer than you are." Younger? Maybe. Richer? Not quite Mr. Press. We've seen the interior and it's hardly what you'd call luxurious, let alone exciting.
[Source: Detroit Free Press]
Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Coupes, Dodge
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Dodge Challenger.
During yesterday's unveiling of the Dodge Challenger, Chrysler's Vice Chairman, Jim Press, confirmed what we've already known; that Dodge expects to sell between 20,000 and 30,000 Challengers a year once production goes full-bore. All 6,400 Collectors Edition SRT8 models due to hit dealers this spring have been sold and there's a waiting list for the 2009 models. Naturally, more variants will be available next year with less powerful engines and a convertible version is supposedly in the works.
According to the Freep, Press expounded on the Challenger's virtues, saying that the SRT8 has a higher top speed (170 mph) than BMW's M5. Kind of a misnomer considering that the M5's speed limiter keeps the BMW sedan below 155 mph – unleashed, it has the potential of doing 205 mph. The Freep also quoted Press as saying that the Challenger has more torque than the Porsche 911 Turbo. Ummm... no. The 6.1-liter Hemi V8 produces 420 lb.-ft. of twist compared to the 911 Turbo's 460 lb.-ft. Maybe he was misquoted (he meant or said 911, not Turbo?), since his next line gave us pause. "When you sit inside, it makes you feel younger and richer than you are." Younger? Maybe. Richer? Not quite Mr. Press. We've seen the interior and it's hardly what you'd call luxurious, let alone exciting.
[Source: Detroit Free Press]
#2
02-07-2008, 06:16 PM
RE: Challenger Convertible in the works?
i thought that a cerberus person announced that there would be no soft top....
i hope that they feed the demand, otherwise, they might as well not bother...ford makes/sells more than 5 times the number of mustangs than they are talking about producing of challeners...i want one, but im not going to wait in line until 2011 while middle aged coors light drinkers who dont have the ***** to drive the car buy them to put in garages and drive 100 miles a year.
i hope that they feed the demand, otherwise, they might as well not bother...ford makes/sells more than 5 times the number of mustangs than they are talking about producing of challeners...i want one, but im not going to wait in line until 2011 while middle aged coors light drinkers who dont have the ***** to drive the car buy them to put in garages and drive 100 miles a year.
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