Dodge Challenger is back

[Scorps]

Saw these on another site had to post them

link

Concept drawing:


Spycam Pics:

[Cynthetiq]

nice.... like to see it in person...

i just hope no one makes it into a Dukes of Hazzard vehicle...

[Scorps]

Originally Posted by Cynthetiq

nice.... like to see it in person...

i just hope no one makes it into a Dukes of Hazzard vehicle...

Oh you can count on someone doing that...and it will be a Rides Episode

[BigTruck1956]

nice. they even got the grille right this time.

[Mitzkrieg]

oh my that looks sweet on the outside. hope the inside is as good. damn, i'm almost ready to shoot a load in anticipation.

[JStrider]

Originally Posted by Cynthetiq

i just hope no one makes it into a Dukes of Hazzard vehicle...

its already the right color...

i think it looks pretty cool... i'd definently drive it

[cj2112]

I just hope it's a rwd V*, how sad would that be if it were a V6 fwd.

[theguyondacouch]

sweet, the headlights and grill are perfect.

[splck]

Originally Posted by cj2112

I just hope it's a rwd V*, how sad would that be if it were a V6 fwd.

I'm sure they'll offer the v6 version, but I would think their new hemi would be a nice fit for most people.

/likes old dodge
//not a big fan of the new stuff

[cyrnel]

Wouldn't be much point without a hemi or V10.

I like everything but the tail. Looks like a big lump of plastic & foam, which I'm sure it is.

[IanSturgill]

I really love that grill, have you seen the new Cuda concept, due out in late 2009 last time I saw it. Looked fuckin' Killer.

[jwoody]

I think they got it completely wrong.

What people (me, anyway - tell me if you agree) would like to see is a car that looks exactly like the original with modern performance and reliability.

[THGL]

I think it's just a show car instead of a pre-production vehicle.

If you look at the tail end of the car, there's not 3rd brakelight (not that I can see) and the trunk lid looks like it doesn't include any of the brakelight panel (for erogonomics, the trunk lid would cut down to the rear bumper so the lift-over height isn't so high).

If that is a production vehicle, expect to see a v6 version.

[RotEx]

the dukes of hazzard car was a CHARGER... not a challenger, the challenger was what Daisy had before DIXIE

[MSD]

Originally Posted by RotEx

the dukes of hazzard car was a CHARGER... not a challenger, the challenger was what Daisy had before DIXIE

Relax, they just siad that because it's orange. We know it was a Charger

[Scorps]

Originally Posted by cj2112

I just hope it's a rwd V*, how sad would that be if it were a V6 fwd.

I don't think anyone is dumb enough to mess up a classic, but your never know(they did get the charger right)

[Jimellow]

Originally Posted by jwoody

I think they got it completely wrong.

What people (me, anyway - tell me if you agree) would like to see is a car that looks exactly like the original with modern performance and reliability.

Reliability? In a Dodge? Surely you jest!

The car looks alright, but all these new Dodge cars look way too similiar IMO.

[Scorps]

Originally Posted by Jimellow

Reliability? In a Dodge? Surely you jest!

The car looks alright, but all these new Dodge cars look way too similiar IMO.

The grills do, but I believe every car handles different!

[Krycheck]

Originally Posted by cj2112

I just hope it's a rwd V*, how sad would that be if it were a V6 fwd.

It will be built on the Dodge Magnum/Chrysler 300 platform so it will be a rwd. And I'm sure there will be a V6 option. Chrysler is aiming at the Ford Mustang and filling the void GM left when it discontinued the Camero.

Honestly I think it looks true to the original unlike the Charger. Nice to see a Dodge without the oversize crosshairs grille.

[Scorps]

Originally Posted by Krycheck

It will be built on the Dodge Magnum/Chrysler 300 platform so it will be a rwd. And I'm sure there will be a V6 option. Chrysler is aiming at the Ford Mustang and filling the void GM left when it discontinued the Camero.

Honestly I think it looks true to the original unlike the Charger. Nice to see a Dodge without the oversize crosshairs grille.

The Camaro is coming back....just so you know

[Craven Morehead]

I really like this car. I hope Diamler Chrysler stays true to the concept. The Charger is a total joke. It may be a fine car as it is, but it is no Charger. 4 doors? Never.

I'd consider this car. Hemi or not. Too bad Plymouth is toast or we might have seen the Barracuda.

[Lestat]

Very nice... I'm not too crazy about the front end though...

[Scorps]

Originally Posted by Craven Morehead

I'd consider this car. Hemi or not. Too bad Plymouth is toast or we might have seen the Barracuda.

You never know the Cuda may make a come back.

[billege]

I'm afraid I can't post the pictures, but here's the text and link to the story.

2006 Challenger Concept

After numerous rumors and leaks, DaimlerChrysler today officially announced the new Dodge Challenger Concept, on display this week at the Detroit auto show. The car features a 425 horsepower 6.1L Hemi, capable of propelling the car to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds, and through the quarter mile in 13. Top speed is 174 mph. “Challenger draws upon the initial 1970 model as the icon of the series,” said Tom Tremont, Vice-President of Advanced Vehicle Design at Dodge. “The 1970 model is the most sought after by collectors. But instead of merely recreating that car, the designers endeavored to build a Challenger most people see in their mind’s eye-a vehicle without the imperfections like the old car’s tucked-under wheels, long front overhang and imperfect fits,” he said. “As with all pleasurable memories, you remember the good and screen out the bad.” (Be sure to stay tuned to Leftlane News Sunday and Monday for the latest news from the Detroit auto show).

Getting the right proportions was critical, according to Micheal Castiglione, principal exterior designer. The Challenger concept sits on a 116-inch wheelbase, 6-inches longer than the original. But its width is 2-inches greater, giving the car a more aggressive stance. Thanks to its increased cabin length, the new Challenger is a true four-seater with plenty of rear room, according to the carmaker.

“We wanted to stay pure,” said Castiglione, “with simple, minimal line work, but with everything just right.”

The five-spoke chrome wheels — 20-inch in the front and 21-inch in the rear — are set flush with the bodyside, giving the car a muscular stance. The signature side view “thrust” accent line is higher up on the body, running horizontal through the fender and door and kicking up just forward of the rear wheel.

Bumpers are smooth, body-color, and flush with the body. “This is something we would have loved to do on the original Challenger,” said Jeff Godshall, “but the technology just wasn’t there.” With the Challenger concept, however, the Pacifica Studio designers were able to realize “what we wanted in our perfect world.”

All glass is set flush with the body without moldings, another touch the original designers could only wish for. The car also has no B-pillar.

Although the flat seats of the original Challenger didn’t offer much support for aggressive cornering, the front seats in the Challenger concept car boast hefty bolsters much like those found on Dodge’s famed SRT series cars.

With its thick, easy-grip rim, circular hub and pierced silver spokes, the leather-wrapped steering wheel evokes the original car’s “Tuff” wheel, as does the steering column “ribbing.” The floor console, its center surface tipped toward the driver, is fitted with a proper “pistol grip” shifter shaped just right to master the quick, crisp shifts possible with the six-speed manual “tranny.”

“We designed the in-your-face gauge holes to appear as if you are looking down into the engine cylinders with the head off,” relates Barrington. These are flanked outboard by a larger circular “gauge” that is actually a computer, allowing the driver to determine top overall speed, quarter-mile time and speed, and top speed for each of the gears.


The hood reprises the original Challenger “performance hood” and its twin diagonal scoops, now with functional butterfly-valve intakes. Designed to showcase the modern techniques used in fabricating the car, what look like painted racing stripes are actually the exposed carbon fiber of the hood material.

I think it's a neat looking car. I also think it's pretty sad that Detroit, like Hollywood, seems to have run out of original ideas. A cool car will always be a cool car, but a remake of a cool car will just seem...like a remake of a cool car. Why does the new one have to reach back for cred' instead of standing on it's own? It'd be better to have a clear vision of what kind of cars your automaker will make, then get down to making them the best you possibley can. Build a brand and stick to it. Gimmicks will never make one successful in the long term.

[laconic1]

Originally Posted by billege

I think it's a neat looking car. I also think it's pretty sad that Detroit, like Hollywood, seems to have run out of original ideas. A cool car will always be a cool car, but a remake of a cool car will just seem...like a remake of a cool car.

I agree wholeheartedly. The new Mustang, this Challenger and Chevy's new Camaro which is supposed to be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show this month all look pretty good, but they are still just pretenders of the original.

[DDDDave]

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[Tech]

i wish they would have given us the shaker hood! maybe even just as an option, but that style hood NEVER sexed me up, not on the original and not now.

[hemiram57]

Looks great, hope they keep the price reasonable. I like that hood on the concept car, but wasn't a big fan of it on the origonal. Sign me up for one.

[Scorps]

I need to see that in a different colour...orange is ugly on a muscle car.

[uncrtn]

new cars are ugly no wonder they are going back to the old school

[nick9871]

I like it. I think these american muscle car re-makes; mustang, charger, magnum etc are going to save the american car companies. That and designing smaller more efficient suv's

[Scorps]

Originally Posted by nick9871

I like it. I think these american muscle car re-makes; mustang, charger, magnum etc are going to save the american car companies. That and designing smaller more efficient suv's

Well i think GM has started to do the SUV thing with the H3 but thats a whole other thread....