New Concept Car Dodge Challenger
Blogs, vehicle sites, and car sites, and automobile have been hyping up the postulate Dodge Challenger to the point at which you would think the auto is nearly prepared to roll off a DCX production line. To claim that the prototype is being well received is an understatement — quite honestly if the Challenger was available for sale today the list would be many months long. Such is the demand for a retro automobile that takes its styling cues right from the ‘71 Challenger.
As it now stands, the car will be built as DaimlerChrysler has given its blessing to the new Challenger. Still, the Challenger is more than 3 years from being manufactured as it is likely to be released a little time during 2009 as a 2010 model. Yes, the wait will be hard for many, but if the hype equals the performance, then the wait will definitely be worth your while.
Some people are against the whole retro vehicle revolution. Referencing that Detroit must reach back in time to make important autos is a sworn statement to the each automaker’s problems. To the contrary, I suspect the many revived models now being planned or already on our streets is a clear affidavit to Detroit eventually listening to its customers: we need vehicles that are uniquely styled and we would like them to perform precisely the way you will say they’ll perform. No fake hood scoops, no heralded model name slapped on a vehicle that pales compared to the first. No, we do not need you to build the original model we need you to build the original model better. Take the styling cues and run with them and incorporate modern technology to improve on the original design. That is all we ask.
So, just what can fans expect when they take delivery of their Challenger? Well, like I claimed the car is still in the planning stages, but what I have gleaned from varied sites is the following information:
Modified Platform — If you like the Mercedes based LX platform currently used to run the Chrysler three hundred, Dodge Magnum, and Dodge Charger then the LY platform will suit you too. DCX is planning to tweak the LX platform for its next generation of autos and the LY based Challenger will be one of many cars built upon it. Some have advised the LY will be the LX on steroids, whatever that means.
Did Somebody Say Hemi? — Each Mopar product of importance will have optional Hemi power and the Challenger is no exception. Expect a V6 to be standard with the optional Hemi V8 for performance versions of the car. Some have suggested that the 425 h.p. SRT 6.1L V8 will also be made available for the Challenger.
Ragtop Regalia — Chrysler asserts that the Sebring will be its only convertible offering, but that leaves Dodge dealers without a soft top vehicle to market [other than the Snake , of course]. Despite this bit of info, look for a Challenger convertible to turn up 1 or two years after the car’s debut. Heck, if DCX doesn’t want to build one then O.E.M coach builders will do the job for them. You can bet that Dodge dealers will make these agreements if DCX doesn’t.
Yes, the Challenger will not be in new automobile showrooms shortly. For those of us waiting with “baited breath” we must console ourselves with the various blogs, sites, and auto shows hyping the car. Apart from that, imagine your shiny new Challenger stopped at a traffic light with a Mustang on one side and a Camaro on the other side….
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