ITS ABOUT TIME, DODGE NEEDS TO GET THIS INTO PRODUCTION SO I CAN BUY ONE….I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE A GREAT SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I bought a 1970 Challenger in 1969. Plum Crazy! Black roof and interior. The car was a beauty but also a lemon. I guess that happens to first runs but I was sooo disappointed with it. I owned it for four months and it was in the dealer’s service shop for three. They finally told me to pick out any car on the lot for a swap and I took a SuperBee…4-speed..positraction..8-track player..woodgrain dash..very nice car. I kept it for years and gave it to my brother.

To keep a short story long, my son sent me the email attachment about the new Challenger Concept and I absolutely love it!! I just hope I can afford it when its in production because I really loved the original when it was running. Thanks for reading my thoughts.

Respectfully,

Donna Wallman

Now all they have to do is re-release an amped up Hemi ‘Cuda in Green or Plum Crazy. That’s the car I want ‘)

I Must have one of these, even if I have to pimp out my wife to get it!!!

I like the old one better. This is ghey. They should black out the grey on the grill and add light covers.

What a great vehicle this is going to be. Everyone I know is excited about this car.

If you’re interested in the Challenger concept, check out http://www.challengertalk.com

This is what I wanted the new Charger to be like when it came out. Take this from concept to reality quickly.

I had an 1970 challenger and thoroughly enjoyed it. It had a 318 which was an excellent engine, but the Hemi sounds great

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This is a step in the right direction for Mother Mopar. The only thing I could ask for, but will never see on this car is a solid rear axle, but that is just the drag racer in me. I would also like to see a stripped down hi-po version made available….no traction control, none of that stability program crap….sort of an base model with big HP.

I’m in. I’m buying.

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It’s about time!! They should have released this instead of that gawd awful 4-door Charger that I wouldn’t even own for free. If this car isn’t priced out of reach I WILL be owning one.

I owned a 1970 Challenger with a 426 Hemi and I loved that car. It was a real performer but I bet this new car will be much more efficient and it will probably handle much better too. I love this new car and like Donnie said above; ” If this car isn’t priced out of reach I WILL be owning one!!” We will see…..

Im buying it. Nuff said.

Well this gas guzzler should make the terrorists happy! Way to go Detroit, always doing things backwards!

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I shall be selling my wife and children and if needs be a kidney and a liimb or two (that’ll be the auto for me then)… can’t wait fo it to hit the pot holed, slated and grossly unmaintained roads of the UK!

I own an original 1970 RT/SE and have been waiting for Dodge to do a new Challenger with the flavor of the original. They hit a home run right out of the gate. I can’t wait to buy one!

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much better than the charger!

pigasaurus hyperconsumptus. grow up this thing sucks our soldiers blood.

I love the old muscle cars, but this has to be one of the supidest cars Detroit has made, other than the Hummer. Gas is skyrocketing and Detroit makes a muscle car, when they should be making something that sips fuel.
The House of Saud and the terrorists love Detroit..

any chance of some high res shots - wallpaper sized - what a gorgeous looking machine

The interesting bit is that the designer is a Camaro fan/owner. This looks better and more like the classic Camaro then does the new retro Camaro design!

this is a high class car that would make a corvette look like a matchbox car.

my brother is gay and he likes this car so it would be an awsome car.

[...] The new Challenger, which looks to overtake the Charger in the badass department made its first appearance at the Detroit auto show. Very retro. Very Duke boys. [...]

WOW!!!

Where do I sign up?!?!

Had a 71, but I’m a MUCH better driver NOW!!

Had a’73 charger. loved the large size. And the steering. Drove it up to Alaska. And all over cali and the south west. thist new car looks sweet. I need a test drive. I heart the highway.

Exactly what we need! Another gaz-guzzler!!!

Hmmm… let’s send some more soldiers to Iraq in return for filled bodybags. So we can all enjoy our way too big cars and our polluted environment! Go America!!!

It’s about time for a car like this. Putting a hemi in an old persons car was a horrible idea. By the way I am an old person.

Had a 70 Super Bee w/383 magnum, really fast, lots of fun. Got to have one of these when they come out.
Have a 99 Dakota R/T 5.9 now, would love to have the new Challenger parked beside it!!

chase is gay

To all you nattering naysaying nabobs: Get a life!
As an ASE certified Master Auto tech, I can tell you with
authority and knowledge that though this (and other) Detroit cars are high-performance, that DOES NOT mean they suck gas like their 1970’s bretheren, as you yahoos
infer! With good driving habits and the current engine
technology such as Displacement-on-Demand, fuel consumption remains low for V8 engines in these applications, so if you don’t like the styling, okay, I can hang with that, but stop shooting your mouth off about fuel consumption when you obviously know nothing about it!!!

They should (and I WISH they would) re-create all the great cars of the muscle era - why stop at this?! All the cars today look the same. I haven’t bought a new car since the ‘87 Monte Carlo SS I had, and it got stolen because it was so gorgeous. If (when) this comes out, and sells like it will - maybe the auto makers will realize that people really appreciate and long for the comeback of these REAL, truly classic cars again.

I love it, I own a 71 440 and this is what I have been waiting for dodge to do for years sign me up! all of you babies crying about gas milage can kiss my ass as you do not know anything about the new cars and the displacment on demand the tech was talking about above, so shut up and go find a tree to hug and stay off the roads you electric car driving maniacs.

MY HUSBAND BOUGHT A NEW DODGE CORONET IN 1968 IT WAS THE COOLEST CAR AROUND,PLUM CRAZY IN COLOR,BUT A LEMON. ON THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE SHOW ROOM HE HAD TO STOP ‘THREE TIMES TO PICK UP PARTS THAT HE HEARD FALL OFF THE CAR ONTO THE GROUND. SO FUNNY. IT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP A FEW TIMES UNTILL EVERYTHING WAS TIGHTENED UP.

Well what more can be said other than, Chrysler/Dodge has done what they are so good at once again, blown GM and Ford off the map with another automotive icon that will sell as good or if not better than their other cars have. The true muscle car aficiandos can identify with, understand and appreciate a car of this caliber. For all you nay sayers, get a life! you obviously don’t have a clue or have any kind of appreciation for classic cars and what they represent. The numbers don’t lie, Ford and GM suffered a total combined loss of 6.2 billion in the last 9 months deep in the red, are closing factories and laying off workers, while Chryslers sales are up 4% over last year, that’s on the positive side and in the black! I’m a true muscle car fan who owns a classic Mopar muscle car and I know that this new Challenger will have to be the next car that I buy.

This is one great looking car. Get Detroit in gear and build a few of these and blow the eurogermriceislanders away once and for all! ps. Install a six pack cup holder!

I love it! The new Challenger has outstyled the new Mustang and looks better than the new Camaro. The only thing that needs to be changed is the instrument cluster on the dashboard–it needs to be bigger so that it’s easier to read. With 425 Horses and a stunning look, I think I might be switching back to Daimler-Chrysler. I hope the Challenger is put into production and that the exterior looks exactly like the concept. I would have returned to Daimler Chrysler sooner had they kept the original concept design for the Charger. I hope they don’t get stupid by making the Challenger look big and bulky like the Charger. It’s good to see the Big Three fighting to see who can produce the best American Muscle Car. MAC

I have a `70 and `71 challenger. I had hoped to be first in line if ever there was a re-release of the challenger. I can see that the line is going to be a long one.The good news is, I have three years to find some one to give me an ungoddly amount of money for one of my Challengers, and then I can buy this one.
Though I still like chrome bumpers

I have loved challengers all my life,I hope you will produce this car maybe I can buy a new one if it sky high

Owned a total of 4 Challengers in my youth (’70, ‘71 R/T, 2 ’73s) Also a 69 Charger R/T w/440.
I’m absolutely drooling over this, and wild ass guess’ on a ticket price?

Where do I sign up - THIS CAR I must have!!!!!!!!!

# 29 go and live a little and hug some more trees while u are at it.

41/Dave,

Order two and sell one when you they finally come in. Some impatient bastard will happily pay you double, giving you a free ride.

i like the challenger but you confederates are homos

How many of the tree huggers out there drive suv’s?
What hypocrits. If you want to complain about fuel usage, start riding your bicycle to the Starbucks that is only 4 blocks away instead of driving your Excursion.
Better yet, WALK.

My heart skipped a beat when I saw the new Challenger in the paper this morning. Had 3 of them as a kid. Always wondered if they would build an updated version. I’m in!
I’ll buy!!

AWESOME CAR!!! DODGE WILL SELL A MILLION OF THEM!

if dodge builds it ,we will buy!!!!!!!

Sweeeeet!

I love this car. They better bring this car out ill so buy one and i hop its out before 2009. I dont care how much it is this cars the sweets car ever. U guys better make them.

This soldiers going to be standing in line to order one as soon as they announce production… regardless of the MPG or price. Sure beats a gold watch for retirement.

The technical features are great but the 70 looked a lot better. They shouldn’t have messed with the lines - they were perfect. Raising the side line was a huge mistake - it doesn’t have that “look” now. Any purist who owned a 70 knows what I mean. There’s a reason why the 70 is the most sought after challenger….. I will say that the 70 did not handle like I know the new one will - but then a Ugo probably handles better than the 70 did. The 70 needed front end enhancements like rack & pininion steering, massive disc brakes, a fat steering wheel, better weight distribution, radial tires, wrap-around seats, and some no-rattle doors if you know what I mean, but otherwise the 70 was perfect and they should not mess with perfection. I think they’re blowing a great opportunity.

Joe Mo

Awesome car. I have two 1970 challengers, I hope a third 2008! I’m totally buyings one of these!

Are we going to really see this baby in the show room or is this another tease? It would be nice to see it with the old HEMI tail stickers, and shaker sticker under the hood? (Sort of like the cuda had)

The new Charger made me yawn. The new GTO made me laugh. The latest Mustang at least got my attention. This one is what I have wanted ever since I graduated in 1970. I couldn’t afford it then. Can now.

this car is cool!!!! I hope they don’t wait too long to put it out. the sooner the better. as for the comments about our troops dying…..yeah, I’ll be dying to get my hands on one. unless you’re going to pick up a rifle and fight the war on terror, just sit home and shut up, and thank the rest of us for the job we do.

Wow! I absolutely love it! Just saw the Camaro concept car and love that too, but would take the Challenger over it any day! I always wanted to go back and fix up a Classic like I did 20 odd years ago;) but wanted the latest technology. What a trade off! LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT. Way to go guys!

Finally a real car is back it is about time for something a bit more muscular

My friends and I set up 1970’s era muscle cars for road racing, and the stock Challengers and Cudas shortfall was handling. With their wider track, however, it took very little suspension work to make them a blast to throw into corners, and the end result was more predictable handling than the Mustangs, Camaros and (ugh) Javelins. The new Challenger increases the track and wheelbase, and has an obviously lower center of gravity and roll-center than the original. The pictures show the engine set much lower and further back in the engine bay as well. This is a ground-up design that surpasses the Charger’s reconfiguration from an Australian “saloon car” designed for a smaller engine. With two or three engine options from the Chrysler line-up, this new platform should privide a good combination of performance and reasonable fuel consumption rates. This particularly when coupled with the new line of overdrive transmissions which provide acceleration ratios with economy cruising.
P.S. Donna W. who drove a four speed Super Bee - You are a catch! My wife only drives a clutch, and she was harder to find than a 440-SixPack.

This car I would buy. Are there any other stats like curb weight, HP to pound ratio, transmission options (6 speed?), gearing, etc.

This not only is an excellent looking car it could have a tremendous aftermarket potential to get the 0-60 in the 3s.

Jack Galyean

HELLLLL YES Dodge you better produce this!! I already started a savings account so I’ll be ready to buy one.The kids will have to understand,LOL!! My older brother had the 383 Green Cuda back in the day. We use to cruise around our small town. Some of the best times of my life. Build, Build, Build!!!

The challenger rules!! I had a ‘73 with the 340. The sooner Dodge comes out with this the better. All hail MOPAR!!

I WILL OWN ONE OF THE THESE!!!!!!!
DIAMLERCHRYSLER YOU WANT MONSTER SALES, BRING BACK THE HEMI CUDA!!!!!!I’LL OWN ONE OF THOSE ALSO!!!!!!!!

THE CHALLENGER IS AWSOME, BUT YOU HAVE TO ADD THE HOOD PINS AND GO-WING BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OLD SCHOOL!!!

Good Grief!!!

Another gas guzzlet??!!!

this car is so cool looking.i want to buy one just to put a spanking on those new mustangs just like this car did to them back in the day when i was a kid.my grandmother bought a new charger RT in 1971- i allways wished she still had it so i could cruze the beach. i could get moore a$$ than a toiltte seat w/ this car.thanhs 4 reading.keep the ruber side down– jason in fla…………….

Good bye 401K! Always had Roadrunners/GTX’s, untill the children came. Chrysler, keep your word and build it! We will come in droves! Can you say “MOPAR RULES!!!!!”

FINALLY, a GOOD retro muscle car! This is the way a modern muscle car should look! Ford had the right idea with the Mustang, but the Challenger blows it away!! Good job Chrysler…now build it already!!

sweet ride

How many more Arabs do we need to kill to make this car’s fuel afordable into the near future?

The car is awesome; I would add some graphics, rear wing, maybe have the wheels look slightly more like the 70’s, etc. I may not be the first in line, but very close to the front. I have the garage stall open and waiting!

hEY I THINK THIS IS A GREAT CAR.THIS THE BEST CAR EVER.MY FRIEND IS A GREAT FAN OF CARS.WELL BYE THIS THE BEST CAR EVER BYE

RICHARD

this is a beauty,way to go on this one.when can i buy one.

this is absolutely the greatest car ever!!!

I definitely like the look of the Dodge Challenger. Who ever came up with the idea of the look I congratulate that individual. There needs to be more cars with those kinds of looks because now a days, the looks are so boring and they all look alike. For example the new GTO looks like a Grand Prix, but with more performance. To me they killed the GTO with those looks that it has now in no way does it relate to it’s past history just the name. I definitely hope that it is not to expensive because I am interested in purchasing the new Dodge Challenger. Keep the looks don’t change a thing, thier awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great car!!! I hope they will make it in Plum crazy purple. I’ve been waiting for Mopar to make something like this for a long time. Hope to put one in my garage.

About time they made up for what they did to the Charger! They stayed true to the original and I so want one of these!!!

I love it but the 1970 challenger grill had a no cross piece in the center. The grill is what made the ‘70 different from the rest.

While i’ll certainly buy one of the new Challengers if Chysler decides to make them avaliable to the public, I just hate to see the big three grasp at strawes with the retro vehicheles. All of these retro rides including the new Challenger display some of the most innovative designes and production features, it makes me wonder why these approches are not applied to all new vehichles built here in America. It’s sad to see Ford and GM produce all the import copy cars. I say let Japan, China and Korea build their own designs. Lucky for Chrysler fans our guys are building the best and most innovative automobiles on the American market. And in my view some of the most beautiful cars and trucks in the world.

It’s been a long time coming, which means it’s time to bring out my 1971 challenger convertable. Hopefully the picture that I’m looking at is orange and black. And if your not too greedy, I’ll probably be one of the first in line. If you made it the size of the Pinto you ruined the concept. Remember wider is better. Also maybe you could steer me in the right direction, I am looking for the grill for my car.
Thank you and good luck.
PS. It’s a damn good idea.

Even I’m a Pontiac guy, this concept car has succeeded in invigorating the “musclecar” concept originated in the 60s and outshines the styling on the reintroduced GTO. Good effort.

damn i have to sell all my possetions to get that car

THIS IS hot looking car almost remind me of the cuda in the fast and the furious ILL TAKE TWO ONE IN BLUE AND ONE IN ORANGE IT ALSO KIND REMINDS ME OF A OLDER COMERO OR FIRE BIRD BUT THATS AN INSULT WE MOPWER FANS CAN STILL WHIPEM.

Car looks great. I will buy one if a convertible is available. My wife has wanted a convertible Corvette but I will wait for the Challenger. All of this for half the money? No contest.

I have been a chevy man my entire life. I have always hated the Fords and never even considered a Dodge. This is to the Chyrsler Management, if you give the Challenger the green light for production, you’ve got a new customer….. I’m on board!