DaimlerChrysler showed a short promotional video during its press conference at the Geneva Motor Show yesterday, featuring a number of its popular new vehicles. Among the slew of production models was a short clip of a never-before-seen Dodge model. The car is believed to be the Dodge Avenger or Stratus, a sibling vehicle to the 2007/2008 Chrysler Sebring (see recent spy shots). The car appears to be finished, suggesting it may appear as a 2007 model. See front and rear images after the jump…
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03/01, 9:27 AM
posted by:
Madcapp
You can’t talk to me that way, I drive a Dodge Stratus.
03/01, 10:52 AM
posted by:
Wayne
baby charger
03/01, 11:19 AM
posted by:
Jerry Mahoney
I guess the name will come down to the amoundt of doors. 2 door = Avenger, 4 door = stratus. Then again the whole chargre thing
03/01, 12:21 PM
posted by:
Tony
You guys should give Allpar credit…that’s where these pics came from.
03/01, 12:39 PM
posted by:
Left Lane News
The images did not come from Allpar, they came directly from the DCX video on their media site.
Allpar is a great site, though.
03/01, 12:50 PM
posted by:
Nick
Funny that this should appear right after the post on Allpar, though.
03/01, 12:52 PM
posted by:
Left Lane News
Well, we saw the video on DCX this morning, but thought nothing if it. Then we got a tip in the inbox that there Avenger was in the video, so we took a second look.
03/01, 12:54 PM
posted by:
Angelo
LLN rocks! It’s part of my daily news intake, like the New York Times and the local paper.
03/01, 1:05 PM
posted by:
Angelo
Also, Dodge Stratus suck, as do the Chrysler Sebrings.
03/01, 1:15 PM
posted by:
Jeff
Looks like the Charger and the Magnum had a child. And Nick is an instigator.
03/01, 1:59 PM
posted by:
Mike
Nick is not an instigator. It is a fact that this was first exposed on Allpar and they were the first to post this information. Congratulations Left Lane, I no longer will be coming here for “exclusives”.
03/01, 2:25 PM
posted by:
manny
well, they never said it WAS an exclusive story… i like it… anyone know if this will be RWD like charger? because thatd be sweet for the price, which i bet would start under 20 g’s…
03/01, 2:27 PM
posted by:
Misha
Looks like the front of a Caliber with a Charger rear. Hopefully they’ll drop a HEMI into it. And hopefully they will they’ll steal sales from the Camry and Accord.
03/01, 3:18 PM
posted by:
Nick
How am I an instigator?
03/01, 3:43 PM
posted by:
Left Lane News
Where on Allpar was this story? There’s only one post from today and it doesn’t seem related. http://www.allpar.com/news/
03/01, 7:34 PM
posted by:
Nick
In the News and Rumors forum.
03/02, 1:51 AM
posted by:
HC_Earwicker
Here is a link to the AllPar story
http://www.allpar.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=73480
It was posted on the February 28th – your story was posted on the 1st of March.
– HCE
05/05, 5:26 AM
posted by:
Sean
It will never be as sexy as the 1995-2000 Dodge Avenger. And it’s only slightly less boxy than the Rally-style concept they tried to shove down our throats in 2003.
I miss aerodynamic cars. Seriously.
Why the hell even release it if it looks JUST like the Charger and the Caliber?
05/30, 8:34 PM
posted by:
M
I MISS AERODYNAMIC CARS TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
06/18, 10:48 PM
posted by:
Duane Neal
Have a 96 Avenger, love it. Glad they’re bringing the “Avenger” back even though it’s totally different. I like the sports coupe better. Was never crazy about the name Stratus – a car named after a cloud isn’t manly enough.
08/14, 9:59 PM
posted by:
Jerry Mahoney
it better be two door.
I have a 2000 Avenger and it rocks. Making the avenger a sebring rebadge is no good.
08/14, 10:20 PM
posted by:
Joey D
Seeing Dodge’s record they are going to make a decent car, the old Avenger, a pile of crap. Doesn’t surprise me though, DCX’s track record shows making good things come out like crap.
08/15, 1:11 PM
posted by:
Penny Tentiary
What was the Plymouth version of the old avenger called? I seriously think there is great brand equity in the PLymouth name and DCx should bring it back
08/20, 8:56 AM
posted by:
gil
i had a 99 sebring, 2003 stratus 4dr and a 05 stratus coupe. the question is why dodge is making the same version of its cars but in different sizes?