good. im glad that they’re making this car. its a good looking car that reminds of the past but lacks the crudness of the 70’s.

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…… dude this is seriously to damn close to looking like the old 70s and late 1960 models.

What the hell is this? are they running out of ideas? Retro is kewl and all but this is exactly like the old muscle car. Maybe they intended it to be this way but I would rather have an evolutionary design than this model.

Its a nice looking car. Not a threat to Ford with its own Mustang. Cuz I read few articles recently that Dodge will only build like 20 to 30 thousand of them with only one big Hemi engine.

Chevy Camaro SUCKS!!!! LAME-ASS style!!

Live long the Mustang!!!
Buy Ford only!! GM SUCKS and peeps who drive GM suck too!!!

definatly count me in…

its about time…..to the guy above…too bad you believe everything you read, dodge hasnt said what they are going to as far as production and if they offer the challenger in 4.0v6, 4.7v8, 5.7v8 and 6.1/6.4v8 then the rustang will have its doors blown off…..the gt500 would have nothing on a challenger with the 6.4. cant wait to see the final production model.

what engines are going in this? the 6.1l Hemi? it doesn have the horsepower to compete witht e GT500 and Camaro if the put the Z06 engine in it…maybe a viper power car?

Have the AMG 6.2 ltr with 515 BHP.

next viper will have to be a sophisticated eurostyle machine (rebodied SL?) to generate a significant sales increase or it will be dropped

if they can bring this to fruition by 08 i see no reason why gm cant do the same with the camaro.

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I rather like it!

it’s rather good looking!

Huh? I thought the Fit was go.

the fit is slow, yay for the challenger.

I stand corrected, the fit is slow.

IRS, mystique of the Hemi, beautiful lines of the original…I do, I do, I DO believe in Santa Claus.

With the solid rear axle the Mustang is a donkey, and the Camero concept appeals but I’m affraid the look will age rapidly like the new Mustang already has for me.

this car feels strangely out of date from the first time i saw it, because its just a copy of the original.

Will it come with white vinyl bench seats? And a padded vinyl top?

I will be the irst in line to buy a 6.1 SRT with a stick.

how will you afford to gas it paul D.

I thought Dodge was also going to announce something else today.

Why does it matter if it looks like an early model Challenger? Most people are not hating on Rolls or Bentley or Porsche….Or VW or MINI or Toyota. Haters of original design inspired cars…should better qualify their thoughts first. If they just named the Challenger something else would that make you feel better? Bottom line….dont like= Dont buy. like it buy it.

MAMA! …..Break the piggy bank!!!

HELL YEAH! I am so ready to pick up where I left off at the “OLD SCHOOL DRAGZ!!!!, I am so stoked! ….. To step on the gas, will make me so happy creating some new memories in America. WOW, now I can go enjoy Racing in the Streets the way Bruce Springsteen potrays it in the song he wrote years ago. This is huge in my eyes, I am grateful that Daimler Chrysler is back in the muscle car business. “KEGS AT MY HOUSE T’NITE” (sorry no Tuners, Rice Eaters and , Porsches ( drop off the girlz though)

I’d rather to buy a VW Golf GTI

V’duv Kux Klan… are you kidding me?

Didnt the charger have 2 doors and the challenger have 4…..what about the caliber srt taking place of the neon srt..way dumb!..Dodge is sooo stupid..I wouldnt buy water for my dog from them!!

They both (charger & challenger)had two doors but was aim at different buyers as the challenger was smaller.

GET SAVED needs to GET SOME FACTS in his brain, challenger was never a 4 door. dodge isn’t stupid, chevy and ford are, there the ones going bankrupt!

Scratch the last bit, it wasn’t the Coronet, (although it may have been, someone tell me) Its the 1960 Dodge 4 Door sedan, unfortunatly, ugly, but not a muscle car i am now officially exsonerated from all blame if i was incorrect (the top bits still right, the bit bowt muscle car styling)

Nobody builds a 2008 model in calender year 2008. It will be a 2009.

YEE HA!!!! you know somethin da good old boys are back in town! I’m a gunna sell Daisy ta get me one! Hell boys dis is da best news since dem 8 track players came out.But guys lets NOT do the dang HORNET thing looks like some dang RICE BURNER YUCK…

Porsche,Enzo Ugly Haha As Far As This Thing Go’s Uck The Thing About Rolls Toyota Gm Mustang Is They Are Good Retro Cars This Is Bad Retro A Mere Carbon Copy

That’s the best looking car GM has come out with in a long time. I still wouldn’t buy it though.

Mopar,I’ ll be one of the first to get one..maybe two when they become available.I’m an oldschool GM guy…grew up on em’…race em’…love em’.I have’nt purchased a new GM car since 87.And that was a Buick Regal I still have to this day.It’s all original with 17,000 miles on it.My daily driver is a 2005 Chevy Tahoe.Today’s GM knows NOTHING of what their consumers want out of a good looking-different from the rest- car.The new “Camaro”(if that’s what they want to call it) is a joke.It looks nothing like a 69.The Chevy Aveo(to name only one) is gayer than a gay dude. Ford has the right idea with their Mustang styling,it’s just underpowered.The whole idea of reintroducing a classic is to get it as close to the original,right?By the looks of that concept of yours,I’d have to say you’re dead on.You have listened to your consumers.WHEN YOU BUILD IT WE WILL BUY IT!!!!!

U gotta bring this to England and worldwide. Definate hit

I take back any apologies i made, the Dodge Coronet was indeed a 4 door, right as usual and not bad for a 16 year old English kid eh

#36 you call the Mustang underpowered? Sure, the V6 one maybe. But 300hp in the GT, and 500hp in the Shelby GT500 isnt enough for you?

Hey DODGE!

Welcome back South Africa! Caliber’s here now, Nitro’s coming and Hornet’s on the horizon, but Oh pleeease God, bring us the Magnum & the Challenger! It’s been way, waaay too long since we had genuine yank muscle here!

But, most importantly, WHEN THE HELL are you Americans gonna let the world have a damn RIGHT-HAND DRIVE version of the Viper eh?!?

C’mon Dodge – you’re killing us here…

Digitalzombie – the extremely similar design to the classic is aimed to please the MILLIONS of people just like myself who adore the classic look and are disgusted by the shape of the modern car. It’s not a matter of running out of ideas, it’s a matter of bringing them back. Car companies “ran out of ideas” in the 1980s.

hornet on the horizon!? dodge better not build that scion xb type p.o.s. im mad as hell that dodge even thought about it!

it is hard to please everyone.ppl didn’t like it when the new charger wasn’t designed like the original,now ppl complain when the challenger is too reto.geeze.chrysler has balls period….they come up with designs gm and ford never have or never will.

“next viper will have to be a sophisticated eurostyle machine (rebodied SL?) to generate a significant sales increase or it will be dropped”

not SL… there are a number of vehicles going to be built on the platform of the next Viper. Look for Crossfire coupe and convertible, Viper coupe and convertible, SLR, etc. Can’t wait till the ‘09 MY

Is Dodge gonna do A retro Omni or Aries? I can’t wait for those to come out. I’m standing in line waiting at my local DOdge dealership waiting for the announcement.

I HATE THIS CAR

There’s one in every crowd.

[...] Chrysler CEO says Dodge Challenger is a “Go” [...]

[...] Chrysler CEO says Dodge Challenger is a “Go” [...]

Muscle cars, typically two-doored with massive eight-cylinder engines, bring back memories of a U.S. era of cheap gas, drive-in theaters and cruising main street.

However, the Challenger comes along when $3 per gallon gasoline has the broad market increasingly looking for less thirsty compact cars.

Move comes as Big Three look to muscle cars for edge over Japanese imports.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/07/01/dodgechallenger.reut/index.html

People who buy cars like these do not care about fuel prices. Anyone who is concerned about $60.00 more per month than 3 years ago should not even be looking at a car like this. They can keep their beige 4 cylinder Camrys and their boring pathetic little lives.

#31 I agree w/ you…( yraceme #24 ), bringing back the the Challenger is a little more than just Pressed sheetmetal, Plastic, and some Tires. This is about some “Good Fun” w/ the hard earn money that we are work for. I like the feeling I get when I drive my ‘99 Viper ACR now. Gas, I pay just like everyone else, oh…and if the negative people do not like the design, price, or just do not care for it , GO TO ANOTHER FORUM. It is just about me and my fun. Disagree, but at least drive the car first, I am sure you will pee in your pants from the sh*t eating grin on yer face.
“LIVE ON BO DUKE”- yraceme.

CORRECTION: #33, I agree w/ you
-yraceme

this is the best-looking car i`ve ever seen, my second favourite is the lamborghinii gallardo, i`m glad they`re gonna produce it although i`m never gonna have money to buy one . finally a good prototipe goes to production. my congrats to the chrysler`s ceo who made this decision.

digital zombie (comment #2) is a moron, what he thinks it was a mistake that they made it look like this. I think this is the best car that they have come out with so far that is a throwback to the 60s and early 70s

This car will sell very well. There are going to be collectors left and right who are going to snap these up and throw them right in to storage because Chrysler has nailed this car on both the styling and nostalgia. THis car rocks, period.

Makes the Camaro look like a poorly executed fantasy…

Oh oh where’s anonymous…

Read it again guys, Dodge hasn’t had so many letters (e-mail now), on this Challenger since the Viper was a concept car. Dealers are already taking deposits… Chrysler is King of the retro niche and has been for some time, but it was the success of the Mustang that pushed this idea. And the last time Dodge did the Muscle Pony thing there were Camaro’s, Firebirds, Mustangs, Cougars, and Javlins already in the show room. They don’t have to outsell the Mustang and they won’t try to compete in the price range. They only have to get the muscle car “boomers” that haven’t already bought Mustangs. My 70 R/T Convertible Challenger is worth 20 times more than I paid for it. I’m trading in my H2 and buying what might be my last new car. (I’ll take mine in Hemi Orange or TorRed with the SRT 8 package please). Go CHALLENGER, welcome back MOPAR! And thank the “Dr. Z” for understanding how important the Muscle Car Wars were in American Automotive history!
What a 4th of July this is…… Mr. RPM

challengers gonna kill mustang, kick camaro ass

its got enough sound ta tell yo’all out there it got HEMI!

chrysler on a roll. first viper that gave ferrari lessons,300C which showed chrysler can haul ass, now challenger

First year will be offerred with two engines and tw o types of tranny…next comes the SRT….then a special TA Super-Hemi version…vert….maybe a V-6.

I have my Down Payment…already contacted Dealer to let me know when we can order…Best looking car I have seen since the 70’s….Way to go guys….Thanks

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