The public would never be able to say “oh that is a car based SUV” unless someone told them. Dodge can easily style a “trucky” CUV. Gotta remember the future holds very few real trucks and probably very few will be bought by those other than who actually need one like farmers/contractors/trailer haulers. New MPG rules (and those not yet written for past 2015) will kill the general public truck market.

While I’m definitely not against anything that’s RWD, and seeing the Avenger being RWD would be really cool, They would basically move it on the LX platform? Which is too big and heavy in my opinion.

The Avenger was never a good vehicle either, but imho is a really good name.
Dodge has had some cool names in the past. Avenger, Shadow, Daytona, etc..

The problem is I’m not at all concerned with any RWD Dodge. It’s to the point where their crappy cars as of late (ALL of their lineup, not one single exception) have just tired me. I’m tired of hearing about their plans in the “pipelines”. I’ve always thought of Dodge as the ignored child, aside from the Viper. Everything else they shared with Plymouth, who had some unique cars while Dodge didn’t. Sorry Chrysler, you played the rebadging game for far too long with Dodge, and now with nothing but mostly crap products it’s all but a lost cause.

I would be interested in the 200C, if they priced it right without cutting ANY corners.

mustangman2 is a troll. Get out of here.

Chrysler/Fiat heeds to pick a niche and go for it. There are 5 big players in the plain old FWD market:Chevrolet, Ford, Toyota, Honda and Nissan. Chrysler needs to find something else. they have done this plenty of times before. The minivans are an example.

So let Chrysler be RWD/AWD 300C’s in different sizes. Heck I could see a 100C, 200C, 300C, a cool minivan and a top end CUV or two. In your face styling with higher end pricing. Let the owners look down at the Camry buyers as boring folks. These are not “sporty” vehicles but more stylish, premium.

Let Dodge be RWD “sporty” vehicles and MANLY trucks/CUV’s/SUV’s.

The big issue above is what the heck do they do with all those Fiat models they want to import. They already have 3 marques at each dealer but perhaps a 4th Fiat brand of FUN, cool, small economical cars would work. Allow Fiat to build the FWD vehicles. This would probably work since Jeep can easily stand out on its own.

I think “aroused” is the wrong word, at least the way i think you mean it. For the life of me, I can only think you mean it as an insult to use the word denoting some sexual component.

Certainly interested in seeing CHRYSLER getting back on track after a decade of being dragged around by MERCEDES-BENZ would be more applicable. Certainly the Hyundai Genesis platform is very good and the latest thing. Funny thing though is that the latest big thing usually ends up being dead last before too long.

02WRXPSM,

You might have missed some issues here. The mid-sized family sedan market is too tight for DODGE to play that game and have a real shot at success. I’m sure that there are more than enough people out there who would rather buy a reasonably priced RWD performance sedan than buy much more for much less car just because it’s a BMW or MERCEDES. You can bemoan that fact yourself but only at the risk of looking like a complete dumb@$$. Not everyone is fixated on buying basic transportation or else we would all be happy to scoot around in stripped down econo-boxes. Tidbits like iPod connectivity, Navigation, and 26+mpg are not the end all for a car. That crap is a dime a dozen now. Most cars today have at least a basic audio jack to plug an iPod or mp3 player into the stereo and Nav-systems are dirt cheap at the local electronics retailer and I still don’t see people dying for 26+mpg.

Cars like the CHALLENGER, MUSTANG, CAMARO, and formerly the G8 are for those who do not have $60,000+ to though down on a foreign make RWD COUPE or SEDAN of comparable capability. This is a market segment that is largely untapped hence why the MUSTANG is such a strong seller, Why the CAMARO, despite stumbling at the start, is such a strong seller, why the CHALLENGER, despite needing a good tuning, is such a strong seller, why HYUNDAI made the GENESIS COUPE to compete with those cars and not the G37 or 3-series coupe…

You can generalize if you like, but the fact is that while 7 of 10 will settle for the FWD Sedan and coupe and be happy with it, the other 3 want something more and either can not or do not want to afford some over-priced and prissy lump of European or Japanese hardware.

As my Dad said about his AUDI TT, “When you are tired of affording it, buy a FORD.” At the very least, they are cheap to fix.

CHrysler: 200c, 300c, T&C, some SUV?

Dodge: some small car, Caliber, RWD Avenger, Charger, Caravan, Durango, Nitro.

i would think if they changed it to rwd it would bet a redesign too. and dodge is more sporty then chrystler is Chrysler.

If the Sebring is to remain FWD then offer an AWD option. The Avenger Stormtrooper Concept, best Dodge concept since the original VIPER… and wholly producible, should be the blueprint for a FWD Sebring. You can have the RWD AVENGER, make a coupe version as well please, and have a hot AWD midsized CHRYSLER to show up along side.

Having thus would make Luxury shoppers at least less unhappy that they do not have to settle for some dumpy FWD only Lexus ES, or Buick Lecurne competitor. But I do have to think that Iluvamcars has a point that CHRYLSER should have have the RWD, and call it the 200C, while DODGE gets, finally, a version of the Stormtrooper.

I like the way Chrysler is thinking but their biggest hurdle is going to be getting these pieces out to the public in time to stem the bleeding.