Dodge Challenger spy shots
08-30-07 | 11:00 AM
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this info was on the torque report.....
Priddy's pride of spy photographers have already one-upped the KGP-caught mule from earlier this year -- now they've caught a production 2008 Dodge Challenger driving on a fast-moving highway. Here's the rest of what she's got to say:
"A Hemi V8 was no challenge for our photographer, as he was still able to snag a great shot of the upcoming Dodge Challenger on a fast-moving highway. And even though the pre-production Challenger was wearing a bit of vinyl - one can easily tell that the production model is nearly identical to the concept shown on the auto show circuit.
Dodge's all-new muscle car will be built on the new "LY" RWD platform in Ontario, Canada. Production will start in the spring of 2008 - and the Challenger will go on sale shortly afterwards as a 2008 model. Pricing is expected to start around $31,000, although it's rumored that the R/T models have all been pre-sold in the 50K range. A convertible is also expected to arrive in the not-so-distant future.
The official debut of the (production) Challenger will be on February 6th at the Chicago Auto Show - just 222 days away."
"A Hemi V8 was no challenge for our photographer, as he was still able to snag a great shot of the upcoming Dodge Challenger on a fast-moving highway. And even though the pre-production Challenger was wearing a bit of vinyl - one can easily tell that the production model is nearly identical to the concept shown on the auto show circuit.
Dodge's all-new muscle car will be built on the new "LY" RWD platform in Ontario, Canada. Production will start in the spring of 2008 - and the Challenger will go on sale shortly afterwards as a 2008 model. Pricing is expected to start around $31,000, although it's rumored that the R/T models have all been pre-sold in the 50K range. A convertible is also expected to arrive in the not-so-distant future.
The official debut of the (production) Challenger will be on February 6th at the Chicago Auto Show - just 222 days away."
08-30-07 | 11:50 AM
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08-30-07 | 11:55 AM
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Any word yet on the production colors? 
I promised myself that if they did this version in the 1970-71 colors that I grew up with (especially the Tor Lime Green and the Purple Plum Crazy) that I would go take a serious look at it.....and not just for a review.
Among the reasons why I didn't take a more serious look at the Charger were the SRT8 version in only two colors....yellow and Mango orange, the four doors, of course.......and my traditional low opinion of Chrysler build quality. We'll see how well the Challenger is built....it will be high on my review list.
I promised myself that if they did this version in the 1970-71 colors that I grew up with (especially the Tor Lime Green and the Purple Plum Crazy) that I would go take a serious look at it.....and not just for a review.
Among the reasons why I didn't take a more serious look at the Charger were the SRT8 version in only two colors....yellow and Mango orange, the four doors, of course.......and my traditional low opinion of Chrysler build quality. We'll see how well the Challenger is built....it will be high on my review list.
08-30-07 | 02:19 PM
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A 2-door Charger wouldnt have sold much. Look at how successful it has become as a practical 4-door.
Even the people that complain about it having 4 doors probably wouldn't have bought a 2 door anyway because it wouldn't be practical enough to live with. Then Chrysler would be losing money.
Perhaps having both options available would have been ideal.
Even the people that complain about it having 4 doors probably wouldn't have bought a 2 door anyway because it wouldn't be practical enough to live with. Then Chrysler would be losing money.
Perhaps having both options available would have been ideal.
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08-30-07 | 03:56 PM
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A 2-door Charger wouldnt have sold much. Look at how successful it has become as a practical 4-door.
Even the people that complain about it having 4 doors probably wouldn't have bought a 2 door anyway because it wouldn't be practical enough to live with. Then Chrysler would be losing money.
Perhaps having both options available would have been ideal.
Even the people that complain about it having 4 doors probably wouldn't have bought a 2 door anyway because it wouldn't be practical enough to live with. Then Chrysler would be losing money.
Perhaps having both options available would have been ideal.
08-30-07 | 04:18 PM
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A 2-door Charger wouldnt have sold much. Look at how successful it has become as a practical 4-door.
Even the people that complain about it having 4 doors probably wouldn't have bought a 2 door anyway because it wouldn't be practical enough to live with. Then Chrysler would be losing money.
Perhaps having both options available would have been ideal.
Even the people that complain about it having 4 doors probably wouldn't have bought a 2 door anyway because it wouldn't be practical enough to live with. Then Chrysler would be losing money.
Perhaps having both options available would have been ideal.
08-30-07 | 04:20 PM
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A 2-door Charger wouldnt have sold much. Look at how successful it has become as a practical 4-door.
Even the people that complain about it having 4 doors probably wouldn't have bought a 2 door anyway because it wouldn't be practical enough to live with. Then Chrysler would be losing money.
Perhaps having both options available would have been ideal.
Even the people that complain about it having 4 doors probably wouldn't have bought a 2 door anyway because it wouldn't be practical enough to live with. Then Chrysler would be losing money.
Perhaps having both options available would have been ideal.
In fact, I reviewed a Magnum R/T when it first came out.
08-30-07 | 04:56 PM
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See, I wouldn't wan't a Magnum but I would wan't a Charger (if I actually bought American). The wagon doesn't appeal to me as much as the Charger sedan.
Like I said, Dodge should've invested in offering it in both 2 and 4 door models to make everyone happy.
08-30-07 | 06:40 PM
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OK...but in that case, they should have kept the Charger name on the 2-door and called the 4-door something else (maybe another Dodge name out of the past for 4-doors like Coronet, Aspen, Dart, Polara, Monaco, etc.....).
