My Favourite Muscle Car has been Killed...

I'm with you on this one.

I wonder how drunk these guys had to be to actually think a 4 door charger was a good idea.
It'd be like making a 4 door vette.

 

Yeah, just like that 4-door Impala

Actually, while I dislike the 4 door, it's hard to get too pissed off about the return of 400 HP V8 musclecars. Make mine Plum Crazy

Now, the use of the "Dayona" name on the pickup is a bit over the line.
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Good point actually.

 

I like it, 4 doors or not.

 

I see it as a pathetic attempt to sell average (if not under-average) cars using nostalgia and a "name". Thumbs down from me.

 

i will never buy another dodge car. Truck or SUV perhaps. But not the charger or 300c or anything else. This New age Charger is a stupid idea made by stupid people, to have stupid people buy it

 

Amen, I'm heart broken over this, Chrysler had the perfect launching pad to make an awesome car with Hemi lineage, they blew it.

 

They've been talking about that since 98. It does suck though. I like 68 chargers. My best friend has a 60 Super Bee 383 with a 4 speed. Mopar or no car.
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I dont know why they would turn down the orginal 2door concept for that ugly 4door. If they expect to win the buyers of the G35s and RX-8s then they better do something. cuz a Hemi V8 wont cut it!.

 

that car is retarded.

 

I thought I was the only one that thought they did a big mistake with the Charger. Glad I'm not the only one.

IMO they rushed to bring it out. In few words the Charger looks too much like the magnum.

I saw the drawings on Car and Driver and the car had 2 doors it looked amazing and than this piece of ..... comes out?!?!?


Amazing!

They could have made big bucks bringing back the charger but ...

 

The car is so damn ugly. I find it insulting dodge would try to pass that god awful thing off as a charger. Then again all the DC products these days are ugly. As much as I hate it it's saving grace may be that daytona version. I may not be that old but I love seeing that R/T back in the grill again. This car could have been so great if they had built the 99 concept car.

 

Leave it to the Germans at DC to not connect the new Charger to its legacy. There isn't a single feature or accent on the new Charger that connects this car to its past (unless you consider the painted hood scheme). It is a Sedan version of the Magnum with a semi-Hemi powerplant.

They are clueless and are doing the exact same thing to the Viper... killing it with mediocrity. The Germans are slowly killing off various parts of Chrysler in an effort to return to their Damiler Benz past. Chrysler has become the dumping ground for old Benz technology (i.e. the 300C and the Magnum are using the old E Class chassis). The fact that there is not a single American left from the Chrysler old guard in senior management in Chrysler speaks volumes. The upside is that Ford and GM have snatched many of those people up.

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I think you guys talking about heritage have legit complaints, but those who say that the Charger will be a below average car are full of crap (unless you mean below average for European sedans.

If the Charger is basically a Dodge version of the 300C, then this should be the best sedan to come from Dodge... EVER. I've driven the 300C, and it is a car I would actually consider buying -- something I never said about a 300M, much less any of the POS dodge cars like the Stratus, etc.

 

http://www.chicagoautoshow.com/neatstuff/whatsnew/gallerynew.asp?MODEL_ID=299

That car above is NOT going to be the Charger. See my link above, to set the record straight.

Viper's comments are on the money. Its a shame that it won't live up to its expectations.

 

Yeah, i think they messed up pretty bad with the styling of the car. Just like Pontiac did with the new GTO. It seems manufacturers are trying to bring back old historic cars but instead they are completely killing them, except for Ford. They did a wonderful job with the new GT.

Here's some more info on the new Dodge Charger R/T.

 

A travesty.

 

While I'm certainly no fan of the new design I have to admit it looks somewhat okay in this pic: http://home.comcast.net/~pbaxterjbl/CL/P1010046.jpg

 

Was there really anything so extraordinary about the old cars? They were just basic sedans and coupes with huge motors stuffed in them. Kind of like... the new breed of v8 domestics, don't ya think?

Dam-Chry's reasoning for making this a 4 door is that they already have a sporty coupe that doesn't sell well (Crossfire). Where I think they are mistaken is that they assume it doesn't sell because it's a 2 door, overlooking the fact that it's a POS that has been universally panned by everyone who's driven it. A Charger 2 door might have worked, but we'll never know.

Either way I like the 4 door.

 

Actually the new Charger is being built to replace the Intrepid. With that in mind the next generation of their mid sized "sedan" had to have 4 doors to fill the shoes. Has nothing to do with the SLK in Chrysler clothing.