I took a bunch of photos at the Chicago Auto Show yesterday, most are of the Challenger and other things but Also a few stangs including an awsome looking vista blue shelby gt500 KR. I was actually very unimpressed with the bullet mustang. For some reason it just looks too ordinary for my tastes.

Here is the gallery of the photos I took, the stangs are near the end/middle pages of the gallery

http://www.nextgenmusclecars.com/gal...ry.php?cat=538

 

Dayum... do they think they installed a large enough fender emblem on the KR???

 

Dodge Challenger = sickest thing on 4 wheels right now

 

How much $$ and how much HP for the challenger???

 

I really like the challenger from the outside. I'm just not impressed with the production model interior dash and middle console. Mustang interior looks better imo. Engine is 6.1 hemi. 425 hp and 420 torque. MSRP $40,095. Nice numbers but the weight is gonna slow her down. I was impressed with the interior of the concept.

Here's a link to the official dodge challenger website:
http://www.dodge.com/en/2008/challenger/

 

Gotta agree here.

 

Honestly the Challenger does nothing to me...I love my car way more =)

 

According to the press conference they said the MSRP is 36,995 I believe, just under 37K, so the site may be out of date, or maybe they lowered it from what they initially expected.
They mentioned specs of 0-60 4.9seconds 1/4 mile 13.3seconds

 

I've seen orders for a fully loaded(only 3 options available) Challenger at 41k. That includes the $2,100 gas guzzler tax.

Could those emblems be any bigger? Wow. I'm also not a fan of the SHELBY lettering on the rear and especially the front.

 

Is that a SVT Sport Trac?

 

I went to the Detroit Auto Show last month and was dissapointed that the Challenger was not on display. The KR was there as well as the Camaro (which you couldn't walk around).

 

I love the Challenger, but I can't believe they gave it the same LX interior they've been using in the other cars. Way to ruin it, DC.

 

Where's the clutch on Challenger?

I'll take a silver stripeless one, please.

 

I like the Challenger a lot, but I still like the Mustang more. As for the Camaro, I'm not feeling it at all. GM should re-design their re-designed car IMO. (And I was a die hard Camaro/TransAm fan too). Though I'm sure it will perform very well.

 

I KR looks great and the exterior of the Challenger too!

 

Dan, that price they listed may be for the 2009 models. The 2008 models are exactly what others have mentioned. With GG tax, it starts over $40,000. And for that money, to be the same performance as our stock 300 hp, $26,000 GT Mustangs is a BIG disappointment. A GT500 will smack its doors in. Heck, a very lightly modded GT can beat a Challenger. And those 1/4 mile numbers don't jive. If it does 0-60 in 4.9, then the quarter will be just around 13.9-14.1, depending on launch and such. The biggest letdown to this car (and I do LOVE the way it looks. If I had the $$$, a 2009 Sublime Hemi for me, and I'm not even a Mopar guy) is the weight. Its a REAL porker at almost 4,200 lbs empty. Weighs more than a GT500!!

 

Come to think of it, the emblem looks about the same as a stock GT500 . The only thing that makes it look bigger is the pieces on each side that have the year on them. Just a guess though. Does look SICK!!!

 

Its exactly those wings that I'm talking about! IMO they detract from what the car represents...

http://www.nextgenmusclecars.com/gal...php?photo=2676

 

Your right, they do. They should have just made them smaller, or put the year somewhere else on the car.

 

i wanted a challenger, but for 40k and then use left over charger engine and auto tranny....i ll keep my stang.