one of 10 Kowalski edition challengers and one of two challengers my buddy owns.
Now thats the shiznit

 

Gorgeous! I would love to have one parked next to my GT in the garage. Track my GT, cruise in the Challenger.

 

If it was between a 2012 mustang GT or a 2012 challenger R/T i would take the mustang...

If it was between a 2013 mustang GT or a 2012 challenger R/T i would take the challenger...

 

Moving to 'General Vehicle Discussion,' but will leave a link for today . . .

 

Where is Tom in all of this? He should have some awesome input since he owns a greta pumpkin of his own.

 

Dirk - I've wanted to tell you for months now...you have the coolest sig, dude!

 

No question, the Challenger is a great looking car. And I wish Mustangs came in the colours you can get, but as others have said; too big, too expensive and built like a Dodge. Shame really, 'cause I'd love one.

 

While I usually rail away against big, heavy cars relying on bigger, heavier motors to overcome their inertia, I have some inexplicable soft spot for that Challenger.

It is certainly the best looking of the neo pony cars with a clean, well proportioned shape that belies its size remarkably well. I always get the eerie feeling that I'm the one who is shrinking when I walk up to one rather than it being such a big car.

The interior is nice if unremarkable in any real way, except for the sport seats (R/T, SRT8), which are remarkably comfortable thrones. At least its bigness gives it a habitable back seat for anyone above the 15th height percentile.

I sort of think of the Challenger as the gentleman's pony car. If a bit less taut and intense as its two rivals and a bit more refined and mature in its presentation, it nonetheless is a very fast and capable conveyance perhaps most suited for folks of a certain age that still enjoy going fast but without the pain and peacockery of the other ponies.

Now if Dodge would come out with a new one that's a bit smaller and about 400lbs lighter, yet retain a similar clean styling...

 

Ditto, plus priced like an upscale import sedan. I think a used R/T with 4.XX:1 rear gears and an auto with dot slicks would be a good cruiser. I can't see paying for a car unless I can drive it for 5 years and get some equity on trade.

I had the choice April of 2011 to get a Challenger or something else. I ended up with a WRX sedan (new zero-mileage 2011) because I couldn't find a clean (used) R/T challenger for around the same money.

 

I love the way it looks on the outside. Take a look inside and it's such a let down to me. The interior of the Mustang was one of the selling points. And the Challenger is SO **** big. I come from imports and I like the size of the Mustang... it's perfect.

 

Agreed, the Challenger models are all priced perhaps $2-5K north of where they ought to be compared to the Mustang and Camaro.