I may have to have one of these...as long as they don't put the same stupid Dodge grille that they put on all their cars. I.E Charger,Stratus,Neon,etc...It's kinda like Pontiac and their grilles for the Grand Am,GTO,etc...Stop with the cookie cutter crap already. I love the retro grille on the Challenger, that's the way it's supposed to look!

 

Wow i really like it. I think it will be priced more in the GTO range then the Mustang. Hopefully this will wake up ford and up the ante on the MUstang.

 

Ionno... If they price it around the GTO they will be pricing it around the Charger price tag. It's not a good idea to compete against itself. I hope they price it around the price of the Stang

 

THey will have models to go against the stang, gt500 will go against srt8 model, rt model will be either an SE or a GT...etc...etc

 

If Ford gives the Mustang V6 that new 3.5l

Perhaps a H-O 4.6l 4v to fight all these nasty Hemis and LS2s?

 

Here's two links to significantly bigger verisons of those Challenger pics:

Front

Rear

425 horses in a car of that size with IRS will make it a formidable "challenger" (no pun intended) to a lot of performance coupes out there.

 

I disagree... I don't think Charger buyers will be cross-shopping much with Challengers, consdering the cars are in different market niches.

I wonder where the car is going to be built, the plant that builds the LX platform (300/Charger/Magnum) is running full tilt. If they perhaps cut down on the volume of those cars maybe they can do it.

 

It has hood scoops! Didnt see that from the tiny pictures.

Steve- If DC is going to cut down on making a car, it's gonna be the Charger. I've read in different forums where Mopar fans bought the Charger because it was a Charger. It wasn't many, but it was some. These Mopar fans will now not even look at the Charger, and go straight to the Challenger. But then again, it wasn't many of them.

 

<<< not a MOPAR guy, but even I have to admit, that car is SWEET!! The 60's Muscle Car wars all over again. >>>

 

I think Chrysler Sebring will be Chrysler's first car to be discontinued. Stratus is already gone after 2007.

 

So anyone think the challengers will come in automatic?

 

I'm sure the challenger will come in an auto.

I wonder if they will have a bare-bones 5.7L Hemi which will compete with the Mustang GT

 

No doubt. The real question is will it come with a manual?

 

Ditch the buggy axle....heck no, make IRS an option for those who want it, heck yeah. (how could I resist, IRS vs. SRA, its like crack).

 

This really is disgusting... The new dodge Challenger..

Built on a shortened Chrysler 300/Dodge Charger chassis (116-inch wheelbase vs. 120 inches), the Challenger gets a 6.1-liter Hemi hooked to a six-speed manual transmission with a pistol grip shifter.


Not only does it look down right awsome, but they put a total package together to compliment it..

We all love Mustangs, but at some point you have got to take a stand at the weak hearted and spineless people at Ford who just wont pull the trigger on the Mustangs power..

Why are people at ford such big whimps when in comes to big power?

 

'04/'04 Cobra - rated at 390HP (more like 410+)
'07 GTG500 - 450+HP

Hello??? Anybody home?


Guess not.....

 

Like i said before i bet the Srt08 model with the 6.1L hemi will go against the gt500(charger srt-8 is priced at 38k), and the Rt will go against an SE mustang or a regular GT mustang. Thats what im thinking IMO.

 

True, but check other Fords vehicles against Mopars for example. Other than Mustang, all Mopar vehicles have more horsepower than Fords.

 

I thought this thread was about the Challenger vs Mustang? :scratch:

I assume you're referring to the 300C and Charger R/T. Yes, they have more horsepower but they're also very, very heavy. They need more horsepower to compensate for the weight.

 

I gust we are mopar fans