A New Charger???

[ronph1]

Will Dodge take a back seat to the new 2005 Ford Mustang. Chevy pulls the Camaro and Firebird from their line-up and Ford now owns the market in retro styling. What will Dodge do?

Bring back the days of true muscle cars. Make MOPAR mean something again. While the baby boomers are at the age of wanting to feel like their 20 again and while classic Mopar muscle cars are bringing record highs at the auto auctions, now's the time!

While car manufactures are building SUV's, minivans and 4-door's I’m wondering who's running the show these days. No wonder why auto rebates are at an all time high. Anyone can sell a 35K auto for 25K when nobody really desires the car. The key is to sell a 35K car for 35K to someone that desires the car and wants to wash the car every weekend and take the car out at night because they love driving it. The same feeling you get when you sit in a mint 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440 Magnum, not the feeling to get when you sit in a 2004 Honda Accord. So I say bring back the Dodge Charger, the Roadrunner and the Challenger. Step up and don’t screw up.

2005 Pontiac GTO, what a screw up.

Words of advice to Dodge.

Real Classic Design
Real HP (none of this 200hp V6 crap)
Make "R/T" mean something again.
Less is more.
Limited production! (If you drop a HEMI into everything it will become the next "Who cares")
Quality not Quantity.

VIEW THE NEW CHARGER HERE!

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/fea...0404phr_dodge/

proud owner of a 68 Charger R/T 440 Magnum

[EVH5150]

I'm glad they're bringing back the charger, however I'm a bit disappointed that they didn't stay with the origional '99 concept design. It had more of the styling cues of the old Chargers.
Whattya all think?

[slantsixness]

I think it's a disgrace to call this thing a charger, they already ruined the charger, Duster and Roadrunner names in the 80's (or was the Volare Roadrunner abortion in the late 70's...?)

Charger = 2 door. (not 2 hidden rear doors either)
and a hemi.
and RWD (even if I had a lot of fun with FWD turbo cars)
and affordably priced.

Chrysler, as much as I like all their cars over the years, doesn't give a squat about any of us and what we think.
So, it'll be a four door overpriced Intrepid one-off and Mr. Moron the average american will buy one because of it's "heritage" just like the Shelby Charger, the new Thunderbird, and the everlasting/everchanging/always missing the mark Camaro/firebird/mustang cars.

Ok, I'm done ranting.

[lil red]

I think it would be kinda cool to see a new charger come out but, in my opion you just can't top the origal 69'

[xXxRocker5150]

Hold up a second guys, Isn't that the dodge copperhead? It would make sense with the color and stylings and everything. The concept charger as far as I saw was maroon type color, but I could be wrong

[Herzeleid828]

Whats a charger with out hid-away headlights?

[Blackbird3]

Originally Posted by xXxRocker5150

Hold up a second guys, Isn't that the dodge copperhead? It would make sense with the color and stylings and everything. The concept charger as far as I saw was maroon type color, but I could be wrong

This is the Dodge Copperhead:

[Blackbird3]

Originally Posted by EVH5150

I'm glad they're bringing back the charger, however I'm a bit disappointed that they didn't stay with the origional '99 concept design. It had more of the styling cues of the old Chargers.
Whattya all think?

The '99 concept was definitely a keeper:






...but I'm not sure yet if I like the latest artist concept:

[RedLightning]

check out the latest issue of c/d, they have a picture of what it hopefully wont look like a clone of the 300C.

[BleedDodge]

I'm just going to buy a lease return 2005 Mustang in 2007 and be done with it. Brand loyalty doesn't really mean anything to me. I like Dodge trucks so I drive them. I like some Mopar cars, the old ones. Dodge hasn't made me a new fast RWD V8 2 door car yet so I'm just going to have to get a Mustang I guess.

I don't think DC likes making money or something. They could so easily if they would just release a car like this.

[xXxRocker5150]

That latest picture you posted Blackbird In my opinoin looks Really similar to the new magnum... Honestly though I think the new charger concepts are kind of a joke, I mean really nothing beats a 68-70 charger, man those we're sweet. We (my dad and I) have a 70 Charger R/T and a 70 Roadrunner, and I like em' better than any car hands down (including ferrari's and all that jazz). When I'd heard about the new concept car I was just like o hell yes, but when it turns out to somthing slighty resmpling a dodge stealth I got really sad and dissapointed....

[kman10587]

I read in Car and Driver that Dodge was working on a new Charger for '05 or '06.

This should be interesting. First the GTO, then the old-school Mustang, and now this. And I hear the Chevelle may come back as well

[EVH5150]

They had a concept Chevelle on show at the Hot Rod power tour that ended at Lambeau field in Green Bay. My buddy has pictures of it and have to say looks pretty sweet.

[kman10587]

I think Ford should bring back the Torino now since the Mustang isn't a muscle car, it's a pony car. But I know they won't

[j_bradley]

i've heard they were gonna have a 4-door version of the charger too, also a bigger hemi for 2006