2005 Charger????

[ndoerr]

Just one thing, what the hell is Dodge doing to the Charger name!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lethal429]

Well...for those who haven't seen it yet...UGLY!!!

[blindside.AMG]

Saw it at the LA Auto Show last weekend, it made me want to cry. What a disaster.

[xXxRocker5150]

If you scroll down in this section, there's a thread with pictures of it in case you haven't seen it, and yea, it's a complete and total travesty *I think that's how you spell it*. Seriously man, what the heck is dodge doing with the charger name... not cool...

[BleedDodge]

"Dodge" isn't the Dodge it used to be...

[MrPbody]

Yup, a 4-door is pretty disappointing, considering the hype. I was hoping for some serious competition to liven things up a bit for GTO. For the whiners that think retro is right, GTO now has scoops. Happy? It also has 400 horsepower...
Charger is one of those that "could have been", but isn't. Too bad Magnum is so heavy. It could be a runner if it lost a few pounds.

[xXxRocker5150]

yea, dodge REALLY needs to do somthing, now that Ford's really taking a hold of the glory with their upcomming SVT mustang that has somthing like 450 HP 480 TQ????

[moparrr07]

you guy dont get the marketing that dodge has in mind, with putting on the charger name it makes more people reconize it even though it has nothing to do with the old one, it made to compete with the 05 stang gt, i dont think its ruining anything, how could it ruin it, the charger srt-8 is a crazy fast car but has a high price of 40k base for the srt, i love the looks of it, a remake of an old car cannot be put into a muscle car forum, because the people in there will hate it

[MagicRat]

Originally Posted by MrPbody

Yup, a 4-door is pretty disappointing, considering the hype. I was hoping for some serious competition to liven things up a bit for GTO. For the whiners that think retro is right, GTO now has scoops. Happy? It also has 400 horsepower...
Charger is one of those that "could have been", but isn't. Too bad Magnum is so heavy. It could be a runner if it lost a few pounds.

The new Charger is everything the 300 could have been. Relatively cheap and when optioned right, nicely fast. A 2 door version is coming soon. These days 2 door sedans (like the original Charger) just do not sell well, and there are plenty of truly fast 4 door cars; the number of doors really is pretty meaningless. So making the thing a 4 door is the correct marketing decision.

As for the name, the car is just as good no matter what they call it. They could call it the 'Richard Nixon' and I would still buy the thing.

I think it's very loyal to the Charger name, (much more so than that Mitsubishi Sapporo that Mopar called the 'Challanger' back in 1977.

[Tony Stewart Fan]

The new Charger looks really aggressive and drives the way it looks. It's fast and handles really well. Plus, it's actually somewhat practical which is an added bonus.

[MrPbody]

I'm glad someone reactivated this thread. Since my last post, I've seen a couple of R/Ts on the road. Pretty cars. I'm SO RELIEVED it isn't "retro". The 300s are starting to "grow on me", too. I haven't seen any "real world" performance tests yet (not sales hype or magazine stuff). Will it run low 13s? (with all stock parts, including tires)

[MagicRat]

The Charger is great. The 300 looks and is too chrome encrusted, fat and cumbersome for my taste.
That 300 was not a complete improvement on the previous Concorde that it replaced. The Concorde was much prettier, roomier, lighter, more efficient and easier to drive (Better visibility and smaller front end.) Therefore, the retro look of the 300 also extends to function as well.
Also has anyone noticed that the new Buick Allure is almost identical to the old Concorde?

[Tony Stewart Fan]

Someone pulled up next to me yesterday driving a red Charger. I got caught staring at his car, and I think he thought I was a weirdo, until I told him how much I liked his car. He said he couldn't be happier with it. I wish I had the money to consider buying one right now.

[neatofrito1618]

its just like the new gto's there trying to make money off the old muscle cars. if there gonna bring it back they should atleast resemble the old chargers like ford did with there 2005 mustangs. the only good thing dodge and pontiac did was make them fast

[Tony Stewart Fan]

IMO, Dodge made an effort to provide the power and speed of the old Charger with the practicality and space of modern cars. It seems like a good fusion of old and new to me.