Challenger concept test drive

[Spammy]

The non mass market car I see the most of is the big CLS Merc....there are dozens of them in my suburb .......actually in the next suburb but the border is rather blurred

[mizone]

As much as I'd like to see the Challenger come back (my favorite car is the 70 convertible in red) I doubt it will make Oz.

And if it does, we'll be looking at grey importers who will need to cover their costs of complying. i.e See the cost of 'stangs, vettes and alike.

[SICKM]

If/when this car comes out in the US, it is on mt list of things to buy. It is a real shame that the charger was not done like this.

[jesus]

IL Insider: Dodge Challenges Reports of Challenger Production

Date posted: 05-15-2006

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Despite Web site reports that an auto supplier is working on components for the production version of the Dodge Challenger, the automaker is still studying whether the retro car makes good business sense, Inside Line has learned.

The muscle-car Web site claimed that the Challenger was on track as a 2008.5 model. "They don't know what they are talking about," Chrysler spokesman Jason Vines told IL. "There has been no official approval, and I should know — I'm on the product strategy team that gives the green light. We are doing the business case on that [the Challenger] and the Imperial.

"What we have done is reached out to suppliers and asked them for costs. It doesn't mean the car has the green light."

However, Vines said the decision on the Challenger will be "fast" and should be handed down by the end of the year.

The four-passenger Challenger concept was one of the show stoppers in Detroit this past January. The rear-wheel-drive concept version of the muscle car is powered by a 425-horsepower 6.1-liter Hemi engine linked to a six-speed manual transmission. The concept is patterned after the initial 1970 model, the one that is most sought after by collectors.

[hemi770]

http://www.newagemusclecars.com/inde...p2_articleid=6

Dodge Challenger: A Go For 2008.5!

NewAgeMuscleCars.com - Employees from DamilerChrysler supplier, Collins & Aikman told NewAgeMuscleCars.com today that they are working on engineering certain components for the upcoming production version of the Dodge Challenger. Even though Chrysler has said that the decision to build the Challenger will not be announed until later this year, Chrysler group's top marketing boss, Joe Eberhart said that they are "comfortable now that we have found a formula where we think we can sustain" a production run of more than one year.

According to sources at Collins & Aikman though, the green light has already been given for the Challenger and they are working as a supplier to bring the iconic nameplate back for the 2008.5 model year. Ironically, the Challenger's 2008.5 production target falls on the 40th anniversary of the 1968.5 Shelby GT500KR, which may itself return as a 2008.5 model.


The 2006 Dodge Challenger concept is powered by a 425 horepower 6.1L Hemi engine, which falls short of the 2007 Shelby Mustang GT500's whopping 500 horsepower. The 2007 Shelby GT500 concept's engine was rated at 475 horsepower.

For more information on the Dodge Challenger, check out LXForums.com.

[hemi770]

According to Allpar, the Challenger is official.

http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/challenger.html

The Challenger is now official and should be built at Brampton, pending union agreement to a more flexible contract and probably the usual government tax exemptions. Chrysler announced production would start in 2008 at 50,000 units per year - a more generous number than some had expected. The car is expected to cost Chrylser about $145 million, a remarkably small amount for a new car, because the factory is already flexible and tooling can largely be shared with other LX models.

According to several sources, Chrysler is trying to decide on which strategy to follow: a high-price, low-volume run, or a high-volume, lower-price run. Also in flux is the question of engines - restricting to just the Hemi, or allowing both the Hemi and at least one V6. Then there is the question of whether a manual transmission will be used and, if so, whether an automatic will also be available.

&c

[MZ21]

Crossfire isnt a mas market car like the 380, you shouldnt expect to see as many crossfires as falcons on the road ... where as you should expect to see that many 380s

300C = Horn!
Crossfire = Fugly
Challenger = Where do I sign

[hemi770]

Supposedly DC are about to announce the Challenger at a US race meet this weekend.

[trent from punchy]

crossfire is the ugliest car on the market today.

[hemi770]

Who gives a rat's arse about the Crossfire anyway?

The good news is that the Challenger is officially being produced!

http://www.dodge.com/en/challenger/index.html

Fingers crossed for RHD!

[deal]

and 1 challenger will be coming to Qld (left hook to be converted).

[fury]

that challenger looks damn tough. I like it. Why not just make the old bodyshapes though and retrofit them with all the latest gizmos? Now that would be uber cool.. they could then have "Challenger Classic" and "Challenger Zero" :p


damn, with all these second comings.. next they'll be bringing back the Sigma under the "chrysler" name :p hell mitsu needs something to get rid of those 380's..