Is the Dodge Challenger the Next Generation Car

diegovelez4812 — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:04:28 +0000

Blogs, automobile sites, and car shows have been hyping up the tenet Dodge Challenger to the point where you would think the auto is sort of prepared to roll off a DCX production line. To assert that the prototype is being well received is an understatement — quite honestly if the Challenger was available for sale today the list would be many months long. Such is the requirement for a retro vehicle that takes its styling cues right from the ’71 Challenger.

As it now stands, the vehicle will be built as DaimlerChrysler has given its blessing to the new Challenger. Still, the Challenger is more than 3 years from being made as it is certain to be released a little time during 2009 as a 2010 model. Yes, the wait will be hard for many, but if the hype equals the performance, then the wait will actually be worth your while.

Some folk are against the whole retro automobile revolution. Mentioning that Detroit must reach back in time to make relevant cars is an affidavit to the each automaker’s problems. To the contrary, I think the many revived models now being planned or already on our streets is a clear affidavit to Detroit ultimately listening to its patrons : we need vehicles that are uniquely styled and we want them to perform exactly the way you may say they will perform. No fake hood scoops, no heralded model name slapped on a vehicle that pales in comparison to the first. No, we do not would like you to build the original model we need you to build the original model better. Take the styling cues and run with them and incorporate modern technology to boost on the original design. That is all we ask.

So, just what can enthusiasts expect when they take delivery of their Challenger? Well, like I announced the vehicle is still in the planning stages, but what I have gleaned from various sites is the following information:

Modified Platform — If you like the Mercedes based LX platform now used to run the Chrysler 300, Dodge Magnum, and Dodge Charger then the LY platform will suit you too. DCX is intending to tweak the LX platform for its next generation of automobiles and the LY based Challenger will be one of many vehicles built on it. Some have advised the LY will be the LX on steroids, whatever that means.

Did Someone Say Hemi? — Each Mopar product of significance will have optional Hemi power and the Challenger is not an exception. Expect a V6 to be standard with the optional Hemi V8 for performance versions of the car. Some have suggested the the 425 h.p. SRT 6.1L V8 will also be made available for the Challenger.

Ragtop Regalia — Chrysler asserts the Sebring will be its only convertible offering, but that leaves Dodge dealers without a soft top vehicle to market [other than the Snake , of course]. Regardless of this bit of information, look for a Challenger convertible to show up one or two years after the car’s debut. Heck, if DCX does not want to build one then OEM coach builders will do the job for them. You can bet that Dodge dealers will make these agreements if DCX doesn’t.

Yes, the Challenger won’t be in new automobile showrooms anytime soon. For those of us waiting with “baited breath” we’ll have to console ourselves with the many blogs, sites, and vehicle shows hyping the car. Other than that, just imagine your glossy new Challenger stopped at a traffic light with a Mustang on one side and a Camaro on the other side….

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Is the Dodge Challenger the Next Generation Car