New Concept Car Dodge Challenger
Blogs, automobile sites, and car shows have been hyping up the postulate Dodge Challenger to the point at which you would think the automobile is almost ready to roll off of a DCX line. To assert that the prototype is being well received is an understatement — quite overtly if the Challenger was available for sale today the list would be many months long. Such is the requirement for a retro automobile that takes its styling cues right from the ’71 Challenger.
As it currently stands, the car will be built as DaimlerChrysler has given its blessing to the new Challenger. Still, the Challenger is more than 3 years from being manufactured as it is likely to be released a little time during 2009 as a 2010 model. Yes, the wait will be hard for most but if the hype equals the performance, then the wait will definitely be worth your while.
Some people are against the entire retro auto revolution. Mentioning that Detroit must reach back in time to make important vehicles is an affidavit to the each automaker’s woes. On the contrary, I believe the various revived models currently being planned or already on our streets is a clear testimony to Detroit finally listening to its patrons : we want cars that are uniquely styled and we’d like them to perform exactly the way you may say they’re going to perform. No fake hood scoops, no heralded model name slapped on an auto that pales in comparison to the first. No, we do not would like you to build the original model we want you to build the first model better. Take the styling cues and run with them and incorporate modern technology to improve 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 claimed the car 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 three hundred, Dodge Magnum, and Dodge Charger then the LY platform will suit you too. DCX is planning to tweak the LX platform for its next generation of vehicles and the LY based Challenger will be one of many vehicles built upon it. Some have advised the LY will be the LX on steroids, whatever that means.
Did Somebody 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 auto. Some have suggested the the 425 h.p. SRT 6.1L V8 will also be made available for the Challenger.
Ragtop Regalia — Chrysler asserts that the Sebring will be its only convertible offering, but that leaves Dodge dealers without a soft top car to market [other than the Viper, of course]. Regardless of this bit of info, look for a Challenger convertible to turn up 1 or two years after the car’s debut. Heck, if DCX doesn’t want to build one then aftermarket coach builders will do the job for them. You can bet that Dodge dealers will make these arrangements if DCX doesn’t.
Yes, the Challenger will not be in new car showrooms anytime soon. For those among us waiting with “baited breath” we’ll have to console ourselves with the various blogs, sites, and auto shows hyping the car. Apart from that, try to 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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