My next new car/orgasm on wheels purchase

ElChevelle · 3rd December 2005, 21:13

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Check out this blast from the past. Dodge is not blind to the success of Ford’s retro-mod Mustang, and is rolling this Challenger Concept out for the press and public at this January’s 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Flush with confidence after the recent successes of the Chrysler 300, Dodge Magnum, and Dodge Charger, DaimlerChrysler is ready to tackle America’s favorite pony-car, the Mustang, in a new 21st century muscle-car war.

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Styling cues are lifted straight off the original 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T, with round quad headlamps, circular fog lights mounted beneath a minimalist bumper where the classic had turn signals, amber side marker lights placed just beneath a crease in the fender that stretches to the rear of the car and mimics the first Challenger, and twin hood scoops separated by a matte-black racing stripe. Even the greenhouse and mirrors resemble the original – all that’s missing are chrome hood clips and a wire mesh grille.

Those massive six-spoke alloy wheels, however, belie the modern mechanicals underneath the bodywork. Chrysler’s Street and Racing Technology (SRT) team has breathed on this concept, which has the same 6.1-liter Hemi V8 under the hood as found in hot-rodded versions of the Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, Dodge Magnum, and Jeep Grand Cherokee. A six-speed transmission puts the power to the rear wheels through a piston-grip shifter that recalls the original Challenger, and the driver sits on a ribbed black upholstery – though in this concept it’s leather instead of yesteryear’s vinyl.

Without a doubt!
I owned a 70 Challenger and it was the ultimate in all the musclecars I've owned/driven.

MidnightViper88 · 3rd December 2005, 23:45

The Challenger was a bad-ass pony car...Dodge should really get on the game and cash in with a retro cool-looking car like this...

All Chevy needs to do build a retro version of their own pony car, the Camaro, and you'll have the Big 3 make the streets feel like it's the fucking 1960s all over again...

ElChevelle · 3rd December 2005, 23:56

Chevy is about to drop the ball with the (ughhhhhly) Chevelle.
I'm disgusted by my favorite manufacturer sometimes.

shakey_snake · 3rd December 2005, 23:57

Muscle cars make me cream my pants, but don't all the V8's put out anymore seem like a way for us to continue buying gas?
Hum. the SUV market is falling, we need to appease our middleeasten stock holders somehow...

ElChevelle · 4th December 2005, 03:40

Not really, research the new high powered Vette and it's economy strategy.

shakey_snake · 4th December 2005, 04:36

yeah I know, it shuts down 4 cylinders right?

MidnightViper88 · 4th December 2005, 05:04

No...That's the Northstar V8...

The LS-series V8s run straight-up as small-block V8s with upwards of 400hp, but with 20-25mph on average...

skryingbreath · 4th December 2005, 05:38

Wow, that looks damn good!

mysterious_w · 4th December 2005, 07:23

Not a fan of American cars in general, but that looks OK.

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 4th December 2005, 09:01

I'm not much of a Chrysler fan, but that's damn good looking. They're finally getting it right!

MidnightViper88 · 4th December 2005, 18:09

http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=103629

Spy shots...Boo-yah!

rockouthippie · 4th December 2005, 19:37

Now that's what I'm talking bout. A 6 liter hemi and does that look SWEET or what.

Gas mileage?. Who cares?.

ElChevelle · 4th December 2005, 20:05

That's gorgeous!

rockouthippie · 4th December 2005, 21:51

I have richer friends. One of them got one of these for Christmas.

http://motortrend.com/roadtests/sedan/112_0306_f_ctsv/

But although this Cad is a mean machine (0-60 in well under 5 seconds) and a 400 hp V8, chevy isn't going to make many points with the styling.

What strikes me is 0-60 in 5 seconds, and it hardly makes a sound. This isn't like driving anything I've ever seen before. A completely civilized rocket.

Now if it just wasn't dorky lookin.

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 5th December 2005, 02:00

I really like the styling of the CTS, especially the CTS-v. I like edgy. I've never really been a fan of swoopy droopy styling, save for some certain vehicles that actually look good with nothing but curved body lines. Angular is where it's at. Leave the curvy crap for the ergonomics.

b0n3r · 5th December 2005, 23:19

I've been raised to appreciate muscle cars, but my pocketbook is fixed on the 2007 Nissan Skyline debuting out here in America.

MidnightViper88 · 5th December 2005, 23:38

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Originally posted by sgtfuzzbubble99
I really like the styling of the CTS, especially the CTS-v. I like edgy. I've never really been a fan of swoopy droopy styling, save for some certain vehicles that actually look good with nothing but curved body lines. Angular is where it's at. Leave the curvy crap for the ergonomics.

Caddy's designs are too chisled for my personal taste... :\

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 6th December 2005, 01:01

That's what I love about them.

Starbucks · 6th December 2005, 04:45

The 2007 Nissan Skyline also has an interesting feature that I can't wait to see; extremely fast spooling turbos. Each turbo has an electric motor attatched to it. Can't wait to see the rebirth of another legend.

rockouthippie · 7th December 2005, 05:10

What I'd like to have is one of those Subaru WRX sportwagons. Unlimited power and a place to put the dog.

http://www.cars101.com/subaru/impreza/wrxsti2006.html

230 hp which is beefable for at least another 70-80 hp (lots of hot rod parts available).

ElChevelle · 11th January 2006, 00:03

Debuted at the detroit Auto Show this week:

ScorLibran · 11th January 2006, 00:37

Nice!

When I lived in Ft. Lauderdale 20 years ago, a friend of mine down there had a (1970?) Challenger, and it was a bad son-of-a-bitch. Supercharged Hemi, all sorts of other performance mods, line locks, etc. That was one of the few cars that ever scared me to be in. He'd activate the line locks, light up the rear tires until the car was surrounded by tire smoke, then kill the locks and we'd frikkin launch. It was insane power. And loud as hell. Damn, I miss it.

The only car I can remember that scared me more than that one was a 1000+ HP Toyota Supra, circa early-1990s. If you forgot what you were doing with the throttle for even a second, you'd die.

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 11th January 2006, 03:26

It's even the right color! Very nice.

Jay · 11th January 2006, 04:13

yup it's the 70's all over again.

Word is the camaro is coming back.

eheiney · 11th January 2006, 04:15

Hmm, no work tomorrow. I just might have to head on over to check that bad boy out!

ScorLibran · 11th January 2006, 04:22

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Originally posted by KXRM
yup it's the 70's all over again.

Word is the camaro is coming back.

That's the second retro Camaro concept car I've seen in the past couple of years. They need to put the damn thing into production!

*wipes drool off keyboard*

ElChevelle · 11th January 2006, 12:33

I'm a Chevy guy as you all know but the Challenger looks way better than that Camaro. Wait 'til you see what they did to the Chevelle

BTW, the butterflies on the Challenger hood throttle open

ElChevelle · 11th January 2006, 13:25

Here's what an original Challenger looked like.....in all it's glory.

It actually brought tears to my eyes.

Widdykats · 11th January 2006, 14:00

Glass packed mufflers?

Vrmmmmmmm, vrmmmmmmmm!

randman · 11th January 2006, 14:25

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Originally posted by ElChevelle
I'm a Chevy guy as you all know but the Challenger looks way better than that Camaro.

Well I'm a Chevy man too and I happen to think the Camaro looks pretty damned mean.

I would never buy a Chrysler product.

Kieran Walker · 11th January 2006, 15:54

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Originally posted by ElChevelle
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Without a doubt!
I owned a 70 Challenger and it was the ultimate in all the musclecars I've owned/driven.

If you ask me, they need to paint the Confederate flag on the top of that thing and "01" on the side. >_>

I know, wrong car and all. But c'mon, don't tell me nobody else was thinking it!

JFASI · 11th January 2006, 17:49

You know, that's not a bad idea.

/goes to fetch spray paint

ASD5A · 11th January 2006, 18:43

it doesnt take a v8 to have fun on the roads....
(a 150+ hp 13 year old motorcycle is waiting in my garage..)

CaboWaboAddict · 11th January 2006, 20:34

most likely my next orgasm on wheels, a GT500 ragtop... *drool*

I am going to wait till '08 to pay off my Navigator. (I want to keep it)

Road & Track story

Jay · 11th January 2006, 23:35

yup, I am a mustang fan myself, just got a 89 convertible GT and once I finish the restore I am going to start saving up for a brand new Mustang.

After the mustang I like the challenger, who knows the camaro production model may look better by the time it is out but it is so far away, and still up in the air.

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 12th January 2006, 01:06

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Randy said
Well I'm a Chevy man too and I happen to think the Camaro looks pretty damned mean.

Agreed 100%. I think that concept is the best looking Camaro since the 1969 SS 396.

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Scor said
That's the second retro Camaro concept car I've seen in the past couple of years. They need to put the damn thing into production!

Ditto.

Also, as much of a GM guy as I am, that Cobra looks pretty nice, too.

MidnightViper88 · 12th January 2006, 01:18

The Mustang is nice, the Challenger is nice, but the Camaro doesn't quite click with me...

I love the rest of the body, especially those giant rear-fender flairs, but the front end needs reworking...Too big of an angle break-off just doesn't seem to work... :/

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 12th January 2006, 01:37

Too big of an angle break-off? Sorry, I don't follow...

MidnightViper88 · 12th January 2006, 01:52

That's not a good photo angle...I'm not good with descriptions...Here's what I'm referring too...

That nose is a bit pointy for a Camaro...Maybe it's just me, but that front end needs a little reworking...Flatten it out, and it would look nicer, IMO...

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 12th January 2006, 01:53

It's not as pointy as the 4th generation Comaros. I think the new concept is more faithful to the original angle, actually.

3rd December 2005, 23:45	#2
MidnightViper88 Made In The USA (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The 502 Posts: 9,100	The Challenger was a bad-ass pony car...Dodge should really get on the game and cash in with a retro cool-looking car like this... All Chevy needs to do build a retro version of their own pony car, the Camaro, and you'll have the Big 3 make the streets feel like it's the fucking 1960s all over again... "I just want to lie in my own crusty filth, eating rancid egg sandwiches, until some unfortunate paramedic has to blow down my door to find my bloated and pasty corpse wedged between the nightstand and mattress stained with Bengay and Robitussin DM." - Greg Gutfeld on sex and seniors "Syphilis does not stay in Vegas. Debt collectors do not stay in Vegas. Dead hookers stay in Vegas, but the guilt stays with you forever." - Bill Schultz

3rd December 2005, 23:57	#4
shakey_snake Forum Domo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Everyone, get over here for the picture! Posts: 4,313	Muscle cars make me cream my pants, but don't all the V8's put out anymore seem like a way for us to continue buying gas? Hum. the SUV market is falling, we need to appease our middleeasten stock holders somehow... elevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladylevitateme

4th December 2005, 04:36	#6
shakey_snake Forum Domo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Everyone, get over here for the picture! Posts: 4,313	yeah I know, it shuts down 4 cylinders right? elevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladylevitateme

4th December 2005, 05:04	#7
MidnightViper88 Made In The USA (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The 502 Posts: 9,100	No...That's the Northstar V8... The LS-series V8s run straight-up as small-block V8s with upwards of 400hp, but with 20-25mph on average... "I just want to lie in my own crusty filth, eating rancid egg sandwiches, until some unfortunate paramedic has to blow down my door to find my bloated and pasty corpse wedged between the nightstand and mattress stained with Bengay and Robitussin DM." - Greg Gutfeld on sex and seniors "Syphilis does not stay in Vegas. Debt collectors do not stay in Vegas. Dead hookers stay in Vegas, but the guilt stays with you forever." - Bill Schultz

4th December 2005, 18:09	#11
MidnightViper88 Made In The USA (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The 502 Posts: 9,100	http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=103629 Spy shots...Boo-yah! "I just want to lie in my own crusty filth, eating rancid egg sandwiches, until some unfortunate paramedic has to blow down my door to find my bloated and pasty corpse wedged between the nightstand and mattress stained with Bengay and Robitussin DM." - Greg Gutfeld on sex and seniors "Syphilis does not stay in Vegas. Debt collectors do not stay in Vegas. Dead hookers stay in Vegas, but the guilt stays with you forever." - Bill Schultz

3rd December 2005, 23:56	#3
ElChevelle Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the MANCANNON! Posts: 22,448	Chevy is about to drop the ball with the (ughhhhhly) Chevelle. I'm disgusted by my favorite manufacturer sometimes.

4th December 2005, 03:40	#5
ElChevelle Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the MANCANNON! Posts: 22,448	Not really, research the new high powered Vette and it's economy strategy.

4th December 2005, 05:38	#8
skryingbreath Post initializing... Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,065	Wow, that looks damn good!

4th December 2005, 07:23	#9
mysterious_w Forum King Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Good ol' Britain Posts: 2,750	Not a fan of American cars in general, but that looks OK.

4th December 2005, 09:01	#10
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,839	I'm not much of a Chrysler fan, but that's damn good looking. They're finally getting it right!

4th December 2005, 19:37	#12
rockouthippie Banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 11,002	Now that's what I'm talking bout. A 6 liter hemi and does that look SWEET or what. Gas mileage?. Who cares?.

4th December 2005, 20:05	#13
ElChevelle Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the MANCANNON! Posts: 22,448	That's gorgeous!

4th December 2005, 21:51	#14
rockouthippie Banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 11,002	I have richer friends. One of them got one of these for Christmas. http://motortrend.com/roadtests/sedan/112_0306_f_ctsv/ But although this Cad is a mean machine (0-60 in well under 5 seconds) and a 400 hp V8, chevy isn't going to make many points with the styling. What strikes me is 0-60 in 5 seconds, and it hardly makes a sound. This isn't like driving anything I've ever seen before. A completely civilized rocket. Now if it just wasn't dorky lookin.

5th December 2005, 02:00	#15
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,839	I really like the styling of the CTS, especially the CTS-v. I like edgy. I've never really been a fan of swoopy droopy styling, save for some certain vehicles that actually look good with nothing but curved body lines. Angular is where it's at. Leave the curvy crap for the ergonomics.

5th December 2005, 23:19	#16
b0n3r Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 77	I've been raised to appreciate muscle cars, but my pocketbook is fixed on the 2007 Nissan Skyline debuting out here in America.

6th December 2005, 01:01	#18
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,839	That's what I love about them.

6th December 2005, 04:45	#19
Starbucks Forum King Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Forums Posts: 2,685	The 2007 Nissan Skyline also has an interesting feature that I can't wait to see; extremely fast spooling turbos. Each turbo has an electric motor attatched to it. Can't wait to see the rebirth of another legend.

7th December 2005, 05:10	#20
rockouthippie Banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 11,002	What I'd like to have is one of those Subaru WRX sportwagons. Unlimited power and a place to put the dog. http://www.cars101.com/subaru/impreza/wrxsti2006.html 230 hp which is beefable for at least another 70-80 hp (lots of hot rod parts available).

11th January 2006, 00:03	#21
ElChevelle Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the MANCANNON! Posts: 22,448	Debuted at the detroit Auto Show this week:

11th January 2006, 00:37	#22
ScorLibran Resident Floydian Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6,222	Nice! When I lived in Ft. Lauderdale 20 years ago, a friend of mine down there had a (1970?) Challenger, and it was a bad son-of-a-bitch. Supercharged Hemi, all sorts of other performance mods, line locks, etc. That was one of the few cars that ever scared me to be in. He'd activate the line locks, light up the rear tires until the car was surrounded by tire smoke, then kill the locks and we'd frikkin launch. It was insane power. And loud as hell. Damn, I miss it. The only car I can remember that scared me more than that one was a 1000+ HP Toyota Supra, circa early-1990s. If you forgot what you were doing with the throttle for even a second, you'd die. I'm a psychosomatic sister running around without a leash.

11th January 2006, 03:26	#23
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,839	It's even the right color! Very nice.

11th January 2006, 04:13	#24
Jay Moderator Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: Next Door Posts: 8,942	yup it's the 70's all over again. Word is the camaro is coming back. -Jay \| Radio Toolbox.com

11th January 2006, 04:15	#25
eheiney und keine Eier! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: MI, USA Posts: 1,374	Hmm, no work tomorrow. I just might have to head on over to check that bad boy out! Spiral out, my friend. You will find your way back to yourself, we all will. I'll be waiting, and shall see you on the other side...

11th January 2006, 12:33	#27
ElChevelle Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the MANCANNON! Posts: 22,448	I'm a Chevy guy as you all know but the Challenger looks way better than that Camaro. Wait 'til you see what they did to the Chevelle BTW, the butterflies on the Challenger hood throttle open

11th January 2006, 13:25	#28
ElChevelle Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the MANCANNON! Posts: 22,448	Here's what an original Challenger looked like.....in all it's glory. It actually brought tears to my eyes.

11th January 2006, 14:00	#29
Widdykats The Forum Slut Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A place that invites a post pumping whore from NY Posts: 15,787	Glass packed mufflers? Vrmmmmmmm, vrmmmmmmmm!

11th January 2006, 17:49	#32
JFASI Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: I was hoping you could tell me Posts: 1,350	You know, that's not a bad idea. /goes to fetch spray paint Certified Spam Connoisseur.

11th January 2006, 18:43	#33
ASD5A Titeleinzigartigkeit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: under a bridge Posts: 620	it doesnt take a v8 to have fun on the roads.... (a 150+ hp 13 year old motorcycle is waiting in my garage..) oversized e-penis replacement

11th January 2006, 20:34	#34
CaboWaboAddict Forum Sot (Major Dude) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Marietta, Ga. U.S.A. Posts: 3,916	most likely my next orgasm on wheels, a GT500 ragtop... drool I am going to wait till '08 to pay off my Navigator. (I want to keep it) Road & Track story Idiot's Advocate My site (under construction)

11th January 2006, 23:35	#35
Jay Moderator Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: Next Door Posts: 8,942	yup, I am a mustang fan myself, just got a 89 convertible GT and once I finish the restore I am going to start saving up for a brand new Mustang. After the mustang I like the challenger, who knows the camaro production model may look better by the time it is out but it is so far away, and still up in the air. -Jay \| Radio Toolbox.com

12th January 2006, 01:18	#37
MidnightViper88 Made In The USA (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The 502 Posts: 9,100	The Mustang is nice, the Challenger is nice, but the Camaro doesn't quite click with me... I love the rest of the body, especially those giant rear-fender flairs, but the front end needs reworking...Too big of an angle break-off just doesn't seem to work... :/ "I just want to lie in my own crusty filth, eating rancid egg sandwiches, until some unfortunate paramedic has to blow down my door to find my bloated and pasty corpse wedged between the nightstand and mattress stained with Bengay and Robitussin DM." - Greg Gutfeld on sex and seniors "Syphilis does not stay in Vegas. Debt collectors do not stay in Vegas. Dead hookers stay in Vegas, but the guilt stays with you forever." - Bill Schultz

12th January 2006, 01:37	#38
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,839	Too big of an angle break-off? Sorry, I don't follow...

12th January 2006, 01:52	#39
MidnightViper88 Made In The USA (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The 502 Posts: 9,100	That's not a good photo angle...I'm not good with descriptions...Here's what I'm referring too... That nose is a bit pointy for a Camaro...Maybe it's just me, but that front end needs a little reworking...Flatten it out, and it would look nicer, IMO... "I just want to lie in my own crusty filth, eating rancid egg sandwiches, until some unfortunate paramedic has to blow down my door to find my bloated and pasty corpse wedged between the nightstand and mattress stained with Bengay and Robitussin DM." - Greg Gutfeld on sex and seniors "Syphilis does not stay in Vegas. Debt collectors do not stay in Vegas. Dead hookers stay in Vegas, but the guilt stays with you forever." - Bill Schultz

12th January 2006, 01:53	#40
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,839	It's not as pointy as the 4th generation Comaros. I think the new concept is more faithful to the original angle, actually.

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