[cashflyer]

ummm, yeaah..... Can't say I agree.

Not superior designs? By what standard?
Muscle cars did very well what they were designed to do, utilizing the technology of the day, and working within the constraints of manufacturing a car that would appeal to a mass market at a median price level.

Nostalgic for younger years?
I've owned 4 Challengers. If I want, I'll go buy another. That's nostalgic yearning. But I like the new Challenger. Not because of nostalgia, but because I LIKE THE CAR. It looks good. It will have loads of HP. It will have modern braking, computers, fuel injection, and other modern systems.

And just like the original, it will probably corner like poop unless an enthusiast reworks the suspension. But light to light will be a smokin' ride!!

As for designs... Nothing much these days really catches my eye. I don't know if the design schools are full of idiots, or if everything is just watered down due to DOT and insurance regs. But I know nothing appears to have the soul of the hot-rods of yesterday.

As for your "cool" comment... I find the 540 to be a bland little box. Coolness is in the eye of the beerholder.