Asking people on this forum about a Challenger is pretty much like asking people on a sport bike forum for their opinion on a Harley Davidson. There will be a few exceptions, but most won't get it. I have to admit, when it comes to any Harley Davidson, I don't get it either. Just not my thing.
I'm an old school muscle car guy. I still have the 69 GTO my parents purchased new. It's parked right next to my 72 911, that I tracked for several years. My love of sports cars also came from my parents, who in additon to the GTO, had a 68 XKE and a 71 911 thru my childhood. Even with a 4spd, The GTO was actually our family car. My dad still drives a 911.
In the last few months I really decided I wanted to get another car, an american car. I was always torn on the Challenger, I always thought overall they were the best lookin of the three, but never quite cared for the rear end and hated the interior. Plus it is "heavy and doesn't handle very well". So I had pretty much decided that I was going to buy a ZL1 Camaro as a wedding present to myself .
Well for 2015 they have addressed everything that I REALLY hated on the Challenger. They have completely changed the interior, fixed the rear end and have added the 6.4 in the RT. I can appreciate the Hellcat, but I'm going to order a 2015 392 Scat Pack Shaker with red/blk interior and 6spd. I don't care that its heavy anymore. I just love how it looks. It has a decent backseat that my kids can ride in, it has a very nice size trunk and fold down rear seat. Mopar also sells a really cool hitch where the receiver mounts verticle so its completely hidden. I'll be using it to tow my motorcycles to the track. A Volvo wagon isn't known to a handle particularly well, but on the occasions I've taken both of mine to the track, They somehow managed to embarrass a lot of people in cars that "Handle." I'm pretty confident the challenger will do the same
July 8 ordering opens up and I will be at the dealer.
