New Challenger Concept

[pwd72s]

Originally posted by dd74

But let's look at the other side of the picture: some new cars, newly designed from the ground up, are simply hideous. There are some Mercedes Benz and BMWs that are simply hideous.

You forgot to add our own beloved marque to that list. Seriously, Porsche hasn't made a car lately that gives me the visual turn-on that this concept car does. Probably is age related...I've been a closet Mopar fan since my '66 tri-power Goat had it's doors blown off by a full sized Plymouth. I failed to note the "hemi" emblem on the fender...those emblems were a lot more subtle then than today's version is, and many who had a hemi then removed the emblems.

[tcar]

All 911s are retro. Most 'civilians' wouldn't be able to tell the diff between a '69 and a '91.

and the new Beetle pulled VW out of a huge hole; they'd never have sold that many Golfs or Jettas... not even close.

[pwd72s]

tcar? Damned good point! The SUV the only exception...the Cayenne only copied the other stuff out there.

[arcsine]

Originally posted by tcar
All 911s are retro.

I respectfully disagree. The 911 has been in continuous production and the nature of the product line has been to evolve the shape over time. The retro's in discussion here are designs directly taken from cars that have been out of production for decades.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally posted by arcsine
I respectfully disagree. The 911 has been in continuous production and the nature of the product line has been to evolve the shape over time. The retro's in discussion here are designs directly taken from cars that have been out of production for decades.

Ditto, the 911 has evolved over the years, gradually changing with time. With the exception of the Mustang, all of these cars are new models resurrected for the sake of people re-living their younger years. I don't think you could really count the Mustang as an evolution, because it has been a moving target over the years. Mustang II vs current car = apples to oranges.

[makaio]

Holly crap, the concept even has a manual tranny in it! I know it most likely wouldn't make it into production that way, but if it did, I'll take mine in lime green!

[makaio]

The boat the Chrysler group missed is a retro version of the Superbird! With that big a$s wing, they would sell like hot cakes to the ricer crowd:

[Dantilla]

Originally posted by oldE
How long has it been since you've seen an original idea come out of Detroit?

Pontiac Aztek!

[fastpat]

It's pretty slick. It looks like a follow on model, with no interveneing years having passed since the last one, at least in the photos.

With the current hemi engine, it ought to move right along.

[pwd72s]

425 horsepower? That's what the old 426 Hemi was rated at...

[fastpat]

Originally posted by pwd72s
425 horsepower? That's what the old 426 Hemi was rated at...

True, but that was SAE gross horsepower. Most are rated SAE net these days. It's pretty close to DIN horsepower.

[Dixie]

The boat the Chrysler group missed is a retro version of the Superbird! With that big a$s wing...

You know, I remember way back when the Superbird came out. Dealers had real trouble moving Superbirds off the lot. Some dealers went so far as to remove the nose and wing. As for me, I thought they were great. What grade school boy wouldn't?

[kmhemi]

Somebody mentioned getting one in white. Here is a link to a white one. I also want a white one with a Hemi to match my white 1970 Challenger with the old school 426 Hemi


http://www.challengertalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142

[cegerer]

The new Challenger is a boring design. It's TOO close to the original. The new Lamborghini Miura redo is the same deal. They both look like ChipFoosePimpMyRide versions of the originals.

[pwd72s]

kmhemi? Are you on that board? If so, you might send 'em a link to this thread, let them read what P-car guys think. Yep, I think we might be buying a white one, but Cindy liked the gray. Of course, they have to make it first, then we'll look. Gawd, it would be fun to watch a "grudge drag" between your old & the new. Retired, no kids at home...hell, might as well buy something new that's a little bit of fun as a daily driver. If we do it, it'll be just that...grocery hauler/daily driver. I already have a cult car, and one of those is enough for me.

[makaio]

Green is now my second pick. The blue is just too cool!

[rcecale]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by makaio
[B]...I'll take mine in lime green!



Personally, I'd take a black one, or better yet, Challenger Purple...


Randy

[Jared at Pelican Parts]

I love it. It just looks mean and sleek. I had heard it was built on the Mercedes E class chassis.

I'll take mine in white please..

[JeremyD]

Lime green for me - please, flat black stripes - I like it much better than the retro Camaro... But I agree with the others on this - can we get past being spoon fed all this retro crap.

[pwd72s]

The link said possibly in the showrooms by 2009. I guess we all have time to think about it, right? No price mentioned. Anybody care to guess?