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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Sixpence on December 29, 2005, 12:02:16 AM
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Just saw a pic of the new challenger, nice.
http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/challenger.html
"There are rumors that the new 392 Hemi crate engine, designed for racing, will go along with the new Dodge Challenger body. The 392 is apparently a racing-only engine in current form, not a production design, but a lower-power version may well be made for production and appear in the Challenger."
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Far, far better than their attempt at a "Charger".
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It looks like a updated version of the old Coronet. I agree it looks far better than the Charger, and I bet its more popular too.
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Originally posted by dmf
It looks like a updated version of the old Coronet.
It's an updated version of the challenger/cuda (coronet?), btw, maybe a new Hemi Cuda? sweeeeeeet
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the coronet shared a body with the charger. the challenger is completely different. I like the looks of the new one, though.
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Originally posted by Sixpence
It's an updated version of the challenger/cuda (coronet?), btw, maybe a new Hemi Cuda? sweeeeeeet
The "Cuda" was a Plymouth..a brand that is no longer in existence. So there can be no Hemi Cuda
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Very cool...
Interesting that the seat belt is part of the seat.
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Sweeeeeet.
I could see Dodge pulling the Cuda back out of mothballs. Chrysler has crossbranded before.
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But you're killing the planet!
:cry
:aok
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Me thinks they will sell everyone they build:aok
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If they build it I will own one! I'm a diehard Mopar person, at the time I needed a new car. I couldn't wait for a Charger R/T to be built so I got a Caddy CTS. I'm glad my lease will be up in 08' I'll be back in a Dodge..
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Looks nice.
All the effort they put into the Challenger rework, and the rear just misses the mark, IMHO.
I hope it's not just propaganda about the 392ci/500+hp Hemi ..would be a lot of fun to drive an R/T that had balls, again.
If they put R/T on a 6-cylinder Challenger, I will laugh at 'em when I see 'em.
Kinda funny readin about the 'short' wheelbase of 116 inches.
Hemi Cuda was 105" ..it's why it launched so well, it was shorter than the Challengers (110" I think?).. the few inches shorter made a difference in weight txfer off the line for a fact.
I hope they sell a lot of 'em.. I'd love to get one and stuff a 700 cube crate Hemi in one :) .. and find me a V-6 sticker and some very quiet mufflers .. LOL.
-GE
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Looks nice! A true sales competitor to put up againt the latest Mustang imo.
And sure as all hell beats the pathetic ricer version they did in the late 70's early 80's ("wing_ning, ning, ning, ning!")
(http://myweb.cableone.net/moore/impala/Challengers.jpg)
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I kinda like the look of the new Challenger. I cant help but think that GM screwed the pooch when they killed the Camaro/Firebird line and messed up the Impala line. Especially after that kid drew that Camaro concept a couple of years ago. Love it or hate it at least Chrylser is trying to build something besides look alike Honda and Toyotas
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Problem with a car like this? Dodge transmissions still suck.
Karaya
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everything old is new again
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I love my 05 Hemi Ram
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b212/StalinsHeros/Daytona005.jpg)
It's getting traded in on a Challenger.
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Passed a beautiful green Cuda on the interstate the other day. My eyes were fixated the whole way. The license plate: 1-Owner. :aok
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The challenger is very faithful to '70s model. I also think it will sell well. look at how the pony is doing.
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Originally posted by Masherbrum
Problem with a car like this? Dodge transmissions still suck.
Karaya
My dad has a 88 Dakota with 200,000 something miles on it and he's never had any transmission problems.
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New ones use Mercedes designs.
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Originally posted by Masherbrum
Problem with a car like this? Dodge transmissions still suck.
Karaya
I've got a '97 Dodge Intrepid w/ 158,000 miles. Tranny just died last week and cost $2k to repair.
While $2k is a lot of money, it's ONLY 5 or 6 car payments (if I had car payments)..
My previous ride was a '93 Dodge Caravan, had to put one transmission in it during it's 343,000 mile life span. The van would still be running if I was so inclined to replace the tired old motor (still original)
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2 out of X-million+.
They slip, and then they die. Hell the "praised" New 300C's have problems.
Karaya
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Name me one car company that makes a perfect automobile. You can't do it, there is no such thing. Also, it's almost scientific fact that the more you pay for a car, the more problems you have. I work at an auto auction, I've driven maybe 100,000 cars of ALL types in the past 7 years, they all have quirks and problems.
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Originally posted by Masherbrum
2 out of X-million+.
They slip, and then they die. Hell the "praised" New 300C's have problems.
Karaya
Well, I don't know about the new 300's I just like the body style, as for old Chryslers though, if the Transmission starts to slip most normal people would take it to a shop and have it adjusted, before it "up and dies" And if it does up and die, their not that hard to change, anybody over the age of 10 with a iq above 20 can change one. I helped my dad change a transmission in a 1981 Dodge Aries in about 4 hours.
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Uhhh I think I jsut creamed my jeans
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Originally posted by Masherbrum
2 out of X-million+.
They slip, and then they die. Hell the "praised" New 300C's have problems.
Karaya
my 92 dodge shadow hit a coyote with the transmission at around 40 in '96 and killed the transmission, the coyote needed a 9mm to finish him.
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Nothing worse than trying to make a new car look like a classic muscle car. If you want a muscle car, be a real man and rebuild one :)
After 1986, I wouldn't sit in anything named "challenger," in the first place.
Gotta go, Rockford Files is on :lol
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Originally posted by JCLerch
I've got a '97 Dodge Intrepid w/ 158,000 miles. Tranny just died last week and cost $2k to repair.
While $2k is a lot of money, it's ONLY 5 or 6 car payments (if I had car payments)..
My previous ride was a '93 Dodge Caravan, had to put one transmission in it during it's 343,000 mile life span. The van would still be running if I was so inclined to replace the tired old motor (still original)
Never had a problem with dodge trans myself, yet anyway.
One of your projects was rebuilding automatic transmissions? Where did you get info to do that?
Oh, and will you be able to take pics with the scope?
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Originally posted by Red Tail 444
Nothing worse than trying to make a new car look like a classic muscle car. If you want a muscle car, be a real man and rebuild one :)
After 1986, I wouldn't sit in anything named "challenger," in the first place.
Gotta go, Rockford Files is on :lol
You do understand that although not a fossil of Americana (which I love about muscle cars BTW) this car will be lighter, more powerful, and faster in both the straights AND curves than any of its namesakes ever hoped to be out of the factory, right? Because it will be.
Don't call it a muscle car. Call it a high performance 2 door coupe. In any case, it'll dust your daddy's Challenger. And I'm a real man too, wanna see pics of my 70 Fairlane project? Just started working on it, but you know how it is with rebuilding one of those classics, hard to find parts and whatnot. Gives me an excuse to go to the swap meets :aok