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Old 01-16-2008, 11:00 AM   #1
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Production Dodge Challenger revealed!

Someone managed to snap pics of an uncamoed production model undergoing winter testing.
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I like it.
I'll take a Panther Pink T/A with a 6-speed, thank you.
It's good to see Chrysler building a product that is actually getting people excited for a change.


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Someone managed to snap pics of an uncamoed production model undergoing winter testing.
Here's some of the pics:


I like it.
I'll take a Panther Pink T/A with a 6-speed, thank you.
It's good to see Chrysler building a product that is actually getting people excited for a change.


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http://jalopnik.com/345562/2008-dodg...+8-undisguised
While I personally don't like the car, I do agree with you. Unfortunately this is about their only silver lining right now.
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Not a fan of the look.

Oh well.
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Old 01-16-2008, 11:13 AM   #4
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LOVE IT

but looks huge, look how small the driver is
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for how low the roof line is, the car looks amazingly tall and narrow.
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LOVE IT

but looks huge, look how small the driver is
It is! Wait til you see thing thing in person.
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It's alright, but looks very stretched vertically.
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Old 01-16-2008, 11:29 AM   #8
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It still just looks too fat The old Challengers weren't small or light by any means, but the lines and stance made it look so aggressive. I think when they modernized it, they rounded it out too way much and so it doesn't have the same sort of aggressive look.

It looks too tall, too rounded out, and too fat even though the old one is probably wider. It's not bad looking, but to me, it doesn't capture the essence of the classic.
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Old 01-16-2008, 11:38 AM   #9
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i like it. looks cool.

will the market be ready for "old look" new cars?

Looks better then teh charger, they made that thing look mad lol.. its like unnecessarily huge design
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Old 01-16-2008, 11:40 AM   #10
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looks like the new camaro from the side.

but all in all, not too shabby.

now drop it, make it satin black, and make it an old trans am competition car.
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It still just looks too fat The old Challengers weren't small or light by any means, but the lines and stance made it look so aggressive. I think when they modernized it, they rounded it out too way much and so it doesn't have the same sort of aggressive look.

It looks too tall, too rounded out, and too fat even though the old one is probably wider. It's not bad looking, but to me, it doesn't capture the essence of the classic.
It does a much better job than the charger, mustang, or ssr. I think I will wait for a new road runner
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hmm any idea if pontiac will do the firebird T/A?? i wanna see that thing!
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looks weird, needs some kind of side molding
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i was driving behind one a couple weeks ago it was red, its pretty huge, but they sound badass, alot louder than youd think a production car would be. they look pretty cool in person.
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weak sause wheel sizes.... need something a good bit wider in the rear.. like 10inch wide at least i kinda like the way it looks otherwise but im a nissan guy formost and a chevy guy after that so chrysler is against my religin
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I still like it. I can't wait to see some modified versions.
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Old 01-16-2008, 01:06 PM   #17
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kinda looks like a first gen camaro form the side. im kind of on the fence on this one. it looks alright but i heard they are gonna have a 41k base price
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I absolutly love this. This is how the Camaro should have looked (obviously with one one headlamp in the front).....


This is going to look great. Lets hope they put some decent powerplant in it as well!
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this what nissan needs reliving the classics... i wanna see the 180sx version with a little millenium touch please...
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just imagine if theyve turned this car as a new police car to chase 240s. OMG!
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this what nissan needs reliving the classics... i wanna see the 180sx version with a little millenium touch please...
How about making a new Nissan/Datsun 240Z? keeping it around the same size of course.
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i remember back in the day when the 93 mustang was suppose to be a "retro" to the old 64.. hahahah..
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Yes more car remakes!
And more movie remakes while were at it!
And lets make movies from more video games, old cartoons and sitcoms!

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does it weigh 5000 lbs?
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Body is too tall, makes it look totally boring, and looks too much like the Mustang and Camaro. All these new old cars look the same.
Just because the new Mustang was popular since it was the first one, it started this unnecessary epidemic of quickly putting out as many half-done remakes as possible while this trend is popular, just to make quick money.
All these remakes could've been great if someone put more time and effort into them, but that obviously didn't happen and the companies are hoping the main sell point will be the name.
I know these new versions will not be remembered like the predecessors are, I can't really even think of them as follow-ups to their line.
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Old 01-16-2008, 06:30 PM   #26
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The car is too retro in design and for some reason looks bland in those pics. I guess it will have some potential once in the hands for some aftermarket companies.
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I absolutly love this. This is how the Camaro should have looked (obviously with one one headlamp in the front).....


This is going to look great. Lets hope they put some decent powerplant in it as well!
I would have to say from these pics it does look good and yes I agree its how the Camaro should have looked.
Now for the people whining about size. There is real problem now with new cars on size. Crash safety standards require a high belt line which is why most new cars and remakes stand so much taller.

Its very expensive for automobile company to make a low beltline car and get it past DOT standards. The New Mustangs tall front end had a lot to do with the engine being a tall engine. Though Ford readily blew it on the Thunderbird remake. As I feel Chevy has blown it on the Camaro remake imo.

Nostalgia is selling these days. Much to my dismay. I would tend to agree with sediments of things are getting very unoriginal all over the place. I.E. remade cars,remade TV shows,remade Ads, remade Movies, of course they have been remaking Movies for over 50 years
Fuck, Gwen Stefanie and Pink both use a female producer who is the biggest songwriting recycle/ripoff artist since the dawn of Music. Welcome to recycled hits. BAhhhhhhhhhhh

enough ranting the car looks good they will sell it, life goes on.
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hmmmmm. not bad.
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I quite like it... I would never own one... but I like the styling.
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i dig it. looks cool.
and compared to the shitty production camaro... I WOULD FUCK THIS CAR.
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