Dodge approves Demon for production. And drops the ball right on its foot.

[Yuri]

Some of you may remember the Demon concept, a cool little FR affordable sports car.

Dodge has approved it for production, but, get this, based on a Chery FWD platform.

That's right, not only will it go from RWD to FWD, but it will be built by a manufacturer whose only fame is from youtube videos of their extremely lethal looking crash tests.

http://jalopnik.com/344669/detroit-auto-show-dodge-demon-to-be-based-on-chinese-chery

[Kn1ves]

wow what a disappointment

it would have been a nice miata fighter

I loved the concept

http://jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2007/02/Dodge-Demon-TOP_1.jpg

best comes to best, it can become the new SRT-4 in coupe/hatchback form

[HyperTek]

looked kinda cool
http://carsandmoreforsale.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/demon.jpg

if they would have stuck with rwd , it looks liek it could have competed wiht the miata on the market.. Maybe they went to fwd becuase of costs savings sharing parts with that cherry or whatever

Imagine an SRT version

[exitspeed]

Wow...they...fucked...up.

[kdashy]

Haha my cousin in china owns a Chery. 1.03 liters of fury.

[exitspeed]

Please Chrysler:

http://www.ximtc.net/home/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/knot-hangmans-noose-black-backdrop-18mm-manila-1-ajhd.jpg

[steve shadows]

and detroit complains about economic situations...

[Taniguchi_Is_#1]

rofl. i'm not suprised, actually. Chrysler corp. ain't got that kinda cash for a new chassis.

[bamaboy]

note to Dodge, invest in some anal lube and pregnancy tests....because you are now officially fucking yourself.

corrected

[HyperTek]

Uu mean note to dodge? lol..
i dont think thats a good iddea, we dont want them reproducing heheh

[SimpleS14]

bad move Chrysler...i can see them dissolving in the future...

[WilloW]

based on a Chery FWD platform.

extremely lethal looking crash tests.

http://photos.freshalloy.com/gallery/d/33181-1/fail1.jpg

[k's_silvia2.0]

^Thats failtown right there!!!

[BustedS13]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=f7rrk3ZjN-I

SWEET

[jackjack]

fwd? LAME :rant:

[qt_240]

such a waste..

[njd07]

http://photos.freshalloy.com/gallery/d/33181-1/fail1.jpg

damn what a waste of good beer... I love Grolsch...one of my fav beers

[luisgonz]

Valve cover to Human head in less them 1.3 sec. Its going to be so fast its to die for.LOL

[BustedS13]

damn what a waste of good beer... I love Grolsch...one of my fav beers

the grocery store up the street from me had a sale on Grolsch mini kegs last year. it was all we drank for like two months.

[svensko]

What a waste. I have a feeling Dale Jr. fans will still love it. :ugh:

[njd07]

the grocery store up the street from me had a sale on Grolsch mini kegs last year. it was all we drank for like two months.

lucky you, up here in Ontario, Canada our gov't is the only that can sell beer...so im stuck paying around $45 a case(24)...sucks I know..

[VROOOM]

car could have been awesome

[02BRB20]

Thinking outside the box at its best

"hey man get this, what if, we like take this RWD concept and are you ready.........make it FWD, we'll get idiots to buy them"

[Zero_SX]

daaang.... what speed was the crash test at??? the tire completely disappears...

[BustedS13]

lucky you, up here in Ontario, Canada our gov't is the only that can sell beer...so im stuck paying around $45 a case(24)...sucks I know..

yeah, we had like ten of those 5 liter "kegs", it was great. cost as much as buying bud light or select by the case, was a nice change of pace.

[svensko]

Thinking outside the box at its best

"hey man get this, what if, we like take this RWD concept and are you ready.........make it FWD, we'll get idiots to buy them"

Surely the extra 2.5 MPG will sway them, am I right fellas? :naughtyd:

[SimpleS14]

daaang.... what speed was the crash test at??? the tire completely disappears...


my guess is 35mph....yes...its quite possibly that horrid.

[jrocslider]

OMG a little chinese econo fwd shitbox
the kids will love it... think of it as the new civic... we might have sumthing here.









a rwd SRT Demon would have been killer.... like a lil mini viper... but uglier

[Matej]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=f7rrk3ZjN-I
That's why I ghostride my car everywhere.

[cdlong]

sweet, i've been waiting for a new mecury capri.
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/autoreview/400x266/1990-94-Mercury-Capri-91161121990308.jpg

what a miserable failure.

[eastcoastS14]

seriously what the fuck? It doesnt really matter to me what any of these US car companies do anymore but i just wanna know the fuck is heading up their design and production teams.....like in all seriousness are they just determined to suck the life and potential out of any semi-decent idea and just turn the car into a soulless heap of shit?.....its almost like some designer had an idea and then someone came along and said "hey! lets take that idea but change it around and make it suck more! YEAAAAAH!" this is why these car companies should not complain when they go under



http://youtube.com/watch?v=f7rrk3ZjN-I

SWEET

HOLY SHIT :tweak:

[BustedS13]

That's why I ghostride my car everywhere.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WOiWaTSypt4

doors open mang

[whereda40at]

hey look on the bright side. there dumbasses wont put electric windows in the front and roll downs in the back. they can fuck that up at least.

[98s14inaz]

...its almost like some designer had an idea and then someone came along and said "hey! lets take that idea but change it around and make it suck more! YEAAAAAH!" ...

Ha ha, yet another disappointment from the domestic market. I really liked the concept too, what a shame.

[Yuri]

its almost like some designer had an idea and then someone came along and said "hey! lets take that idea but change it around and make it suck more! YEAAAAAH!"


Last time this happened we got the Aztek.

Designer: Hey check out this sweet freaking sketch I did of a WRC Ford Focus fighter! It's a turbo AWD sports coupe the size of a Honda CRX!

Marketing: That's awesome. We have plenty of room at the Minivan plant, so I'm just going to yoink this and we'll stretch it over a Pontiac Montana platform! But first we'll build a concept version to show off at the Detroit show.

Designer: :tweak:

True story.

[steve shadows]

This car is a metaphor for America's economy right now.

[SW20Racer]

Last time this happened we got the Aztek.

Designer: Hey check out this sweet freaking sketch I did of a WRC Ford Focus fighter! It's a turbo AWD sports coupe the size of a Honda CRX!

Marketing: That's awesome. We have plenty of room at the Minivan plant, so I'm just going to yoink this and we'll stretch it over a Pontiac Montana platform! But first we'll build a concept version to show off at the Detroit show.

Designer: :tweak:

True story.

i fuckin knew it....

[98s14inaz]

This car is a metaphor for America's economy right now.

That car is a metaphor for the reason cousins shouldn't mate.

[murda-c]

what if you're like, fifth cousins?

am i joking?

[mrmephistopheles]

I can't wait for them to bring those shitboxes over. The more shitty cars on the road, the less likely I'll be hurt when//if they crash into me.

[EDacIouSX]

i think the economy is fine...... we're still #1.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WOiWaTSypt4

doors open mang

GHOST RIDE DA WIP!! lol

[Yuri]

I can't wait for them to bring those shitboxes over. The more shitty cars on the road, the less likely I'll be hurt when//if they crash into me.

Can't wait to come up on a row of these things in gridlock.
I could just floor my jag or Duster, and cut through a whole row.

[TheWolf]

nothing like chinese fwd "sports" cars... this from someone who's gonna buy a smart vert..

[status:one]

seriously lame. disgusts me.

[muddafakka]

So fucking stupid...

[firelizard]

AHAHAHAHA

At first I thought you meant to post "Chevy", then it dawned on me....

That's fucking ridiculous. They're competing with the Skystice and Miata.... with a Chery platform?! gimme a break...