Production Dodge Challenger revealed!

[Yuri]

Someone managed to snap pics of an uncamoed production model undergoing winter testing.
Here's some of the pics:
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/DKapt/challengerfront.jpg
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/DKapt/Challengerside.jpg
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/DKapt/challengerrear.jpg

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.


More pics here:
http://jalopnik.com/345562/2008-dodge-challenger-srt+8-undisguised

[exitspeed]

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.


More pics here:
http://jalopnik.com/345562/2008-dodge-challenger-srt+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.

[azndoc]

Not a fan of the look.

Oh well.

[Unholy S14]

LOVE IT

but looks huge, look how small the driver is

[txrxs]

for how low the roof line is, the car looks amazingly tall and narrow.

[exitspeed]

LOVE IT

but looks huge, look how small the driver is

It is! Wait til you see thing thing in person.

[TheSquidd]

It's alright, but looks very stretched vertically.

[SHIFT_*grind*]

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.

[HyperTek]

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

[Antihero983]

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.

[kingkilburn]

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 :)

[HyperTek]

hmm any idea if pontiac will do the firebird T/A?? i wanna see that thing!

[womenbeshoppin]

looks weird, needs some kind of side molding

[fishhouse]

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.

[bloodangels13]

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

[muddafakka]

I still like it. I can't wait to see some modified versions.

[VROOOM]

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

[codyace]

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!

[beeracing s14]

this what nissan needs reliving the classics... i wanna see the 180sx version with a little millenium touch please...

[beeracing s14]

just imagine if theyve turned this car as a new police car to chase 240s. OMG!

[IStop4NoMan]

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.

[HyperTek]

i remember back in the day when the 93 mustang was suppose to be a "retro" to the old 64.. hahahah..

[TheSquidd]

Yes more car remakes!
And more movie remakes while were at it!
And lets make movies from more video games, old cartoons and sitcoms!

YES LET'S KILL ORIGINALITY.

[steve shadows]

does it weigh 5000 lbs?

[Matej]

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.

[SimpleS14]

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.

[drift freaq]

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.

[jackjack]

hmmmmm. not bad.

[status:one]

I quite like it... I would never own one... but I like the styling.

[BustedS13]

i dig it. looks cool.
and compared to the shitty production camaro... I WOULD FUCK THIS CAR.

[eastcoastS14]

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/maxlopes/MickeyRourkeMarv-1.jpg

"Modern cars....they all look like electric shavers"

[98s14inaz]

Oh hell yes, that car is hot. That is how you take a classic and modernize it. Well done dodge.

[BustedS13]

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/maxlopes/MickeyRourkeMarv-1.jpg

"Modern cars....they all look like electric shavers"

i'd like to rub my stubble all over the challenger :drool:

[timlush]

Kind of resembles S14 tail lights at first glance, lol.

[BustedS13]

http://i16.tinypic.com/878swns.jpg

[steve shadows]

i dig it. looks cool.
and compared to the shitty production camaro... I WOULD FUCK THIS CAR.

oh would you...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXQej-CCBFs

[HWYKING]

but looks huge, look how small the driver is

I was thinking the same thing, but i love it. orange with pistol grip 6 spd, although i heard the first batch will be 5spd auto.

[Yuri]

i dig it. looks cool.
and compared to the shitty production camaro... I WOULD FUCK THIS CAR.

You're a dragon, aren't you?

Link is safe, the link on the link is not.

http://jalopnik.com/cars/ewww/dragons-having-sex-with-cars-306619.php

[status:one]

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/maxlopes/MickeyRourkeMarv-1.jpg

"Modern cars....they all look like electric shavers"

This reminds me of post it note Michael Jackson.

http://img.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/aaorphea_407b1_jackson_npg_01__oPt.jpg

[shmiddy]

its "o.k" at most dont like the back of the car to much

[exitspeed]

The distance between the bottom of the rocker panel and the bottom of the C pillar is just terrible.

[Yuri]

The R/T version has just been spotted!
This is the one I'm most interested in, the smaller Hemi with a 6-speed manual, and much lower price!
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/DKapt/ChallengerRT.jpg

[axiomatik]

doesn't look any bigger than a mustang. I like, it'd look better slammed on some flushed out wheels, though.

[BustedS13]

The R/T version has just been spotted!
This is the one I'm most interested in, the smaller Hemi with a 6-speed manual, and much lower price!
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/DKapt/ChallengerRT.jpg

yeah, too bad the srt isn't coming in a stick (first year at least). what's the R/T going to retail for?

[SINxSELEKTAH]

does this come in the General Lee paint scheme?

[exitspeed]

^
If this thing gets as many Special Editions as the Mustang (which I'm sure it will) that'll be a no-brainer.

[SINxSELEKTAH]

^
If this thing gets as many Special Editions as the Mustang (which I'm sure it will) that'll be a no-brainer.

ok, where's the line start? :bigok:

i'll trade my DRB-III for a down payment lol

[BustedS13]

^
If this thing gets as many Special Editions as the Mustang (which I'm sure it will) that'll be a no-brainer.

there have been like, two special editions.. bullitt and mach 1.
i'd like to see some sort of Vanishing Point edition challenger, but same concept as the bullitt... just lots of old school.

[Yuri]

I really don't see a General Lee paint scheme coming.
The Duke boys drove a Charger.

A vanishing point Kowalski edition would be sick, but I'm holding out for a High-Impact color Challenger T/A.

Oh, don't forget all the mustang special editions you're missing...
California special,
Parnell Jones,
GT500
GT500KR
Shelby GT (non GT500)
Shelby GTH,
etc.....

Another pic!!!!
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/DKapt/4115712-4113208-Challenger.jpg

[SINxSELEKTAH]

I really don't see a General Lee paint scheme coming.
The Duke boys drove a Charger.

good point, but seeing how the new chargers are 4door http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sinxselektah/smilies/dunno.gif

A vanishing point Kowalski edition would be sick, but I'm holding out for a High-Impact color Challenger T/A.

Oh, don't forget all the mustang special editions you're missing...
California special,
Parnell Jones,
GT500
GT500KR
Shelby GT (non GT500)
Shelby GTH,
etc.....

Another pic!!!!
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/DKapt/4115712-4113208-Challenger.jpg


KR = :boink:

[DreamN]

I <3 the design of the challenger, but damn does that thing look huge. I really wanted GM not to mess up the Camaro, but by the looks of the photos in the other thread it's too late.

[Yuri]

NEW PHOTOS!

Wow. Look at that chin spoiler.
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/DKapt/challengernose.jpg
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/DKapt/productionembargoshot.jpg

Oh, by the way, dealer invoice is $32k on the SRT.
So after the hype dies done, and the huge markups dissappear....
Maybe I can do what I did when I bought my evo, and get it for $1500 under invoice. :D

[VROOOM]

does the SRT have the 425 hp motor? cuz i was thinking they would be priced like the charger/300/magnum and 32k is what the R/T costs. all the other SRT8's are over 40k

Edit: nevermind i thought you said msrp not dealer.
msrp is 37,995.00

[ByeByeSti]

out of all the old muscles cars that have come back im still a fan of the new camaro mmmm

[jackjack]

new pics look good. i'm diggin it more and more.

[JoeC1982]

the 43rd production SRT model is being auctioned off in Petty Blue, its the only one that will be painted that color for the first year anyways.

[Ian]

i think it's going to look amazing dropped on big wheels

[beeracing s14]

im choosing as my new car... charger or the upcoming Toyota AE86

[snowmansent2hel]

thank god they broke the tail lights up a lil bit it was horrible as 1 complete piece

[muddafakka]

Moar pics (Rest is here :http://www.dodge.com/en/2008/challenger/gallery/)

http://www.dodge.com/shared/2008/challenger/gallery/images/arnell/enlarged/arnell_3.jpg
http://www.dodge.com/shared/2008/challenger/gallery/images/arnell/enlarged/arnell_2.jpg
http://www.dodge.com/shared/2008/challenger/gallery/images/arnell/enlarged/arnell_13.jpg
http://www.dodge.com/shared/2008/challenger/gallery/images/ext/enlarged/ext_bg_20.jpg
http://www.dodge.com/shared/2008/challenger/gallery/images/ext/enlarged/ext_bg_13.jpg
http://www.dodge.com/shared/2008/challenger/gallery/images/int/enlarged/int_bg_01.jpg

[EDacIouSX]

sigh modern interrior with all the nifty gauges and electronics.....

[SlideWell]

look at the size of that DOOR, thats huuuuuuuge! looks cool.

[soreballz]

http://www.dodge.com/shared/2008/challenger/gallery/images/ext/enlarged/ext_bg_20.jpg

Sex sex sex sex sex sex!!!

When I buy a new car in the next couple of years... This will be it. :bigok:

[ALEXTHESUS*PECT]

rear looks like an s14 here:
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/DKapt/4115712-4113208-Challenger.jpg

http://www.importzrevolution.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/DRFTS14R.jpg


like the car, but not the tails!

[Omarius Maximus]

Hmmmm, 4100+ pounds.....no thanks. I thought the GT500 was a pig. This thing is gonna need the 400 horsepower just to get out of it's own way.

[SHIFT_*grind*]

I think it's growing on me a little.

Except that interior. Looks like every other interior in every other Mopar product, I think they need to do something a little more interesting with it.

[jackjack]

club vandersexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[illvialuver]

i think the car looks amazing, and i liek the interior i have seen at the la autoshow, i would seriously buy one if i could afford to. car looks great.
and i think i would have to take a purple one with the matte black hood.

[02BRB20]

this car is HUGE!!!

http://www.caranddriver.com/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/american_performance/2008_dodge_challenger_srt8_first_drive_review/2008_dodge_challenger_srt8_gallery/dodchal_srt_08_07/1140231-1-eng-US/dodchal_srt_08_07_gallery_image_large.jpg

[Omarius Maximus]

The guy looks like a smurf. Jesus, it's the size of a freaking Ford Explorer.

[Moncef]

I like the old one better. Seems that most of these new retro cars are just chunkier, and heavier than the old models, thereby making them pigs to drive, even moreso than their respective classic versions. Hopefully this doesn't weigh two tons like the GT500 does.

And WTF is up with using the same 6.1L V8 in ALL the SRT8 cars?

Moncef

[Omarius Maximus]

I like the old one better. Seems that most of these new retro cars are just chunkier, and heavier than the old models, thereby making them pigs to drive, even moreso than their respective classic versions. Hopefully this doesn't weigh two tons like the GT500 does.

And WTF is up with using the same 6.1L V8 in ALL the SRT8 cars?

Moncef


It literally, in all SERIOUSNESS, weighs more than 2 tons. It's actually quite a bit heavier than the GT500.

[IStop4NoMan]

I like the old one better. Seems that most of these new retro cars are just chunkier, and heavier than the old models, thereby making them pigs to drive, even moreso than their respective classic versions. Hopefully this doesn't weigh two tons like the GT500 does.

And WTF is up with using the same 6.1L V8 in ALL the SRT8 cars?

Moncef

well, they save money using the same motor over and over.
like nissan does with their VQ. its in practically everything

[Moncef]

Well many of the Nissan cars aren't as performance oriented as the SRT division's line of cars. And most of the time, the intake design and headwork, among many other things are different going from a 350Z to, say, an Altima, right?

Moncef

[VROOOM]

Well many of the Nissan cars aren't as performance oriented as the SRT division's line of cars. And most of the time, the intake design and headwork, among many other things are different going from a 350Z to, say, an Altima, right?

Moncef

why would they use different engines? that would be way to costly. using the same engine keeps production cost down. why make 4 different engine when you can make one. same reason the 05 GTO, CTS-V and vette all used the same motor

[HyperTek]

my thoughts are changing.. i think this is not going to be a hot seller.. is the market ready for big chunkies?

at least its not another angry looking dodge.. its like the designers where angry so they made the cars fit thier emotion

[jackjack]

i'd rock the hell out of it. i think it looks great.

[Taniguchi_Is_#1]

they had this car at the philly auto show last week. here are some pics i took:

http://photos-773.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v199/15/51/10511773/n10511773_32873441_8877.jpg

http://photos-773.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v199/15/51/10511773/n10511773_32873440_8580.jpg

http://photos-773.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v199/15/51/10511773/n10511773_32873442_9156.jpg

http://photos-773.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v199/15/51/10511773/n10511773_32873438_8009.jpg

http://photos-773.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v199/15/51/10511773/n10511773_32873445_9994.jpg

http://photos-773.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v199/15/51/10511773/n10511773_32873446_275.jpg


sorry, too many people around to get any better pics.

[Taylor_knight]

i dont really like it.. to narrow an tall.. biiiig... if it were lower and wider? yea maybe but it jus looks like grandpa's new oldie

[axiomatik]

just needs to be dropped 3 inches or so.

[exitspeed]

my thoughts are changing.. i think this is not going to be a hot seller.. is the market ready for big chunkies?

at least its not another angry looking dodge.. its like the designers where angry so they made the cars fit thier emotion

It's going to sell well the first 2-3 years and then see drastically falling sales. At that point it will be so close the the CAFE regs kicking in Chrysler will nix the car altogether.

Go ahead and quote me on it. :coolugh:

[jackjack]

It's going to sell well the first 2-3 years and then see drastically falling sales. At that point it will be so close the the CAFE regs kicking in Chrysler will nix the car altogether.

Go ahead and quote me on it. :coolugh:


done :p


i think they should re work the tails. other than that, it rocks.

[jworks]

My freind had of choice of waiting for the Challenger to come out or get a 2006 G.T.O. He went for the G.T.O

I think he made a mistake, cause every time I look at the new challenger it keeps looking better and better :D but then again they stopped making the G.T.O.

[ranger240]

america is getting obese, so are our cars

[drift freaq]

america is getting obese, so are our cars

lol that observation is poignant.:rofl:

[muddafakka]

america is getting obese, so are our cars

Hahahahaha right you are, Ranger.

[HyperTek]

It's going to sell well the first 2-3 years and then see drastically falling sales. At that point it will be so close the the CAFE regs kicking in Chrysler will nix the car altogether.

Go ahead and quote me on it. :coolugh:

i aggree.. i mean it looks good and all.. but it just looks like they took a few step back in car design esp in the designs that cars are going into now a days. This car looks like it could have been a mid 90s model year along side the older mustangs, plymouth prowler, camaro etc


But then again, with the craze of these retro cars coming out.. they COULD influence the market and Create the demand on them..

[exitspeed]

But then again, with the craze of these retro cars coming out.. they COULD influence the market and Create the demand on them..

Let me tell you about retro designs. They are good for a spike in sales, but not for long term. With the exception of the Mini and the Mustang (which are in classes almost all their own), ALL retro cars see huge sales initially and then their sales plummet. It's also VERY difficult to redesign these vehicles which leads to stale designs on the market for 5+ years (Beetle and PT) and even worse sales.

I don't know how manufacturers are still seeing this as a good business model to be perfectly honest.

[SHIFT_*grind*]

Yeah, the PT's been the same hideously ugly, rebodied Neon for nigh upon TEN years now.

[axiomatik]

Dodge officially announces Challenger Drag Race Package at Mopar Mile-High Nationals

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/14/dodge-officially-announces-challenger-drag-race-package-at-mopar/

A whopping 1000 lbs lighter than the production model. Saw a production SRT8 for the first time at a local car show a couple weeks ago. Looks very good in person, but the fake CF hood decal is pretty lame.

[MTalon]

I saw a orange one driving in my town the other day with some old lady driving it. Looked pretty good in person, but man is that thing a heavy pig. Jeez

[Mi Beardo es Loco]

Someone managed to snap pics of an uncamoed production model undergoing winter testing.
Here's some of the pics:
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/DKapt/challengerfront.jpg
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/DKapt/Challengerside.jpg
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/DKapt/challengerrear.jpg

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.


More pics here:
http://jalopnik.com/345562/2008-dodge-challenger-srt+8-undisguised

that quarter window and roof line has 69 written ALL OVER it. I like it.

[WIKID S4TEEN]

Here's your chance to win one...

http://dreamcarchallenge.com/main/Default.aspx?ocid=B017MSN01C0199A

Turn your speakers on for :wackit:

[Str8 Rippin]

The six speed ones are quick the automagics that are out on the roads now are turds my friend raced a srt one in his s2k and stayed pretty even

[turbobrick]

I work at a dodge dealership and I've driven one, its pretty nice. Although when it showed up it had a few broken interior peices.