I'm not in the habit of buying new cars, but the Challenger has me thinking
. New Camaro is an interesting design. In my opinion has no retro cues and does not get me excited. Looks more like the new Corvettes (which is not a bad thing, BTW). I finally saw the Challenger for the first time in person a couple days ago at the Phoenix International Car Show and was duly impressed. My observations:
1. Altho, not much bigger than what I envisioned, it is hard to consider this a pony car by today's standards. Could stand to go on a diet both visually and weight-wise. Well north of 4K lbs from what I understand.
2. fit and finish was terrific - not getting my hopes up that DC will continue that trend in production.
3. Nose and tail views of this car are wonderful. Definitely emotion evoking. Coke bottle flanks ain't nothing to sneeze at.
4. Side marker lights are flush and appear to be seamless with body panels. Very nice. Not sure that will make it to production.
5. Rear flank "Challenger" call outs are 3D individual letters not a sticker (that's good), but don't like the placement of moniker. Should be on the nose or tail if 3D letters are used. Doesn't look aerodynamic.
6. Front wheels are 20" and rears are 21". Actually am not a big fan of big wheels (exception being the plastic tricycles of yesteryear!) but these look good. Wheel wells are really filled up. Probably will be down-sized to 18/19 or such.
7. Ram emblem on beak looks lame. Reminds me of Dodge Ram TRUCKS!
All in all a nice job of straddling retro with modern. VERY VERY agressive looking muscle car. Expect good things for the Dodge Bros. Good job DC!
P.S. Hey Santa - please, please give us at least a "COPO" avenue to get the 392 Hemi in the production line.
