'08 Dodge Cuda?

[Charger Aficionado]

The body is similar... But I don't see how they can re-do the NAME...?

[Troy]

That says "Challenger".

Oh yeah, you're about two weeks late as well...

Troy

[TK73]

http://www.creatingthelie.com/

[70charginglizard]

Hold on a minute. Thats a new Cherger rear end on that cuda. Now how can they do that?
I don't remember the old charger rear end having the same rear end as a cuda. Oh wait a munute. That must be the new way of making pony size cars, just copy the design of there new sudan rear ends.....lol

[Big Lebowski]

Retro is "in" all of a sudden. Go figure? Mr. Creed must be a genious for seeing the light. 

[Charger1970]

Could that Abe-Lincoln-beard-sized front bumper be any bigger?

[Carlwalski]

Simple..........



The all NEW........

'Cuda by Chrysler 

[Charger Aficionado]

This Cuda is what I'd like to see:

[Shakey]

Deaj vu!

I recall Chrysler tempting all of us a few years back with a really sweet looking Charger.   

By the time '08 rolls around this thing could have 2 doors alright, along with two sliding doors, a power tailgate and fold-away rear seats. 

Let's just wait and see what happens.   

Oh, and BTW, Trevor Creed and the folks at Chrysler don't give a rats a$$ what you, me or any of the folks on these message boards think.  These companies spend a ton of dough on market research to reach the masses, whether they're right or wrong, we won't have say!  The only true way to make a difference, go back to school, study hard and get a job working for Daimler in the design department.  Put in your time, start with designing cup holders and work your way up to tail lights.  By the time you get promoted all the way up the ladder, Trevor will be ready to retire and you can have his job.  Then we can all PM you and give you $hit for what a crappy job your doing because you will learn, you can't please everyone!  Good luck! 

[73rallye440magnum]

well said shakey...

[4cruzin]

Hold on a minute. Thats a new Cherger rear end on that cuda. Now how can they do that?

Ummmm where do you see the rear of the car??     I think I'm gonna 

[253862656971]

This Cuda is what I'd like to see:

I don't know, I see a pretty bland car in that pic.  It has great potential to be awesome or great potential to be another sedan.  Aside from the grill and hood and paint it really isn't all that different from the other sedans around.  It needs a little more flare and a little more oomf.  It really needs something on the side like gills or some body lines to break up the smooth contours (like the 2nd gen charger with the indentations on the doors). 

It really has great potential but I see a flopper coming from DCX.

[Big Lebowski]

Deaj vu!

I recall Chrysler tempting all of us a few years back with a really sweet looking Charger.     

By the time '08 rolls around this thing could have 2 doors alright, along with two sliding doors, a power tailgate and fold-away rear seats.  

Let's just wait and see what happens.     

Oh, and BTW, Trevor Creed and the folks at Chrysler don't give a rats a$$ what you, me or any of the folks on these message boards think.   These companies spend a ton of dough on market research to reach the masses, whether they're right or wrong, we won't have say!   The only true way to make a difference, go back to school, study hard and get a job working for Daimler in the design department.   Put in your time, start with designing cup holders and work your way up to tail lights.   By the time you get promoted all the way up the ladder, Trevor will be ready to retire and you can have his job.   Then we can all PM you and give you $hit for what a crappy job your doing because you will learn, you can't please everyone!   Good luck!  

  Mr. Creed can kiss my rats a$$. He's an idiot, and the proof is...."Charger sales ok, but not as good as the 300". To some people, "ok" means "Great success" 

    While the "Retro Mustang" is attracting all the "Retro buyers" 175,000 this year, what did the ANTI-RETRO Mr. creed offer up to the "masses"?...That 4 door disgrace using the great Charger name. But although Mr. Creed is WAY LATE for the "Retro party", the "Retro" Challenger is on the way.

    But I guess Mr. Creed really was never "anti retro" because cough, cough,  the "retro" Challenger was allegedly being tooled during Mr. Creed's "Anti Retro comments" like...."They think their Chargers are the real things" and "The new Charger won't be warmed over sheet metal from the past" What an idiot, and who could forget..."If you want a '69 charger, then go buy one. There's a market for them".

      Damn straight, "The new Chargers just ok sales numbers" proves we did buy the '69 Charger instead of that "anti retro" 4 door.

  "These companies spend a ton of dough on market research to reach the masses"...Too bad it didn't work. They just wasted their time & money. Mr. Creed being late for the "retro party", proves my point.

[Silver R/T]

id rather own 70

[TheGhost]

Retro is "in" all of a sudden. Go figure? Mr. Creed must be a genious for seeing the light. 

Um... maybe you didn't read the article, but that isn't a DCX concept.  It's a concept drawn by some guy, who also drew some Challenger and Charger concepts.  Completely unrelated to DCX.

[TheGhost]

But I guess Mr. Creed really was never "anti retro" because cough, cough,  the "retro" Challenger was allegedly being tooled during Mr. Creed's "Anti Retro comments"

Of course it was.  It takes alot longer than one year to design, build, test, then work out the bugs.

[Big Lebowski]

But I guess Mr. Creed really was never "anti retro" because cough, cough,   the "retro" Challenger was allegedly being tooled during Mr. Creed's "Anti Retro comments"

Of course it was.   It takes alot longer than one year to design, build, test, then work out the bugs.

  That still doesn't expliain why the "anti-retro" Mr. Creed spent a whole year bad mouthing the "retro" style. All he did was piss alot of people off. Maybe if you've had 11 Chargers since 1982, then you'd be pissed off too.  Mr. Creed's year long assault on the "Retro style" proves they scrambled to shut him up & build the "retro" Challenger. Mr. Creed's an idiot for creating this controversy in the first place.

[FastbackJon]

The Challenger looks cool, and so does the Cuda. But I still won't be happy unless they stop disgracing the Charger nameplate. You would think that if they name it a "Hemi Charger R/T" that you would at least be able to hear a musclecar sounding exhaust, but the salesman I talked to said that people didn't like it that way. I guess he's talking about the soccer moms that they are also trying to market the car to. They tried to please everyone by making an intermediate car like that, but the musclecar guys don't like it because it isn't muscular looking or sounding enough, and the soccer mom and family guys don't like it because it doesn't have the functionality or spaciousness of the minivan. That's a direct road to poor sales right there.

[Shakey]

Maybe if you've had 11 Chargers since 1982, then you'd be pissed off too.

Why are you pissed off?

[Ghoste]

Well, I still don't care what they call either one.  All I know is that one is uglier than the other and about the time it's rumored for the 2 door to come out, we'll be looking for a new vehicle.  As long as Creed doesn't alter the current "spy shots" and concept drawings (DCX or otherwise) from what I've seen so far, I can see me buying one.

[Big Lebowski]

Maybe if you've had 11 Chargers since 1982, then you'd be pissed off too.

Why are you pissed off?

  Well, put it this way, all of the longtime Challenger owners will be able to explain it to ya if/when the new Challenger turns out to be a 4 cyl. Mini-van.

  Have you seen the new Mustang commercial? It has car magazine quotes like..."Best Mustang ever!"..."Best Muscle car!" My point is...Seen any Charger commercials with magazine quotes like that? Nooooooooooooooooooo, but the Charger commercial does have the dorky kid saying..."Nice car Mister" That's great.

    Now remember, these two things happened at the exact same time...How can Mr. "Anti-Retro" Trevor Creed be building the coolest "RETRO" Challenger of all time, while at the exact same time, making public "anti-retro" statements in response to the Charger controversy like..."The new Charger won't be warmed over sheet metal from the past" or "They think their Chargers are the real things" or "If you want a '69 charger, then go buy one. There's a market for them".
                                   Don't even try and tell me Mr. Creed is actually "Pro Retro" now.


  The '06 Charger SHOULD have been the "Retro" answer to the Mustang. Next you're going to tell me the brilliant Trevor Creed was way ahead of us in building the "retro" Challenger to answer to the 175,000 Mustangs sold this year. The only problem is he's really, really late for the party, because he's an idiot.

          

[TheGhost]

That's a direct road to poor sales right there.

But, oddly enough, they are selling well.....  Hmmmmm......

[Charger Aficionado]

But, oddly enough, they are selling well..... Hmmmmm......

So are Mini Vans.  No reason to defend the POS. 

when the new Challenger turns out to be a 4 cyl. Mini-van.

[TheGhost]

But, oddly enough, they are selling well..... Hmmmmm......

So are Mini Vans.  No reason to defend the POS. 

I'd hardly call it a POS when it outperforms everything in it's price range and class.

[Johnny SixPack]

But, oddly enough, they are selling well..... Hmmmmm......

So are Mini Vans.   No reason to defend the POS.  

I'd hardly call it a POS when it outperforms everything in it's price range and class.

Woo-hoo!

It outperforms Mitsu Galants, Chevy Impalas, Nissan Altimas and other various 4-door sedans.

Big f'n deal.

It's still one of them.

I bet a Honda Accord outperforms a Geo Metro, but that still doesn't make it cool.