why dont you like the new chargers?

[nvrbdn]

but still better then the ford,right?

yea, i think so, but not the car we wanted

[Brock Samson]

right!                                 

[nvrbdn]

i went to a new car show when the charger was being questioned and was just a concept. it was cool, and with some tweaking could be awsome. would someone have the guts to make a great car come back from the dead and be wicked? then we found out that they sold us out and made that.

[SRT-68]

As other people have said, what jerked my chain was how different the car was from the concept. That said when it came time to get a car for my wife and new baby, we bought a Charger. I am mopar and so is my wife. There are no other dealerships as far as we are concerned. We would have bought it no matter what they called it and my wife liked the looks of the car. We both enjoyed the car and we only got rid of it to get a SRT8 300.

For me I built the '68 because I wanted both worlds. There has never been a better looking car then the classic Dodge Charger.

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

the ford is tougher looking?nooo way!i think the grill is awsome on the charger!the ford is just boring!to each his own,i guess!i would say that ford is an unmarked policecar

They are actually BOTH Police interceptors  


Ford is a classic, timeless design. The Dodge, the car (design) complaints are made for (hence, this thread...)  

[Mrs.Caveman]

i was just about to say that that Chrysler should have just make the exact shape of the '68-'69 with moder handling,engine etc.like Srt-68 did!
why cant they just do that?it was a great success,so why not?

[Mrs.Caveman]

somehow i would see the bad guys drive the charger and the cops drive the ford just like in the bullit movie!but this time i hope the cops loose

[nvrbdn]

i think they said it had alot to do with safety regulations and government interference. cars had to meet certain standards to be built. but they found a way to do the challenger to look pretty cool and stay in the guidelines.

[chargermike]

just call it a coronet. 4 doors. but they have grown on me. the r/t is has a nice look. they make cool looking cop cars. but it is a coronet. the challenger is way cooler.

[SRT-68]

i was just about to say that that Chrysler should have just make the exact shape of the '68-'69 with moder handling,engine etc.like Srt-68 did!
why cant they just do that?it was a great success,so why not?

The 5mph bumpers are the biggest reason. Also the fact that it would be competition for the challenger. Other than that I can't think of a reason. The 2011 charger has some retro features to it but they missed the mark. They could modify the challenger nose, add some hideaway lights, coke bottle the shape and make the tail lights look like a '69. I have seen kits for the new challenger to give it metal bumpers and it looks great. The number of people that give me a thumbs up or come over to the car in gas stations to chat about it, shows how the '68-70 design draws people to it. They are really missing a market here.

[Cooter]

THIS is the one I was refering to....I'm NOT one to buy a newer car, but this is just badass...No two ways about it..

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

just call it a coronet. 4 doors. but they have grown on me. the r/t is has a nice look. they make cool looking cop cars. but it is a coronet. the challenger is way cooler.

Coronet would have been a great name for the car!

And when they came out with a two-door, it could have been the Charger!

As far as cool cop car, Crown Vic takes the cake! Timeless...

[Brass]

I think Monaco would've been best.  Especially appropriate considering the extensive police duty.

[SFRT]

should been called the Dodge Chum Lee.

[Mike Morris]

Being a 4 door ruined it for me.....





www.mk3.us/mike

[bill440rt]

Are we gonna go through this all over again??? 

[SFRT]

yes.













forever and ever.

[Patronus]

 

[Mrs.Caveman]

THIS is the one I was refering to....I'm NOT one to buy a newer car, but this is just badass...No two ways about it..

now that's a great looking car

[myk]

Are we gonna go through this all over again??? 

It's every coupla' months.  Been happening since '06, or whenever that damn thing came out.  In any case I'll say the same thing I've always said: it'll never be a 2nd gen, the greatest of all Chargers, but I'd proudly drive it...

[68blue]

Some are sick of the cross-hair grill too.  Here is a rendering of a new Charger concept by one of our members.

Very sharp, I'd be all over that car. Modern cars just don't have that long, flat, coke bottle style. This drawing puts some of that back into what looks like a modern car platform. Nicely done.

[Wicked72]

Some are sick of the cross-hair grill too.  Here is a rendering of a new Charger concept by one of our members.

Send the pic Brass put up to chrylser and say this what you should have done Idiots! I like what they made but the name was a big fail thats the only reason why ppl dont like it. Its just wrong. Kinda like they painted a turd and called it a gold bar. Its just a turd with gold paint on it.  They hired a some kids that really dont care about what the name or even know what it means. They just know they have a job, they paid a ton for what ever crap they burp out and thats it. Time to fire some ppl at chrysler...

[tatrick2me]

I think the new Charger for the times. And so far as looks it looks a hell of a lot better than most cars. Oh it out performs and is more comfortable than any Charger before it.

[bull]

The name "Charger" means a lot to a lot of people and Chrysler whoring the name to sell a sedan that looks nothing like any previous Charger pisses that lot of people off. The name should mean something to them too. It apparently means something to them as it relates to the Challenger but Chrysler's schizophrenic advertising strategy makes no sense to the average person. In short, if they're going to use a name that near and dear to people they should make a car that pays some homage to it, or forget the idea and leave the name alone.

[Chatt69chgr]

I like the pic Brass put up too.  If they offered that, I'd line up to get one----if it had a hemi in it.  If it only had a V6 that would kill the deal.  I doubt they will ever offer one like this because, as has been said, they think it would compete with the Challenger.  I just don't like the styling of the new one and I don't want four doors.