Charger 2005 Muscle Car ????

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Charger 2005 Muscle Car ????

January 13, 2005, 10:23:37 PM

Hey, i was reading that the new Dodge Charger would be 4 door !!!???? hey, it is one of my prefered Muscle cars. What do you think about using a name only for sell cars ? i hope that the future cougar wont be like this.......

Re: Charger 2005 Muscle Car ????

Reply #1 – January 13, 2005, 10:47:56 PM

It has four doors, but it is also RWD, fully independent suspension and has a Hemi engine option (actually it has two hemi options, the 345-horse 5.7 and the 425-horse 6.1 SRT-8 version). I only wish Ford would make a car like that...

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Reply #2 – January 13, 2005, 10:51:18 PM

Sounds cool to me. I wouldn't count it out just because it has 4 doors, but I guess it is getting away from what it was originally.

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Reply #3 – January 14, 2005, 01:56:26 AM

is it just me, or does Ford really only have one legendary car, the Mustang (and it really isn't all that legendary). there's chargers, camaros, vettes, cudas, gtos, challengers, roadrunners, etc. and all ford had was the stinkin' mustang. I don't think they'll ever make another car that can compete alongside the mustang...

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Reply #4 – January 14, 2005, 07:43:10 AM

Must be somewhat of a legend.....Of the others you mentioned only the mighty Corvette has gone on as long. All the others were given the ax at one point (only the GTO returned and if the public resonse to it's return stays the same, it may well disappear again)

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Reply #5 – January 14, 2005, 08:13:14 AM

Ford had plenty of legends. Cougar, Torino, Galaxy, Fairlane, Marauder, and of course the Cobra and GT40

If you owned a 427-powered Fairlane you could hold your own against any of those so-called "legends". Remember the Thunderbolt? I'd call that legendary...

As for the Charger, don't forget what that name was applied to in the 80's

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Reply #6 – January 14, 2005, 09:13:11 AM

Quote from: Thunder Chicken

It has four doors, but it is also RWD, fully independent suspension and has a Hemi engine option (actually it has two hemi options, the 345-horse 5.7 and the 425-horse 6.1 SRT-8 version). I only wish Ford would make a car like that...

Carm....have you SEEN the new Charger?

Ugh. What a hunk of ass. All the RWD/Hemi hype in the world won't make up for an ugly car. Look at the GTO.

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Reply #7 – January 14, 2005, 09:19:21 AM

Oh, I agree that it's ugly, but it's fast, so it has at least one thing going for it :D

The GTO isn't so much ugly as much as it just doesn't have a look at all. It's too plain to be ugly.

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Reply #8 – January 14, 2005, 09:28:15 AM

The front end looks like an older Dakota.

PS - GTO = Grand Am with different drivetrain.

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Reply #9 – January 14, 2005, 10:08:21 AM

I read that if there is a good response to the Charger, there may be another version called the Daytona. It is supposed to be the same design as the Charger but a 2 door. But what's the difference. It will still be ugly.

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Reply #10 – January 14, 2005, 10:24:24 AM

looks like a stretched, 05 mustang w/a different grill!! Nice specs on the motor , but a 03 cobra w/ modest mods will beat those #'s and not be ugly enough to make a train take a dirt road!!

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Reply #11 – January 14, 2005, 10:26:22 AM

I can't wait till dodge starts sticking that big obnoxious grille onto the Neons.

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Reply #12 – January 14, 2005, 10:41:38 AM

Chrysler is eliminating all 2-doors. This is the last year for the Stratus and Sebring coupes. All hope for a better-looking 2-door Charger has all but flown out the window, I'm afraid.

And I figured out what's wrong with the Charger. It does not have the classic RWD long hood/short deck proportions, so for all the world it's got the presence of a front-drive car, leaning too far forward. Plus it's got the front end of a Himilayan cat, all scrunched up and whatnot for that nice 'pre-wrecked' presence.

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Reply #13 – January 14, 2005, 10:46:07 AM

The Chrysler 300 looks way better. Still dorky looking, but way better than the Charger.

I doubt the Charger will do very well at all in its class.

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Reply #14 – January 14, 2005, 11:17:13 AM

Quote from: 5.0willgo

I read that if there is a good response to the Charger, there may be another version called the Daytona. It is supposed to be the same design as the Charger but a 2 door. But what's the difference. It will still be ugly.

Here's your Daytona, fresh from the NAIAS: