View Poll Results: Which pic has had a bigger impact on you?
Camaro
73
80.22%
Challenger
16
17.58%
Neither, I'm waiting for the GT500.
2
2.20%
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Which has had bigger impact on you?
01-03-2006, 01:28 AM
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Which has had bigger impact on you?
I know the Challenger is a completed, spiffy concept and the Camaro was just an unfinished clay, but which has had a bigger impact on you so far?
01-03-2006, 02:47 AM
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Re: Which has had bigger impact on you?
I would have said Camaro had the challenger concept been something less, but until I see the actual concept on the 9th, the Challenger really took me. I would never buy it though 
01-03-2006, 03:14 AM
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Re: Which has had bigger impact on you?
Challenger has had no impact on me what so ever. The thing looks like a 1970 Challenger RT, wrapped around an LX chassis. No heavy design talent used.
When the Camaro pictures hit, it was HUGE!! It deffinatly got me amped up about the 9th.
When the Camaro pictures hit, it was HUGE!! It deffinatly got me amped up about the 9th.
01-03-2006, 06:42 AM
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Re: Which has had bigger impact on you?
While the Challenger was/will be a gorgeous machine....it doesn't have the emotional connection with me that the Camaro does. F-bodies run in my family....and I'm proud to carry that tradition on, and proud to have passed it along to my son(he's only 3, but he knows a Camaro/Firebird when he sees one 
) I can't wait to see what I'll be purchasing within the next few years...and I have nothing but complete faith that Chevy and GM will have a home run on their hands.
) I can't wait to see what I'll be purchasing within the next few years...and I have nothing but complete faith that Chevy and GM will have a home run on their hands.
01-03-2006, 07:34 AM
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Re: Which has had bigger impact on you?
I'm dyed in the wool GM so the Challenger pics were "just another car" to me.
The Camaro pic's on the other hand, while I liked what I saw, made me feel sick to the stomache because my gut said they were real, and I knew how badly Scott wanted the "concept" to be a suprise for the "faithful".
The Camaro pic's on the other hand, while I liked what I saw, made me feel sick to the stomache because my gut said they were real, and I knew how badly Scott wanted the "concept" to be a suprise for the "faithful".
01-03-2006, 09:32 AM
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Re: Which has had bigger impact on you?
I have go with the Camaro being more significant. Like most others that have commented, I'm GM to the core so of course the Camaro does (and should) resonate more. The "leak" did little to dampen my enthusiasm, if anything it stoked it.
The Challenger is a nice piece. In all honesty they recaptured the 70's era car a little too closely but then what else was a Challenger? There is no significant, enduring history and evolution for that particular car - my apologies to Mopar fans out there. It was a flash in the pan. I speak not in terms of performance or design specifically but when compared to the longevity of Camaro, Firebird or Mustang. These cars all evolved - the same cannot be said for Challenger - it was here and then gone after four short years.
On the other hand, if the Camaro fails to materialize, the new Challenger would make a nice alternative to the Mustang. My personal buying preference usually puts Dodge before Ford - but well behind just about any GM car when push comes to shove.
The Challenger is a nice piece. In all honesty they recaptured the 70's era car a little too closely but then what else was a Challenger? There is no significant, enduring history and evolution for that particular car - my apologies to Mopar fans out there. It was a flash in the pan. I speak not in terms of performance or design specifically but when compared to the longevity of Camaro, Firebird or Mustang. These cars all evolved - the same cannot be said for Challenger - it was here and then gone after four short years.
On the other hand, if the Camaro fails to materialize, the new Challenger would make a nice alternative to the Mustang. My personal buying preference usually puts Dodge before Ford - but well behind just about any GM car when push comes to shove.
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01-03-2006, 09:40 AM
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Re: Which has had bigger impact on you?
I think the Challenger has had the bigger impact overall. Both negative and postive. It has gotten a lot of attention on this and other boards. More than the leaked "Camaro" pics.
01-03-2006, 11:08 AM
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Re: Which has had bigger impact on you?
Originally Posted by poSSum
The Camaro pic's on the other hand, while I liked what I saw, made me feel sick to the stomache because my gut said they were real, and I knew how badly Scott wanted the "concept" to be a suprise for the "faithful".
Kinda felt like I just "cheated" on something / someone! 
The Challenger concept initally excited me, but when we found out about its true size and weight, it quickly became a non-threat for me. I have total confidence that the Camaro will have much better performance #'s than the Challenger
.The Camaro definitely had a bigger impact for me personally too ... I've been riding around in F-bodies since I was 3-years old!!
I love them to death, and can't wait for its return 
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01-03-2006, 12:38 PM
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Re: Which has had bigger impact on you?
The challenger because they took the retro a little over the edge! Hopefully GM does follow the trend of making a copy of a 30+ yr old car. They design cues would work well but put some modern edge and design with it also. Make it a new car but a link to the past!
01-03-2006, 12:45 PM
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Re: Which has had bigger impact on you?
I can't vote on either. I really like the styling of the Camaro and its aggresiveness, but I'm stuck on those butterfly's on the Challenger's hood. I've always been a person for the details. (and i like butterfly valves alot of some reason, i was kicking my feet when i found out about the z06's exhaust. )
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01-03-2006, 01:06 PM
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Re: Which has had bigger impact on you?
i voted Camaro. it was a double edged sword seeing those pics leaked. i was excited by what i saw, but it kinda sucked knowing how hard everyone worked to keep it hush hush until the unveiling.
too bad there wasn't a choice for all 3 Charlie, knowing that cars like this are going to be hitting the streets soon has had a huge impact on someone like me who didn't live through the original HP wars back in the day. good times are ahead for us "youngins"
too bad there wasn't a choice for all 3 Charlie, knowing that cars like this are going to be hitting the streets soon has had a huge impact on someone like me who didn't live through the original HP wars back in the day. good times are ahead for us "youngins"
01-03-2006, 01:45 PM
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Re: Which has had bigger impact on you?
I picked Challenger, because those pics are much more final than the pics of the Camaro. I'm holding off on judging the Camaro for another few days.
I couldn't care much less about the GT500.
I couldn't care much less about the GT500.
