From Allpar:

 

ummm, ok, so it will sell in even lower numbers than the original Hemi muscle cars?

 

No need to sell in huge numbers. If this is true, the configuration is fine. The volume that 300, Charger, and Magnum put out is sufficient. Challenger would be a damn nice, exclusive muscle machine. Dodge is coming to have a real kick *** lineup regardless. Challenger would be icing on the cake. There's no need to put out base V6 Challengers so the road is polluted with them. I agree with nothing but a 6.1 6-speed hemi-powered beast 100%. Props to DCX if they do it.

 

Hell yeah! Sweet idea, congrats to DCX!

P.S Good post camaro boy!

 

I don't expect to see many on the road. They will be pricey.

 

They'll have no problems selling every one. Dodge guys have been starved of a RWD coupe for ever!

Although there should be a 5.7L Hemi and an automatic too

 

I'd imagine GTO helped make the case for the Challenger, since it seems it's going to be marketed the same way: a high performance Grand Touring coupe.

Holden's business case for the Monaro was set up to be profitable at 3 years at 5,000 per. Monaro made extra money for GM when it was extended an additional 2 years (10,000 more cars) and was exported to the US as the GTO (another 50,000 plus cars).

Given that the Challenger is also based off a sedan platform that sells in almost the same numbers and has more extensive sheetmetal and interior changes, it's no small reach to think it can be profitable selling 10-12K per year average for 5 years at the same price GTO did.

It's not going to make Chrysler rich, but Chrysler should make money off the cars, and get an image boost to boot.

 

I say good. I like the car even more with this no-compromise approach, and I'm glad it will be part of the automotive landscape.

 

Maybe not a V6, considering the heft.

I would think the regular 5.7L 340 hp HEMI, in a package with regular monotone paint w/o graphics would do nothing but good things for it.

 

As a daily driver, my personal preference would be a 5.7 and six speed manual.

 

That is fantastic. I'm starting to feel the same way about this car that I felt when I first saw the 4th gen Camaro: I want that car.

 

sweeeeeeet.........

 

It's facinating that the Challenger is readily accepted in the Camaro community, yet the Mustang seems to stir up quite a few haters. Why is that?

On the flip side, it seems the Mustang guys want Camaro back almost as much as Camaro guys.

The whole thing's pretty amazing.

 

I think that's the major point of these cars, image...showing just what a company's capable of.

 

Good for them. Should help the rarity of the car.