While I thought back then that a 4 door Charger was really pushing it, at least the '99 concept had style and grace. Comparing low-slung and sleek to boxy and frumpy just doesn't make sense.

 

Yuck.
Dodge should be F&*KING Ashamed that they put the Charger name on that 2 ton turd. This is the type of stuff that scares me to death when thinking baout the 5th gen (If it ever happens). If GM makes a new Camaro, and its, A. Ugly, B. Overwieght, C. Underpowered, and D. A 4 door, Baby Boomer **** box they can kiss my #$%^& Cause I will not spend another dollar at their dealerships.

 

Those Magnums on page 2 look cool.

 

1. The original Charger was pushing 2 tons.
2. What makes it a "turd"?
3. The Charger isn't overweight (compare it to other IRS RWD cars that size )
4. The Charger by any measure is NOT underpowered!
5. Comparing the Camaro to the Charger is like comparing an apple to a cantalope. One is a sports car, & the other was a sporty family coupe.

I'm not a fan of the front end but overall I'd say the car looks OK. Not 300C-stopping-traffic spectatular, but no where near Aztec ugly either.

Also, large doses of horsepower erases bland looks in cars the same way for women money compensates for old age in men.

 

See that Magnum police car behind the retaining wall?

 

Oh yeah, I missed that one.

You know, it's not pretty, but if those pictures were the first exposure that I had to the Charger, I think I'd feel better about it. At any rate, I'm over the name and 4 door thing.....if it only looked alittle better and had a manual trans.....I'd give it a serious look.

 

I feel the same way.

 

well, styling is subjective. but like it or not, the concept of a 4 door Charger is now at least 6 years old. if people don't like the production Charger styling, fine rag on it till blue in the face if you like. but the fact that it's a 4 door shouldn't have created the kind of crapstorm that we had going for minute.

 

That Hyundai pic really fit in that thread like a glove.

Someone mentioned the Magnum on page two...what about the Magnum on page 1? Oh yeah, the non-stationwagon models will be called 'Charger'. Thats my main complaint about it. Reminds me of the long awaited return of the GTO, and came with the body of an existing Grand Am body style

At times like this I doubt I'll buy another domestic ever again, and I've always hated imports.

 

looks like you're stuck riding a bicycle then...

 

Ok, fine. Going back to my original point then, the fact that the new GTO didn't come with hood scoops or other retro styling cues shouldn't have created such an ongoing crapstorm either.

 

The Charger has been widely accepted? I still see more people bashing it than not. Deservedly so in my opinion.

 

Yeah, isn't that something?

GM enthusiasts had more of a problem with a coupe (with available manual trans), that looks like a modern Pontiac......called GTO...... because it didn't have fake hoodscoops, and didn't look like a '68 GTO.

The Mopar guys, on the other hand.....seem to have embraced a rather bizarre looking sedan, without a stick option, called Charger, Charger R/T and Charger Daytona.

 

I think the 4door thing is more defended by fans of the new Charger than it needs to be. I really don't see many people complaining about it. But people like me complain more about the styling. That '99 concept had one of the most beautiful shapes I have ever seen on a vehicle, to become among the worst styled vehicles I have ever seen in production form. If I remember correctly, even the '99 got some heat for being a 4-door also.

 

Outside of the Viper, the well has been a little dry on the MOPAR performance side for a while...I think the Dodge boys are happy that they have an affordable performance car at all.