New Charger Daytona
02-14-2005, 05:58 PM
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New Charger Daytona God help us - if this is Dodge's idea of what a Charger Daytona should look like they need go away and do some major rethinking 
I mean..a 4 door sedan? I'm not saying it's not a great lookin car or anything but they should have called it something else.
I mean..a 4 door sedan? I'm not saying it's not a great lookin car or anything but they should have called it something else. Last edited by rustylt1; 02-14-2005 at 06:08 PM.
02-14-2005, 06:44 PM
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Yep, that thing is still ugly and it really shouldn't be called a Charger. It's almost as much of a disappointment as the Ford 500 is.
Although, I have to admit. The DUB edition concept Charger is something I'd drive. It looks half decent.
Although, I have to admit. The DUB edition concept Charger is something I'd drive. It looks half decent.
02-15-2005, 08:54 AM
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Alright, i've had enough of this crap...i'm going to bitch lol
If i ruin your thread, or may ruin it tell me and i'll delete my post.
What's up with these car companys in the past few years? a 4-door brick with no sport 'vibe' to it and they call it a Charger...of what? Credit cards in the grociery getter line-up?
End of Camaro & T/A production but hey we got a retarded new FWD car called a Cobalt SS...even trade right?
Chrysler is putting out a car called FIREPOWER! ...yes with the hideous !.
Scion...nuff' said.
Every vehicle just short of the janitors golf-cart over at the Dodge Factory is getting or has a HEMI.
The GTO looks like a damn grand prix that's been in jail for a couple years.
And also, in a 3 way match up against the Chrysler 300C SRT-8 (which is a 5-sped auto.) and the Cadillac CST-v. It lost in 0 - 60 times, 0 - 100 times, 1/4 time (not by much...but still) and it didn't even stop better/faster than the rest of them and it's skid pad rating is even worse...the only thing it managed to do was cost less by about $5,000.
Come now that doesn't say GTO to me at all.
A Honda Odyssey and Accord Hybrid both have 15hp more than the S2000...
The $47,000 Crossfire SRT-6 runs a 13.3 1/4 mile while a $98,000 Maserati will only do 0.1 second better, and a Panoz Esperante' GT-LM at $124,000 will only run..u guessed it...0.1 second better.
And what makes it even better is that the Subaru WRX STi runs a 13.3 1/4 mile, but at only $34,000.
My point is here, what are these car manufacturers thinking when they intend to produce performance vehicles? It's like they're fishing or something with these cars they pull out of their *** and attach to the line, casting them into the performance car market and hoping to get a bite...but in this case the water is clear and they KNOW what fish are in the water, and where they are, and what they can do...
Now, correct me if i'm wrong but are you going to throw shitty lures in the water over and over and hope to get a bite? Oare you gonna rip that gernade off your goofy red-neck *** jacket and toss it in the water like any 3 tooth back woods hill billy would, essentially domonating the market?
Hmm...hard idea there. Dodge did it with their SRT-10 Dodge Ram, now they rule the 'right off the show room floor' performance truck market.
I personally am looking forward to the new Z06's reguardless of how far away i am from being able to afford one. I believe they're doing great with it, i just hope they continue on this track and intedn to improve on it later on down the road for the sake of being a little higher above the competition, and nipping at the heals of some of the super cars.
If i ruin your thread, or may ruin it tell me and i'll delete my post.
What's up with these car companys in the past few years? a 4-door brick with no sport 'vibe' to it and they call it a Charger...of what? Credit cards in the grociery getter line-up?
End of Camaro & T/A production but hey we got a retarded new FWD car called a Cobalt SS...even trade right?
Chrysler is putting out a car called FIREPOWER! ...yes with the hideous !.
Scion...nuff' said.
Every vehicle just short of the janitors golf-cart over at the Dodge Factory is getting or has a HEMI.
The GTO looks like a damn grand prix that's been in jail for a couple years.
And also, in a 3 way match up against the Chrysler 300C SRT-8 (which is a 5-sped auto.) and the Cadillac CST-v. It lost in 0 - 60 times, 0 - 100 times, 1/4 time (not by much...but still) and it didn't even stop better/faster than the rest of them and it's skid pad rating is even worse...the only thing it managed to do was cost less by about $5,000.
Come now that doesn't say GTO to me at all.
A Honda Odyssey and Accord Hybrid both have 15hp more than the S2000...
The $47,000 Crossfire SRT-6 runs a 13.3 1/4 mile while a $98,000 Maserati will only do 0.1 second better, and a Panoz Esperante' GT-LM at $124,000 will only run..u guessed it...0.1 second better.
And what makes it even better is that the Subaru WRX STi runs a 13.3 1/4 mile, but at only $34,000.
My point is here, what are these car manufacturers thinking when they intend to produce performance vehicles? It's like they're fishing or something with these cars they pull out of their *** and attach to the line, casting them into the performance car market and hoping to get a bite...but in this case the water is clear and they KNOW what fish are in the water, and where they are, and what they can do...
Now, correct me if i'm wrong but are you going to throw shitty lures in the water over and over and hope to get a bite? Oare you gonna rip that gernade off your goofy red-neck *** jacket and toss it in the water like any 3 tooth back woods hill billy would, essentially domonating the market?
Hmm...hard idea there. Dodge did it with their SRT-10 Dodge Ram, now they rule the 'right off the show room floor' performance truck market.
I personally am looking forward to the new Z06's reguardless of how far away i am from being able to afford one. I believe they're doing great with it, i just hope they continue on this track and intedn to improve on it later on down the road for the sake of being a little higher above the competition, and nipping at the heals of some of the super cars.
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02-15-2005, 03:50 PM
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all dodge did was pull an old chevy "fast one" on this. they showed the public this "concept" car 
originally and then gave the public a pile of crap. sound anything like something chevy would do? yes, this car is 4 door but doesnt it look much better. it had handles like on an old vette so you really didnt see 4 door handles and it had very smooth lines.
originally and then gave the public a pile of crap. sound anything like something chevy would do? yes, this car is 4 door but doesnt it look much better. it had handles like on an old vette so you really didnt see 4 door handles and it had very smooth lines. 
02-15-2005, 06:11 PM
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Does anyone remember the 80's charger? I mean this isnt even dodge's first time ******* with the name... But now they have gone too far with this 4 door hunk of ****. I would buy a charger, purposly wreck the front end for the fun of it, and put a magnum front clip on it... and call it somehting much more appropriate. The new charger sucks ***... and thats coming from a mopar man himself.... sad....
02-15-2005, 11:50 PM
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I hope the new stangs sell like no car before. I think Ford hit the nail on the head with them. The retro styling looks awesome and is very tasteful and classy. While the GT still isn't a street scorcher, it has respectable power. I'm really lookin forward to the Cobra.
Anyway, I hope the stangs sell like mad and GM and Chrysler take notes. I think a retro styled 69 Camaro looking car and a car REALLY retro styled from the 68 Charger would ROCK. Not to mention if they redid the 71 Cuda. I wouldn't care what it cost, if Chrysler did a plum crazy, 71 styled HEMI cuda with black billboards, I'd find a way to buy one.
Anyway, I hope the stangs sell like mad and GM and Chrysler take notes. I think a retro styled 69 Camaro looking car and a car REALLY retro styled from the 68 Charger would ROCK. Not to mention if they redid the 71 Cuda. I wouldn't care what it cost, if Chrysler did a plum crazy, 71 styled HEMI cuda with black billboards, I'd find a way to buy one.
02-15-2005, 11:50 PM
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The new Charger is, in fact, one of THE ugliest vehicles I've seen come out in a LONG time. I mean... it's just ugly. Almost embarassingly ugly. And while the "bringing back the Hemi"-concept is cool... well, WAS cool, it's just getting old now. Every single Chrysler vehicle has or is getting a Hemi now. Just like this "modern retro" style that nearly every single car has had for the past couple years, it's just played out now. It's time to move forward and on to something else.
02-15-2005, 11:54 PM
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I love the retro styling. But even if they don't retro style, for the love of god, don't take mom's taxi and put a 300 HP motor in it and label it with a muscle car name. We aren't buying it. At least find a good looking design for the thing.
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Damn u dont know how much Real Charger owners like me hate that damn 4 door POS!!!! lots of negative comments it has recieved at www.dodge-charger.com, dodge had to **** it up again!
