Directly from the DaimlerChrysler Pacifica Design Studio

[Smack_talker]

I love the design of the new Challenger If it can run a 13's in the 1/4 and handle on a roadcoarse then sign me up.

[Payton King]

I love the car and I would buy one...and I am a chevy guy

[evo69]

looks like a home run to me!

[Musclerodz]

I am a Chevy guy too and I would go buy one. Now take away the fact we are all car guys, does anyone else think it is almost toooo retro? I wouldn't change a thing and i think it is way better looking than the Camaro. But I think the new Mustang hit the nail on the head for styling. Just enough old, and just enough new.

Mike

[Hdesign]

Great renderings and exactly what I expected a modern Challenger to look like. Same goes for the Camaro concept. I'm a little worried that it is a little too much like following a box recipe for "How to make a new 69 Camaro or 70 Challenger in 12 easy steps." Ford has definitely had some success with the modern 67 Stang though.

I probably don't hold the popular opinion when I say that the current modern retro-craze is still just another fad that will PROBABLY end within the next few years. It's too bad that these great looking cars won't be in showrooms until late '07 at the earliest. And knowing how long it takes for the Big 3 to update styling over the course of a product life...they may be coming into the game too late.

Just my $.02

[rockdogz]

Wow, that's just killer.... The drawings plus the news that these pros frequent our site. DEFINITELY like the concept guys - now BUILD IT!!

[T Bell]

Sweet ride. It's got just the right amount of this and not too much of that. If money fell from the heavens, I'd buy one. Hell, for that matter, I'd buy two.

[srh3trinity]

I think that the concept was well executed and it is cool to see the early drawings. The exhaust tips are sweet.

[RussMS]

I am impressed with Chrysler and it's efforts.

I have to admit I am too.

I like the new Challenger concept a lot. It is great to see a car company that actually listens to what the consumer wants and has the guts to deliver it.

I became very discouraged a few years ago while searching for a 4 door sedan and realizing that there were no good alternatives to the front wheel drive foreign cars out there. Domestic front wheel drive cars had earned the distinction as being the less desirable, less reliable alternative. I settled for a 4 door front wheel drive foreign sedan that I hate. It has good gas mileage, it’s reliable, it has no power and it’s utterly boring.

Now we have the 300, Charger, and the Magnum. V8 power in not only 4 doors, but a wagon as well. Bravo. (Though I have to admit I was hoping for a 2 door Charger as well.)

As to the Challenger, to paraphrase a movie “If you build it, we will come.” So build it as we see it there, not some water-downed version, placating to the opinions of focus groups made up of people who will never buy the car anyway.

Keep in mind we are also a group that appreciates performance, not just appearance. Things like 0 – 60 times, taking 1 lateral g on the skidpad and braking will matter to most of us. “Bling” (I hate that word) is important to some but not to all.

For me, the following will be considered in my next vehicle purchase, in order of importance:

1. Performance
2. Price
3. Appearance
4. Reliability
5. Fuel Economy

Its about time we had a Musclecar Revival in this country. If Dodge leads the way then there will I go.

One other thing I would like to see, Bring back the Barracuda under the Dodge nameplate. Give it some retro styling and design it to compete with the Corvette Z06. Make it light, low and mean.

My .02

[Speedster]

The design of the new Challenger is awesome. The '70/'71 are my favorites. If they make the new version like the drawings Scott posted, here, we will have a new company car.