LiveStrongSkins Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Today when taking my girlfriends neon to the dealer for some work, they had the new charger sitting in the workshop. I got to test drive it and sit in it, and i must tell you that is one hell of a vehicle. The interior with the touchscreen and zoom GPS, killer system and a flip up DVD player for the people in the back. The Hemi engine is awesome and the whole look of the car is impressive. Not to mention the 22 inch rims that were on it. If i had the money i would get it right now. After all the taxes and extra costs is was 33,000. Expensive as heck but not as bad as i would have thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantasm Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 I haven't seen one personally, but the fact that you can only get an automatic transmission is a real turn off. Hopefully it is just an early production thing and they will come with a 6 speed for the next model year. Another thing that bothers me is that to get the deluxe model, you have to get the brightly painted Daytona model. Nothing against that, but I prefer common black. One other thing, I would really love to see a 2 door model. It'll be interesting to see how they change the model, or what the rumored 'Challenger' model will offer. I'm watching this closely. I love my GTO, but it won't last forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveStrongSkins Posted June 22, 2005 Author Share Posted June 22, 2005 Originally posted by Phantasm I haven't seen one personally, but the fact that you can only get an automatic transmission is a real turn off. Hopefully it is just an early production thing and they will come with a 6 speed for the next model year. Another thing that bothers me is that to get the deluxe model, you have to get the brightly painted Daytona model. Nothing against that, but I prefer common black. One other thing, I would really love to see a 2 door model. It'll be interesting to see how they change the model, or what the rumored 'Challenger' model will offer. I'm watching this closely. I love my GTO, but it won't last forever. A 2 door model would be nice along with a manual transmission. Im sure those changes will be made in the future models. I agree with the black. The one i test drove was black and with 22 inch rims, it was a thing of beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Still can't get better than this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Showstopper Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 holy sh!t thats a beauty....what year is she? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 1971 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 This 1969 Charger ad is awesome...especially the last few sentences.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Came out small....here's a closer look: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDane Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Spiff, I respectfully beg to differ. It gets no better than this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Dane, I'll see your General Lee and raise you two. It doesn't get any better than this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Or this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDane Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Touche. Although, I prefer an old school brunette myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 To each their own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDane Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Uncle Jesse says: I'd hit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Om Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeorama Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Originally posted by Spaceman Spiff Still can't get better than this.... Yes you can... You can paint it orange and put a rebel flag on the top.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Charger SE & SXT 3.5-liter high-output V6 engine 250 horsepower, 250 lb-ft of torque Charger R/T 5.7-liter HEMI® V8 engine with MDS 340 horsepower, 390 lb-ft of torque Charger SRT8 6.1-liter HEMI® V8 engine 425 horsepower, 420 lb-ft of torque Doesn't look too hot IMO. Too much like a hooked up family car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 I think they'd be better of if fans did their styling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 That is ok I will run it over with my H3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntotoro Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 My Dad and I saw it at Daytona in February and neither one of us was too impressed seeing them in-action on a temporary course in a shopping center parking lot. You could wait in a rather long line to take a 5-10 minute drive in one (as well as some other more sporty Chrysler product) as a passenger. It really did look more like a hopped-up family car than a modern version of the Charger. If people are gonna' dog the current GTO, you can't let this one slide. I'd rather have the GTO if given a choice between the two. At least you can get a manual transmission with the Pontiac. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 It amazes me at how 'on' Ford is with the Mustang and yet all these other makers just don't have a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halter91 Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 I guess it depends what model you look at, I was watching the Nascar Race and they had a commercial, the car looked sweet. It's looks like a sissy mobile in the pic above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMac Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 The two new pics look completely different. The red one above looks really close to the Chrysler 300C. The other one looks sweet though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstimac Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 The picture posted by Om was the Charger prototype that Dodge introduced at some of the auto shows. The prototype always looks awesome to drum up interest and the actual car may or may not look the same once it gets to production. A lot of people are disappointed with the actual car because the prototype made it seem like it was going to be an all new car, but instead it is basically just Dodge version of the Chrysler 300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Om Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Yeah, I realized that after posting the first pic. Premature googling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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