OMG Test Mule
 

Check it out my brothers and sisters.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2008-dod...html#more-4976

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Why bother covering it up? We already know what its going to look like.

RE: OMG Test Mule
 

Yes, why bother?

RE: OMG Test Mule
 

Are those hood pins in disguise?

RE: OMG Test Mule
 

Dude thats a SRT-8 Charger.... Come on..

RE: OMG Test Mule
 

this tell me that the car may not look as close to the concept as they led us to believe only reason i can see for them to cover it up


Jake

RE: OMG Test Mule
 

Hey don't worry guys, its for testing purposes. They have to do this to get started on the test they need on the frontend. Brake ducts and such for the difference in the fenders and hood. You bolt it to an existing body and go test. The reason for the cover could be a number of things.

RE: OMG Test Mule
 

Also, see this edmunds.com article at:

http://blogs.edmunds.com/Straightline/2631

RE: OMG Test Mule
 

What ever it may be under the cover I can tell you this much, a co-worker of mine who's sister inlaw works at the Bramalea plant in Ontario where the Chally is slated to begin life has said they are already starting to make the nesassary changes to the line that are needed to run the new model. The biggest challenge they are up against is trying to carry out the changes without upsetting the production of mainly the Charger, wich she says they can barely keep up with at the moment. Just amagine the exitement in a place like that, it would be pretty sweet getting to see the birth of the Challenger through the variuos stages of intergration needed to bring it to reality.;)

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SOP for new models on an existing / mildly modified platform (LX / LY).
As the article stated, the nose bolted to the Charger body is to test airflow / aerodynamics. You can clearly see here that the panels don't line up smoothly - the Charger doors stick out more than the Chally fender where they meet, so I believe that there was never an intent to make this look like the production Challenger will when ALL of the body panels are completed and on the chassis. As stated, this is only as test mule.

The mule looks like what we all said we expected to see (so far, anyway) with the wheel and tire size change for clearance. (I'd like to see the same style wheels and brake calipers we saw on the concept).
Still wouldn't hurt my feelings if they changed the rear taillights to look more like the 1973 Challenger. I know, I'm asking for trouble saying that.......... Sorry. I think that's a much more aggressive look, and quite worthy of the new car.

[&o]