Well if you would have waited 2 more years then wait!! Those of us who like what they've produced can get it now. And maybe in 2 years they will have refined it and given it more power to your liking. The retro muscle car market is here and now and who knows, it might be over in 2 years. Yeah there's muscleheads who'd buy a 500hp V8 if gas was $12 a gallon, but the whole idea of these cars is to mass market them. Putting out the challenger even this late in the game is a gamble.

Also, had they started from scratch on a new platform, there would have been the inevitable first year problems which are mostly avoided by using a proven platform. I imagine the last thing they wanted was to bring out a relatively unknown name, built on an unproven design, into a $5 a gallon market, dead last behind a redesigned mustang and brand new camaro.

All the muscle cars are different and have different pros and cons. If the challenger isn't what you need you have alternatives. For the first time in 30 years.