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Yeah, that always blew me away, how it wasn't (a hot seller); low to mid 30's, really hot looks...I thought it was a winner.

I agree, RLSH, no way would I see the two as comparable. The Prowler, arguably was the gen before (hot rodder enthusiasts from 50's and early 60's as opposed to the next wave Muscle Cars.

I liked how Chrysler went to the 30's for design inspiration in the 90's and wish they had continued. Seems a no brainer....300C inspired from the 50's, the RAM Truck inspired from the PowerWagon of the 50's, the Charger and Challenger from the late 60's, these are their hot sellers, why not echo these styling queues in a modern interpretation for their entire line.

To continue to beat a dead horse, the vapid boxy look was played out already by Volvo, I don't think Chrysler needs to continue their foray into this explored territory. American cars need to look good.

Heck, roll the way back machine back to the 90's the last gen Intrepids and Stratus's (Strati ?) were so sweet. Give'm a potent hemi and rock it out.

Actually the price tag was around $45K for the Prowler. The reason why they didn't sell was they only offered a 253hp & 255ft-lbs of tq 3.5L V6 with a 4-speed automatic without a manual option. Although they were pretty quick for what they were offering (0-60 in 5.8 secs) mostly thanks to having a lightweight aluminum chassis, the issue was you could get a Corvette for around the same money if not less that was faster and had an established aftermarket. If they wanted it to succeed, they would have needed a manual transmission and a more powerful engine offering (which unfortunately they didn't have at the time).

DSkippy. have you been reading my rants about what Chrysler needs to do to turn themselves around, because we certainly seem to think alike. I would love to see Chrysler use the aerodynamic styling found in the Intrepid and Stratus, just giving it an updated look an updated powertrain. The fact of the matter is Chrysler needs to learn to diversify their styling. They need to have some boxier models which seems to sell effectively in full-sized and muscle cars, and use aerodynamic styling in mid-sized and compact cars, make some classic styled cars for a hot rod and a practical model based off of the hot rod's styling, etc.
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