Actually, I coming to believe that RWD full-sized cars are a segment that are successful in high fuel price markets. The fact of the matter is the Charger and 300 sold around 115-120K units each last year while the more fuel efficient Sebring and Avenger sold less than 100K each (I think it was close to 75K each). Back in the late 90s when gas was cheap, RWD V8 cars were dying and FWD V6 cars were taking off as was the large SUV market. Now that gas is insanely expensive, the demand for SUVs is dropping and some of the market is going to large RWD V8 cars instead. Use Cadillac as an example, the Escalade was what got Cadillac back into the minds of wealthy people, then they made the CTS and STS to capture the performance market. This is the way the market is going. The SUVs are the ones getting hit the hardest not the large cars.

The truth of the matter is I'm giving the Charger a serious look despite the high fuel prices because of reasons of safety, the AWD option, the looks (which I know not everyone understands), and the comfort of the car. My theory is if your going to buy a car, you might as well enjoy it.