JJMPB, I'd submit to you that not EVERYONE that buys a Challenger is out looking for a drag race, and KMPX2, have you driven a newer updated 4.7 with 303 hp? Yes those older ones with a measly 235 hp were a bit embarrassing, but since 08 they've been updated (finally) I think it'd split the difference between the V6 and the 5.7 Hemi perfectly.

For now, however, Dodge seems determined to keep the 4.7 strictly in its truck line, which I think is a shame.