I agree. As the article says, a base level stang is cheap. It is a nice car, no doubt, but not a contender for something like Motor Trend’s COTY. It has (in somes opinion) a sharp look, pretty good interior, and decent hp for an okay price. If dodge does not make a base level challenger, it still needs make the challengers with enough versatility (hp and price) among them that can directly compete with the GT model and one that can compete with a Shelby 350 and 500 respectively. Still, a detuned steel platform, cloth, plastic, and aluminum interior, and a 250 hp V6 should be able to be made for a reasonable price (starting at no higher than 25K). I think that the real problem is that DCX is afraid that a similarly priced challenger with any engine choice would start cannibalizing their Charger sales[sm=chairshot.gif]. I myself, before I knew that the challenger was going to be produced, was planning on saving up for a Charger RT. (midnight blue, with the RT package for 350 hp.) But as soon as I saw the challenger alongside the Imperial on the cover of MT, I knew that if they were to make it I would buy it.