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Challenger shifts its power pitch
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...806100349/1149
"Our image can't be about monster Hemi engines and smoking tires," said Mike Accavitti, director of the Dodge brand, said Monday at a media event to show off the full Challenger lineup. "It's about knowing your car looks good, and that you look good driving in it." They should offer something that no one else offers, that's how Ford reaped revenue w/ the Mustang for the years it was the only game in town. Dodge cannot, at this point, compete in the practical fuel efficient cars. Until they figure out how to engineer cars w/ some gas mileage and performance (think Daytona or on the import side Conquest), they better keep a performance offering any way they can. If they're going to hang their hitch on the "looks good" star....they will alienate guaranteed loyal Mopar purchasers. I don't know why anyone in their right mind would utter such non-sense. How about, "Our image can't be EXCLUSIVELY about monster Hemi engines and smoking tires,", "it will never lose this aspect, but rather our image will come to include new and innovative ways to provide performance to those who lust after it with more power from less CID and better fuel efficiency from big CID" But to utter such no drivel is disconcerting. Why not be the car producer that gives you power and fuel efficiency, it cannot be the unchallenged domain of Honda. |
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it would be nice if dodge focused on the engineering stage of the vehicles, so that the car doesnt need 425hp to keep up with the 300hp mustang...[:@]
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Amen. 300HP in a lighter, purpose built platform, would produce stronger accelerating more fuel efficient V8s. They'd probably even be able to gear them higher, since they aren't tasked w/ overcoming a leviathan of inertia, thus producing even better fuel efficiency.
Modern day dart swinger or something to that effect... |
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I'd be happy with a SE.
Have they released a MPG rating on it? |
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Mike Accavitti does not seem to be much of a car enthusiast He wants to make Dodge the ultimate poser brand Looks good with no power SRT vehicles will soon be just a body kit and fancy graphics
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If my car had no guts I would not want it to look like a sports or muscle car The looks should be in line with the performance I bet Mr. Accavitti drives a 4cyl Pontiac Fiero with a Lamborghini body kit
Sorry for dual post, could not get it to go as one |
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3800 3800 3800 3800
ORIGINAL: DSkippy http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...806100349/1149 "Our image can't be about monster Hemi engines and smoking tires," said Mike Accavitti, director of the Dodge brand, said Monday at a media event to show off the full Challenger lineup. "It's about knowing your car looks good, and that you look good driving in it." They should offer something that no one else offers, that's how Ford reaped revenue w/ the Mustang for the years it was the only game in town. Dodge cannot, at this point, compete in the practical fuel efficient cars. Until they figure out how to engineer cars w/ some gas mileage and performance (think Daytona or on the import side Conquest), they better keep a performance offering any way they can. If they're going to hang their hitch on the "looks good" star....they will alienate guaranteed loyal Mopar purchasers. I don't know why anyone in their right mind would utter such non-sense. How about, "Our image can't be EXCLUSIVELY about monster Hemi engines and smoking tires,", "it will never lose this aspect, but rather our image will come to include new and innovative ways to provide performance to those who lust after it with more power from less CID and better fuel efficiency from big CID" But to utter such no drivel is disconcerting. Why not be the car producer that gives you power and fuel efficiency, it cannot be the unchallenged domain of Honda. |
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3800 3800 3800 3800 ? |
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Dangit Budman,
What is with the 3800 number floating in that brain of yours. Youve been teasing us with it too long. Is it the number of SRT8s they are going to produce in 09? Or the total number of Challengers? What is it man! What do you know!? |
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sounds like the weight of the SE Challenger
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Estimated monthly fuel expense for the SRT8? [:@]
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The way things are going, maybe the WEEKLY expense. Gas here has gone up 12 cents since Memorial Day weekend got over.
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OUCH! Yesterday I paid $4/gallon for 87 here in the People's Republic of Massachusetts for the first time eva!
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It will come to the Democratic People's Republic of South Texas soon. Memorial Day weekend, gas was $3.79 (regular). Last night, it was $3.91. What gets me since I get off work at 1 a.m. is that when I come home at night now, there is NO traffic anywhere, and there always used to be a lot. At a couple bars I frequent, the only times they have any business now is Friday and Saturday. Obviously, people are driving a lot less, which means less gas is being sold. So when do the "laws" of supply and demand come into play? There should be PLENTY of supply now and less demand ...
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Gas is $4.50 in so cal.
Time to buy a scooter! 70 miles to the gallon baby! |
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ORIGINAL: Billionaire Gas is $4.50 in so cal. Time to buy a scooter! 70 miles to the gallon baby! |
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It will come to the Democratic People's Republic of South Texas soon. Memorial Day weekend, gas was $3.79 (regular). Last night, it was $3.91. What gets me since I get off work at 1 a.m. is that when I come home at night now, there is NO traffic anywhere, and there always used to be a lot. At a couple bars I frequent, the only times they have any business now is Friday and Saturday. Obviously, people are driving a lot less, which means less gas is being sold. So when do the "laws" of supply and demand come into play? There should be PLENTY of supply now and less demand ... |
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$4.28 a gallon here now in Seattle
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ORIGINAL: kramtrah $4.28 a gallon here now in Seattle |
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Actually, Dskippy, you may have solved the world's economic puzzle! :D
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Chicagoland currently ranges from as high as $4.60 downtown to $4.20 in the inner suburbs to as low as $4.05 in the outer burbs.
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In hindsight, communism and socialism were great for America because they held down the economies of eastern Europe, USSR, China, India, etc. This left plenty of natural resources for the good old USA and gave us much less foreign competition for manufacturing jobs and other jobs. The 60's were really booming times. We should have just let more countries go communist and then laughed at them for being idiots. Now China and India are using up so many resources, they're driving up the price of steel and oil and they're making asian rice scarce. There's actually a shortage of asian rice in America now. Asians in America prefer it to American rice.
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let them eat cake!;)
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ORIGINAL: DSkippy let them eat cake!;) |
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