There is a Chrysler employee who is a member of a few other Mopar forums. His info is ALWAYS right, and he knows it long before anyone else on the forums. He knew the colors of the special edition Chargers, and the changes for the '08 and '09 model year Chargers, months before they were announced to the public. Anytime someone else on a forum argues with him and says they have different information, in the end they are wrong and he is right. So chances are the following information is correct:

Notes:
* This post will be continuously updated and/or corrected between now and until the 2010 models are released in the fall of 2009
* Some of the listed info is debuting exclusively here on 300CForums.com
* Some features may be optional and/or grouped in packages and available only on selected models
* Some of the information posted here has not and will not be officially confirmed for quite some time
* Please do not make a vehicle buying decision based on information herein until it's officially announced



2010 Dodge Challenger LC
Third model year of the LC generation
Production starts July 27, 2009
5-speed auto trans replaces 4-speed (base models; running change 2009 model year)
New: Active head restraints
New: Side Blind Spot Detection
MyGIG radios continue
5.7L Hemi VCT continues
6.1L continues in the SRT8



2011 Challenger LC
4th model year, refresh
New Phoenix 3.6L MDS VVT V6 engine replaces 3.5L
5.7L Hemi VCT continues
New Illuminated Door Pull Handles
New 6.4L Hemi with MDS (SRT8 - auto trans)
New 6.4L Hemi (SRT8 - manual trans)



2012 Challenger LC
8-sp auto transmission

 

Damn knowing that makes me want to hold off on the 2010 and wait for the 2011. Thanks for confusing me even more than I already was!




Good info though....

 

thanks Firedog!

 

And i'm assuming this is if Chrysler survives to 2011.

 

If you really want an SRT, I'm not sure I'd wait two years based on this info. I mean no disrespect, but a lot is going to happen in the next two years. You can wait for the retro colors, you can wait for the 6.4, but I'll enjoy the hell out of my car for the next two years and if something cool comes along and Chrysler is still kicking and making Challengers, I'll trade up to what I want.

 

Personally I dont see the 6.4 ever happening and quite possibly even the 6.1 going away. With the Car industry under fire to produce more fuel efficient cars those engines dont quite fit into the plan. Hybrids, electric, hydrogen etc. may be in the Challenger's future especially after the bailout meetings today.

 

Makes me so upset. This is supposed to be a free country yet now people seem to think they should choose what cars we should be able to buy. If I can afford to put gasoline in the car then what business is it of theirs what I drive? [&:]

 

An 8-speed transmission? That's near big-rig territory. Talk about overkill!

I'm still skeptical about the 6.4 also, I don't care what anyone supposedly says. Guess I'll wait till '11 to find out if this guy is actually right, but the way things are going right now, ALOT can happen - by then we may all be driving base-model Calibers. [:'(]

 

guys i'm just posting this .. Ifound it and I thought it was intresting...

 

Hey, nobody is faulting you, bro. I'm only pointing out that the 5 year strategic plan everybody did last year (which is really what you're sharing with us) when the economy was flying high isn't worth the paper its printed on today. The one we do this year will be a lot different than last years, so I wouldn't be waiting to buy my car based on that. The plan will change 2 or 3 times 'till 2011 comes along. But it is interesting!