Quote from a magazine:

"To make a coupe from a sedan and wagon platform, 4.1 inches were sliced out of the LX platform’s wheelbase. Production Challengers will likely be on a short-wheelbase version of the next-generation LX platform, dubbed LY. The deletion comes from the rear-seat passenger floor and reduces the wheelbase from 120.0 inches to 115.9. The LX platform’s multilink independent rear suspension and strut front suspension carry over largely unchanged on the rear-drive show car."

While I like the multilink rear suspension, I am not a big fan of struts......I am thinking at some point I would change them to either coil over or air ride suspension in the front.

 

I am not sure but I think it is possible the first year production of Challengers will have an LX platform and that maybe subsequent years
will have an LY platform. My perception of the based on the very little I know is that I would prefer the LY platform because it will probably
be much lighter as it cuts out 4-5 inches. That has got to have a huge weight savings and you know the saying every 100lbs = .1 seconds off
of the clock. I would much have a car that is lighter any way for road handling and increased performance.

 

If you want to feel the difference between the LX and LY Platforms and how they would effect the Challenger, drive a 1999-2002 Mercedes Benz E55 (359 HP Auto) this car is essentially the LX platform car (suspension set up should be similar to the Challenger as well) with about the same HP as the production Challenger (5.7Hemi) should be, although it is about 2 inches longer, the 300C is significatnlt longer than that (about another 3 inches), then drive a 2003 - present E55 (or 2007 E63) this car will be more like the LY platform, with the 2007 E63 being normally aspirited and having 500+HP this should give you an idea of the performance and handling of the LY Challenger, bare in mind that this is an auto stick though with very advanced ESP so you can't break them loose (unless of course you re-program the proccessor to allow for full disabling of the ESP).

 

who would want to break them loose anyway, that is no fun, lol.

Challenger better come with a traction control "off" switch.

Why buy muscle if your not going to burn them even just a little!

 

rather see the challenger come with a live axle than IRS

 

Yes straight axle.. 8 3/4 or Dana would be sweet.. But we all know that wont happen.

 

IRS is the way it will be built. They believe that Dodge needs to be refined.

 

They meaning Mercedes?

 

Dieter but pretty much the same concept. They are making Dodge more luxurious and Chrysler cheaper (doesn't make much sense does it)?

 

not at all