i saw on a website at work, will try to post, that the vert was in the works but not til 2010. Bummer, i was hopeing for 2009.

 

Was it here?: https://dodgechallenger.com/forums/m_21179/tm.htm

 

Nothing new or official there, both the convertible and 6.4 have been discussed by insiders on various boards for quite some time now.

 

yes that is what i saw. wonder if any chance it will be sooner.

 

The following information was posted on allpar by an insider:

"Neither the 6.4 nor Challenger convertible have been "officially" confirmed. When the 6.4 was given the green light (internally) for a production version, I posted details here per which models it was being assigned to. Last I checked, the 6.4 was still a go, although I have not been able to confirm any firm production dates (yet). I do know that the 6.1L will continue into the 2009 model year (Grand Cherokee, 300C, Charger and Challenger). I still believe that the 6.4 will debut first in the Challenger, possibly in a special model, and most likely the 2010MY. Should know more in the months ahead."

 

In the January 10, 2008 autoblog, it was rumored that cash-strapped Cerberus may kill off the Viper because of lagging sales and higher CAFE standards. This is good and bad news for the Challenger. If the Viper is killed off the Challenger will be Dodge's top performance car and will have no restrictions on horsepower. On the other hand, Challenger will be faced with the same CAFE standards, and if sales lag, it may be in for a short run. That's why I am buying my SRT in 2009!

Here is an excerpt from the article:

"Unfortunately, some of the cash necessary to fix the Sebring may come at the expense of the Dodge Viper. Inside Line reports that Cerberus is prepared to make an instantaneous decision regarding the future of the Viper, both because of a cash crunch and because the $85,000 snake may be losing its bite anyway with the passing of a new national energy bill and higher CAFE standards around the corner. It's hard for us to imagine Dodge and parent company Chrysler LLC losing its halo car like this. We're no auto execs, but the Viper does nothing but make money and fans for Chrysler, and since it's new for 2008, another redo isn't required for at least a four-year life-cycle or so. In other words, we don't like the idea, and likely very few of you do either."

Read the full article at:

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/d...r-new-sebring/

 

Yikes. Things could get interesting if the new law is conformed to sooner rather than later. Gas prices going out of sight i wonder if this muscle era will be a repeat.

 

This information just posted by an insider on allpar.com:

"Especially for those who are waiting to buy a 2009 model Challenger...

Looks like production is set to start in JUNE...

Order banks may open next month..."

 

Yep, production in May/June delivery in September so what else is new.

 

Conflicting internal documents originally listed "late July" while other doc's listed "June". New information points to June - with start of delivery in July. "May" was never in the cards for 2009 model production, that would obviously be too close to the April startup for 2008 models.