What will Challenger concept lose in production?
07-04-2006, 11:38 AM
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RE: What will Challenger concept lose in production?
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but MSRP is only 40k (hardtop)...the markup is for suckers, and people who 'have to have a first run'...i dont like dealing with "bugs", so im willing to wait for a challenger until the "20,000 over msrp crowd" has wasted their money.
but MSRP is only 40k (hardtop)...the markup is for suckers, and people who 'have to have a first run'...i dont like dealing with "bugs", so im willing to wait for a challenger until the "20,000 over msrp crowd" has wasted their money.
You have stood by that philosophy since the beginning and I like it.
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07-04-2006, 11:53 AM
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RE: What will Challenger concept lose in production?
well, i dont recall the exact issues, but im certain that the first of the S197 mustangs that alot of the babyboomers "had to have"...also "had to go back" because of bugs and such...hell, look at the people who paid double the 250,000 price tag for the early ford GTs, only to have them recalled because the front suspension was pulling apart under torque!
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RE: What will Challenger concept lose in production?
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you cant use the 99 charger concept as a basis for comparison. that was a complete concept, and there was never any REAL intention of production. when the designers of the challenger concept were given their instructions, one of them was to "make it as close to production as possible", much like the viper concept.
also, keep in mind that the mustang that was shown first (the silver one) is very similar to what the production GT500 looks like...
as for those awful gawdy wheels, if someone wants "dubs", which have awful rotational mass and kill the acceleration of the car, they should go buy an escalade or some other vehicle that isnt meant to go slow. there is a reason that few (if any) companies make drag radials in the huge sizes...because performance cars have rims that are designed to reduce rotational mass...like a nice 17 inch DragLite.
you cant use the 99 charger concept as a basis for comparison. that was a complete concept, and there was never any REAL intention of production. when the designers of the challenger concept were given their instructions, one of them was to "make it as close to production as possible", much like the viper concept.
also, keep in mind that the mustang that was shown first (the silver one) is very similar to what the production GT500 looks like...
as for those awful gawdy wheels, if someone wants "dubs", which have awful rotational mass and kill the acceleration of the car, they should go buy an escalade or some other vehicle that isnt meant to go slow. there is a reason that few (if any) companies make drag radials in the huge sizes...because performance cars have rims that are designed to reduce rotational mass...like a nice 17 inch DragLite.
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RE: What will Challenger concept lose in production?
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What I think will be MOST interesting is to see what colors they make it in, and what graphics come on the different trim levels. I can't guess which direction they'll go with that. It should be interesting, for sure!
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What I think will be MOST interesting is to see what colors they make it in, and what graphics come on the different trim levels. I can't guess which direction they'll go with that. It should be interesting, for sure!
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RE: What will Challenger concept lose in production?
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Charger Production
Charger Concept
They don't look the same to me...
Charger Production
Charger Concept
They don't look the same to me...
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RE: What will Challenger concept lose in production?
Another thing you have to remember is that the concepts do not always pass the EPA's standards, that is why they sometimes look different (the joys of buercracy). One of the interesting stories I heard was the GTO was able to make production quicker because it was so similar to the Grand Prix. It isn't as easy as one things it might be.
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