Originally Posted by tskatz
(Post 69020)
I love my car like it is and I don't intend to race it. But if a little quarter mile sprint with an SS occurs I could be a better driver than the SS guy. Then again he may smoke me. Here's what I like. We have a very comfortable car (two people) with looks and performance that most people salivate over. I don't believe that will change, because The Challenger is way better looking than the new Mustang or Camaro. The Hemi is well proven and in my case I have a tranny proven in the Viper. I could not ask for much more. Just the people who I have met who want to talk Challenger has been worth the price of admission.
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Originally Posted by brentmannrt09
(Post 69052)
Hear Hear!
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Originally Posted by kevin2323
(Post 69034)
it is simple math...less wieght 6 speed auto and manual ...426 hp=faster than our cars.
I am not throwing out random stuff...I back it up. I am glad you asked for me to back it up. It is people like you that keep fanboys off this forum. gj |
Yellow Camaro in the rain.
The side view of that car is not extremely attractive. Looks like a V6 car due to the lack of spoilers. Could be a test mule as the wheels are not factory. Then again they may be in the Canadian dealerships already. Anybody who does not bleed Chevy or Blue Oval has to admit that the Challenger just looks better. Mosy people said the same thing in 1970 but Camaro and Mustang out sold the Challenger then. For whatever the reason it does not look like Chrysler is going to build enough cars to be serious sales competition for Camaro or Mustang. I live in a medium size city and you can't find any selection of V6 Challengers at any Dodge dealer here. Most have one or two $45,000.00 SRT8's sitting in the showroom and nothing else (Challenger wise) in inventory. Based upon all the Challenger articles I have read that mentioned the build prioritys originally released to the press by Chrysler there should be many more V6 Challengers for sale at each dealership. Ebay is a good example. It's much easier to find a R/T or SRT. Tring to find a low option V6 (a $22000.00 car) is really tough.
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Originally Posted by lear4406
(Post 69058)
Please explain "fanboy". And if I keep them off this forum am I doing my civic duty? I will wait and see what the results are. Theres a little more to it than weight and HP. Gear ratio and suspension.. tires and coditions to name a few. Less weight by 250 lbs and 425 is not the base Camaro HP rating. Not surprisingly, the V8-equipped Camaro SS delivers better numbers across the board. Chevy's Camaro SS outfitted with the 422-hp 6.2-liter LS3 V8 six-speed manual hits 60 mph in 4.9 seconds and runs a 13.4-second quarter-mile at 108 mph according to Oppenheiser. Strangely enough, Oppenheiser also claims that the automatic-equipped SS Camaro, which is rated at 400 hp, runs from zero to 60 mph in just 4.6 seconds and through the quarter-mile in 13.3 seconds. "We optimized the shift points," he said So this is where I say facts. SRT-8 Challenger was brought into the fray and with times likes this its a drivers race. 6.2 and they get 422 HP. Dodge has 6.1 and they get 425. 5.7 under rated at 376... more like 390 HP. So I guess those fanboys should chime in and remind you to wait... and see what the facts will be. I'm 50 years old and it seems the same old thing just with newer people. I lived the muscle car years and I know what the mags say. But on the street... we'll see.
also i wasnt using the mags as a fact...I never trust magazines....ever |
Originally Posted by tskatz
(Post 69062)
Looks like a V6 car due to the lack of spoilers.
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Saw the new Camaro up close and personal this past weekend
I was at the local Richmond, Va, Motor Trend Auto Show this past weekend and got to see and sit in a new red Camaro. The Camaro is considerably smaller than the Challenger, and doesn't look nearly as aggressive. The rear seat is virtually unusable and you would be challenged (no pun intended) to get a set of golf clubs in the trunk. Dodge definitely has done a better job of incorporating the "retro styling" than Chevy. My first car, which I still own, happens to be a 1968 Camaro convertible in Matador Red, so I was very interested in the "new" Camaro. In fact, the first thing my wife and daughters asked when I told them I was looking at the Challenger was, "but don't you want to wait and see what the new Camaro looks like". The new Camaro is certainly light years ahead of what Chevy did to it in the 90's, but I think they may have slightly missed the missed mark, here. And I must say that after seeing the Camaro in person I definitely made the correct choice when I bought my SRT8 last fall.
Also got to see the new 2010 Mustang GT and although I like what Ford has done with the roof line and "bump ups" on the rear quarter panels, they completely screwed up the rear end. |
I have seen the Camaro order sheet.
Spoiler's are optional on the V6 LT. The RS and SS come with a rear spoiler although I am not sure they come with the same spoiler.
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with or without a spoiler it still looks awful
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