Automotive News, Media & Press - Real Dodge Charger photos! U like as a daily driver?

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I think I like the Magnum wagon better but hard to tell from just these two photos..

First shots cool..

Second one is weak..

Anyone besides me thinks that the body is shaped similar to the 05 Mustang? :confused:

Wow....that looks like shit

Wow....that looks like shit

Couldn't have said it better myself! :D

DCX needs to save face and NOT call this ugly monstrosity Charger.

What's wrong with Intrepid (the car that this replaces)?

I think it looks like the 300c

One things for sure, it don't look like no Charger to me. From what I've seen, the "Charger" concept has gone from bad, to badder, to baddest. :jest:

The PHR Charger concept car looked by far the best. That thing was downright bad ass. I've said it so many times...4 doors do not belong on a "Charger"

I don't understand where DCX thinks that coupes are dead. This thing just doesn't make me think of the muscle car era. It doesn't even make me think of the 80's Charger either :jest:

I think it's lazy and half-assed to say the least. The logic that's being used in this instance is all to common nowdays. I think Dodge can do a much better job if they make it true to the original of the sixties and early seventies. Maybe base it on the Crossfire SRT6 platform and change it's appearance,and for the sake of decency, don't go with a cheap ass suspension like what Ford did with the new Mustang.

I think it looks like the 300c

I see that more than the 05 Mustang. IMO I like the Magnum better and this design does not have any telltale signs of the Charger that I recall.

Not the worst car I've ever seen, but it doesn't have what it takes to intrigue me into buying it.. The 1/4 panel lines give me the feel of a charger. However, being a 4 door.. heavy as hell, and probably an underperformer, I can only imagine Dodge is definately aiming for a different market than what most of us on this board would be interested in.

Peace,
Josh

Kind of off topic, but I just noticed this is in an issue of Motor Trend. I have the newest issue, and it doesn't have that in it. You work some some printing company?

Viff,that is fugly......

Man, this doesn't look good, and FWIW I would think ex-Camaro and Firebird Enthusiasts are the types of people Dodge wants to sell this car too.

As for me I think they would ahve been better off calling the car a "Magnum Sedan". Calling it a "Charger" seams to contrived......and wrong.

-Adam

FWIW this is the only Dodge I've been excited about, and they're not building it.

http://www.highresautoimages.com/dodge/razor.jpg (http://www.highresautoimages.com/dodge/razor.jpg)

It's a 2-Seat Front engine, RWD coupe with a Neon SRT-4 Turbo motor. The price was planned at $17K and with weight less thana Neon it would have been a 13 second car easy. Anyhow I think something like that would have a been a great (affordable) Autocross track-toy.

-Adam

That Charger is so damn ugly. Why even call it the Charger. What a peice of trash, the headlights, the dodge ram grille, the thick borders around the window, the chopped rear window, the fender flare that's intergrated into the door, the ugly ass rear bumper....what a peice of complete garbage. Typical Dodge styling if you ask me.

I hate my computer monitor for showing something that ugly. Where's a broken image link when you need one.

I think it's lazy and half-assed to say the least. The logic that's being used in this instance is all to common nowdays. I think Dodge can do a much better job if they make it true to the original of the sixties and early seventies. Maybe base it on the Crossfire SRT6 platform and change it's appearance,and for the sake of decency, don't go with a cheap ass suspension like what Ford did with the new Mustang.

Base if off of the 1st gen Mercedes SLK? A sporty roadster is the last thing I think of when I hear the name Charger.

If that Razor was 17k, I'd go buy it that day, and order stg 2 the same day.. lol. That would be a fun car.

Peace,
Josh

Dodge: you completely dropped the ball on this one.http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies2/thumbsdown.gif

I would have bought one if it had looked like the stunning concept.

http://www.3m.com/intl/br/industria/design/Auto%20show%20images/Concept%20Vehicles/charger.jpg

http://www.71superbee.com/images/charger2400.jpg

http://www.downeydodge.com/assets/imgs/concepts/charger_rt.jpg

Bitterly disappointing.

I don't understand where DCX thinks that coupes are dead.

They are dead, they do not make much of a profit. Pretty much every coupe sans the Ford Mustang and expensive imports has struggled in this country.

That Charger concept looked good ,damn good. So , of course it was completely doomed to make production. The production Charger is not exciting , it just looks like a sedan.

I think it looks like the 300c


thats what i was thinking

I like the concept one, except the front end needs to be a little more muscley. its too narrow... reminds of that ugly BMW sports car they had a while back.

Anyone besides me thinks that the body is shaped similar to the 05 Mustang? :confused:


LOL just when i thought my friend and I were by ourselves. I think it does especially the rear quarter panel.

I can definitely see the Charger in the styling. It has a very similar overall shape to the originals, but yet it's not retro. I can appreciate that. The concept was still better though.

No positive comments from me until they offer a tudor.

Man, this doesn't look good, and FWIW I would think ex-Camaro and Firebird Enthusiasts are the types of people Dodge wants to sell this car to.

Heh, good luck Dodge..... :eyes:

^ The concept is how Dodge should have done it :hail: That thing should have the Viper engine as a 15,000$ option

That thing has too many doors. The concept hid the extra doors and made them tolerable. This thing looks like a turd.

They had a huge banner on the side of a building outside the Detroit Auto Show that with a pic of the new Charger on it. Underneath the car it read "Real Muscle Cars Have A Hemi."

Obviously they think we're really stupid.

The concept looks terrible as well.

It's a billion times better than the 06 V8 Impala SS. The more I see the more I warm up to it.

Is there something wrong with me?

I don't think it looks bad. I just don't think it should wear the Charger name.

That car looks so much better as a Wagon... they should have left it that way.

and yes TriShield, you need to have your eyes checked :D

It's not gonna take too much to make it look dope though; something like these pics should make it more palatable, with 2 or 4 doors.....i think just changing the stance/wheels/and the little spoiler would make a huge difference:
http://detroitwheeliedog.com/v-web/gallery/albums/z28/SEMAcharge3_1.sized.jpg (http://detroitwheeliedog.com/v-web/gallery/z28/SEMAcharge3_1?full=1)

Sorry Dodge, that is NOT a Charger. A Polara maybe. Not a Charger :barf: .

It's not gonna take too much to make it look dope though; something like these pics should make it more palatable, with 2 or 4 doors.....i think just changing the stance/wheels/and the little spoiler would make a huge difference:
http://detroitwheeliedog.com/v-web/gallery/albums/z28/SEMAcharge3_1.sized.jpg (http://detroitwheeliedog.com/v-web/gallery/z28/SEMAcharge3_1?full=1)

I got a friend lookin to get one.
Do they have a 2 dr Charger that looks like that.
I asked cause I didnt know if the pic is a drawing or not.

4 door....why even put the charger name behind it, they defeated all purpose, no muscular looks, just looks like the 300c....but worse.... 05 GTO>05 srt-8 300c>06 Charger>05 Mustang GT(only because of power... are the last 2 the way they are)

I got a friend lookin to get one.
Do they have a 2 dr Charger that looks like that.
I asked cause I didnt know if the pic is a drawing or not.
That's a pic from a company looking to build an aftermarket charger...they've done a lot of cool stuff, and i believe they won best mopar for a dakota they did at the SEMA show.....

Every car pictured in this thread, real or concept, looks like filth.

Every car pictured in this thread, real or concept, looks like filth.
tell us how you really feel:)

i thought the original concept was alright, the actual charger lacks in personality, but the photoshop with the viper style wheels and the body mods looks pretty cool, even as a four door........but that's just me, and i've been dropped on my head a few times......

It's not gonna take too much to make it look dope though

I agree, it has real potential. Very rarely do cars look really tight stock, but just a nip and tuck can make them something special. The Charger doesn't seem to be any different. It's boxy, ugly, fast, and semi-affordable just like the originals.

I also find it a bit ironic a site full of GM fans is bashing Chrysler for making a four door Charger when GM themselves started making a four door Impala SS in 1994 that everyone fell all over themselves for (many have posted in this thread I bet). The icing on the cake is it was just a black Chevrolet Caprice, at least Chrysler gave the Charger it's own unique body. Let's not forget about the Mercury Marauder either.

More muscle is always better than no muscle, and a little door variety is nice.

too sedan like for me, I think the new Mustangs look 10x better which is probably why they have always sold so damn good. Lets just hope that the next camaro actually looks like a sports car and not a sedan :(

I was sick when I saw the new charger. I always liked the old chargers and was excited when I saw the concept. And I was going to hold off buying my SS in hopes the Charger was coming out soon. Now I'm glad I didn't wait. Seems like dodge screwed the charger away like GM did the GTO. I'll I can say is please God don't let them screw up the new camaro. :eyes:

I also find it a bit ironic a site full of GM fans is bashing Chrysler for making a four door Charger when GM themselves started making a four door Impala SS in 1994 that everyone fell all over themselves for (many have posted in this thread I bet). The icing on the cake is it was just a black Chevrolet Caprice, at least Chrysler gave the Charger it's own unique body. Let's not forget about the Mercury Marauder either.

But they made 4 door Impalas in the 60's, correct? It was just the 2 doors that had the SS badge.

I think they made 4 door Impalas before 94 :confused:

Anyway, Dodge had to be VERY careful with what they applied the Charger name to (such as Chevrolet not using the Chevelle moniker yet), and I feel they screwed up. Even Coronet would have been more fitting. Oh well - I hope it flops.

Want a two door? I'd guess a few years Dodge will kick one out...if theres a strong enough demand..

Personally I like the 4 door ...but I won't be trading in my Z06 for one....just admiring the Charger, Magnum and 300C (especially the SRT8 versions)

Chryslers on a strong roll. I don't anticipate them to lighten up...(again just an opinion)

Keep the faith and realize the money today is made in four door sedans and SUV's..

Its pretty unusual that 2 doors have any length of profitability..

Still if the rwd hemi cars are a continued success...I'd take a shot at believing a convertible and a coupe will be made available...

But they made 4 door Impalas in the 60's, correct? It was just the 2 doors that had the SS badge.

The original SS with the 409 that people wrote songs about was a coupe (and that most people think of when they think of classic Impalas), by everyone's laughably narrow view the 94-96 should have been a disgrace to the name. The current FWD models must be so bad they don't even come up in this thread, even though the V8 SS is going to the Charger R/T's direct comeptition.

I can't wait to see how the new Camaro will be a "disgrace" to the name (like the 4th gens. were the epitome of exciting styling) and how GM "screws it all up". People will find something wrong with it, whine incessantly about it, and it will be music to my ears.

The original SS with the 409 that people wrote songs about was a coupe (and that most people think of when they think of classic Impalas), by everyone's laughably narrow view the 94-96 should have been a disgrace to the name. The current FWD models must be so bad they don't even come up in this thread, even though the V8 SS is going to the Charger R/T's direct comeptition.

Funny thing is the 04/05 Impala SS out runs the 94-96.

Either way, I like the Charger for what it is, but it certainly shouldn't be wearing the name.

you can't go and take a legendary muscle car name and plop it on some ugly 4 door and expect the real car people to accept it. Total horse shit

Either way, I like the Charger for what it is, but it certainly shouldn't be wearing the name.

Sure it should, I bet it outruns some of the original models too.

Wow another car legend destroyed nice job chrysler on one fugly car

The thing that kills the car for me is the "I'm an SUV and I'm trying to look like a car" look. It doesn't look car like. It looks like a SUV with an identity crisis. An AWD version of that just says to me "crossover". Look at the proportions of the nose and it is just like a Dakota. If you raised it a couple inches...I don't know what it would be, but it sure would look more like an SUV then a car.

Wow another car legend destroyed nice job chrysler on one fugly car

Thats what I was thinking. Its a shame that the big 3 do things like this.

All I see are xs', where did you get the pics from?

It seems like car companies always ruin cars when they bring them back, like the Monte Carlo, Thunderbird, Impala, the GTO is all right, but how are they going to make the Charger a 4 door family lookin like car with a truck front end, just my .02

The thing that kills the car for me is the "I'm an SUV and I'm trying to look like a car" look. It doesn't look car like. It looks like a SUV with an identity crisis. An AWD version of that just says to me "crossover". Look at the proportions of the nose and it is just like a Dakota. If you raised it a couple inches...I don't know what it would be, but it sure would look more like an SUV then a car.

The old ones had the same tall, flat grille style and more wheel gap than the new one, they probably sit up higher too. There's nothing SUV-like about the new one, unless you think new Cadillacs, the 300, and other square shaped cars look like SUVs.

:jest:

Very badddddd!!! It looks like they tried to make the front end look like a 1970 superbee. Ugghh...

I'm actually glad the Charger looks like shit. :turd: Now I can continue on with life not feeling bad about never owning a Chrysler/Dodge.

UGLY UGLY UGLY!!!!!!!!!!!! :barf:

I personally think the gto and the new mustang are better looking than this new charger...and the 07 maro is gunna dominate hardcore.

by everyone's laughably narrow view the 94-96 should have been a disgrace to the name.



94-96 impala is a great car.