I like it! Its about time dodge brought a muscle car name back for a muscle car. Dont get me wrong i like the charger but considering it looks nothing like the original i think they should have named it something different.

 

^ that AND that they made it a 4 door i mean come on, you think charger you think classic musscle, not a family sedan
IMO the Challenger is nice looking, i like how there isn't a billion things on it to distract you

 

It will run around the same times because the Challenger wieghs in at around 4300lbs also. And on top of that a SRT8 300C does not run no mid 12's stock.

 

Zero to 30 mph: 1.9
40 mph: 2.7
50 mph: 3.6
60 mph: 4.7
70 mph: 5.9
80 mph: 7.4
90 mph: 9.2
100 mph: 11.2
110 mph: 13.3
120 mph: 15.9
130 mph: 20.0
140 mph: 24.7
150 mph: 30.7
Street start, 5-60 mph: 4.9
Top-gear acceleration, 30-50 mph: 2.7
50-70 mph: 3.0
Standing 1/4-mile: 13.2 sec @ 109 mph
Top speed (redline limited): 173 mph

 

an srt8 300C or charger is *capable* (as in, it has happened, but not every unit does) run in the high 12s, stock. at another forum of mine, a vendor has a charger srt8 for a shop car, and with exhaust and better tires, they ran a best of 12.80...the challenger weighs 4160 pounds (also the listed curb weight for the 300C srt-8), and that is without anyone in it, and with no fuel. however, there have been several comments made by DCX reps that the challenger will come with either a 5 speed auto stick, or a 5-speed transmission, not the 6-speed that many were hoping for. this could have been an incorrect statement by the rep, but either way, we all know that a manual transmission is at least slightly more efficient than automatic, so the challenger should be able to turn out slightly better times.

DCX reps have also said that (luckily) the ghetto trash 22 inch wheels wont be making it to production, as they rub. on the challengers west coast 'teaser tour', they had hoped to put around 100 miles on the car, with the huge wheels, but they didnt stray more than a mile or so from the confines of the challenger's hauler, unless they switched to the srt-8 wheels.

 

all i can say is chevy better be sure not to screw up the new camaro

 

what are these magazine times hahaha go to the 300C Forums and do some real research on people who actually OWN these cars. Best ET I have seen was a 12.65 BONE stock out of a 300C SRT-8 no exhaust, just good prep work and the right conditions.

 

apprently you dont understand Dodges marketing....but if they were to continue calling it the Intrepid not many people would know about the car. The Charger name means something, it was a big RWD V8 muscle car the same thing it is today except now it has more function. A muscle car doesnt HAVE to have 2 doors, especially nowadays. 4 doors make money, 2 doors attract people to your showrooms.

If they made the Charger a 2 door like the original there would be no room for the Challenger. Its genius, now Dodge has 2 bad *** cars for under 40k dollars that can run with some serious performing cars. When dodge first re introduced us to the Charger in 1998 it was a 4 DOOR!! yet no one was complaining with the concept, as it looked bad *** as well.

o and you can complain about the 4 doors ALL DAY LONG, no American made sedan today (except for maybe the 300C SRT8) has this kind of road presence.

 

what are the two badass cars under 40k? the base of the srt-8 charger is barely under 40...and the 300 base price is 42...

 

I will agree that the charger looks awesome. All I am saying is I wish they would have named it something different.