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Originally Posted by provofam

The only reason it's bigger is that it's built on the same platform as the 300, Charger & the Magnum.

Certainly the reason why it is rather large. I think I remember reading that they chopped 4 inches off the Charger platform. When I first read that, I realized that it would be a good sized car.

I happen to think the Challenger looks pretty impressive. Excellent from the front and back.....rather plain from the side. I drive by the Dodge dealership twice a week and a few Challengers out in front get long looks from me every time. Too big for me though. Plus, the prices of the RTs I've seen are pretty high.

My Z-28 is as big a car as I care to drive these days. In fact, I much prefer the size of my Mustang or Eclipse....particularly for parking in tight or crowded parking areas....or carefully gliding into my "less than huge" garage.

I wanted to really like the Challenger, but it came in just a tad larger than I'd care to live with.

Most magazines agree with you that they did a pretty good job with recreating the Challenger. It has been called the most faithful pony car revisit of the current Mustang, Camaro, and Challenger.