Stckman

you guys are crazy...

the reason the challenger looks good is cause IT IS THE SAME CAR! look at it! i wouldnt buy it cause i like to have a NEW car... thats what my dad drove when i was like 4 years old... i think what the stang is doing is taking SOME elements and making it into a modern looking retro INSPIRED car... not just making the CAR out of plastic like the challenger did...

thats why i kinda give props to the camaro... it LOOKS like a new car... although it is kinda ugly they just didnt put low profile tires on a car from 1969... this is supposed to be the year 2006

Stckman

Whoa, hold on a second, i kinda liked the mustang concept ESPECIALLY those tail lights... i think ford just chickened out...
Concept

sometimes you mod the car so much that it fails in practical application one of those failures has to be the SSR (nice idea horrible execution) and even our beloved Tbird... which was so retro only OLD people bought them (damn portholes)

MetalMech

I don't like it - not retro or muscle enough.

I agree - lol

fairlane292

There were terrific concept model designs out about 6 years or so ago ('course the lead designer for this car was still in high school then). This concept is down right stupid. Can they make the bow tie in the grill and on the decklid any BIGGER. And maybe change the color from bright yellow to florescent orange. The only styling cue they appear to have carried forward was the 69 gills before the rear wheelwell. ...and those are even suspect looking. I'll tell you one thing... I got to see the interview of the lead designer for this car and he sure "wasn't around here" when the '69 Camaro was out and about. You check that interview out and you'll see what I mean. ...talk about clueless about building "new technology retro muscle". ...so they'll build something else... what it is I have no idea. it seems to be part Cadillac, part "tuner", part muscle. Hey it will outsell the GTO by a few units. No suprise GM has big issues. One gaf after another. Gee how are H-3 sales doing these days? GM needs Pontiac, Buick, Cadillac, Hummer like a hole in the head. I sure hope they get their act together for the sake of the employees but when I see this Camaro concept I have my doubts. JMO

SpikeGT

Here's some interior shots of the 1 Camaro and 2 Challenger. I saw these cars at auto show today and I'll admit that the Camaro isn't as bad in person as it is in pictures, but it still leaves alot to be desired IMO. The Challenger is pretty cool though.

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28HopUp

I agree. The reason the new Challenger looks so good is because they copied the original. No creativity was excercised in its design. They just copied the original. At least the new Camaro show car is a modernized version of the '69 model, and I look forward to seeing how they clean up the final design. Question - Will Pontiac come out with a Firebird based upon this platform? If so, I hope they don't copy the '69 body style, as that front-end was (f)ugly.

Tik_Tok

Hope they still go ahead with it when they declare bankruptcy in 2 months. lol.