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New CHALLENGER - Ford must Answer

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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 01:18 AM
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+1 i think its great, competition is better than you think and with the new breed of cars I think we are in the new muscle car era....
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I think the challenger is a good lookin car, wonder what the final product would look like.
Old Sep 7, 2006 | 01:19 AM
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Are they using the same frame as the charger though? If so its gunna be a heavy son of a gun
Old Sep 7, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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I won't be getting either car unless they are closer to the GT price.
Old Sep 7, 2006 | 05:44 PM
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It's Shinoda. The man who had the original concept for the Boss.

It will be interesting what the new CEO of Ford will do. Since he comes from Boeing he probably has some new ideas and guts to make changes.
Old Sep 7, 2006 | 07:43 PM
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I just hope that whatever Ford comes up with for the new Mustang, that they take a hint from the Challenger and Camaro retro remakes, and bring back the rear fenders (hips) that have always been a trade-mark of the first and true pony car, the Mustang.

Scrmg had a photo of a black Mustang parked next to his that had the rear fender bulges - as add-ons. Hopefully Ford incorporates them into the body on the next re-design, rather than offer them as bolt-ons. It was probably a cost cutting measure to leave them off, but if Dodge and Chevy figured out a way to add them, it can't be that difficult or costly.

From what I've read on the Challenger protos, it will be quite the machine, with the new Hemi for power, and light weight. The Camaros on the other hand, have been kept pretty secret, as far as any new powertrain or final fit and finish. Let the Proto-Wars begin And THANK YOU...Big 3...for bringing back the era of Muscle/Pony Cars [sm=groupwave.gif]
Old Sep 7, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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ORIGINAL: slowryde45

I just hope that whatever Ford comes up with for the new Mustang, that they take a hint from the Challenger and Camaro retro remakes, and bring back the rear fenders (hips) that have always been a trade-mark of the first and true pony car, the Mustang.

Scrmg had a photo of a black Mustang parked next to his that had the rear fender bulges - as add-ons. Hopefully Ford incorporates them into the body on the next re-design, rather than offer them as bolt-ons. It was probably a cost cutting measure to leave them off, but if Dodge and Chevy figured out a way to add them, it can't be that difficult or costly.

From what I've read on the Challenger protos, it will be quite the machine, with the new Hemi for power, and light weight. The Camaros on the other hand, have been kept pretty secret, as far as any new powertrain or final fit and finish. Let the Proto-Wars begin And THANK YOU...Big 3...for bringing back the era of Muscle/Pony Cars [sm=groupwave.gif]
Hell yeah!


Old Sep 7, 2006 | 09:59 PM
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What about Fords v-10 tri fuel engine? How much hp and tq does that beast have and will it fit in a mustang?
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 12:52 PM
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One thing everyone has failed to mention is PRICE....

No way is the challenger going to be cheap with a motor outputting that much power. If it ends up being twice the price of a mustang, it wont be a competitor, it may be faster, but it still wont compete with the mustang.

If the charger ends up being $30,000 and my mustang was $22,000, if I put $8000 into the the engine.... I wonder who will win.
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 04:58 PM
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If the challenger stays below the 35 grand price....it will sell
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 08:28 PM
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my IQ droped a few points on that 1st page
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