2006 Dodge Charger?

[M_TYPE_X]

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/features/0404phr_dodge/

I like the rear of this rendering. http://forums.freshalloy.com/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[bto]

Middle to rear looks great. Middle-to-Front, well, not so sure, needs work, specially the frontend, looks kinda crooked. But pretty cool for a rendering nonetheless.

[NewsReporter]

I like the design. Finally the merger of "equals" is producing something good.

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/features/0404phr_dodge_08_z.jpg
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/features/0404phr_dodge_09_z.jpg
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/features/0404phr_dodge_02_z.jpg

[Irie_eyes]

has a cadillac theme...

['87 Sentra]

Fugly.

[M_TYPE_X]

I like it more than the 1999 concept even. http://forums.freshalloy.com/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
It's too LH-inspired, meaning that it has simply too many round edges.

[s13SRmadness]

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/features/0404phr_dodge_02_z.jpg
this one is teh hotness. stock dubs, playa!

[Hotsauce]

It's fugly. No way. Don't pass go, don't collect $200.

[BrianS]

the rendering is totally dis-porportionate

it looks like it should be mid-engined with that stubby little nose and the rear wheels pushed so far back to leave almost no rear overhang

its fugly, put it out of its misery

i liked the 99 concept, i thought the nose needed a little help, but overall i thought the shape was excelent

[MAXTIMA]

Looks horrible

[NewsReporter]

Charging Ahead: Dodge set to revive Charger name for new rear-wheel drive sedan

Dodge will add a full-sized rear-wheel-drive sedan to its lineup next year, company sources said.

The car draws inspiration from the Dodge Charger muscle car of the late 1960s, said a person familiar with the program who spoke on condition that he not be identified. He said the car likely will be called the Charger.

Spokesman Jason Vines declined comment, citing the company's policy not to talk about future products.

Sources said the sedan will be developed off the automaker's rwd LX platform, which is shared by the 2005 Chrysler 300 sedan and the Dodge Magnum wagon.

At the Geneva auto show last week, Trevor Creed, Chrysler group's chief designer, hinted that such a vehicle was planned.

"We will be looking at a very sporty version of this platform for Dodge," he said.

"However, we will not do badge engineering anymore. You will not see a Dodge version" that shares sheet metal with the Chrysler 300.

He added: "You've got to have a four-door, (but) there's no market for a coupe."

The 300 and Magnum go on sale this spring. They share about 20 percent of their parts, in terms of value, with the Mercedes-Benz C and E classes.

The 340-hp 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 is the centerpiece of the LX models. While the Magnum has drawn favorable comments from the automotive press, some Dodge dealers are worried about marketing a wagon without a full-sized family sedan.

Intrepid production ended last summer, and dealers have been pressing the automaker for a sedan.

The Dodge sedan will be the third derivative based on the LX platform. At least one other LX derivative is planned, said a Chrysler group insider. In Chrysler parlance, LX derivatives are defined as models with extensive sheet metal differences.

Meanwhile, the company is studying whether to develop a police package for one of the LX cars. Representatives of the California Highway Patrol and Michigan State Police have driven a car with the package, said Burke Brown, chief engineer for the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Magnum.

"It is a natural, isn't it? We'll talk about that in a while," said Brown, who was interviewed last month at a Chrysler press event in Palm Springs, Calif. The law enforcement agencies "have shown intense interest in what we are doing with the chassis."

While awd will be optional on the LX cars, he said neither agency has shown interest in that option.



so a rebadged 300C?

[M_TYPE_X]

Word is that the wheelbase on the 'Airflite' (kinda a Concorde replacement, below the 300) and the Charger will be less than the 300/Magnum.

[MAXTIMA]

actually, I'm told that to get a good Idea of what the Charger will look like, one has to simply look at the Dodges in NASCAR 2004 season. (you won't believe who I got this from. A NASCAR DRIVER HIMSELF)

[camber]

^^^
Well that would be stupid. Current Cup cars look like crap or something below that level. Aren't the manufacturer's threatneing to pull out of NASCAR because all the cars look same(except for the decals) and bear no resemblance to the showroom counterparts?

[SimpleS14]

^^^
Well that would be stupid. Current Cup cars look like crap or something below that level. Aren't the manufacturer's threatneing to pull out of NASCAR because all the cars look same(except for the decals) and bear no resemblance to the showroom counterparts?



Then there will be no more NASCAR.

[camber]

Then there will be no more NASCAR.



I can only dream....

However, it has happened in the past in NASCAR. Manufacturer's have pulled factory support of their teams in NASCAR because of disagreements with the France family. Teams will just have to find the money somewhere else.

[MAXTIMA]

well, more specifically, he told me to look at the noses of the the Dodges in NASCAR this year to get a good idea. So, I'm going to go ahead and compare the noses of this year to last year's. http://jayski.thatsracin.com/wallpapers/2004_subway_400/01.jpg THIS YEAR!
http://jayski.thatsracin.com/wallpapers/2003_uaw_gm_quality_500/03.jpg LAST YEAR!!

I THink I do see some interesting differences

[camber]

Still not liking that weirdly styled 190 mph styled nosed for a production vehicle. I doubt that any front would look like that after crash, and engine bay cooling design taken into consideration. However, stranger things have happen.

[M_TYPE_X]

^^^
Well that would be stupid. Current Cup cars look like crap or something below that level. Aren't the manufacturer's threatneing to pull out of NASCAR because all the cars look same(except for the decals) and bear no resemblance to the showroom counterparts?



Then there will be no more NASCAR.



Awww man. http://forums.freshalloy.com/images/graemlins/tear.gif

Look, the Charger needs to have two doors, not four. Ugh!
Yes, Dodge should have a sedan, but they need a 2-door Charger, or it's lame.