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I think you better re look at the Vette. The camparo to the Viper is the ZO6 Hmmm at what price?
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One of the internet rumors I saw (supposedly from a dealer "in the know" was that no AUTOMATIC would be available.
I don't have any evidence about the multi-displacement system, only common sense and a look at gasoline prices and trends.
Good info. Can't wait to see how it all shakes out.
I hope the production car doesn't sprout goofy chrome bumpers. I hate when that happens.
Bill
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Bill
Your dealer has it bass ackwards.
NO MANUAL, there will be an Automatic and there is a wait see on the Manual. Road & Track showed a Manual in their write up, but Manuals limit the customer base and D/C wants to sell them not show them. All the Internal Info so far is Auto and a wait see on the manuals.
How many of you have driven the Charger with the MDS Hemi? We have several here and I drove a Nice Black R/T and I will say, It was an awesome drive and not even a Flashback except for the name. The old cars were stiff and swayed as compared to the New Tech in their Namesakes. The responsiveness is Great as is the Handling. The Cars may resemble in appearance their ole namesakes but once you drive one of the New ones, it is the wishes of the past come true. Great Car, am looking forward to the Challenger and I have two sold. By the way don't expect any rebates, incentives etc, You will probably be looking at over MSRP at most dealers. There is a HIGH demand currently for the first productions and most dealers have their allocations sold and then some.
Good Luck and it is going to be a sweet car... and Denis, it isn't being built for family, it is being built for the Baby-Bomers who want ONE MORE FLING before they get their WINGS.
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wingwiper,
I'm all too happy for the balding baby boomers who are gonna get a chance to drive a car they couldn't afford when they were young 
but you prove my point when you say that the car will only come with an automatic - this is another family-friendly feature.
I think I'm being too negative on the Challenger. It's an awesome car for what it is: a traditional American gas-guzzler with obscene loads of power and sex-appeal and a total lack of handling.
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Allot of us "old guys" have had knee injuries over the years. We have problems with dumping clutches. Ouch! We have to live with automatics.
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I haven't driven a Charger but would like to. If we hadn't bought my wife a car a couple of years ago, we would be test driving a 300 immediately. We both like them a lot.
I'm hoping for a manual transmission in the Challenger, but never held much hope that they would actually put the Viper 6-speed in it. I bet that is one expensive chunk of metal. Does DC even have any other standard transmissions (other than for trucks or fwd's)? Maybe one from a Mercedes counterpart.
The automatic would dim my enthusiasm by about 1/10 of a point. To 99.9
Not too worried about getting one in 2008...I'll likely wait a year or two for two reasons: Maybe snag a nice used one, and to see if any different option groups come out.
Thanks,
Bill
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Only 1/10 of a percent? My enthusiasm went down by about 20%.
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My last auto was in a 340 Volare, and I didn't mind at all. Usually I'm all for standards, though. Didn't have my fwd Shelby's any other way.
Bill
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The last rumor I read was about engine/transmission options and pricing.
The DC rep was quoted as saying that two engines would be available, similar to the 2006 Charger. 5.7 Hemi and 6.1 SRT Hemi. I assume the 5.7 would be the same or similar to the 350 HP engine in the Charger R/T. Transmission choice is going to be either the 5-speed manual or 5-speed automatic. I read that to mean one or the other, not both available.
On price, the rep was quoted as saying right in line with the current Charger. Which means low $30,000 range for the 5.7; low-to-mid $40,000 for the SRT 6.1.
This effectively rules out the bigger engine for me. Although I wouldn't rule out the 5.7 version.
Hopefully DC will firm this up a bit in the weeks to come.
Bill
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DC is sticking with their story (at least to consumers) that the Challenger will be available with a manual transmission. Reply from Doctor Z about the production Challenger:
The Dodge Challenger concept was shown in January 2006, with great fan fare and public response. The all-new Dodge Challenger will make its debut as a 2008 model, in calendar-year 2008. True to both its historical and modern concept car roots, the 2008 Dodge Challenger will be offered as a two-door, HEMI V-8 powered, manual-transmission, and
rear-drive coupe.
We can still hope this is true. But so much for a late-2007 release.
Bill
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