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    Image of GREY-KK GREY-KK
    11/05/09

    In reply to 2012 Dodge Charger: First Look
    i dont know, maybe it's jus' me...
    *kicks a rock*
    but it looks like a horrible 4-door knock-off of the corvette.

    I can just imagine, you'll be driving down tha road one day, and you'll a streak of yellow outta the corner of your eye.

    The shape will say CORVETTE! You'll look... and well... you see that concept picture up there. #chrysler
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    11/05/09

    @GREY-KK: You say that like it's a bad thing. #chrysler
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    11/05/09

    In reply to 2012 Dodge Charger: First Look
    Sooo...they're replacing a five-year old design on an old Mercedes platform with...a ten-year old design on that same platform.

    Dodge...grabbing life by the horns then dragging it backwards. #chrysler
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    11/05/09

    @bmoreDLJ: Any self-respecting car guy knows that the LX isn't an old Mercedes platform. And the next generation will have even less to do with the Benz-era parts, as it's getting new engines, transmissions, and electrical system. #chrysler
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    11/05/09

    @buick61: "...The LX was developed in America using components borrowed from the Mercedes-Benz W220 S-class control arm front suspension, Mercedes-Benz W210 E-Class the 5-link rear suspension, the W5A580 5-speed automatic, the rear differential, and the ESP system..."

    True, not an old Mercedes platform, but used components. #chrysler
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    Image of WarShrike WarShrike
    11/04/09

    In reply to 2012 Dodge Charger: First Look
    YES! They're using the design cues that made me as a kid really consider a four door performance car. I hope they really use some of these design cues, it was ahead of its time in many aspects. #chrysler
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    Image of alexander_the_car_salamander alexander_the_car_salamander
    11/04/09

    In reply to 2012 Dodge Charger: First Look

    Looks way better than this. Look at this and tell me how this even remotely resembles a 1969 Charger. #chrysler
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    11/04/09


    @alexander_the_car_salamander: Does it look like this at all? No. The 2009 Challenger however, looks very nice. #chrysler
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    Image of Heavern2 Heavern2
    11/04/09

    In reply to 2012 Dodge Charger: First Look
    This is very exciting. I think one of the most important things, even in this carpocolypse, is that America, specifically American car companies, don't lose their identities. That of the muscle car.

    That power. That sound. That look, ready to pounce with hopefully 300ft*lbs. Rwd. Leaving long black marks in front of my girlfriend's parent's house.

    CAFE, please don't make me give this up. #chrysler
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    Novaload promoted this comment Heavern2 was starred Heavern2 was unstarred
    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/04/09

    In reply to 2012 Dodge Charger: First Look
    Honestly, it should have been done like the concept car, the first time around. #chrysler
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    Image of GreenN_Gold GreenN_Gold
    11/04/09

    In reply to 2012 Dodge Charger: First Look
    I always liked that concept. IIRC, it supposedly ran on CNG, but it was the styling that was the point. I have high hopes for the next Charger. #chrysler
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    11/04/09

    In reply to 2012 Dodge Charger: First Look
    Great googly moogly! That's the Challenger they should have built 5 years ago. It's 10 years too late, but that's still awesome. #chrysler
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    Image of abgwin abgwin
    11/04/09

    In reply to 2012 Dodge Charger: First Look

    Allpar has had this image for a very long time.... #chrysler
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    JCWhitless promoted this comment abgwin was starred abgwin was unstarred
    Image of JC Whitless JC Whitless
    11/04/09

    @abgwin: Yeah, and I think, with the exception of the fact it shows a upper trim level, will be pretty close to the shape. I think the front fascia and the hood will have less features, since the Sebring has ruined hood lines for Mopar. #chrysler
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    Image of abgwin abgwin
    11/04/09

    @JCWhitless: It's supposed to be an homage to the 68 Charger, so the hood detailing might stay. But I know what you're saying about the Sebring. Funny that people don't say the hood strakes in the Crossfire sucked too. #chrysler
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    Image of JC Whitless JC Whitless
    11/04/09

    @abgwin: I liked the crossfires hood creases....I also liked the Chrysler version of the Viper concept as well. #chrysler
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    11/04/09

    In reply to 2012 Dodge Charger: First Look
    "...had rear door handles in the roof line rather than the door panel — giving it a two-door look — but this was eventually dropped."

    Thank heaven! That's one recent styling trend I simply abhor. It's as if the rear doors on every four-door car and SUV designed in the last decade are some dirty little secret:
    "I know I'm just a nerdy four-door that will spend my whole life ferrying kids around Suburbia at fairly sedate speeds, but maybe, if I dress just right and manage to hide these door handle blemishes, the cool kids might mistake me for a sexy coupe, if only for a minute. That'd make my frumpy existence slightly more bearable."

    No! If you want a coupe, go build a car with two doors. If you want a sedan, make one that's damn proud of those two extra doors, instead of trying to apologize for them. Nobody (and no design) should aspire to be anything other than what they are. Sedans gotta learn Mo'Nique's mantra — "I'm sexy as hell, and I know it!"
    Yea, baby got door handles!

    (By the way, drastically raising the door handles on the very doors most likely to be used by little kids for ingress is not only counter-functional design, it's needlessly cruel.)
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/04/09

    @Tanshanomi: I think they should hide the fact it has door handles AT ALL. Put all the door handles in the trunk, so you have to pop the trunk and yank a lever to get into the car. #chrysler
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    Image of LTDScott LTDScott
    11/04/09

    @Tanshanomi: ^5 #chrysler
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    Image of darngooddesign darngooddesign
    11/04/09

    In reply to 2012 Dodge Charger: First Look
    I hope they don't botch this, I really like the current Charger and I hope they don't Intrepidize it.

    I'm trepid their Intrepidization of the Charger fills me with trepedaciousness.
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    Novaload promoted this comment Edited by darngooddesign at 11/04/09 2:59 PM darngooddesign was starred darngooddesign was unstarred
    Image of Who's A Toaster!!?? Who's A Toaster!!??
    11/04/09

    @darngooddesign:

    You can be filled with trepidation for the future Intrepidization of the Charger, but you can't be "Trepid" about it. Although I'm filled with trepidation that future Intrepidization of people with Intrepids will cause them to fear and loathe Chargers that have become victims of Intrepidation. #chrysler
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    Image of darngooddesign darngooddesign
    11/04/09

    @Who's A Toaster!!??: You are correct, while I can't be trepid about it, my reaction is quite tepid. #chrysler
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    Image of wohho wohho
    11/04/09

    In reply to 2012 Dodge Charger: First Look
    This reeks of desperation.

    "Hey Ralph, do we have anything in the kitty for the Charger? No? Oh well then just go back to the concept car everyone liked" #chrysler
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/04/09

    In reply to 2012 Dodge Charger: First Look
    Whatever it is, it needs more rubbery stuff to roll on and less blings--how's about some simple dog dishes? Centerlines? Even some old Cragars?
    It's about the car, not the wheels. Jeez, how did that ever go so wrong?! #chrysler
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    Image of GTBruiser GTBruiser
    11/04/09

    @Novaload: It gone beyond complimenting a car's shape to overpowering the design. Too bad. #chrysler
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    Image of bzr bzr
    11/04/09

    In reply to 2012 Dodge Charger: First Look
    I'm not getting my hopes up. Remember, the Dodge Avenger looked good when it was teased, too.

    My cynicism tells me that this line looks good, but look at how shallow it is. It's simply an overwrought design gimmick that will probably belie other wonky details and horrendous proportions. They didn't even cut a hole for a fender vent or anything! At least here is where I wouldn't mind a pointless gaping hole, because it would fit with that door line.

    Then again, I'm not expecting much from Chrysler these days. #chrysler
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    11/04/09

    @bzr: I still think the Avenger looks good. I would go so far as to say that the proportions are better than the existing Charger.

    Which makes the fact that it's a horrendous car even more galling. #chrysler
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    11/04/09

    @Tanshanomi: I agree, the Avenger is actually decent-looking. It's a shame it turned out the way it did. #chrysler
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    Image of FightingChance FightingChance
    11/04/09

    @Tanshanomi: I agree with you on the Avenger - I think it's a well sorted design with more cohesion than the Charger, but that's where the positive outlook ends on that car. #chrysler
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    Image of jaymcminn jaymcminn
    11/04/09

    In reply to 2012 Dodge Charger: First Look
    Yes, but will it look good with fake ventiports and 22" wheels? #chrysler
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    11/04/09

    @jaymcminn: I"m having second thoughts about them-there pizza dishes visible in the sneak look. #chrysler
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