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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
Its amazing how the Charger is grouped in with teh Mustang in coverstaion, and there is very little backlash that the Charger is 4dr. I mean, you hear it some times, but if Camaro were to come out 4dr?
Or even Mustang? People would march on Detroit. Is it that because Charger hasnt been around in 30 years that no one cares?
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That's part of it. The Charger name has been on and off, applied to Peugeot-powered FWD 4-cyl cars, etc. It's clear that the backlash isn't going to be as big for the Charger with its up and down history than for a car like the Mustang or Corvette that's been true to its heritage since the beginning. BTW, there were a lot of very upset folks on Mopar forums at first (can't tell now, I'm mostly only on GMI), but I guess they finally accepted the Charger since all main attributes were there: large, RWD, V8, and affordable. And Charger didn't really stand for "sporty car" (read: 2 door) as much as the smaller Mustang or Camaro anyway; it's a larger car, which makes the 4-door part even easier to accept.
How big was the backlash about the fact that the 94-96 Impala SS had four doors? Not that big, I guess. Why? Well, since the Impala SS was mainly about being a RWD/V8/large car, the 4-door part was easier to forgive: the most important, at least, is there. It's the same with the Charger.
The reason why it's grouped with the Mustang is because they're the only two modern, American, affordable (blue-collar brands) V8/RWD cars. Simply. It's not about the number of doors.
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