2012 Dodge Charger: First Look

[Bravada]

Do also note that the Charger will NOT look exactly like the 1999 concept. Only that angle will be somehow similar, please have a look at the photo to see that the car retains its basic shape:



(this is from an earlier Chrysler viability plan)

[vncj96]

Maybe Pontiac will resurrect the Banshee too.

[neshapop]

Originally Posted by RamJet502

Huge improvement.

I agree, did not like the old one at all, Magnum was a better looking car.

[Exploder]

Originally Posted by Bravada

Do also note that the Charger will NOT look exactly like the 1999 concept. Only that angle will be somehow similar, please have a look at the photo to see that the car retains its basic shape:



(this is from an earlier Chrysler viability plan)

So it may still be lacking somewhat in rear headroom?

[pic18]

I liked the Charger concept then, and I like it now. I hope the new Charger looks good. They have the whole American brand RWD sedan market to themselves.

[K Dawg ONE]

Nice Intrepid.

[samy1691]

It is still a nice, clean design........good luck to them!!!

[377Z]

Originally Posted by Bravada

Do also note that the Charger will NOT look exactly like the 1999 concept. Only that angle will be somehow similar, please have a look at the photo to see that the car retains its basic shape:



(this is from an earlier Chrysler viability plan)

The slight changes in lines & proportions make the refreshed car look better in my eyes, no longer looking like it was designed by a grade schooler.

[jaywestfall]

Superbird wing is optional, right ?

[MaxFleisher]

Originally Posted by jaywestfall

Superbird wing is optional, right ?

Exactly my first thought. If you fill in the front grill throw a huge wing on, and we can blow away the competition in NASCAR. oops forgot everyone runs the same car now.

http://blogs.insideline.com/straight...ncept-1600.jpg

[shorod]

Give me one with the new 6.4L Hemi. GM will regret the day they gave up on affordable RWD performance cars.

[benroethig]

Originally Posted by gmhashope

That was one of my all time favorite concept cars. They should have made it back in '02(?) when it came out.

The Daimler morons were too jealous to let it come out.

[Orbit]

Here is a rendering of the 2011 Charger by Jack Ratchett (real name??) at Allpar based on the image in the restructuring plan and speculation:

However, the side panels of the above version look much wider than those in the "teaser" shot from the Chrysler-Fiat news conference. But, as always with Chrysler, it's one thing to show a pretty picture, but quite another to deliver a car that is well-executed and class-leading inside and out.

[Orbit]

Oh yes, for history buffs, here is the 1999 Charger concept back in the "cab forward" heyday. The shape of the doors and side panels look similar to those in the "teaser" image:

[theantigeist]

Originally Posted by Orbit

Oh yes, for history buffs, here is the 1999 Charger concept back in the "cab forward" heyday. The shape of the doors and side panels look similar to those in the "teaser" image:

Stunningly beautiful. IMO, the picture released this week diverges from the white grainy picture. Weren't there rumors that Marchione ordered a redesign when he saw the original second-gen Charger, similar to what Lutz was rumored to have done with the original LaCrosse? Could the actual car be more curvaceous and 1999-like than what was originally planned? It looks that way to me, but pictures, especially taken at odd angles, can be deceiving. The dfferences between the White rendering and the picture from the press conference reminds me of the difference between the 1998 and 1999 Mustang.