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pinchvalve
pinchvalve GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/23/14 8:52 a.m.

Wow, they just keep making that thing uglier. Now you can have a $50,000+ SRT edition that looks just like a $14,000 Dodge Dart.

pinchvalve
pinchvalve GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/23/14 8:56 a.m.

Every car that does that black center bumper treatment (Audi, then Hyundai, then everyone else) get an automatic "yech, pass" from me.

rebelgtp
rebelgtp UberDork
4/23/14 8:59 a.m.

I hate how they went from an aggressive looking car to well this thing.

slefain
slefain UltraDork
4/23/14 9:02 a.m.

I hate it. They killed the hood and fender lines that made the car unique. And slapping the Dart front end on it was the final straw.

SilverFleet
SilverFleet SuperDork
4/23/14 9:02 a.m.

I like it just fine, but I liked the 2011-14 model too.

But seriously guys... the new 2015 Challenger....

That's it, I'm buying one.

Will
Will SuperDork
4/23/14 9:05 a.m.

So now it weighs 4400 pounds, and it's ugly. Neat.

Duke
Duke UltimaDork
4/23/14 9:41 a.m.
pinchvalve wrote: Every car that does that black center bumper treatment (Audi, then Hyundai, then everyone else) get an automatic "yech, pass" from me.

THIS. Oh, my Bob, THIS. It's just awful, on every car it's ever been done to.

rebelgtp
rebelgtp UberDork
4/23/14 9:49 a.m.
SilverFleet wrote: I like it just fine, but I liked the 2011-14 model too. But seriously guys... the new 2015 Challenger.... That's it, I'm buying one.

Yeah the face lift on the Challenger is amazing. High on my list of must get cars particularly if the hellcat comes through.

N Sperlo
N Sperlo MegaDork
4/23/14 9:53 a.m.

Should have gone with this artist's rendering.

failboat
failboat UltraDork
4/23/14 10:04 a.m.
rebelgtp wrote:
SilverFleet wrote: I like it just fine, but I liked the 2011-14 model too. But seriously guys... the new 2015 Challenger.... That's it, I'm buying one.
Yeah the face lift on the Challenger is amazing. High on my list of must get cars particularly if the hellcat comes through.

i dig the new taillights too

xflowgolf
xflowgolf Dork
4/23/14 10:06 a.m.

To me it also looks very "stuck on", like someone grafted a nose off a completely different car. It's just awkward.

I never was too keen on Charger styling to begin with, but at least it was cohesive before.

The "new" Challenger on the other hand looks excellent.

Rufledt
Rufledt SuperDork
4/23/14 10:08 a.m.

That challenger does look pretty amazing. Too bad I once made the mistake of driving one. Dont get me wrong, It seemed powerful, very stable, and decent handling...for a truck.

edwardh80
edwardh80 New Reader
4/23/14 10:19 a.m.
pinchvalve wrote: Every car that does that black center bumper treatment (Audi, then Hyundai, then everyone else) get an automatic "yech, pass" from me.

Is it just me, or does it look a bit like the 2015 Mustang?

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
4/23/14 10:20 a.m.

The 4 door Charger was always hideous. Always. This isn't any worse.

Will
Will SuperDork
4/23/14 10:26 a.m.

The Challenger's new nose and tail look good (I honestly can't tell the new nose from the old one, though) but the car is just so thick throughout the body. Section it 4-5 inches and I'd be more interested.

Duke
Duke UltimaDork
4/23/14 10:32 a.m.
Appleseed wrote: The 4 door Charger was always hideous. Always. This isn't any worse.

Disagree to a very great extent.

One thing I cannot wait for, however, is for car designers to get a handle on LED headlights. 99% of them are either stupid-looking or outright hideous.

yamaha
yamaha MegaDork
4/23/14 11:18 a.m.
Rufledt wrote: That challenger does look pretty amazing. Too bad I once made the mistake of driving one. Dont get me wrong, It seemed powerful, very stable, and decent handling...for a truck.

Oddly enough, thats what the old ones felt like too.......

SyntheticBlinkerFluid
SyntheticBlinkerFluid PowerDork
4/23/14 11:28 a.m.
failboat wrote:
rebelgtp wrote:
SilverFleet wrote: I like it just fine, but I liked the 2011-14 model too. But seriously guys... the new 2015 Challenger.... That's it, I'm buying one.
Yeah the face lift on the Challenger is amazing. High on my list of must get cars particularly if the hellcat comes through.
i dig the new taillights too

I already liked the Challenger, this update makes me like it more.

ultraclyde
ultraclyde UltraDork
4/23/14 11:41 a.m.

The Charger: eeeewwww.... The Challenger: Wait...They changed something?

SyntheticBlinkerFluid
SyntheticBlinkerFluid PowerDork
4/23/14 11:43 a.m.

In reply to ultraclyde:

Yep. Headlights, Taillights, Grille, Hood, and the entire interior.

mapper
mapper Reader
4/23/14 11:49 a.m.
yamaha wrote:
Rufledt wrote: That challenger does look pretty amazing. Too bad I once made the mistake of driving one. Dont get me wrong, It seemed powerful, very stable, and decent handling...for a truck.
Oddly enough, thats what the old ones felt like too.......

As a previous owner of both a 1969 440 Charger and a 1973 340 Challenger, I can honestly say that while cool, they were really horrible cars compared to pretty much anything available now.

mazdeuce
mazdeuce UltraDork
4/23/14 11:56 a.m.

It seems like someone in marketing said "the Dart is selling poorly, if we make the Charger look like the dart then people will notice the Dart and we'll sell more!" My suspicion is that people will buy fewer Chargers instead of more Darts.
Now the Challenger, that looks yummy.

Rob_Mopar
Rob_Mopar SuperDork
4/23/14 12:16 p.m.
Will wrote: The Challenger's new nose and tail look good (I honestly can't tell the new nose from the old one, though) but the car is just so thick throughout the body. Section it 4-5 inches and I'd be more interested.

That would be a '70-74 Challenger.

ultraclyde
ultraclyde SuperDork
4/23/14 12:20 p.m.

In reply to SyntheticBlinkerFluid:

Really? I mean, how can you tell?

Rufledt
Rufledt SuperDork
4/23/14 12:28 p.m.
Rob_Mopar wrote:
Will wrote: The Challenger's new nose and tail look good (I honestly can't tell the new nose from the old one, though) but the car is just so thick throughout the body. Section it 4-5 inches and I'd be more interested.
That would be a '70-74 Challenger.

I think they both look great, new or old. My distaste for unnecessarily heavy cars aside, I wouldn't kick a challenger out of my garage.

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