2012 Dodge Charger

[NAKID]

If I read correctly, that concept was from '99...

[z0mb1e_DUC]

intrepid, stratus, a little neon & the last front drive charger.  It's got every bit of ugly they've done in the last 20yrs.  The current Charger isn't that bad.  It has some style.  This concept is ugly.

But it's a Dodge. What do you expect?

[He Man]

If I read correctly, that concept was from '99...

+1 the charger has been built and is released. i like it the way it is now. dont change something good.

i hope thye bring back hte trans am. i really liked the 4th gen ones.

[DarkMonster620]

the front looks like a 99 camaro or the like...maybe is the beer talking or ...but it looks like a camaro with a egg crate grill

[El Matador]

the front looks like a 99 camaro or the like...maybe is the beer talking or ...but it looks like a camaro with a egg crate grill

Looks like it got beaten with an ugly stick. Scratch that, it looks like the ugly stick was beaten with it.

[acalles]

stop the press, I just found there next retro muscle car.



needs more exhaust tips and a hemi sticker.

actually found a preproduction model.

[ROBsS4R]

looks good from the back , not so much from the front

+1

[Duck-Stew]

I'm struggling to find ANY angle I like...

More homogenized-mediocrity in the from of a 4-door cage.

I'll pass.

[Buckethead]

As Chrysler is trying to survive, it needs to focus on higher volume mainstream vehicles (i.e., something to compete with Camry and Accord) not a niche vehicle like this that has a short lifespan.

I'm going to have to disagree with you here.

I live on a military base. Every. Other. Car. Is either a Charger or a 300. There are literally dozens of them here. The current iteration is selling very well.

Though I do have to agree with you about the styling.

[MendoDave]

They just need to tone down those intake things on the doors, make it a 2 door, and square up the front some.

[Monster Dave]

Hey I was suprised as you who all realized that this was a late 90's concept, but many people felt like this was the direction that the design of the Charger should have gone even if it was 4 door. The current charger pays no tribute to the history of its lineage, and (personally) I was totally disappointed with it - it was really anticlimactic for me as I was a big fan of the 68/69 Chargers. Even something like this would have been better than what's currently out there:

[MendoDave]

The new one is sort of like a dodge challenger but not quite.

[spolic]

I was a big fan of the 68/69 Chargers.

What about the 70 charger? Same body as the 68/69 but it had those big ass chrome lips.

4 door charger is just wrong. Dodge earned a FAIL on that one.

[Randimus Maximus]

I'm going to have to disagree with you here.

I live on a military base. Every. Other. Car. Is either a Charger or a 300. There are literally dozens of them here. The current iteration is selling very well.

Though I do have to agree with you about the styling.

I'll ask you to back that "selling very well" claim with actual sales data.

Camry and Accord each account for 3-400K sales in the US each year.

I doubt that Charger and 300 even come close to that.

Just looked up the registration data for the vehicles in question.

This is year to date through August 2009 and does not include fleet sales to rental car companies, etc.

Toyota Camry - 189,746
Honda Accord - 189,678
Dodge Charger - 24,223
Chrysler 300 - 18,924

Also, in Chrysler's business plan unveiled yesterday, it stated that an 'all-new' Charger was coming in 2010.  Although no pictures were provided.

[Monster Dave]

What about the 70 charger? Same body as the 68/69 but it had those big ass chrome lips.

4 door charger is just wrong. Dodge earned a FAIL on that one.

The change in the front end of the '70 Charger was awful IMO. I'd prefer a 69 Charger since I like the split grill better.

I agree about the 4 door "fail" but in modern times I've grown to accept that companies have to market to families ect. I mean, just look at the trend:







I could go on....