Charger a hit?

[Bobby Clobber]

Looks like we'll be seeing a crap-load ( pun intended ) of these ugly mo-fo's if they are right. :bs:

http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0504/18/A01-153838.htm

[Bradley G]

Bobby, DMC does not put all this dough into retooling and such not to make it up in sales.Looks are subjective,Would I buy one? no!

But they (DMC)do have a four door performance car(s),and if it sells well,what do you think even the stupid people from F L M are going to do? FMC will have to respond eventually.:o
Bradley G

[Bobby Clobber]

I guess that is my point, Mercury had a four door performance sedan, Ford could have done it's version, but they abandoned it in favour of the AWD 500, and a number of other insipid offerings.

It seems that was an error in judgement if indeed, the charger takes off.

With performance once again becoming a desired option in the domestic market, how could Ford miss the boat so badly.

By the time they figure this out they may never catch up . :depress:

[twolow]

Would you by for example a 2007 Ford Marauder that was based on the Ford 500 body? I shudder at the idea. :puke:

[Shaft333]

AWESOME!!! I have no loyalty... I chose the Marauder over the Magnum because of cost.

The success of the LX platform can only mean great things to come by all manufacturers. This is a very good thing.

[Bradley G]

I have heard Ford is adressing the performance minded with some new product lines/ideas,but have only seen the ultra high end stuff so far.

Ford may have to rethink;"The direction we(they)are headed"...,soon!

Bradley G

[dwasson]

Would you by for example a 2007 Ford Marauder that was based on the Ford 500 body? I shudder at the idea. :puke:

I would. I finally drove the neighbor's Five Hundred. It is a decent chassis saddled with a terribly weak engine for the size of the car. I think that high powered cars are better served with AWD. The Five Hundred has real potential.

That said, I have no faith in Ford's willingness to make a decently powered Five Hundred affordable. I expect that when I wear out my Marauder DB will be the only company with a big V8 sedan at a price I can afford.

[bigslim]

I have seen three of them on the road here. A little better looking on the road but not by much.

[MarauderTJA]

Looks like we'll be seeing a crap-load ( pun intended ) of these ugly mo-fo's if they are right. :bs:

http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0504/18/A01-153838.htm
And they will promoting their 5.7 Liter HEMI...Hemi heads, that is about all. Using the name to it's fullest extent. I remember the "real 426 Hemi". Now that was a motor for a Mopar...

[duhtroll]

Tellya what - I'd buy one of those over anything Ford has to offer right now. I love the new Mustang, but it's too friggin' small.

Sure I don't like the looks as much as the MM, but it's much better than the 300 and it's powerful RWD.

Ford had better get its act together.

-A

[DEFYANT]

Ford had better get its act together.
-A
Agreed. The other P/O's at work are giddy over the Charger PI. It looks smaller and is a bit ugly. It has an intimidating look... one that some agencies may want to stay away from :D .

[CBT]

Looks like a Magnum sedan. I like my exhaust tips better. I like my everything better.

[twolow]

I think I'll wait for the Marauder II to come out...I hear the Ford guys are looking at the past success of the Mustang II and will make a Marauder II based off the Escort chassis.

I'm stoked :beatnik:

[the_pack_rat]

Hate to admit it ...

But I like the exterior looks of that from the front end(really really like that nose) to just behind the drivers door. The roofline & rear doors are fugly ... & the tail end looks like a plain ole' Stratus.

http://www.dodge.com/stratus_sedan/photos.html

While not a big fan of the 300C ...

I think the Charger nose would look pretty nice on it.

Always felt the Lincoln LS suffered from a similar dissapointment.

I do like them, nice looking nose & lines to just behind the front doors ...

But a rather bland tail end & roofline from the front of the rear doors back.

A taile end swap from the S-Type Jaguar could fix that up tho IMHO :

http://www.jaguarusa.com/us/en/vehicles/s-type/gallery/photos.htm

Too bad cars can't be built & ordered "a la carte" style.

lol