It's A Go: Challenge In 2008!

[Irish Envy]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Dodge Challenger Concept, unveiled at the North American International Auto Show, will go into production in calendar 2008 as an '08 model.
The announcement was made before the Pepsi 400 NASCAR race here at Daytona International Speedway by Chrysler Group President Tom LaSorda and Chief Operating Officer Eric Ridenour.

The concept vehicle was inspired by the 1970 Dodge Challenger, a companion to the Plymouth Barracuda and one of the last of Detroit's original muscle cars. In its heyday, Challenger went toe to toe with the Chevrolet Camaro and the Ford Mustang — a battle that is sure to be re-enacted with the latter-day Mustang and the just-as-eagerly awaited reincarnation of the Chevy Camaro.

While Chrysler declined to reveal many more details, it is expected that the production '08 Challenger will be built on a shortened version of the rear-wheel-drive LX platform that underpins the Dodge Charger and the Chrysler 300. A Hemi V8 will be stuffed under the hood, and there is almost certain to be a performance-oriented SRT8 edition with a large-displacement, high-output Hemi.

What this means to you: Decisions, decisions: Challenger or Camaro?

 

[Irish Envy]

I really love the retro styling on this bad boy, however, it'll probably be placed too high for me to get my hands on one since it will probably be in limited production.

 

[gdgcrew]

The SRT-8 will be pretty limited production, but there will be plenty of Challengers out there. Dodge is eager to take market share from the red-hot Ford Mustang, so expect a basic V6 version to start around $21,000 as a volume leader, with more expensive V8 Hemi and SRT-8 versions completing the lineup. As a mopar fan, I love the car.

 

[Irish Envy]

The SRT-8 will be pretty limited production, but there will be plenty of Challengers out there. Dodge is eager to take market share from the red-hot Ford Mustang, so expect a basic V6 version to start around $21,000 as a volume leader, with more expensive V8 Hemi and SRT-8 versions completing the lineup. As a mopar fan, I love the car.

I was told by someone that follows Dodge very closely that there would not be a V6 version available. Where have you heard that there will be?