Originally Posted by M3SMG02
I will, of course, go for a Fully Loaded Challenger, with a 5 Speed Autostick, 425HP Hemi. Perhaps I will go with the 6 Speed Manual, but the WA580 Trans in my SRT8 is better than I am...
However, I must stress the utmost importance of of D/C producing an attractively priced V6 model, with Manual Trans, worthy of the "T/A" designation. Here's how I see this MOST IMPORTANT MODEL:
It should NOT be a single exhaust, secretary special like the Mustang V6.
Smaller, Dress Tips should peek out the back, set into the rear splash apron.
It should start as a minimally optioned car, compared to the loaded one I'll be purchasing.
...and, it should be priced to sell.
LJB
PS: What about a "Baby Hemi" at 4.7L, to one-up the Mustang 4.6?
Clipped for space, but i agree 100% with LJB ;
a base car that is
affordable and
respectable,
with extra value above the market competition,
is essential to making a fullscale production,
everyday driver car that secretaries, first-time buyers,
and blue collar guys can buy, and feed, and insure.
Prowlers and Vipers are cool,
but i've never known anyone that owned one.
And i know lots of people with pricey German cars and Vettes.
Ford screwed the pooch in targeting the T-Bird at
greyhaired empty-nesters and pricing it $40k;
[and no SC version with the Jag "S" engine at all],
so now they're killing it for not gaining even enough
market for a specialty car.
Chevy's SSR truck will be next to get axed.
Remember Typhoon & Cyclone trucks back in 89 or so?
Detroit has made way too many Neat Cars Nobody Can Buy.
The cool thing about the musclecar era was,
you didn't have to be a Rock Star to buy a Hemi Cuda,
if that's what you wanted instead of a Coronet sedan.
I will prolly opt for a 5.7 /M6 myself,
but if Challenger comes to market
ONLY as a 425-500HP
overpriced "Specialty" item, it won't mean squat to me or
99.99% of other sports coupe buyers.
If that happens, well,
another new Mustang isn't too bad a thing, at all.