[Sublime 340]

Hopefully DCX is actually paying attention to their own polls and other feedback from the enthusiast community.

Hopefully they have learned from Mopar Faithful's mixed reception on the Charger;
many saying its a really nice, even great Polara;
but no four door automatic only sedan is a Charger.

Castiglione seems to have nailed the Challenger image in our minds;
I can't imagine DCX letting the beancounters screw it up.
But the very nature of the poll #2 is troubling;
"If we choose not to offer the M/6 trans we damwell know you want,
would you still lay out for the car anyway?"

A 75% preference for std trans on our poll is not to be ignored,
and as stated, there's no reason not to build it as it was shown.
Once certified, the M/6 trans can be offered in other LXs, too.

If the price projections hold true,
the T56 should be $1k less expensive than the Mersomatic,
not an insignificant price difference,
if you want to compete for Mustang customers, who,
by the way, purchase manual trans in most V8 Stangs,
and about half of base Stangs.
It might even be worth considering a M/5 for the V6 cars,
instead of M/6, if it keeps the cost competitive.

Finally, from a long-term ownership standpoint,
you have to have more faith in the durability of a T56 than ANY automatic,
behind a 425-500 HP Hemi, and you can bet the Mersomatic will take a big bite at rebuild time.