Originally Posted by Legion681
In my book the Challenger will be a true muscle car, but not a sports car.
IMHO, the best definition of a sports car, is the capability of going from point A to point B in the most efficient way, meaning in the shortest possible time, no matter what type of road it would have to tackle.
Now, a muscle car, IMHO has most of what a sport cars has, but lacks in the fact that, due to its weight and sheer size, it would be at a clear disadvantage in roads/road courses where turns are involved.
Now, I love the Challenger because it will be a muscle car, that's what I want. But I don't kid myself into thinking it will be a sports car. Example: if someone in a Porsche 911S would ask me to take a few laps against him at the old Nuerburgring (it has over 160 curves for each lap), I would probably decline because that's a sports car, very well suited in this type of racing.
While if the same guy would ask me to do some drag racing, I would be willing to accept his challenge.
Good comparison between the Porsche and the Challenger; the Challenger will have decent handling and far better lateral accelleration than the musclecars of old, but a higher end Porsche will give you the muscle AND handling to boot. Brute force is always fun, but a powerful sports car (Z06, Porsche, etc) will give you both.
For street use, the Challenger will be a blast to drive
