Production Challenger will be revealed 1 day from today.

[ekool]

The Chrysler Group has announced that the production version of the Dodge Challenger will be unveiled at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show exactly one year from now. We have 356 days to wait until the first official challenger, so to speak, to the Ford Mustang's dominance will enter the ring. Until then, the current Challenger Concept vehicle will be accompanied by a countdown clock at every auto show it attends this year, just to remind Challenger fans how many more saving days, minutes and seconds are left. We're extremely eager see to what changes will be made on the production version of the Challenger since the concept looks almost ready to go right now. It will be the first coupe built on Chrysler's LX platfrom and, as we reported yesterday, will be built alongside its siblings, the Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger and Magnum, at the company's Brampton, Ontario plant.

[Source: Chrysler Group]

[340 Challenger]

Ekool,
Reading your title nearly caused heart failure !!! BIIIG difference between 1 day and 1 year. Oh well, I'll wait for my SRT version, however long it takes. Thanks for the update even if it is sad news...

[V8mentality]

That made in canada sticker saddens me.

[ctd_neil]

That made in canada sticker saddens me.

Better than made in China.

[Cuda340]

Originally Posted by V8mentality

That made in canada sticker saddens me.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a car built in the U.S. with all U.S. parts. Everything is truly universal nowadays.

For example, nothing is more Amereican that a Hemi, right? Wrong!

Hemis are built south of the border- in Mexico (cheap labor).

[Rallye72]

"General Motors Corp. (NYSE:GM - news) is in preliminary talks to buy Chrysler, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday"

Saw this in my Yahoo news - this is a match made in hell if ever there be one..

[BarryPNTX]

I find it strange that we have to wait another year for a car that is basically a platform-sharing variant of another. It sure didn't take that long for that fugly Avenger!

[Cuda340]

Originally Posted by BarryPNTX

I find it strange that we have to wait another year for a car that is basically a platform-sharing variant of another. It sure didn't take that long for that fugly Avenger!

I agree that the wait is hard, but the actual time- from concept car (2/06) to production car (2/08) is not that slow. DCX did not make the decision to go ahead until 7/06.

Also, remember that although DCX is using the existing LX chassis, it had to fabricate all of the exterior parts (the concept car was a one-of-a-kind that was built with carbon fiber), line up suppliers, go through emissions testing, crash testing, etc. Also, it had to decide on a plant to manufacture the car. As you know, Brampton (Ontario) was selected, but it will have "flex manufacturing" (i.e., several different car models, other than Challengers, wil be produced on the same factory line).

[M3SMG02]

Originally Posted by V8mentality

That made in canada sticker saddens me.

Hey...Watch That...

My 1971 Plymouth Road Runner was built in Windsor, Ontario. Nicely put together, I might add.

The Canucks can build Me a Challenger. Anytime.

LJB

PS: I'm an American. I live in the world at large. Don't be narrow minded.

[EVERRET]

2009 Chevrolet Camaro to be built in Canada

If you want a american "made" car or truck..... Buy a toyota

It is more confusing than ever what is american made anymore... I will just buy the best car for me that is out there, and right now it looks to be the Challenger !