Let The Challenge Begin

[sniper226]

From the Auto Blog
Challenger and Camaro start their showdown a bit early

Chrysler picked a pleasant midsummer afternoon on Tuesday to show off its upcoming Challenger pony car to the media, but the party was briefly interrupted by the appearance of its soon-to-be showroom rival. The boys from Chevrolet picked this moment to roll through with a car transporter carrying its Camaro concept, which was on its way towards a media event of its own.
Jason Vines, Chrysler's VP of communications, dismissed the "lameness" of what he claimed was a "wuss" stunt, and pointed out that his company's muscle car didn't need to be brought to the event on a trailer. The Camaro is very much drivable, as we know, so maybe the best way to handle this little squabble would be for each automaker to stop jawing and head over to Milan Dragway to settle the dispute like real men. We'd pay extra to see the Page Ranking guys take the wheel and line 'em up; that'd be some quality entertainment.
[Source: Detroit News]

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/16/c...n-a-bit-early/

[AMG]

It seems like this guy has a chip on his shoulders.

To end all the speculation and drama from all the pre-madonna's they need to have a showdown at a track. Bone stock, no super chargers just pure cubic inches.

best out of 3................thats it!

[Hemispherically Challenge]

You guys do know that their is like a 99% chance that the Camaro is going to be faster than the Challenger right?

It is likely to have a 420 hp LS3, and weight 3600 lbs. That is 8.5 lbs for ever 1 hp.

Challenger is rumored to weigh 4100, and with the 425 hp Hemi, that is 9.6 lbs for ever 1 hp.

Not to mention, if it only comes with an auto, its not looking good for a straight out drag race.

But who knows, only time will tell.

[Chally]

I thought they said the Challenger gonna be offered as a manual choice only.. that's from the latest rumors from leftlanenews..

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Hemispherically Challenge

You guys do know that their is like a 99% chance that the Camaro is going to be faster than the Challenger right?

It is likely to have a 420 hp LS3, and weight 3600 lbs. That is 8.5 lbs for ever 1 hp.

Challenger is rumored to weigh 4100, and with the 425 hp Hemi, that is 9.6 lbs for ever 1 hp.

Not to mention, if it only comes with an auto, its not looking good for a straight out drag race.

But who knows, only time will tell.

No. I don't know that. And I will continue to refuse to know that.
*fingers in ears*
LALALALALALALALALA....

[Hemispherically Challenge]

Originally Posted by Chally

I thought they said the Challenger gonna be offered as a manual choice only.. that's from the latest rumors from leftlanenews..

Oh really?

Thats good, i heard it was a 5 speed Auto only.

I am happy to hear that.

[Ragamuffin]

Yip..Yip Sounds good to me. It also seems a little too coincidental that the GM Camaro crew just happened to know of the Challenger Media event ! Good catch on this ' little ' notice ! I'll be the first to offer myself as the Challenger driver !! ! I hope someone gets a video with ample sound....oooo I love it..love it !!! Wheee- Hawwwww !!!

[ctd_neil]

I'm really looking forward to the new challenger. I hope to get one, but not if it's another charger, heavy and slow just aren't very appealing even if it looks killer . Hopefully the weight will come down, power will go up and they will ditch the 5-speed for a 6-speed. Hopefully

[sniper226]

The upstaged press conference: GM insists it was a coincidence

Ahh, we love nothing better than a little drama in the automotive industry.
Autoblog's Eric Bryant reported on Wednesday a little snafu involving the trailer truck hauling the Chevy Camaro, which drove right past a press conference featuring the Dodge Challenger concept. Vines called the stunt a "wuss move" on GM's part and even mixed it up in the comments section of Eric's post, saying that he applauds GM for reintroducing the Camaro, "albeit one year later than our Challenger."
But what does GM have to say about the whole thing?
At a GM press event yesterday (during which the Dodge Challenger did not make an appearance -- too bad, we say, we would have liked to have seen what kind of antics Vines was no doubt mulling in return), Chevy general manager Ed Peper told Autoblog that Chevy's intentions were innocent, and that what Vines describes as an attempt on GM's part to upstage his press conference was really just coincidental. His comments echoed those of Chevy spokesman Terry Rhadigan as quoted in the Detroit News on Wednesday, but we wanted to hear it for ourselves.
"The Camaro happened to go by," said Peper. "We don't try to do that. We're all for good, fair competition, but everyone should have the space to do what they need to do."
Peper told us that the truck carrying the Camaro was merely enroute from one media event to the next. With GM's news this week that the Camaro will go to production, the car has become a hot commodity, purportedly causing its presence to be requested at back-to-back events. In the morning, the "Cruiser's Blast" put on by Detroit radio station WJR-AM enjoyed the Camaro's company at Fox & Hound's up in Pontiac, while the press conference put on by the Woodward Dream Cruiser's organizers in the afternoon hosted the Camaro next in Pleasant Ridge. For those not familiar with the Detroit area, Pleasant Ridge is about 20 miles downstream from Pontiac-- an impressive distance with all of the congestion on Woodward for the Dream Cruise.

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/19/t...a-coincidence/