I think I would feel poorer given the price they are asking. I’ll take a Mustang to get a dose of nostalgia and more speed than I really need for less $$, and I’m not even a big Ford fan. In reality, if I wanted just a fun car, I would either get a true classic from the 60’s or earlier or a Mazda Miata with the hard top or, if I had the money, a Honda S2000. I thought the Challenger concept looked great, but not $40k great.

The miata was a hit because the only thing wrong with the old MG and Fiat convertibles was reliability. You can make a hoon mobile with 125 to 150 HP, decent torque, and some nice looks. It CAN be done.

Indeed it CAN. My 1993 Miata was a great car, and only had 116 HP. I put nearly 140K on it in 10 years’ time. It was my emergency backup car when I drove a Vette.

The fact that I NEEDED an emergency backup car was my first clue that the Vette wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.

The Miata never needed an emergency backup…

Performance used to be “take a lot of energy and convert it into instant acceleration to multiples of the speed limit.”
It’s going to be: “Take a decent serving of energy and convert it into as many miles as possible. within the speed limit.”

Same concept, same inept timing. (And no, the HemiChallenger will never be worth 7 figures)

Yes, and with a truly large, hard great communicator that makes women break out in dithyrambs

RF: Great numbers!

That’s a lot more generous than I would have been. I was just assuming that Mr. Press is a liar, and is ethically challenged enough to willingly make public statements that are easily shown to be inaccurate.

LOL at it being faster than an M5…this thing is being advertised in the 13s, and M5 can cut twelves stock.

The M5 is fine if you to spend over $75k and deal with that nefarious I-Drive.

One of the most fun cars I’ve owned was a 1991 Integra, with 140 bhp. Tossable, quick enough, and great gas mileage.

Given the trend with concerns on mpg, perhaps instead of comparing performance that means nothing outside of a track or autobahn, these guys would build some cars that are simply fun to drive without having loads of legally useless power? Pony cars are already yesterday. I wish it were not so. What the market is aching for is someone to bring back cars with the soul of cars like the 2002 and 240Z.

The miata was a hit because the only thing wrong with the old MG and Fiat convertibles was reliability. You can make a hoon mobile with 125 to 150 HP, decent torque, and some nice looks. It CAN be done. Maybe the guy who pushed the Miata through is still around somewhere?

There are cars that are close, and they are selling. But the homerun has yet to be hit. The Fit is a stand up triple. Make something close with better looks and you have a winner.

As far as the M5, if you want to spend 95K so that you can get a coffee maker and leather dash to go with your 205MPH (LOL) car, be my guest. I would rather spend 40K on a Challenger any day and twice on Sundays.

And SRT8 300Cs and Chargers can do 12s stock, if you’d like a video, let me know. I do not think Challenger will have any problem doing the same.

Five years too late.

I.e. if you buy one, you’re an poor, old fart who’s going through his midlife crisis and lives and dies based on the C&D and R&T datasheets of the car.

Great way to market a vehicle, Jim!