2008 Dodge Avenger
December 9th, 2006
Replacing the long-in-tooth Dodge Stratus is a new mid-size sedan that is based on the recently introduced Chrysler Sebring. Dodge’s version of the Chrysler Sebring will be called the Avenger, marking the return of the Avenger name after a six-year hiatus the last Avenger was a Dodge coupe that was taken off the line in 2000.
The Avenger’s styling borrows heavily from its counterpart, the Charger, but the proportions don’t work quite as well on the smaller Avenger. Underneath the skin, the Avenger is identical to its Sebring sibling.
2008 Dodge Challenger Going To Production
June 30th, 2006
Multiple media sources are reporting that the Dodge Challenger coupe is a go, and that Chrysler will make the official announcement tomorrow at Daytona before this weekend’s NASCAR Pepsi 400 Nextel Cup race.
The announcement is coming earlier than expected. Word is that Chrysler will promote Challenger all summer to create buzz (that won’t be hard) and drive traffic into its showrooms. This announcement comes the same weekend that the automaker is revealing a new ad campaign and fresh discounts for customers.
The Detroit news reports that the car should be in production by 2008, with a price slightly above that of the current Mustang. Only a V8 will be offered.
2008 Dodge Challenger Concept Car
February 18th, 2006
Trevor Creed was quoted as saying that if 25,000 people put down $5,000 each, production would be a certainty. The only criticisms of the Challenger so far seem to be sour grapes from the GM crowd, annoyed that the cartoonish Camaro’s thunder has been stolen, and from the import crew, which, ignoring the Mini and FJ Cruiser, proclaimed that only Detroit would look to the past instead of the future for inspiration.