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so with my incessant need for Camaro information in high gear and no new information to be had... i decided to check on one of Camaro's competitor's--the Challenger.
now, since the Camaro concept has been around i've really blown off everything to do with Challenger, and i really haven't been paying attention to what Chrysler is doing at all. the only stuff i know is from tidbits that a few people that have followed both cars have posted up on Camaro sites.
today, i decided to go scope it out... now, i'm a librarian so i'm not a newb when it comes to research, but i confess i didn't look for very long as the interest waned fast... however, i was very surprised to see that even with it hitting the streets almost a year before the Camaro that there's not really any more info on Challenger than the Camaro.
heck, they aren't even advertising a date when it willl be in showrooms. at least GM has already said 1st quarter of '09 for the Camaro. the best info i can get is that the "production" Challenger will be unveiled Feb 6, 2008, production at thr Ontario plant will begin in the Spring of '08, and cars are supposed to be hitting showrooms sometime thereafter.
i can't get any info on Challenger options, pricing, colors, etc. which means two things to me: 1. boy, Scott S. was right when he said everyone's being tight-lipped about product in this dog-eat-dog world, and 2. will this mean we will still not have this info on Camaro when it's 6 months out? hmmmm...
it's also funny that the Dodge guys had a similar reaction to their "b-pillar issue" ...and that Dodge really doesn't have much Challenger info on their website ...
i also found it interesting that the Challenger designer (or one of 'em) drives a '70 Camaro that's his pride and joy. lol http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=108756
now, since the Camaro concept has been around i've really blown off everything to do with Challenger, and i really haven't been paying attention to what Chrysler is doing at all. the only stuff i know is from tidbits that a few people that have followed both cars have posted up on Camaro sites.
today, i decided to go scope it out... now, i'm a librarian so i'm not a newb when it comes to research, but i confess i didn't look for very long as the interest waned fast... however, i was very surprised to see that even with it hitting the streets almost a year before the Camaro that there's not really any more info on Challenger than the Camaro.
heck, they aren't even advertising a date when it willl be in showrooms. at least GM has already said 1st quarter of '09 for the Camaro. the best info i can get is that the "production" Challenger will be unveiled Feb 6, 2008, production at thr Ontario plant will begin in the Spring of '08, and cars are supposed to be hitting showrooms sometime thereafter.
i can't get any info on Challenger options, pricing, colors, etc. which means two things to me: 1. boy, Scott S. was right when he said everyone's being tight-lipped about product in this dog-eat-dog world, and 2. will this mean we will still not have this info on Camaro when it's 6 months out? hmmmm...
it's also funny that the Dodge guys had a similar reaction to their "b-pillar issue" ...and that Dodge really doesn't have much Challenger info on their website ...
i also found it interesting that the Challenger designer (or one of 'em) drives a '70 Camaro that's his pride and joy. lol http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=108756