^ Deev, have you seen the new Lincoln Continental? Absolutely gorgeous car, and at least according to Matt Farah, it's got that old school American idea of comfort instead of the Nurburgring obsession every other luxury car these days has. Pretty decent interior, too. If were to get a "comfortable family car" (and could afford to drop $70k on one), that would be my choice.
I was already aware of what you do, so I do respect your input on chassis engineering. That said, I was careful not to touch on a subject I knew you know a lot more than I about.
...I've re-written this paragraph too many times trying to explain what you don't seem to be getting from what I'm saying. So I'll just say, "10/10ths is almost irrelevant to me. From what I've read/seen, the Challenger does not provide the drive I'm after, and I'm putting too much thought into wanting that body styling to be wrapped around a car that it isn't." Good enough.
??? I'm not at all interested in the Charger. Conversation started from me basically saying I don't like the Challenger's style of performance given that it's a modern coupe, and compared to its competition. But since you brought that car up, I think it's wrong that the two cars share a platform.
This is great news! I look forward to hearing more in the future - I'm sure you work under pretty strict NDAs, but when it's released through the press, at least.
I was never under the delusion that FWD, on even power:weight footing, was better than (or even equal to) RWD. I just meant that putting real power through the front wheels these days without completely ruining the handling isn't nearly as true as it used to be. But then, you know that.
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...I've re-written this paragraph too many times trying to explain what you don't seem to be getting from what I'm saying. So I'll just say, "10/10ths is almost irrelevant to me. From what I've read/seen, the Challenger does not provide the drive I'm after, and I'm putting too much thought into wanting that body styling to be wrapped around a car that it isn't." Good enough.
Your opinion is cool and all, but the fact is most people able to drop 40-50k on a muscle car have families and they can't always afford an SUV and the muscle car. That's why we sell Chargers like crazy.
Last year of the Challenger is 2018. No more updates. We will however be developing a "pony car" based off the Guillia platform. We will exceed the mustang capabilities and at least be on par with GMs Alpha platform (the new Camaro is the best muscle car on the market in regards to the driver)
And as far as the last comment, take a RWD car off equal weight and power and the RWD wins. I know both sides, if you follow my build thread I've invested serious dough in building a competitive track car. But I have to have more grip and more power than a RWD. It's all about the traction circle. A RWD ceteris peribus, has a much rounder circle.
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