Lord Sparky
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Thoughts? End of an era? Dodge unveils last super-fast gasoline muscle car, Challenger SRT Demon 170
Dodge unveils last super-fast gasoline muscle car, Challenger SRT Demon 170
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I should buy one and sit on it for about 5 years. Sell it and retire from the profits.
In 5 years there might not be and gas to run it on!
Super-Cuda
MOPAR .. Move Over, Plymouth Approaching Rapidly!
Not to worry Dana67Dart!
There are approx 1.6 billion ICE vehicles in the world today .
More being built yearly right up to 2030.
Gasoline Cars To Remain Dominant In 2040, Energy Agency Says
GM just announced 870 million investment in new V-8 Small block plant.
GM Spending $854 Million to Build New Small-Block V-8
Gas is not going away anytime soon.
If you have the fundage to do so, go for it! Before charges and fees they're aproximately a cool 97 g's.
gzig5
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When I saw the 170 moniker I thought it was gonna have a slant six
SLOPAR72
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The Dealer markup is going to be one for the record books.... The shakers and movers who either want one for the collection or the speculators are going to make very healthy bottom lines for any dealership that has these to sell.....
Bad ride for sure...
JW
dirty white boy
50 yr old Juvenal delinquent
i was thinking it have that new turbo charged straight 6 engine in it....
416stroker
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Volkswagen did the same thing with the Bug for decades. lol!
Moparone
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Awesome car. Sad to see this era come to end. The my can keep all this electric nonsense.
Super-Cuda
MOPAR .. Move Over, Plymouth Approaching Rapidly!
Yup!
But an 8 second engine...
Mopar still builds the baddesst cars on the planet.
Their engine technology is second to no one!! (I may be biased LOL !! )
Bugs were basic transportation. Never meant to be anything more. They were also made for/by 3rd-world countries.
cudavert
DARTAHOLIC
I have a feeling that's what every buyer will do with these 170s, store them and sit on them. It might work, but in the old days, nobody used to do that with their cars, maybe that's why barn finds of old cars now are so intriguing. Imagine seeing hundreds of new 170s in 30 or 40 years from now.
416stroker
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It was a joke. Yes I know the Germans made VW's and they were simple transportations. But they still "milked" the concept for years.
MiradaMegaCab
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jos51700
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There ain't a dealer principle in the country that's going to let one of these go, at least for a little while. Kinda like seeing a Superbird or LRE sitting on a dealer showroom floor well into the '80's.
I heard production numbers are at 3000 USA and 300 Canada, but still, this is a buddies n' family members deal.
Until times get tight and they realize that most of these cars are NIB and they offload 'em to pay the light bill.
DionR
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I wonder how many of the 2018 Demon's will magically appear out of the dealership basements for sale and the 170 replace them. There's no mark up when you own the dealership...
Super-Cuda
MOPAR .. Move Over, Plymouth Approaching Rapidly!
It wont suprise me a bit to see these cars magically resurrected. Electric cars are not catching on with the general public as the prices are so high people can't afford them.
The hard facts are that the manufacturers are in the business to make money, not to bow to some government's politically generated climate agenda. These cars that Chrysler made are pure "cash cows". Its very hard to lose the profits they generate what with every one produced selling instantly.
If they can't make money making electric cars, they will fall back on ICE vehicles, as GM is doing.
Heres what the head of Toyota has to say. I'm not a lover of Toyota but I agree with his position.
Toyota CEO Says "Silent Majority" Of Auto Industry Is Doubting EV-Only Future | Carscoops
If Auto Manufacturers start losing money, you will see the 2008-2009 Bankruptcy fiasco raise its ugly head and the Government will have to resort to bail outs again.
Remember "Too big to fail" ??
The hard facts are that the manufacturers are in the business to make money, not to bow to some government's politically generated climate agenda. These cars that Chrysler made are pure "cash cows". Its very hard to lose the profits they generate what with every one produced selling instantly.
If they can't make money making electric cars, they will fall back on ICE vehicles, as GM is doing.
Heres what the head of Toyota has to say. I'm not a lover of Toyota but I agree with his position.
Toyota CEO Says "Silent Majority" Of Auto Industry Is Doubting EV-Only Future | Carscoops
If Auto Manufacturers start losing money, you will see the 2008-2009 Bankruptcy fiasco raise its ugly head and the Government will have to resort to bail outs again.
Remember "Too big to fail" ??
DionR
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I expect Mopar to fail completely in a couple of years. Dropping anything that people are interested in and by the time they figure out they took the wrong path they won't be able to get back. Maybe they will hang on for a little while clawing and scrambling to keep going but I think the outlook is bleak.
I hope I am wrong, not making a prediction. Just my gut feeling.
I hope I am wrong, not making a prediction. Just my gut feeling.
Super-Cuda
MOPAR .. Move Over, Plymouth Approaching Rapidly!
I hope you are wrong as well.
Ram and Jeep seem to be the only products that are selling reasonably well for them. The SRT product is phenominal and generating huge profits. The rest is junk.
diymirage
HP@idle > hondaHP@redline
I know, i was wondering why in the world they added that number...because it sure doesnt bring blistering fast cars to mind
Sound like the most basic car package you could order
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