Blogs, automobile sites, and car sites, and automobile have been hyping up the tenet Dodge Challenger to the point where you would think that the car is sort of prepared to roll off a DCX line. To say that the prototype is being well received is an understatement — quite honestly if the Challenger was available for sale today the waiting list would be many months long. Such is the clamor for a retro car that takes its styling cues right from the ‘71 Challenger.

As it now stands, the vehicle will be built as DaimlerChrysler has given its blessing to the new Challenger. Still, the Challenger is more than 3 years from being manufactured as it is likely to be released some time during 2009 as a 2010 model. Yes, the wait will be hard for many, but if the hype equals the performance, then the wait will definitely be worth your while.

Some folk are against the whole retro auto revolution. Citing that Detroit must reach back in time to make relevant cars is an affidavit to the each automaker’s troubles. To the contrary, I suspect the many revived models currently being planned or already on our streets is a clear affidavit to Detroit finally listening to its patrons : we need vehicles that are uniquely styled and we’d like them to perform precisely the way you will say they’ll perform. No fake hood scoops, no heralded model name slapped on a vehicle that pales compared to the first. No, we do not would like you to build the first model we would like you to build the first model better. Take the styling cues and run with them and incorporate modern technology to boost on the original design. That’s all we ask.

So, just what can fans expect when they take delivery of their Challenger? Well, like I said the car is still in the planning stages, but what I have gleaned from varied sites is the following information:

Modified Platform — If you like the Mercedes based LX platform currently used to run the Chrysler three hundred, Dodge Magnum, and Dodge Charger then the LY platform will suit you too. DCX is preparing to change the LX platform for its next generation of vehicles and the LY based Challenger will be one of many vehicles built on it. Some have suggested that the LY will be the LX on steroids, whatever that means.

Did Someone Say Hemi? — Every Mopar product of importance will have optional Hemi power and the Challenger is not an exception. Expect a V6 to be standard with the optional Hemi V8 for performance versions of the auto. Some have suggested that the 425 h.p. SRT 6.1L V8 will also be made available for the Challenger.

Ragtop Regalia — Chrysler asserts the Sebring will be its only convertible offering, but that leaves Dodge dealers without a soft top vehicle to market [other than the Viper, of course]. Notwithstanding this bit of info, look for a Challenger convertible to turn up one or two years after the car’s debut. Heck, if DCX does not want to build one then O.E.M coach builders will do the job for them. You can bet that Dodge dealers will make these agreements if DCX doesn’t.

Yes, the Challenger won’t be in new automobile showrooms any time shortly. For those among us waiting with “baited breath” we must console ourselves with the various blogs, sites, and auto shows hyping the car. Apart from that, imagine your shiny new Challenger stopped at a traffic light with a Mustang on one side and a Camaro on the other side….

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