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68NHP said:
I was at our local Dodge dealer's (and the Mopar club's) launch party. The New York Auto show was live streamed; I was not impressed with the marketing style, probably because I'm in my 50's and it was geared towards those under 30 it seems. Lots of rap music and Dodge was very proud of it's connection with Wiz Kalhifa (sp?) a rapper that was handed the keys to a new Hellcat on stage--as if he could not afford to go out and buy a few Hellcats anyway.

I left the show towards the end while the rap music video was playing. I'd had enough.

But, yea, I'll guess an $80K to $85 sticker plus a $15K "market adjustment" by my local dealer.
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As a guy who is just about to hit 40, I concur. The whole "badass" aesthetic goes against a number of my sensibilities. ..

I guess when I was 20 and trying to race I came to understand badass in a different way .. watching the taillights of a 4 door dart built, owned and operated by a guy 40 years my senior disappear before I could get off the line was badass.
 
I must say I admire it from an engineering point of view. Just the engine. But I never understood the idea behind a quarter mile race on an isolated race track. I still don't. My dd would make it in, say 14 seconds flat @ 100mph or so, but I much prefer the regular stop lights, or the freeway entrance ramp over a race track. Besides, the retro styling of the Challenger is...ghastly. Just my .02
 
That is a bad *** ride. Love to own it, but for $80 large, I'd have to have the dealer comp me on the Demon Crate goodies.
 
I thought it was E town but can't imagine why it would be done there. I still want one.
I don't like the flares either, but I want one
 
I was born in 65, so I was too young to perceive the goings on of the late 60's and factory drag race efforts.

In the opening video they show a Ramchargers car. Was there as much fanfare surrounding the race efforts back then? The whole win on Sunday, sell on Monday thing?

They sure hyped the crap outta this thing. Now it can't be raced in NHRA classes. You'd think it might just get a big handicap.

The engineering is pretty amazing.

I'd go get one if I had FU money, but, at this point in life, a vacation cottage on a river for about the same money sounds like a better expenditure.

Plus there's already a roughly 20k "investment" in the form of a 65 Fury in my garage.

Can't say it wouldn't be a riot to rip it down the 1/4 though.

I just read the reason it is banned is no roll bar? Really?
 
x3 on the flares, but with 840 HP under your foot, I'd get over those flares really fast.
 
I miss the days when dudes like this:
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Could be humiliated by dudes like this:
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Unfortunately, not too many 850 HP budget racers these days.
 
GJS said:
I miss the days when dudes like this:
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Could be humiliated by dudes like this:
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Unfortunately, not too many 850 HP budget racers these days.
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That can still happen. At my age I do t wanna build it, I'd rather wrote the check. It's hard enough find the time and energy waxing the car let alone building one
 
polara71 said:
That can still happen. At my age I do t wanna build it, I'd rather wrote the check. It's hard enough find the time and energy waxing the car let alone building one
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I'm only 40 and don't want to deal with it. I just like making em run right.. good enough for me.
 
Would've been cooler to use a Dart. I'm kind of over these cars...the Hellcat was enough. Anything is better than Mustangs and Camaros though, but these big Dodges are starting to be just as common.

Sorry to **** on anyone, lol
 
Hate to admit it but i think These Look pretty good with the fender flares and Blacked out hood. I still dont have a real desire to own one though.
 
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