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We're frankly quite lucky that Dodge makes both the Charger and the Challenger. One is one of the most successful American sedan right now, while the other is a throwback muscle car that the Camaro and Mustang can't seem to match for style.
However, people often get them a little confused or wonder what the Charger would have looked like if it were the shape that made it iconic - a large 2-door muscle car. It's thus not uncommon for people to render a modern Charger coup' with small revisions to its doors.
However, this rendering by wb.artist20 has a lot more going for it. It's the usual Charger at first glance, but the familiarity is interrupted not just by it being a coupe, but also the way the front end is shaped. Dodge's design language doesn't advance at a rapid pace, and you can almost connect this all the way back to 2006.
The rendering gets a retro twist in the form of rectangular headlights and square air scoops. However, some of the other lines flow as well as on a Viper. And that almost answers a very important question: why make both the Charger and a Challenger as coupes? Well, then you could have one boxy and muscular, while the other can play "European sports car rival."
Of course, if Dodge would go after the Germans and Italians, it would target the profitable Sports Activity Coupes, not the slow-selling AMG S 63 Coupe or even the BMW M8 Coupe. 4x4 are the volume sellers, the big money-makers, and we bet there's a Chrysler boardroom briefing that has "Charger SUV" written on the folder.
Even though auto journalists are usually stoned for saying this, we'd rather have a Charger SUV with sporty styling and a Hellcat engine rather than another coupe. A sports truck wouldn't be too bad either.
However, this rendering by wb.artist20 has a lot more going for it. It's the usual Charger at first glance, but the familiarity is interrupted not just by it being a coupe, but also the way the front end is shaped. Dodge's design language doesn't advance at a rapid pace, and you can almost connect this all the way back to 2006.
The rendering gets a retro twist in the form of rectangular headlights and square air scoops. However, some of the other lines flow as well as on a Viper. And that almost answers a very important question: why make both the Charger and a Challenger as coupes? Well, then you could have one boxy and muscular, while the other can play "European sports car rival."
Of course, if Dodge would go after the Germans and Italians, it would target the profitable Sports Activity Coupes, not the slow-selling AMG S 63 Coupe or even the BMW M8 Coupe. 4x4 are the volume sellers, the big money-makers, and we bet there's a Chrysler boardroom briefing that has "Charger SUV" written on the folder.
Even though auto journalists are usually stoned for saying this, we'd rather have a Charger SUV with sporty styling and a Hellcat engine rather than another coupe. A sports truck wouldn't be too bad either.
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