Muscle Car Wars Prediction?

OK, the price has been set for the Dodge Challenger and it's what everyone is talking about:

Jalopnik reports: The Muscle Car Wars Are On! Dodge Reveals Commercial, Challenger SRT8 Pricing To Start At $37,995.

Autoblog reports: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 arrives at $37,995.

The fact the Muscle Car wars are heating up at this time fascinates us so much. And leaves us with so many questions:

1. With the recession on the horizon, is now a good time for a high-priced non-essential car?

2. With so many focused on reducing our dependency on foreign oil and the environment, is now a good time for a really powerful car that won't get particularly impressive on fuel economy or emissions?

3. With Mustang sales waning, does introduction a competitor make sense?

4. What sort of impact, if any, will the Challenger have on the Charger?

Yeah, those questions are totally one-sided, but that's OK. If you disagree, leave a comment. By the way, here are some stats:

For 2007, it looks like:

Dodge will sell about 130,000 Chargers, up about 2%

Ford will sell about 145,000 Mustang, down 18%

We predict good sales for Challenger and Camaro for maybe two years. After that, it'll be downhill. What do you think?

That's a 2008 Shelby GT. One of the 4,500 Mustang variations you can buy.

Comments

[arcel]

yeah! mustang the pioneer of muscle cars! nothing can beat that.

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[Chris]

i have to agreem i really do believe sales will go down in one or two years, the whole thing about looking back to move forward is all very well but its been done so much now, it's not really looking forward anymore. for the prices you could get something alot more economic, and alot funner to drive. Now for big v8 muscle cars to come out seems a waste of time

[Chris]

i have to agreem i really do believe sales will go down in one or two years, the whole thing about looking back to move forward is all very well but its been done so much now, it's not really looking forward anymore. for the prices you could get something alot more economic, and alot funner to drive. Now for big v8 muscle cars to come out seems a waste of time

[Lou]

These cars are designed for those that want a muscle car but can't afford one of the originals. Even if they could afford an original there is just to much work involved to keep it running.

So, these cars will sell for 4 to 6 years. They can be financed and purchased with a 5 or 6 year payment plan and then people will store them or drive them 3,000 miles a year and have there own muscle car that they can sell when they retire.

[John]

I like muscle cars. This car has its own style that has something from muscle cars.
Wonderful car.