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Originally Posted by Denis
don't get me wrong...I love the car. The fiancé is thinking about leasing one in the spring. I don't like the name. and no, the legacy of the charger doesn't lie in the 80's. is that really what you think? that the charger was made famous in the 80's? you honestly think that or are you just tying to pick a fight?
if you think im the minority in thinking that Dodge shouldn't have put the Charger name on a 4 door, family sedan I think you're mistaken.
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No, my point is that the Charger nameplate was tarnished long before 2005 & those that think otherwise are unaware of their history.
Plus the new car does a pretty good job at following up the originals from the late 60's/early 70s based on size, engines, drive configuration, and styling (with the 2nd new generation). The only area that it does not continue from where the originals left off is the number of doors. So if that is your be-all/end-all criteria for what defines a car, then no ... its shouldn't be a Charger. But using that same logic, the car from the 80s was totally deserving of the Charger nameplate -because it only had 2 doors. And that is more absurd than saying the current car shouldn't be a Charger. The only alternative is claiming that any new car using an old name must retain every single possible descriptor of the original(s), otherwise it shouldn't use that name. And if you agree to
that it opens up a whole 'nother ball of worms (like the late 60's Charger not being 'Charger enough' for the name)