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JROC · 11-16-2019, 11:07 AM

I sure hope not. This platform need to die. Even back in 04 when the 05 300C was introduced the LX platform was just ok. Noone raved about how great the platform it was built on was. You know not great, but not bad. The car makes for a good value as a large comfortable RWD family sedan. It's based off an old E-Class chassis with a few S-Class front suspension parts if I'm remembering correctly. It's just old and dated, and too big to really be considered a track star. Would people have taken a Ford Panther platform car serious if Ford invested a lot of money to make like a SVT Crown Vic R? Would people of been happy with a Panther based Mustang? It would of had a Watts link. A LX/LD/LA or whatever they call the chassis would struggle to compete with a CTS-V in handling as Alpha is a much better platform. It would really struggle with a ZL1 1LE and new GT500 on a road course IMHO. The next Challenger is supposed to be a lot lighter and built on a more modern and more performance oriented chassis.

11-16-2019, 11:07 AM	#3
JROC Account Suspended Drives: 19 Camaro SS 1LE, 03 Ford Lightning Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: South Carolina Posts: 334	I sure hope not. This platform need to die. Even back in 04 when the 05 300C was introduced the LX platform was just ok. Noone raved about how great the platform it was built on was. You know not great, but not bad. The car makes for a good value as a large comfortable RWD family sedan. It's based off an old E-Class chassis with a few S-Class front suspension parts if I'm remembering correctly. It's just old and dated, and too big to really be considered a track star. Would people have taken a Ford Panther platform car serious if Ford invested a lot of money to make like a SVT Crown Vic R? Would people of been happy with a Panther based Mustang? It would of had a Watts link. A LX/LD/LA or whatever they call the chassis would struggle to compete with a CTS-V in handling as Alpha is a much better platform. It would really struggle with a ZL1 1LE and new GT500 on a road course IMHO. The next Challenger is supposed to be a lot lighter and built on a more modern and more performance oriented chassis.