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Old 09-26-2010, 05:23 PM   #143
alrox
 
Drives: corvette
Join Date: Apr 2009
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Originally Posted by Wandering Scot View Post
I've got a good friend who is still with Chrysler, been there over 20 years through all of the shit. He's very doubtful that a V10 Challenger will ever see production for a number of reasons, but cost was one of the main ones.
I agree with your 'insider'. Viper sales were very poor in 2010. Throwing the same engine into a 20-30K cheaper non sports car makes no sense. With the depression we're in very few can afford such a proposed car.

The American public, with their recent billion+ dollar bailout of Chrysler, should not be subsidizing 600 horsepower cars for a few hundred people to enjoy. Chrylser can't even show sustainability yet, much less an excess of money that would let them throw money away on V10 Challengers.
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