Yea absoutely, dodge rushed it because they were going to the sh@tter and needed to rush this to make money ahead of chevy and the 2010 mustang. Hopefully they use the money wisely and develop a lighter challenger for 2010.
Oh and I myself am guilty of being bias at times over at the challenger forum but as you said sometimes we can't help it. I am glad I can have some good discussion over here as well.