Large and in charge is Dodge. The Dodge Challenger made its showing at the New York Auto Show- to much acclaim. There were queues to line up and have a company photo taken of you and your significant other posing in front of the red-blooded hot rod.
Beefy tyres, beefy profile that kicks back to the 1970s and the Dukes of Hazard. Strongly retro design, though interior appointments seem quite fresh - there's purple back lighting in the door inserts.
You can just smell the oil, burnt rubber, and brakes.
I would like to drive one. I hope they build it and soon.
Walk over to near-by Chrysler and yet another buzz is stirring the crowd - The Poor Man's Phantom - Chrysler Imperial. The car's mass truly lives up to its name. Much like the Phantom, the Imperial has much imagination behind it; replete with "suicide doors". Though Chrysler's designer have consistantly insisted that the car takes its cues from 1940s Chryslers, they have shyly admitted some connection with the Rolls.
Here again, nothing specifically new - the Rolls is already on the street - but I do hope that Chrysler builds the car anyway. The Imperial reminds me of a Japanese take on a Rolls-Royce (Toyota has built luxury tanks to resemble Silver Spurs in the past for the Japanese market).
Consider the Chrysler 300M; it may be a Bentley Arnage knock-off, but that doesn't mean that it's not an enjoyable car to look at or even drive (which I did recently - I shall provide a full report).
Chrysler and Dodge certainly produced more eye catchers at this show than did Germanic cousin Mercedes-Benz.
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