2006 Dodge Charger: Pure Emotion!
You got to hand it to Daimler Chrysler, the company behind the
successful launch this summer of the 2006 Dodge Charger: the car
hearkens back to the day of pure Dodge power while successfully
incorporating the latest technologies from the German American
automaker. One of the biggest names in the muscle car era has
returned with a vengeance: the Dodge Charger.
When Daimler and Chrysler merged in 1998, many Mopar fans felt
that an important era in American automobile manufacturing had
abruptly come to an end. Indeed, the venerable maker of
Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge, and Jeep vehicles would no longer be
controlled exclusively from their Detroit base. Instead, the
German manufacturer of luxury Mercedes automobiles would set the
course and steer the company in the direction they wanted it to
go. Or so it seemed.
Fortunately, what started out as a rocky marriage between a pair
of perceived unequals has resulted in offspring that are, well,
cool! It took several years for the relationship to get on track
and that became evident with the release of the Chrysler 300M
and Dodge Magnum vehicles. Both cars have performed very
strongly since their release in 2004 and have literally set the
ground work for a successful launch of the Dodge Charger earlier
this year. The Charger is based on the same platform of the
300M/Magnum and was originally meant to have been a sedan
version of the Magnum. Instead, Dodge gave the car its own
personality.
Alright, enough of the background. Let