Awesome performance, but something tells me the mpg (CITY) figure isn't going to be so "practical".
Daishi
I watched the video and it may have been a slip but it sounds like at 24:33 in the QA portion the CEO said "We purposefully priced this car at 59 95 to put it within reach of.." I assume that's $59,950 but then someone directly asked for the price of the car later in the QA and he said it wasn't available yet. @Milton A couple people asked that in the QA and the MPG hasn't been EPA certified yet but they said they were hoping the challenger would get 20 MPG highway. The Charger is a tad heavier but has a tad better (~18%) drag coefficient so that's probably ballpark for highway.
Stradric
Holy crap. 4560lbs? That's a mini-van.
Keith Reeder
"Awesome performance" Not really - not for 707 bhp. It'd be a damn' sight faster if it didn't weigh as much as my house.
Milton
@Daishi Thanks, I missed that in the video (didn't watch the Q&A). 20 mpg highway is likely to mean 12-15 mpg city. Ouch! But I guess if you are buying this thing MPG isn't much of a factor. I just cracked-up that the spokesman kept calling it so "practical".
VoiceofReason
I wish they would have innovated a little and grabbed the 3.0L V-6 Diesel that powers the Ram 1/2 ton and Maserti quattroporte, with more hp of course in the latter. 275hp and 442 ft-lbs torque in the Maserati. A Charger ( or ChargeD, if you prefer) with the 8 speed auto would have gotten probably 32-34 mpg and still decently fast.
Mel Tisdale
Yep, they sure know how to "disregard the data"!
Daishi
@Milton I have to think redefining practical was meant as a joke. They took something practical like a sedan, and gave it an impractical amount of power. Maybe Iran or ISIS could come on board as a sponsor. Your operating costs would be highly depending on who set who's oil fields on fire this week. 4560 lbs is heavy. A base Bugatti is 4200 lbs and 1000 HP but also about $2.2 million (plus $200k in tires and rims every 10,000 miles) vs about $60k for the charger.
Bob
Looks a lot like a four door Viper. It probably gets as good MPG as my pickup.