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Chinese platform set for Dodge Demon
By JULIAN RENDELL
The Dodge Demon sports car concept will switch to a Chinese-built front-wheel drive platform for a production version, AutoWeek has learned.
Chrysler will engineer the design on a Chery Automobile platform as part of a wider cooperation between the companies to create small hatchbacks and sedans for the Chrysler and Dodge brands to sell in Europe and North America.
"A small sports car is still on our wish list and in the product plan," Chrysler's Tom LaSorda said on Sunday at the Detroit auto show. "The Demon is a B-segment size car and it would be on the new B-segment platform from China."
One of the reasons the rear-drive Demon concept would switch to a front-drive platform was emissions regulations, said LaSorda. He said that a direct-injection gasoline engine was in development for the car.
With an eye on future European C02 targets of 130 grams per kilometer, the Demon would help cut the automaker's CO2 emissions and improve fuel economy.
What the Chinese production source means for the quality of the finished product is still a major unknown.
The few cars exported form China so far suffer from poor quality and engineering standards in comparison to their Western and Asian competition.
However, price will be a selling factor, suggesting that the Demon would undercut its main competition, the Mazda MX-5 Miata and Pontiac Solstice/Opel Speedster.
Another unknown is when the small Dodge sports car will go into production. Chrysler is talking 2009 for its Chinese-built hatchback, but still negotiating the details of the contract with Chery.
Quizzed about the apparent slow speed at which the negotiations are progressing, LaSorda joked: "I don't know if you've ever negotiated in China, but if you know a way of speeding things up, I'd like to talk to you."
What a waste of a good name. I was so hoping the Demon was going to be a great rwd competitor to the Miata and GM Kappa roadsters but I guess that's not going to happen now.
Well thats sucks...
How werid though, i was just reading a really old magazine(fhm or maxim) and they had the concept car in there, and i thought wow that looks pretty sweet....and now you post its going into production, to bad they ruined it
gonna be a flop as a fwd
and when chrysler is still in that downward spiral , not gonna be good
ROFL
FWD!!!
05 M6 YJ GTO 1 of 447 12.523@111.30
Last time I checked, the Speedster wasn't a kappa. Maybe they should fix that.
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"Youth in Asia"...I don't see anything wrong with that.
And they wonder why Chrysler is constantly in the @!#$house?
1989 Z24 Convertible - Dust Covered
2006 tC - Dust Covered, but driven more
fwd ugly s2000 anyone? no?
Freak04 wrote:fwd ugly s2000 anyone? no?
No, just ugly. And a FWD FTL. But i guess now that the Miata has stepped up as more of a drivers car and the Kappa twins are doing amazing things on a race track i guess the market needs a "cute little car" for girls.
This can fill that void.
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Hahah, FWD in a car like that will blow!
Jookycola wrote:Freak04 wrote:fwd ugly s2000 anyone? no?
No, just ugly. And a FWD FTL. But i guess now that the Miata has stepped up as more of a drivers car and the Kappa twins are doing amazing things on a race track i guess the market needs a "cute little car" for girls.
This can fill that void.
Girls already think the solstice is cute.
05 M6 YJ GTO 1 of 447 12.523@111.30
complete joke.
My Cav
I give up...
i'm buying a VW those people love trees, so they should love eachother too... "Andy"
damn, why does chrysler screw everything up?
Why does the Demon remind me of an angry chihuahua? so what so you have to do drive in reverse to drift it?
i was hoping for an SRT-4 based motor to power the rear wheels of that thing... oh well, i guess i will just keep saving for my sky redline...
1997 RedR - ZedR
not a big fan of that front end... but that sucks indeed... damn japs!
Typical, Great idea then crap
What is the target market for this car? Who is going to buy it? I'm guessing the main people looking for a roadster type of car are likely to be perormance enthusiest, or someone just looing for a fun convertable. The former would likely be turned off by the FWD, and the latter is likely to be turned off by the obvious quality / poor engineering of a chinese sourced car.
I really just don't like chrysler.
I liked it when it was suppose to be RWD. I guess I gotta keep saving for a sky redline too.
wysiwyg wrote:i would say they bang, they don't really pound so much. but if
you want to bump, then they will bump and hit real hard and a lot good. 
LOL
EYEOPNR (sleepercavy) wrote:not a big fan of that front end... but that sucks indeed... damn japs!:P
UMMMM what?!?!
On the other hand....you have other fingers.
WTF, Butt sex is not like sticking your finger in a jelly donut. -Alexis
EYEOPNR (sleepercavy) wrote:not a big fan of that front end... but that sucks indeed... damn japs!
number one...probably not he best idea to joke like that...
number two....Chinese! not Japanese! ROFL
EYEOPNR (sleepercavy) wrote:not a big fan of that front end... but that sucks indeed... damn japs!
classic success story of the "No Child Left Behind" Act
I say it looks like a Z4 and 350Z mixed...but yes there is no market for this car so hopefully someone with some sense in the company will see this and 1. make it rwd or 2. let the chinese enjoy their creation....
Why do they call it a love seat when its so hard to make love on?
