by "Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
Published 04/09/2017 at 13:36
by "Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
Published 04/09/2017 at 13:36
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All the dumb teasers and bits of info and photos and crap. I don’t even care about the stupid thing anymore. The pointless bundle of crap that comes with it the HP the drag tires or whatever I don’t freaking give a crap!
It’s a childish lame way of promoting a car and I think not very manly. If I were in charge noone would know about the car and then it would just show up at a track one day and rip a nice 1/4 mile and then photos of it would be taken for magazine advertisements and then later it would go on sale.
It is a clickbait of a car only rich tools who will never race them let alone drive them on the street. The people who want to drag race will build up a car instead of buying some fat turd. The Dodge demon is for people who want a car someone else has driven a low quarter mile so they can drive it to car shows and sit in a lawn chair and brag to everyone how quick their car potentially is.
It will be very expensive and have huge dealer markups and noone will care about it in two years.
"I have another burner, try to guess it!" (ihaveanotherburner)
04/09/2017 at 13:41, STARS: 0
At this point the only thing I’m looking forward to, is proving the people who said it would be AWD wrong.
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
04/09/2017 at 14:08, STARS: 8
“Not very manly” seems like an odd place to go with your dislike of a PR campaign for a car.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
04/09/2017 at 14:30, STARS: 2
Given the number of people clicking on the articles just to rant, it seems like their marketing campaign has worked.
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
04/09/2017 at 14:31, STARS: 3
“It’s a childish lame way of promoting a car and I think not very manly. If I were in charge noone would know about the car and then it would just show up”
I mean, it worked for Edsel.
I tease. I hate the Demon too. The reason FCA is doing this is because it’s a car that extraordinarily few people care about, and those who do probably can’t afford it. It exists to be written about on car blogs, so FCA is getting their R&D’s worth out of teasing it, because the moment it’s released it will disappear from almost everyone’s consciousness until a valet records themselves doing a 0-60 pull with a customer’s. The Demon is the epitome of FCA.
"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5)
04/09/2017 at 14:48, STARS: 8
This was a good rant, with the added bonus that in my brain it was in Frank Grimes’ voice. “I can drop stupid teasers, because I’m the Dodge Demon! I live in a mansion and drink race fuel even though I don’t deserve it, but it’s okay because I’m the Dodge Demon!”
Seriously though, I agree. It’s just taken soooooo looooong to reveal a car that Ford would drop as a number in a parts catalog.
"Jared E" (jaredeast)
04/09/2017 at 14:49, STARS: 0
The Demon name isn’t even as cool as the Hellcat name.
"citizennick" (citizennick)
04/09/2017 at 15:36, STARS: 0
Dodge PR made the mistake thinking anyone would care. They’re teasing it more than Ford & Chevrolet did for the ALL-NEW generation of the Mustang & Camaro.
"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
04/09/2017 at 19:52, STARS: 0
yeah they really are. It makes me sad how little they seemed to care about making cars like the 200 or Dart great.
"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
04/09/2017 at 19:53, STARS: 2
Thanks! Its good to know its not just me thinking similar thoughts.
"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
04/09/2017 at 19:55, STARS: 0
Why?
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
04/10/2017 at 01:25, STARS: 0
IMO, Lucifer is all about dat slow game. He’s not a 757 HP kind of guy.
"Bourbon&JellyBeans" (bourbonandjellybeans)
04/10/2017 at 07:19, STARS: 3
Because it isn’t 1950.
"Bourbon&JellyBeans" (bourbonandjellybeans)
04/10/2017 at 07:24, STARS: 0
I think FCA probably holds onto their vehicles for longer than any other manufacturer. The Challenger began production almost a decade ago now. It’s beyond being long in the tooth. Of course, it’s “cool” that they are basically building a factory drag car, but I would MUCH rather see something new . Put the 4,400lb. geriatric to bed and sell something lighter, better looking, better handling, etc.
Don’t even get me started on the Chrysler 300, which has been in production for 13 years.
"Viggen" (viggen37)
04/10/2017 at 11:02, STARS: 0
They’re running on Hellcat hype. That said, I hope that Ford and Chevy have been working on a GT500 and Z/28 respectively and reveal them with no teasers as a big “fuck you” to Dodge.
"Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero" (sampsonite24)
04/10/2017 at 12:03, STARS: 0
oh grimy
"Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero" (sampsonite24)
04/10/2017 at 12:05, STARS: 0
whats the saying? any press is good press?
"Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero" (sampsonite24)
04/10/2017 at 12:06, STARS: 0
yeah but the demon name has history for dodge
"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
04/10/2017 at 13:28, STARS: 2
this is a legitimate emotional rant! I demand you take me seriously.
"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
04/10/2017 at 14:19, STARS: 0
eh, with Dodge’s manly man man ad campaign I see where it’s coming from.
"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
04/10/2017 at 14:24, STARS: 0
I was surprised to see a 392 Challenger on only 245 width tires. crazy, the SS had 255s with only ~60% of the power
"DinoValentino" (dinovalentino)
04/10/2017 at 15:17, STARS: 0
Aren’t you excited for those photos with dealer “market adjustments” well over MSRP? I get pure satisfaction from that.
"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
04/10/2017 at 16:00, STARS: 0
Yeah, but on a smaller car.
"Decay buys too many beaters" (decay)
04/10/2017 at 17:17, STARS: 0
It’s ok, all the hype will die down once everyone realizes that it’s still slower than a built motor 8th gen civic :p
"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
04/10/2017 at 19:20, STARS: 1
yes. also the crappily shot photos of the cars in crappily lit showrooms with like RARE! SUPER CLEAN! ONE OWNER! and a crap load of logos and watermarks all over.