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Blogs, vehicle sites, and car sites, and automobile have been hyping up the concept Dodge Challenger to the point at which you would think that the car is nearly prepared to roll off a DCX assembly line. To assert that the prototype is being well received is an understatement — quite honestly if the Challenger was available for sale today the list would be many months long. Such is the demand for a retro car that takes its styling cues right from the ‘71 Challenger.

As it currently stands, the vehicle will be built as DaimlerChrysler has given its blessing to the new Challenger. Still, the Challenger is more than three years from being manufactured as it is certain to be released a little time during 2009 as a 2010 model. Yes, the wait will be hard for most but if the hype equals the performance, then the wait will actually be worth your while.

Some folk are against the entire retro car revolution. Mentioning that Detroit must reach back in time to make important autos is a sworn statement to the each automaker’s woes. On the contrary, I suspect the various revived models currently being planned or already on our streets is a clear affidavit to Detroit eventually listening to its customers: we want cars that are uniquely styled and we want them to perform exactly the way you will say they’ll perform. No fake hood scoops, no heralded model name slapped on an auto that pales compared to the first. No, we don’t want you to build the first model we want you to build the first model better. Take the styling cues and run with them and incorporate modern technology to improve upon the first design. That’s all we ask.

So, just what can enthusiasts expect when they take delivery of their Challenger? Well, like I claimed the car is still in the planning stages, but what I have gleaned from numerous sites is the following information:

Modified Platform — If you like the Mercedes based LX platform currently used to run the Chrysler 300, Dodge Magnum, and Dodge Charger then the LY platform will suit you too. DCX is intending to modify the LX platform for its next generation of automobiles and the LY based Challenger will be one of many autos built upon it. Some have advised the LY will be the LX on steroids, whatever that means.

Did Somebody Say Hemi? — Every Mopar product of significance will have optional Hemi power and the Challenger is not an exception. Expect a V6 to be standard with the optional Hemi V8 for performance versions of the auto. Some have suggested that the the 425 h.p. SRT 6.1L V8 will also be supplied for the Challenger.

Ragtop Regalia — Chrysler asserts that the Sebring will be its only convertible offering, but that leaves Dodge dealers without a soft top car to market [other than the Snake , of course]. Despite this bit of info, look for a Challenger convertible to turn up one or two years after the car’s debut. Heck, if DCX doesn’t want to build one then O.E.M coach builders will do the job for them. You can bet that Dodge dealers will make these arrangements if DCX doesn’t.

Yes, the Challenger will not be in new car showrooms anytime soon. For those among us waiting with “baited breath” we’re going to have to console ourselves with the numerous blogs, sites, and car shows hyping the car. Other than that, imagine your glossy new Challenger stopped at a traffic light with a Mustang on one side and a Camaro on the other side.