The Great American confrontation avtogigantov becomes severe every year in Detroit. For this fight rivals benefit from its arsenals of the most valuable weapon.

Designers Dodge and Chevrolet, like a conspiracy, created the concept cars on the image and likeness of the famous models of the glorious era of muscle cars. Not without thinking about the possibility of market success, of course. Thus, almost 40 years later, the legends of American hayveev again soydutsya forehead on the forehead.

Artists from the west coast of krayslerovskoy design studio in Pacifica selected as a key facility Coupe Dodge Challenger in 1970 - one of the most respected collectors cars. But while no one was going to just copy the cult model, the task was - to create a Challenger, which it saw in their dreams fans. Once the mandatory program was compiled: the concept should be hundred percent of the American spirit, of course, be supercomputers, have a concise recognizable appearance and bright coloring. As you can see, all the items on the list successfully.

In the Challenger has a rear wheel drive platform LX, which is already facing Dodge Magnum and Charger, Chrysler 300C, and which the Americans owes much to the Germans. It is, Challenger-2006 is longer and wider its inspirer - a 15 and 5 cm respectively, the base turned out to be 2.95 m. The Stylistics authentic - not «read» the legendary Challenger impossible. For this, you do not see the family explain the line, taking off over the rear wheel arches, a low not seen planted roof, huge 20 - and 21-inch wheels and red rear lights and strip, of course, never look at the four evil gloomy «eye». And this fiery color with black stripes on the «hump» bonnet ...

To achieve the same effect as the model 1970, which seems larger than it really is, track the original platforms have increased as much as 16 cm New Challenger - this hard-top, without a central rack and glass door without a frame. Through extensive door is proposed to take not only the front but the rear seats. The creators promise more than 2 +2, but not yet full-fledged 4 seats.

Interior deliberately made less impressive by comparison with the exterior. This simple black and silver accents of the center console and dashboard. Design 4 «wells», among other things, to remind the driver view of the cylinder block removed from the head, a gap - left «cylinder», the one within which the computer screen, has more rest. Handles installation of the climate, stereo, stylish tumblers and lever, strangely enough, a mechanical 6-speed transmission - all this while running under the 70 th, but looks quite modern. Interior «sat down and went», as manifested designers - than with his head and gave plans for his superiors.

You can be sure - Challenger will go into series production. And do not forget about the order of the outdated, but have not lost their power of 6.1-liter V8 Hemi. It was expected that its capacity will be around 430 hp A good car will be! «Machine!» Will have GM. However, the concept Chevrolet - comes from the east country, to be exact - of Michigan Warren Advanced Design Studio. Accordingly, the gold corporation designers out a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro - a car is not a cult, and less muscular than the Challenger.

Precious heritage has been refocused as carefully as in the first case, but if you compare the Chevrolet and Dodge, a Camaro is more modern and even futuristic shape. However, in general they are very similar - the same explanation bounce line, the same long hood, short of feed, low roof and a cold evil look ... However, since it was 36 years ago.

Inside the Camaro more interesting, is more conceptual «mayachkov»-style 60-70's. Two of the clock face in separate rectangular windows, the four apparatus at the central tunnel, brutal lever 6-speed «mechanics» ... These features combined with good high-Tekom - speech, in particular, the display is a semi-lining on the front panel and the decision of the climate and the music block.

And Camaro boasts more sports «charge». The platform of his Pontiac GTO - rear-wheel drive, all wheel independent suspension with a «progressive» springs and shock absorbers, brake discs - 14-inch in diameter. The engine - the famous small block from the Corvette, 6-liter engine, which is a symbol LS2, the construction is as archaic as krayslerovsky Hemi: two valves per cylinder, the only lower raspredval for the loss of the cylinder block. But the moment 542 Nm and power of 400 hp Funny that he still is able to portray the fight over fuel economy, temporarily disabling some cylinders.

The advent of mass-produced versions of Challenger and the Camaro is expected no earlier than 2008. Americans to be hard choices - in particular, to decide which of the two legendary names of the legendary ...