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January 10, 200620 yr NO!!! Such a hideous, disgusting, and obvious badge job. What happened to Chrysler's great sense of style? I am soo disappointed.
January 10, 200620 yr Wake me up when this fails. What? I hardly closed my eyes. This is almost as good of a badge-job from the old Stratus/Cirrius/Breeze and Spirit/LeBaron/Acclaim
January 10, 200620 yr Just a bit too much of a badge job (not as much as the interior of a new '07 Tahoe vs. Yukon, though...), but overall I REALLY like it. Just give me any other color than steel blue, and I'd be honored to have on in the driveway...especially in place of the '04 Suburban that I'm becoming less and less a fan of... On the whole...I definately think the DCX guys are getting a little too confident after the 300/Magnum/Charger and need to get a little more focused before they go any further into the "a little too weird" outside styling and "holy crap that's cheap" interiors.
January 10, 200620 yr Interior isn't that horrific, though the wood looks awfully cheap. Lincoln does a lot better with light woods.
January 10, 200620 yr the more I look at this thign the more I want to puke... I've been a mopar fan as of late but this is just gross, the exterior is HORRIBLE. I think it's an insult to the original Aspen. J/K, ....no I'm not.
January 11, 200620 yr Just a bit too much of a badge job (not as much as the interior of a new '07 Tahoe vs. Yukon, though...) Are you for real? Aspen Durango with a $h!ty wood kit
January 11, 200620 yr Yuck. When automakers make big, blocky, monochromatic interiors with no soft lines or curves to them, it gives the appearance that they were made from a LEGO kit. And the exterior's pretty lame too.
January 11, 200620 yr Hmmm... which one do you think most buyers will want to drive? 2007 Chrysler Aspen: 2007 GMC Yukon: And people want to bash GM's "cheap looking" column shifters...
January 11, 200620 yr badge job? all u gm fanatics look at your caddy, gmc, and chevy suburbans! y dun all u mopar fanatics look at your midsize cars!
January 11, 200620 yr well...yea your right about that the startus sedan and neon, they look way to alike but the startus coupe is different, well i think id be fair to say that between GM and DCX they both have rebadges, i just mentioned it b/c what i assume are gm fans are talking about rebading on chrylers when the gm fans have no room to talk!
January 11, 200620 yr well...yea your right about that the startus sedan and neon, they look way to alike but the startus coupe is different, well i think id be fair to say that between GM and DCX they both have rebadges, i just mentioned it b/c what i assume are gm fans are talking about rebading on chrylers when the gm fans have no room to talk! Well, by the same account, DCX fans have no room to talk either; you just mentioned a few of them yourself. Yes, the GMT-900s are shared platforms. Yes, the Tahoe and Yukon looks alot alike inside. Yes, regardless, they still look more upscale than the Aspen.
January 15, 200620 yr Terrible. Why do I get the feeling that this will look no different than Chrysler's upcoming 2008 Town & Country?
January 15, 200620 yr OK, so having seen it in person, it is ass-nasty. Profile is identical to the Durango with the same side crease. The design just looks very cobbled-together. Interior is decent, though, but not enough to save this turkey. Overall: D- Edited January 15, 200620 yr by Croc
January 15, 200620 yr y dun all u mopar fanatics look at your midsize cars! .....which don't share any exterior bits....at all.....and even have unique dashboards and instrument clusters.......(Charger/Magnum share dash....but 300's is totally different.)
January 15, 200620 yr .....which don't share any exterior bits....at all.....and even have unique dashboards and instrument clusters.......(Charger/Magnum share dash....but 300's is totally different.) I was referring to the traditional midsize cloud cars.
January 16, 200620 yr speaking of gm rebadges, and room to talk... GM: Chevy Cobalt>Pontiac G6 Pontiac Solstice>Saturn Sky Chevy Equinox>Pontiac Torrent>Saturn Vue>Buick Rainer>GMC Envoy Pontiac GTO> Chevy Cavalier Chevy Uplander>Pontiac SV6>Saturn Relay>Buick Terreza Chevy Tahoe>Cadillac Escalade>GMC Yukon Chevy Suburban>Caddy Escalade ESV>GMC Yukon XL Chevy Avalanche>Caddy Escalade EXT Chevy Silverado>GMC Sierra Chevy Colorado>GMC Canyon Chevy Express>GMC Savanna (i probably missed some) DCX: Dodge Stratus>Chrysler Sebring Dodge Caravan>Chrysler Town&Country Dodge Durango>Chrysler Aspen, which looks nice in person and jeep has none, and mercedes so i compared almost even brands, and these are just 04/05/06 rebadges, didnt go back in history yea about who has more room to talk, and who rebadges more :AH-HA_wink: Edited January 16, 200620 yr by Chicken4U
January 16, 200620 yr .....which don't share any exterior bits....at all.....and even have unique dashboards and instrument clusters.......(Charger/Magnum share dash....but 300's is totally different.) Charger/Magnum/300 are Chrysler's full size models..the midsizers (Stratus/Sebring) are very much badge-engineered...
January 16, 200620 yr Chevy Cobalt>Pontiac G6 G6 is epsilon, Colbalt is Delta Mid-size and small. The G4/Pursiut are Cobalt clones but only sold in Mexico/Canada Chevy Equinox>Pontiac Torrent>Saturn Vue>Buick Rainer>GMC Envoy The Rainer and Envoy are TRUCKS. Vue, Equ and Torrent are car-based two completely different platforms. Pontiac GTO> Chevy Cavalier You're obviuosly being a dick. I think I hear the kindergarten bell calling for you. -- When you have more divisions you have more platform sharing. Why don't you bring up the well-done ones like Colorado-H3 Malibu/G6/9-3 Solstice/Sky have completely different styles, interiors the whole feeling. The Equinox and VUE would fool 95% of the non-car public. Grand Prix/Impala/LaCrosse DTS/Lucerne I am not standing up for the blatant rebaging of some of GMs (Canyon, Ranier, the minivan quads) but to cry foul when the word "rebadging" is used for this truck, most rational people would say, "Yes it is a blatant rebadge that doesn't really live up to the design the Chrysler has been trying to convey, but DCX felt like they needed a full-size truck and that's what DCX fans have to live with." I think the GM minivans are jokes. I am not "blinded" to say that.
January 16, 200620 yr Author Charger/Magnum/300 are Chrysler's full size models..the midsizers (Stratus/Sebring) are very much badge-engineered... ....and will look completely different form each other next year. :AH-HA_wink:
January 16, 200620 yr Author Pontiac GTO> Chevy Cavalier You're obviuosly being a dick. I think I hear the kindergaten bell calling for you. I didn't even catch that initially. That is kinda funny!
January 16, 200620 yr o u really hurt me with that, ok so i missed like 5... not being a dick just pointing true things out, exluding the ones you popinted out that i was wrong with
January 16, 200620 yr and the cavalier and gto look very similar, even though the cavilier isnt made anymore
January 16, 200620 yr Have you ever parked a GTO and a Cavalier together? Driven either one? If you hate the style is one thing, but to compare it to a Cavalier is just stupid. YOu heard that on the playground and now say it to the sixth-graders to prove your cool.
January 16, 200620 yr well im not gonna sit here and argue over chryslers and gm's all day, bye Edited January 16, 200620 yr by Chicken4U
January 16, 200620 yr and the cavalier and gto look very similar, even though the cavilier isnt made anymore Not remotely..vaguely similar roofline, but the GTO is larger and has different proportions...
January 16, 200620 yr well im not gonna sit here and argue over chryslers and gm's all day, bye No.. you're just going to troll. I can do one too.. The Dodge Viper and the Neon SRT look very similar.
January 16, 200620 yr The interior looks better than what I was expecting, but it doesn't hold a thing next to the GMT900s. The exterior still looks like crap.
January 16, 200620 yr I saw the Aspen in Detroit this weekend, overall nice derivative of Durango. Picture of me at the display...
January 16, 200620 yr yea the aspen does look alot better than the durango in person, it is a "nice rebadge"
January 16, 200620 yr Author yea the aspen does look alot better than the durango in person, it is a "nice rebadge" The only shared external body panels are the doors and the roof. How do the GMT 360 triplets compare in that aspect?
January 16, 200620 yr Probably the roof and doors and maybe the Tailgate. Not sure if that's different. Again, I am not sticking up for GM's rebadging, just putting things on a level playing ground. IMO, the Mitsu Raider is the best looking vehicle playing off the Dodge. It is much better looking than the Dakota in the front and I hate Mitsus. I think the Dakota/Durango front is too squared and silly looking. So to be honest, the Aspen is better looking than the Durango, but the exterior styling of the Aspen is just not up to the 300/Pacifica/Crossfire design levels. It's just a thrown together rebage to get some more #s for Chrysler (from a buisness end, there is nothing wrong with that. I'm not a fan of the Torrent, but it is getting sales for Pontiac). Ridges on the hood does not a Chrysler make. I don't think even the most die-hard of Chrysler fans can argue with me in that last paragraph ^
January 16, 200620 yr has anyone ever noticed that the dash on the 300, magnum and charger are pretymuch the same dash? I was shopping around and looking at prices between a Charger and a Magnum and went home confused and undecisive because the interior on them look identical! (same choice of engines, same frame, same options...different sheet metal)
January 16, 200620 yr Author has anyone ever noticed that the dash on the 300, magnum and charger are pretymuch the same dash? I was shopping around and looking at prices between a Charger and a Magnum and went home confused and undecisive because the interior on them look identical! (same choice of engines, same frame, same options...different sheet metal) That's pretty much the definition of a "shared platform". The two Dodge's are very similar, but are different from the 300.
January 16, 200620 yr In person, I thought the Aspen looked like ass. The profile is identical to the Durango, same bodylines, except no bloated taillights. The whole thing was just really cobbled-together looking. Interior is the one bright spot, but it is just a mess.
January 16, 200620 yr The GMT-360s only share roofs. Don't the Tahoe and Yukon share doors and rear quarters as well? And glass?
January 16, 200620 yr Probably the roof and doors and maybe the Tailgate. Not sure if that's different. Again, I am not sticking up for GM's rebadging, just putting things on a level playing ground. IMO, the Mitsu Raider is the best looking vehicle playing off the Dodge. It is much better looking than the Dakota in the front and I hate Mitsus. I think the Dakota/Durango front is too squared and silly looking. So to be honest, the Aspen is better looking than the Durango, but the exterior styling of the Aspen is just not up to the 300/Pacifica/Crossfire design levels. It's just a thrown together rebage to get some more #s for Chrysler (from a buisness end, there is nothing wrong with that. I'm not a fan of the Torrent, but it is getting sales for Pontiac). Ridges on the hood does not a Chrysler make. I don't think even the most die-hard of Chrysler fans can argue with me in that last paragraph ^ yea i agree with yah, and i wasnt trying to be a dickhead i was just sticking up fo chrysler, cause people were pointing out how it an ugly badge job, well i just wanted those people to look at there cars, i mean both dcx and gm have rebadges, every car company probably has a reabdge or two, or 5, lol
January 16, 200620 yr First off, you need three things...This: This: And This: Second, you need to stop using something... This: Third, you need to go somewhere... Here: Anyways, GTO looks nothing like a Cavalier. After 2 years of comparing, I still don't see it.
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