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914Driver MegaDork
6/14/19 7:20 a.m.

New Beetle Ute. These folks also make kits for Jettas and Chargers.

z31maniac MegaDork
6/14/19 7:38 a.m.

The Dodge actually looks pretty good!

1988RedT2 UltimaDork
6/14/19 7:38 a.m.

Re the Beetle, the engine is still on the wrong end.

DirtyBird222 UberDork
6/14/19 8:07 a.m.

That Dodge boat is a proper looking truck. The Bug doesn't look bad either.

Rodan Dork
6/14/19 8:16 a.m.

OK... that Dodge is pretty cool. Hellcat Ute, anyone?

stuart in mn MegaDork
6/14/19 9:24 a.m.

According to their website, Subaru Impreza and Audi A4/S4 utes as well. https://www.smythkitcars.com/

TJL Reader
6/14/19 9:56 a.m.

I was expecting to see the usual cobbled together redneck creation but those look quite the opposite. I cant see owning one but they look quite good.

dculberson UltimaDork
6/14/19 12:07 p.m.

I think the bug looks like a pt cruiser and ssr and bug got together and had a lumpy kid.

LopRacer Dork
6/14/19 12:08 p.m.

Top notch products brought to you by the Founder of Factory Five Racing. Been following his engineering and design on the Bettle kit on the book of faces for awhile now. Looks cool, but I agree I will likely never have one.

Patrick GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/14/19 12:20 p.m.

The first generation of new chargers are almost cheap enough for me to do this to

penultimeta HalfDork
6/14/19 12:22 p.m.

Definitely the best way to deal with the nasty back seat of an ex cop car.

dean1484 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/14/19 12:29 p.m.

Ohhhh My.. . .. I do like the Charger. .

1988RedT2 UltimaDork
6/14/19 1:18 p.m.

Y'all are bent. The bug is by far the better-looking of the two. That rear quarter window on the charger is all wrong.

Robbie UltimaDork
6/14/19 1:37 p.m.

1988RedT2 said:
Y'all are bent. The bug is by far the better-looking of the two. That rear quarter window on the charger is all wrong.

I agree. I really love the charger and would probably already have one if the bed line went straight back instead of that little "hoffmiester kink".

Datsun310Guy UltimaDork
6/14/19 1:40 p.m.

I’m 6’4” tall. I’ve had weird dreams of trying to get into one of these.

buzzboy HalfDork
6/14/19 4:38 p.m.

I'm waiting impatiently for 3Pedals to get their T56 swap figured out for the Chargers. A manual charger ute would be glorious.

chandler PowerDork
6/14/19 4:38 p.m.

dculberson said:
I think the bug looks like a pt cruiser and ssr and bug got together and had a lumpy kid.

3-way?

Furious_E GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
6/14/19 5:19 p.m.

Robbie said:
1988RedT2 said:
Y'all are bent. The bug is by far the better-looking of the two. That rear quarter window on the charger is all wrong.

I agree. I really love the charger and would probably already have one if the bed line went straight back instead of that little "hoffmiester kink".

The quarter window is slightly awkward, but overall I think it still looks good. I'd rock it.

wvumtnbkr GRM+ Memberand UberDork
6/14/19 7:12 p.m.

So, the charger started out as a 4 door and now it has 2 doors.

Is it a coupe? Sedan? Seduck? Couck? Cock? What?

buzzboy HalfDork
6/14/19 9:15 p.m.

Ute?

JoeyM Mod Squad
6/14/19 9:35 p.m.

I like them both

slowbird New Reader
6/14/19 9:37 p.m.

It's a ute, which is derived from "coupe utility" I believe. So, it's a coupe also.

Cotton PowerDork
6/14/19 9:59 p.m.

I really like the charger.

cdeforrest New Reader
6/14/19 10:56 p.m.

Lots of charger love - there’s nothing else to do with them. Everything here is either a cop car or a rental grade v6 with tinted windows that’s going to show up on the next episode of COPS

914Driver MegaDork
6/15/19 7:11 p.m.

buzzboy said:
Ute?

Shouldn't click here.

In the 1930s, Henry Ford refused to sell them in America, called them Kangaroo chasers. Imagine any car from the 30s until now, made in to an El Camino - Ranchero.