Sometimes life comes at you in extreme ways and the same could be said about the two extremely different cars that I tested during the past two weeks. One was the Honda FCX Clarity which runs on hydrogen and emits only water vapor. It was like the year 2026 and one of Al Gore’s nighttime fantasies all rolled into one insanely high tech package. The other was this “Detonator Yellow” 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T muscle car that rumbled its way into my life with an old school 372 horsepower 5.7 liter Hemi V8 and a 13.2 mile per gallon unleaded habit. The Challenger looked, felt and even smelled so retro that I was there had to be some form of time travel involved in its arrival at my house so I searched high and low for a hidden flux capacitor. Alas, no such “Back to the Future”-style antics were involved in its creation. So what did I make of these utterly divergent modes of personal transportation? Let’s just say I learned that I have learned that I quite like extremes. Despite some initial reservations, I became a big fan of the 2010 Challenger R/T mainly because there is quite simply no other car like it. This is the kind of stuff that Chrysler is very good at doing. Creating utterly unique automotive statements. You may say the Challenger R/T competes with the Mustang (so polished and refined it lacks the edge of a “traditional” muscle car) and the Camaro (a stylistic mess inside and out and it looks horrible in yellow) but they are like this Dodge only in the fact that they are all two door coupes. Would you say the Dodge Challenger R/T competes with the BMW 3-series coupe? No, because they appeal to different people. That is the essence of the Dodge Challenger R/T because it still possesses the edgy brutality that is sadly missing from other so-called muscle cars. So dust off the eight-track, crank up the Steely Dan and let your hair grow out—it’s time to recapture your misspent youth with the 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T. Exterior Styling Love it or loathe it, the 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T makes a very bold statement—especially in a color like yellow. Although I usually hate yellow cars, this one actually started to grow on me so much so that some even said the car “suited me.” So If I had to buy a yellow car, the only one I would want to be seen in would be the 2010 Challenger. Other than the color the 2010 Challenger is a brilliant piece of retro car design. It looks masculine, aggressive Category:Home › Home • Will higher gasoline prices mean lower sales for new cars? — part 2 • Will higher gasoline prices mean lower sales for new cars? — part 1 • Should the crew of the Sea Shepherd board whaling ships? • Which makes a better pet: A dog or a cat? — part 13 • Grandparents: Can blogging chronicle your genealogy? • Which makes a better pet: A dog or a cat? — part 12 • Are teachers unions the cause of public school problems today? • Which makes a better pet: A dog or a cat? — part 11