I will be looking at the 2015
I will be looking at the 2015 Charger as a possibility for my next car. I looked at the SS, but I think I've eliminated it as a possibility.
I own a 2008 Pontiac G8 GT, and I know its good and bad points. However, I don't think the SS is worth $15,000 more than the G8. The price is the problem. I think the Charger may be my next car for a few other reasons as well. I still love and want a larger powerful sedan, but the G8 and Chevy SS have the exact same model of HORRIBLE 6 speed automatic. Did I mention horrible? I've lived with that slow shifting, confused, power-robbing, poorly programmed, problematic and had-to-be-rebuilt transmission since I bought the G8 new in 2008. That's enough reason to not buy an SS, unless you wait for the manual transmission option availability. The handling will surely be great in the SS, as it is in the G8. I doubt they made drastic changes, and I don't think durability of the steering and suspension is the best in the G8. Maybe they worked out those problems in the SS. I like the styling of the G8, although it is subdued styling, but I'm no fan of the SS bigger Malibu styling. The Malibu itself even looks slightly better, and the Impala front end is even better yet, sadly. For what its worth, GM could have at least made it look like a bigger badder Impala if they were constrained to Chevy-ish styling. The 2015 Charger has its own unique, aggressive styling, and I like looking at it in all the pictures I've seen. I am a fan of the Dodge UConnect system as I have used it in a few rental vehicles. I look forward to test driving the 2015 Charger R/T and R/T Scat Pack as soon as it's available.