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The problem is they tried to market it as a modern performance car to get excited about to a group of people who are actually losing the most exciting car Dodge has ever produced.

Let’s be honest no one is going to get excited about yet another Compact Utility Vehicle (cute yute).
 

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The problem is they tried to market it as a modern performance car to get excited about to a group of people who are actually losing the most exciting car Dodge has ever produced.

Let’s be honest no one is going to get excited about yet another Compact Utility Vehicle (cute yute).
Yes and no - The most exciting car Dodge has ever produced doesn't sport a Hellcat. lol - It sported a v10. Everyone loves the Viper, just not everyone can drive one.

This thing doesn't "replace" anything. The closest thing is the maligned, minivan-based Journey that is pretty universally panned. There hasn't been a Dodge in this space since the Caliber, and that was barely more than a fastback Jeep.

The hellcats are probably gonna stick around a minute as top tier. I think like Jeep, they're creating a lineup with EV options. The only Jeep that's 100% EV is the upcoming Recon (in the US)
 

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Will the advertising properly place the Hornet or will it be a repeat of Dart’s errors in advertising?
 

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If it comes lower from the factory how are they supposed to sell the DirectConnection lowering kits?
Agreed...sort of. Just like how were they supposed to sell the Stage 1 and 2 kits for the Avenger when it rolled out or the SRT version of the Dart that never made it. You have to sell a vehicle to somebody before you can upsell the accessories right?? FCA/Chrysler Corp/whoever has this nasty habit of showing you the cool things they can make to get you to buy the economy version of a vehicle only to yank the rug out from under you a few years later!!!
 

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Agreed...sort of. Just like how were they supposed to sell the Stage 1 and 2 kits for the Avenger when it rolled out or the SRT version of the Dart that never made it. You have to sell a vehicle to somebody before you can upsell the accessories right?? FCA/Chrysler Corp/whoever has this nasty habit of showing you the cool things they can make to get you to buy the economy version of a vehicle only to yank the rug out from under you a few years later!!!
Unless it's for a Wrangler.*
 

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Has anyone here in the forums, driven one or even seen the Hornet up close?
Its so amazing that the Hornet is being trashed without even a test drive.
Whats up with that?
Nobody trashing the Hornet here at all, just voicing different opinions that we are all allowed to express in a free and open society...you are free to stop following this conversation if you find its unfair or too harsh, I've done it many times myself here on this Forum and others and yet, I'm still here!!
 

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Has anyone here in the forums, driven one or even seen the Hornet up close?
Its so amazing that the Hornet is being trashed without even a test drive.
Whats up with that?
You haven't been here long enough to have heard us trash a car we don't like, lol.

This is merely a commentary on its stance, visually & the choices of Dodge's Photography.
 

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You haven't been here long enough to have heard us trash a car we don't like, lol.

This is merely a commentary on its stance, visually & the choices of Dodge's Photography.
I don't mind the marketing photos, but boy, the renderings they have in the build your own are atrocious... I was pricing out one for a friend, and I honestly just stopped and said, you know what lets just wait and see it in person, the images scared me away... and all I ever buy and/or recommend to others are Mopar. As for the height, you have to lift CUV's otherwise people will realize they are just wagons... personally I love a long roof...
 

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Will the advertising properly place the Hornet or will it be a repeat of Dart’s errors in advertising?
Honestly I hate the advertising. I think it's repeating Caliber and Dart mistakes. Trying to be funny and it's just not really working? And that piss yellow is just not a pretty color on that body.
 

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Honestly I hate the advertising. I think it's repeating Caliber and Dart mistakes. Trying to be funny and it's just not really working? And that piss yellow is just not a pretty color on that body.
That's actually a tri-coat, and I see what they were going for with hornets usually lumped into "yellow" like bees. But it's a featured and premium color option so it was going to make it into the commercial.

Personally I prefer the Blue Bayou though. And the only part of the promo video worth airing is the last 30 seconds.
 

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Has anyone here in the forums, driven one or even seen the Hornet up close?
Its so amazing that the Hornet is being trashed without even a test drive.
Whats up with that?
I saw one at a show a month or so ago. Exterior-wise the pictures are accurate. I actually liked the interior much better while sitting in the car. It's laid out very intuitive. I typically don't like the screens that aren't integrated into the dash, but this one wasn't noticeably removed. The seats were very comfortable. My wife was sold and wants one.

I wouldn't buy it if our kids were still young and living with us, but our youngest is a Senior in high school and about to leave the nest. So with just the wife and I, a Hornet would be a practical vehicle. The back seat moves out of the way for more "trunk" space. Again, I was fairly impressed.

I have not driven one yet. Nor have I seen one at our local dealerships.
 
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That's actually a tri-coat, and I see what they were going for with hornets usually lumped into "yellow" like bees. But it's a featured and premium color option so it was going to make it into the commercial.

Personally I prefer the Blue Bayou though. And the only part of the promo video worth airing is the last 30 seconds.
I get what they were going for but they should have at least given them stripes or something to offset the gold. If they weren't going for the weird newsreel thing, it would have been better. They are too late to be going after the murder hornet cache. Jmo.
 

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I get what they were going for but they should have at least given them stripes or something to offset the gold. If they weren't going for the weird newsreel thing, it would have been better. They are too late to be going after the murder hornet cache. Jmo.
Racing stripes are absolutely a Dodge thing, and there's probably some in the DirectConnection catalog (and if not there will be soon) so stripes do make a lot of sense.
 
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