Challenger loses some of it’s cool

Autoblog has a photo of what’s believed to be a preproduction Dodge Challenger:

For me, the taillight bar across the back was one of the things that made the Challenger concept so damn cool. If it loses that, it loses some of it’s luster. Of course, the car manufacturers have to design these components to meet all sorts of Federal “safety” standards, so they were probably forced to despiff the rear end. Total bummer.