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So as I'm waiting for the time to strike and debating back and forth between what I think I want, I've been watching a lot of videos. Am I imagining things or are the images of the cars not being updated to match the actual car? Before you guys say what my wife or buddies say: "stop nitpicking", "why do you care", etc. I would just like to say in my line of work attention to detail is paramount. The image is from a 2021 Super Stock. Does this bother anyone else and has anyone inquired as to whether this can or will be addressed? Color, widebody vs standard etc.

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So as I'm waiting for the time to strike and debating back and forth between what I think I want, I've been watching a lot of videos. Am I imagining things or are the images of the cars not being updated to match the actual car? Before you guys say what my wife or buddies say: "stop nitpicking", "why do you care", etc. I would just like to say in my line of work attention to detail is paramount. The image is from a 2021 Super Stock. Does this bother anyone else and has anyone inquired as to whether this can or will be addressed? Color, widebody vs standard etc.

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"First World Problems..." said a dude with a Hellcat on a Hellcat forum as he shared a supremely profound piece of insight that contributed nothing. Thanks stranger. Smh
 

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Got it. You don't care about the details or about your car being pictured in the display. Thank you for weighing in. An observation for future input, net zero is generally just annoying.
 

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the hoods wrong too. what about the navi screen? the options for having the pointer look like your car are very limited.
 

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It's a bit off-putting. However, I think this is to be expected from Dodge. More bespoke cars like the AMGs, BMWs, Astons and other more exotics tend to spend far more attention to detail and cost on things like this. Dodge reuses the same general interior, sans center steering wheel, headrests, and air conditioner vent badges for all cars in their lineup. Exterior look is also very similar. We with trained eyes know the differences between an R/T widebody and a Super Stock. Most of the public doesn't because they're pretty close (minus the hood and front fascia).

Most of the upper end segment of cars that have things like unique infotainment treatment and similar levels of model representation don't have what I call the "common" problem. That brand recognition problem is the fact that AMG GT Coupes and similar other cars don't have a "common" model in their lineup the way the Challenger and Chargers, Mustangs, and Camaros do. There is no lower performance entry level affordable level of car in these bespoke lineups. In the domestic pony/muscle car market, most of them have 4cyl turbo cars as their base models with V6s in the midrange and an assortment of V8 trims at the upper end. Dodge is odd in that it doesn't have a 4cyl, a base V6, and a plethora of 4 different V8 trims. The majority of these auto makers sell far more I4 and V6 cars. As such, they have multiple models with the most numerous being their lower end models. Thus, for cost savings, they tend to focus their specialty items for this general market. The difference really between Dodge and say, Mercedes is that Dodge develops with a "good enough" mindset on interior attention to detail while Mercedes AMG develops with exclusivity in mind. Such things are far more expensive and they don't have a budget vehicle in that price segment, so they have to go the extra mile to satisfy their premium clients.

6.2L Dodge cars of all types are a small portion of the overall sales. They're highly recognizable cars built up from the lower tier cars. It may be a bit sad to say, but the reason our cars exist is to primarily help Dodge sell SXTs, R/Ts, and Scat Packs. Dodge does a little here and there to try and separate the HCs from the lower trims, but in the end, they're still just an evolution of that lower trim line. It saves money to not redesign things. Thus, they can part together a Hellcat from the budget bin as it were and slap on a few stick-on items to make it look different. Bespoke AMGs are built from the ground up as personalized, unique performance machines complete with accurate model representation in the infotainment system. Sure, this could likely be easily done in UConnect, but it's just one of a long list of other cost savings options built into the development of the HC. Ford's GT500 shares a similar issue in that 90% of that car's interior and exterior is found on the EcoBoost. So, Dodge isn't an outlier. Domestic halo trim cars are used to sell lower trim cars. They all use cost cutting, and fine details are often one of the first things cut out.
 

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You want all the matchy-matchy details, then go buy a keep wrangler. They are chocked full of "easter eggs" and tiny details showing a jeep rather than generic car/suv images for various buttons and so on. The little details are everywhere. You can literally spend hours finding jeep specific throw backs and small details everywhere inside and outside the jeep. They really have pride in that unit.
 

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You want all the matchy-matchy details, then go buy a keep wrangler. They are chocked full of "easter eggs" and tiny details showing a jeep rather than generic car/suv images for various buttons and so on. The little details are everywhere. You can literally spend hours finding jeep specific throw backs and small details everywhere inside and outside the jeep. They really have pride in that unit.
The Jeep community is also rabidly obsessed with those little things also. Appealing to their target audience.
 

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I notice that. Fortunately, my car is red. I would consider the dash look to be kind of out of synch if there was not so much red in it and it has often occurred to me, "What if my car were blue, would it not be better to have a matching color scheme in the dash?
 

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To the OP, I'd say sell the car and buy a 2015-2018 model, problem solved.
Give it to me I'll fix it.

All seriousness yes it drove me nuts that on the hellcat pages there was a red HC when Mine was white. think they should've added a tiny bit more code to the lines and altered the color scheme based on vin, but that would be toooo nice.
 

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Basically it always boils down to money. These cars are a great bang for the buck. Of COURSE the euro junk pays more attention to details - you're just paying more for it. Probably have to pick your poison, bang for buck or overpay for finicky crap that makes the OCD in us happy.
 
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Ok, how long is that little car on your dash for anyway?? A split second, unless you drive with your door open. Man! The stuff people worry about. Just step on the gas, watch the road, & enjoy your car!!
Oh, my bad, then you might need a tissue dispenser as to wipe the tears of joy from your eyes.
 

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They have some variation. I haven't decided what I actually want yet. I think bespoke is a pretty strong word to describe a total of 4 variations on 3 graphics and about a dozen colors. We're talking whole minutes of additional work. It's a matter of effort. They've put effort into these cars. This is likely just a small oversight. Also, that's not my car. Mine was DG. Sold in August. Want something else, but the fact that there are more people defending something that could be rectified so easily is kind of... I'm not even sure what to call it really. At the very least it's lazy thinking on their part and people saying it's a money thing, got ya, attention to detail is out of Dodge's reach/cost for me to expect. Thank you.

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Are you saying that I should consider keeping the TRX, even though the elegant photo on the dash shows one that's silver?
Mine's white. Also, the picture is taken in a desert setting, and I'm in the mountains. Blasphemy.

Hell, I'm calling Ram Cares right now!
 

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Are you saying that I should consider keeping the TRX, even though the elegant photo on the dash shows one that's silver?
Mine's white. Also, the picture is taken in a desert setting, and I'm in the mountains. Blasphemy.

Hell, I'm calling Ram Cares right now!
Let me handle that for you.

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