The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat & Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Thread (Hellcat Lovers)

The 2023 Dodge Challenger Swinger Edition Refuses To Go Away Quietly

The Swinger is a throwback to Dodge’s of the past on a car that’ll soon be a part of Dodge’s past.
 
Accessorise your 1,011bhp Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 with these custom parts

Bagged one of the ‘Last Call’ editions of the bonkers Challenger? These limited edition aftermarket toys include all the bits to connect a parachute

Congratulations, you’ve got hold of a Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170, a car so unrelenting in its pursuit of quarter-mile glory that Dodge will charge you $10k to undo all of its hard work by speccing a sunroof.

Still, you want to make your 1,011bhp Challenger your own and for that you need accessories. Y’know, ones that Dodge actually approves of. And so the firm has come up with a list of just such things.

So, deep breath: you can now buy a custom Goodwool car shell ($2,640) and custom satin-stretch indoor car cover ($695), plus a Direct Connection harness bar ($1,389) made from 4130 chromoly steel and a seat harness mounting kit ($179.99).

Dodge will charge you $3,999 to delete the rear seats, filling in the gaps with some carbon fibre for the floor and back panels.

 
It Looks Like The Next Gen Dodge Charger Will Get A Gas Engine After All

A new report confirms that the next generation of Dodge’s full size muscle car will get turbocharged straight six power.

Dodge fans were up in arms when the brand announced that it would be going electric. How would the drivers of Hellcats and Scat Packs the world over obnoxiously rip through traffic now? Today, they can put their pitchforks down, at least partially.

The Drive has confirmed that the next generation Dodge Charger will get a gas engine after all, it just won’t be a V8. The confirmation comes from a source that has inside information from a Dodge supplier who agreed to share info on on the condition they remain anonymous. This source confirmed that the Charger will be getting a version of the brand’s Hurricane straight six engine in addition to electric power.

“They’re keeping gasoline engines. The official designation for the vehicle platform is LB and it will have the new GME-T6 Hurricane inline-six in RWD and AWD,” the source said. “It will be using the Stellantis Gen 4 transmission that’s also rolling out to Mack Assembly, Jefferson North Assembly, and Toledo North.”

As The Drive pointed out, Dodge has hyped its EV transition, suggesting that the era of the gas powered muscle car was coming to an end. Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis admitted that the platform for the next generation of the Charger could handle both gas and electric powertrains but maintained that gas power wasn’t in the cards. What’s changed?

 
Next-Gen Dodge Charger's Production Design Seemingly Revealed In New Christmas Ad

This illustration matches up with leaked images of the Charger's body-in-white, and it sticks close to the EV concept's design.

One of the most eagerly anticipated vehicles of the next couple of years is the replacement for the Dodge Charger and Challenger. Last summer Dodge debuted the electric Charger Daytona SRT concept, a two-door coupe with retro styling that was billed as a close preview of the brand’s first production EV. More recent reports have suggested the production Charger will also be available with gas engines, too, but Dodge has been keeping most details close to its chest.

Now, a new Christmas ad spot from Dodge seems to show the production version of the next-gen Charger, and it’s looking pretty damn good.


 
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