Next-Generation Dodge Charger, Challenger Will Get Electric Assistance
25 May 2021, 19:52 UTC ·
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Instead of a two-door hardtop with a 426 HEMI under the hood, the Charger was revived in 2005 for the 2006 model year as a four-door sedan with Mercedes-Benz connections and a 5.7-liter HEMI shared with the Ram 1500. The Challenger came back as well, and over the years, both of them were upgraded with a 6.2-liter V8 mill that FCA calls the Hellcat.
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Long before Fiat Chrysler Automobiles entered the merger with Groupe PSA to form Stellantis, the Charger and Challenger faced criticism over their aging underpinnings. The LX vehicle architecture was redesigned once for the 2015 model year with the introduction of the Hellcat, which is praiseworthy but not enough to keep the muscle cars relevant in the future.