Dodge is the brand if you are crazy about huge combustion engines and old-fashioned petrol violence. However, almost nothing is safe when it comes to electrification and so in a few years we will also have to say goodbye to the Charger and Challenger as we know them today.
Dodge is also focusing on electrification and is working on fully electric cars in addition to partially electrically powered models. The times when a slightly stronger Hellcat V8 were spooned into the noses of Dodges are almost behind us. In 2024, the curtain will fall for the 2006 Charger and the Challenger introduced in 2008. That explains Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis to Motorcycle trend. We should not expect the successors to follow the ‘there’s now substitute for cubic inches’ principle again. However, Dodge does not just put the legendary model names with the bulky waste.
A new era is dawning under the newly formed parent company Stellantis. Stellantis is preparing a series of platforms for all-electric cars, which will also be used by Dodge. Kuniskis indicates that we will already see a preview of a fully electric muscle car in the first half of 2022. Probably a concept car that shows the future of the Charger or Challenger. It rests on the STLA Large platform from Stellantis, which probably also includes the successor to the Alfa Romeo Giulia. In addition, at the end of 2022, Dodge will show another study model that, according to Kuniskis, is ‘very, very important’, without going into further detail. In any case, 2022 will be a very interesting year for the brand and its enthusiasts.
In addition to two study models, Dodge will also launch a completely new model in 2022 with a plug-in hybrid powertrain. Kuniskis is still in the background about this, but logically this is an MPV or SUV for the American market in particular, since the Challenger and Charger are not yet ready. A new Durango seems a possibility.
One thing is certain: anyone who is crazy about the sometimes completely crazy Dodge that sprinkles 700+ horsepower strong V8s as if they are gingerbread cookies, can hold their breath. A new wind will blow. One that, according to Kuniskis, makes some people so sick that he has even received death threats. “I’m juggling knives here, because I have to keep two camps happy.”
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl