Hands-on go back to Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat for last change
The Dodge Challenger is on its means out after the 2023 design year, in addition to the associated Charger, and just in time for the final year, the Challenger SRT Hellcat will certainly be readily available once again with a hands-on transmission.
The handbook was dropped from the Challenger SRT Hellcat for the entire of the 2022 version year. The reason was due to a changed calibration being developed, a spokesperson stated when the news was initially reported in late 2021.
The spokesperson claimed the handbook would at some point return, and also Car and also Driver reported on Wednesday that the return is occurring for the 2023 version year.
The guidebook is a 6-speed from Tremec. It remained to be offered on other Challenger variants like the R/T and also R/T Scat Pack, which feature 5.7- as well as 6.4-liter V-8s, specifically. The SRT Hellcat is powered by a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 rated at 717 hp, as well as in 2018 Dodge claimed approximately 35% of all orders are with the handbook.
Dodge has a lot more adjustments for 2023 to note the final year of production of the Challenger and also Charger muscular tissue automobiles. All Challengers and also Chargers constructed for the 2023 model year will certainly include unique rewards signifying them as the last of their kind. While this will differ from design to version, all will include a celebratory plaque under the hood birthing the scripts “Last Call,” “Designed in Auburn Hills,” and “Assembled in Brampton.” Popular shade choices will certainly likewise return, consisting of B5 Blue, Plum Crazy, and also Sublime.
Dodge will also supply seven scandal sheets with minimal manufacturing that reference timeless Challenger as well as Charger models. The very first six are the Challenger Shakedown, Charger Super Bee, Challenger and also Charger Scat Pack Swinger, Charger King Daytona, and Challenger Black Ghost. The final 7th unique design, which will certainly be based on the Challenger, will be disclosed in the future after missing its November launching at the 2022 SEMA show. The factor for the hold-up? Dodge has actually been exploding engines during the advancement.
Even more out Dodge will switch to electric power, and that future has actually currently been previewed with the Charger Daytona SRT principle unveiled in August and also expected to generate a production variation in 2024. A high-performance version of the idea, referred to as the Banshee, was shown in November.
This post was initially released by Motor Authority, a content partner of ClassicCars.com.
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