2024 Dodge Charger
#31
Lead Lap
#32
Lexus Champion
If I drove an EV I would own the silence.
#33
Lexus Test Driver
Stellantis will never develop a new V8. CAFE is here and they can't just keep buying credits from Tesla.
The twin turbo I6 is going to beat the hell out of the Hemi in performance.
The twin turbo I6 is going to beat the hell out of the Hemi in performance.
#34
Lexus Champion
#35
Lexus Champion
It just can't, the hemi is way better at making power. A TT hemi is a 1000WHP engine, they are far better when it comes to that but the new one will be better for OTS tuned and mid tier power/easy gains
#36
Lead Lap
The Stellantis CEO is hell bent on not paying Tesla for any credits and that’s the huge reason why any talk of new V8 development is off the table. They’re even building the Hurricane engines on the old Hemi production line. If they were working on a new V8 we’d know about it already.
#37
Super Moderator
The Sebring was an even odder case. The Convertible and the Cirrus sedan (renamed Sebring sedan for the 2nd generation) were both based on the JA platform, while the coupe was built on the FJ platform introduced for the Mitsubishi Eclipse.
#38
Super Moderator
So instead we got the 5.7L Hemi in 2003. But as you note, that wasn't a replacement, and the PowerTech continued on for another decade, finally being retired in 2013 after 15 years and 3 million units.
#39
Lexus Test Driver
A twin turbo inline 6 is not that much more fuel efficient than a modern V8.
People buy these cars for their heritage, sound and value.
So now you have a much heavier, more complex and much more expensive car that most likely will provide similar performance with not much more efficiency.
People buy these cars for their heritage, sound and value.
So now you have a much heavier, more complex and much more expensive car that most likely will provide similar performance with not much more efficiency.
#40
Lexus Test Driver
Well isn’t that what the EV models are for to lower the fleet emissions for Stellantis. They should have came out with EV Chrysler version and left Dodge brand as ICE. They don’t understand the American market at all.
#41
I actually really like this new Charger. Although the elephantine size and weight is a bit concerning….
If this thing has nice interior colors, and nice enough luxury features I could consider it. As for the engine noise, give me real engine noise or give me the sweet silence of an ev motor. Fake noise is dumb and it would be promptly turned off permanently.
If this thing has nice interior colors, and nice enough luxury features I could consider it. As for the engine noise, give me real engine noise or give me the sweet silence of an ev motor. Fake noise is dumb and it would be promptly turned off permanently.
#42
#43
Lead Lap
A twin turbo inline 6 is not that much more fuel efficient than a modern V8.
People buy these cars for their heritage, sound and value.
So now you have a much heavier, more complex and much more expensive car that most likely will provide similar performance with not much more efficiency.
People buy these cars for their heritage, sound and value.
So now you have a much heavier, more complex and much more expensive car that most likely will provide similar performance with not much more efficiency.
The writing has been on the wall for ages that Dodge could not continue on its current path for much longer.
#44
Lexus Test Driver
#45
Lexus Fanatic
They can’t just rely on EVs from another brand on the umbrella to meet their goals. That is a poor strategy. Giving Dodge owners a choice is smart, although I do question them leading with the EV vs. ICE. Dodge’s brand CEO is a 31 year Chrysler veteran, not some European that’s never touched foot on American soil.