2022 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat (left) and 2022 Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock
Key Points
- Dodge will discontinue its gas-powered Challenger and Charger muscle cars at the end of next year, as the brand transitions to electric vehicles.
- Since being resurrected in the mid- to late 2000s, the Charger and Challenger have been stalwarts for Dodge and popular vehicles for a new generation of gearheads.
- But the cars have also been part of a fuel economy and emissions problem for Stellantis, formerly Fiat Chrysler.
Dodge is launching a litany of special vehicles and products to “celebrate” the end of the cars as they are today. Dodge’s plans include seven special-edition, or “buzz,” models; a commemorative “Last Call” under-hood plaque for all 2023 model-year vehicles; and a new dealer allocation process, among other measures.
The new dealer process will see Dodge allocate 2023 Charger and Challenger models to lots all at once, instead of making orders available throughout the year.
Dodge will provide customers a guide to locate specific models at each dealership.
Dodge Challenger, Charger to be discontinued in 2023