The Dodge Challenger has been known since 1970, and the current generation of the model was introduced in 2008. The sports model became famous for its powerful, charged versions with V8 Hemi engines.
Dodge has discontinued production of the famous Challenger model. The last copy of the iconic sports car rolled off the production line at a plant in Brampton, Canada on December 22. About it reports Carscoops website.
The latest was the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 – the most powerful and fastest version in the history of the model. The coupe is designed specifically for drag racing and is equipped with a 1039-horsepower supercharged V8 Hemi. It can accelerate to 100 km/h in 1.66 seconds, cover ¼ mile (402 m) in 8.9 seconds and reach 346 km/h.
Dodge Challenger has been produced at a plant in Canada since 2008
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Notably, the final Dodge Challenger was sold at auction before it was even assembled. They paid $700,000 for this black coupe.
The current Dodge Challenger has been in production for 15 years. And although the model continued to be in demand (about 60 thousand sports cars were sold in 2022), its design was already outdated. There will be no new generation Challenger – the model’s successor will be the Dodge Charger electric car.
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The Dodge Challenger has been produced since 1970, and it is the first generation models that are considered the most valuable. For example, the 1971 Dodge Charger convertible with a 425-hp 7.0-liter V8 Hemi. With. sold at auction for $1.43 million.
The original Dodge Challenger went out of production in 1974, but the model was revived in 2008. Its design was made in the spirit of its famous ancestor, and modern Hemi engines with power from 340 to 1039 horsepower were installed under the hood. A total of 165 thousand Dodge Challengers of the first generation and over 700 thousand of the second were assembled.
By the way, the last Chrysler 300 sedan was recently produced at the same enterprise in Canada.
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2023-12-23 08:31:44
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