The head of the carmaker Dodge confirmed that the stunning Hellcat engines and their models will end in 2023.
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We all know that nothing lasts forever, which also applies to Hellcat engines and the Dodge Charger and Challenger models they install. At the same time, it was originally expected that their end would not occur until 2024, but the head of the carmaker has now shortened the forecast to 2023.
„There are only two years left to buy Hellcat, then it will be history, “Said Tim Kuniskis, the carmaker’s chief, in an interview with the Motor Authority during the Los Angeles Auto Show. According to him, the engines should remain on the market until about the end of 2023, and their end is related to fines that have earned the petrol-hunting Charger and Challenger SRT Hellcat models.
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Hellcat engines are not the only thing the carmaker will get rid of in two to three years. According to the MotorTrend report, shortly after the end of the Hellcat engines, the Charger and Challenger models will also end, which should replace “new models on a new platform”. “The cars we know now will disappear with production with the arrival of 2024,Kuniskis was supposed to state.
It is not yet clear whether modern successors of American icons will keep the old names, but the carmaker promises a number of innovations within the so-called “Never Lift” strategy. The first unveiling of a purely electric muscle car, the official premiere of which should take place in about six months, also became a part of it. This will probably be a concept that outlines the future of the brand after 2024.
If we focus on the near future, then the carmaker Dodge is waiting for the introduction of the historically first plug-in hybrid, which should happen next year. It was originally speculated that it would be a Dodge Durango SUV, but this speculation was refuted and Durango will probably end up together with Charger and Challenger in 2024.
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The new plug-in hybrid is likely to be a compact SUV that could be close to the expected Alfa Romeo Tonale. After all, both carmakers can share technology within Stellantis. In addition to the plug-in hybrid, Dodge is preparing another surprise.
Kuniskis was to tell MotorTrend that Dodge would introduce a very important model by the end of the year. We don’t have any detailed information about it yet, but it seems that it will be very important for the Dodge car. In addition, Dodge promises various special editions of the Charger and Challenger models for the coming years, which will surely attract more enthusiastic people interested in a real V8.
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