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The Most Powerful Muscle Car in the World: 1,025-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 Sets New Performance Benchmarks

Dodge is introducing the quickest, fastest and most powerful muscle car in the world, the 1,025-horsepower 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170. The brand's seventh and final "Last Call" special-edition model was unveiled this evening at the Dodge Last Call Powered by Roadkill Nights Vegas performance festival at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. With its 1,025-horsepower (at 6,500 rpm), 945 lb.-ft. (at 4,200 rpm) production HEMI(R) engine, the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 reaches...

HEMI(R) Spirit: Dodge Challenger Black Ghost Is Number Six of Seven Dodge 'Last Call' Special-edition Models

Dodge is announcing the brand's penultimate "Last Call" special-edition model, the 2023 Dodge Challenger Black Ghost, a modern-day vision that channels the HEMI(R)-powered spirit of a muscle car that haunted metro Detroit's famed Woodward Avenue in the 1970s. The original Black Ghost, a black 1970 Dodge Challenger RT SE (special edition) owned by Godfrey Qualls, ruled Woodward Avenue in the 1970s. Qualls' 1970 Challenger quickly earned a legendary reputation for flexing its 426 HEMI-powered muscle on...

2023 Dodge Challenger and Charger Scat Pack Swinger Special-edition Models Bring Retro Flair to Dodge 'Last Call' Lineup

A pair of modern-day "Swingers" with a retro-themed appearance are joining the Dodge brand's "Last Call." The special-edition 2023 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack Swinger and 2023 Dodge Charger R/T Scat Pack Swinger represent the third and fourth of seven special-edition Dodge "Last Call" models and give a nod back to the unique style of the Dodge brand's "swinging" muscle car lineup of the late 1960s and early 1970s. The original Dodge Dart Swinger was a...

Dodge Challenger Shakedown Revealed, Kicks Off No. 1 of 7 'Last Call' Special-edition Models

Dodge is revealing the first of the brand's "Last Call" lineup of seven special-edition 2023 models, drawing a line back to 2016 to celebrate an iconic Dodge concept vehicle with the special-edition 2023 Dodge Challenger Shakedown. The 2023 Dodge Challenger Shakedown pays tribute the original Dodge Shakedown Challenger concept, which shook up the display floor when unveiled at the 2016 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. The special-edition 2023 Dodge Challenger Shakedown follows...

2022 Dodge Challenger / Challenger SRT Fact Sheet

The Dodge Challenger is the world's quickest, fastest and most powerful muscle car. For the 2022 model year, the 807-horsepower Challenger SRT Super Stock continues as the halo of the Challenger lineup, out-performing the competition in the modern horsepower wars. From the most powerful and fastest muscle car - the SRT Super Stock - to 303-horsepower V-6 efficiency and class-exclusive all-wheel-drive (AWD) capability on SXT and GT models, the Challenger meets the wants and needs of...

50 Years and Zero Chance of Growing Up: Dodge Introduces Limited-production Challenger 50th Anniversary Edition at 2019 AutoMobility LA

The "golden age" of muscle cars is now and Dodge is celebrating the golden anniversary of its iconic Challenger with the new limited-production 50th Anniversary Edition, shown for the first time today at 2019 AutoMobility LA. When the Dodge Challenger first entered in the muscle car ranks of Detroit's Big Three 50 years ago, it arrived with something its competitors didn't have: the greatest range of powertrain choices in the industry, from the small but durable...

2020 Dodge Challenger / Challenger SRT Fact Sheet

Dodge delivers the industry's most powerful and capable muscle car lineup with the 2020 Dodge Challenger. From the most powerful, quickest and fastest muscle car - the "Demon-possessed" 797-horsepower SRT Hellcat Redeye - to 305-horsepower V-6 efficiency and class-exclusive all-wheel-drive (AWD) capability, Challenger is unrivaled when it comes to sheer horsepower, all-weather capability and overall interior roominess. Dodge Challenger is a true GT car. Its heritage design, unmatched power and everyday livability combine to make this...

Dodge Announces Pricing for Revamped 2019 Challenger Lineup, Offering Most Affordable V-8 in the Muscle Car Segment, America's Only All-wheel-drive Mu

Dodge//SRT continues to push the envelope in the muscle car world, unleashing a new Challenger lineup with new models, class-exclusive all-wheel-drive (AWD) technology, a new R/T Scat Pack Widebody and the most powerful SRT Hellcat lineup ever, ranging from 717 to 797 horsepower with the new Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye. "The 2019 Dodge Challenger lineup continues to evolve, with new models, more SRT Hellcat horsepower and new pricing," said Steve Beahm, Head of Passenger Car Brands...

2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Pulls the Wheels

Dodge rocked the high-performance car world in 2014 with the 707-horsepower Charger SRT Hellcat and Challenger SRT Hellcat, building supercar performance at affordable prices. They were the most powerful muscle cars ever - until now.   Today, Dodge is shaking the foundation of the entire performance car industry, launching New York International Auto Show week with its wickedly fast new 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon - highly capable on the street, absolutely dominating at the drag...

New 2017 Dodge Challenger GT Is World's First and Only All-wheel-drive American Muscle Coupe

Designed and engineered for world-class precision, the new 2017 Dodge Challenger GT all-wheel drive (AWD) delivers the performance, power and all-weather capability to carve through some of the worst weather Mother Nature can dish out.   From winding through twisty stretches of mountain roads, escaping away to a snow-covered ski resort, to daily commutes through the slush and snow of Northeastern and Midwestern winters, the Challenger GT AWD is built to handle it all.   "Dodge...

2017 Dodge Challenger / Challenger SRT Fact Sheet

The Dodge and SRT brands offer the most complete lineup of muscle cars in the market, including the 2017 Dodge Challenger SXT with its standard powerful and fuel-efficient Pentastar V-6 engine combined with the TorqueFlite eight-speed transmission that delivers 305 horsepower and an estimated 30 miles per gallon (mpg) on the highway; the Dodge Challenger R/T with the high-torque 5.7-liter HEMI(R) paired with the TorqueFlite eight-speed or six-speed manual transmission; and the 6.4-liter HEMI Challenger R/T Scat...

The Most Complete Dodge Challenger Lineup Ever Powers The Muscle Car Into 2016

The Dodge brand's Challenger muscle-car arsenal is reloaded as the most complete model lineup with 10 trim levels, ranging from the 707 horsepower SRT Hellcat to the 305 horsepower, 30-mpg 3.6-liter Pentastar-V-6 powered SXT model. All 2016 Dodge Challenger models are designed and engineered for world-class precision and outstanding performance. The 10 available trim levels for the 2016 Dodge Challenger include: SXT, SXT Plus, R/T, R/T Shaker, R/T Plus, R/T Plus Shaker, R/T Scat Pack, 392...

Dodge Unleashes Most Powerful Challenger Ever

The newly consolidated Dodge and SRT brands are launching out of the gate at full throttle - introducing the new 600-plus horsepower 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT with a Hellcat engine and its stablemate - the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT just one month after taking the wraps off the new Dodge Challenger 392 HEMI(R) Scat Pack Shaker at the New York Auto Show. Driven by the five SRT performance hallmarks, the new 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT and...

Dodge Debuts New 2015 Challenger at 2014 New York Auto Show

The horsepower wars are alive and thriving, and the Dodge brand shook the foundation of the Jacob Javits Center in New York with the roaring exhaust note of its new 2015 Dodge Challenger 392 HEMI(R) Scat Pack Shaker model during the auto show reveal of its newest evolution of an iconic American Muscle car. "For 2015, we're going deep with the remake of the Dodge Challenger," said Tim Kuniskis, President and CEO - Dodge Brand, Chrysler...