HEMI Engines CANCELED But Not Before A Final Blowout

Dodge’s V8-powered muscle cars are nearing the end of production. The current Challenger and Charger will be phased out in December 2023 and replaced by a new electric vehicle platform, according to the automaker.

Dodge is celebrating both models with a slew of special editions and options, as well as the addition of a commemorative “Last Call” badge to the hood of every 2023 vehicle.

Six new versions of the pair will be released in the coming weeks, with a seventh debuting in November at the SEMA auto show in Las Vegas.

There are no details on any of them yet, but Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis stated that the seventh will make history, implying that it will replace the 808 hp Dodge Challenger SRT Demon as the most powerful internal combustion engine muscle car ever made.

Dodge is also adding the standard 717 hp Hellcat engine to its highly customizable Jailbreak ordering option, which debuted last year with the 807 hp supercharged V8-powered Challenger and Charger Hellcat Redeye models. Customers can use the Jailbreak to mix and match paint colors, trim, and appearance packages in nearly any combination they can think of.

Pricing and other details will be released in the coming weeks, and the six-cylinder Challenger and Charger models will be phased out.

The first electric Dodge muscle car is set to be released for the 2024 model year.