Will There be a 2024 Dodge Challenger near El Paso, TX?

In case you haven’t heard, the muscle cars from Dodge, the Charger and Challenger, will be saying goodbye after 2023 and will supposedly be taking their gasoline-powered engines with them, including the much-loved HEMI V8s, Hellcat models included. Production of these two American icons will halt by the end of 2023, and the manufacturing plant in Canada where they’re built will undergo a significant conversion to ready it for EV production. The transformation is slated for a 2025 completion. But where does this leave us for the 2024 Dodge Challenger near El Paso, TX? The End or the Beginning? The company hasn’t announced the termination of the Challenger and Charger, only the end of their current configuration. You better believe there will be successors- although these will likely be electrified. However, no matter what the future lineup looks like, it’s doubtful that such recognizable nameplates will be retired. In fact, Dodge has already given us a look at their first EV muscle car, with the preview of the Charger Daytona Concept. Thanks to the recent presentation of that 800-volt Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Banshee Concept, there has been much speculation about what the future e-muscle cars from Dodge will look like. At the unveiling of the Last Call 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170, Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis dropped a hint about the possibility of another e-muscle car, which leads many to believe a new Challenger could be in the works.

Rumors About the 2024 Dodge Challenger near El Paso, TX

And then there are the swirling rumors that have stemmed from “leaked information” posted online. This data hints that the new Challenger and Charger may not yet go fully electric. The end of the V8 era may be approaching quickly, but the leaked information suggests the 2024 Challenger and 2024 Charger could adopt the new Hurricane 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six cylinder internal combustion engine. A former product engineer for Stellantis (Dodge’s parent company) claims he helped in the creation of new exhaust components for the Hurricane in the Charger and Challenger. During his employment, he was responsible for “the design and release requirements of a new catalytic converter for the Dodge Challenger/Charger (MY 2024) 3.0-liter GMET6,” according to his social media account. The GMET6 is what the twin-turbo I6 is referred to internally by the company. It will allegedly be offered in two iterations: A standard output type (SO) to produce at least 400 horsepower/450 lb-ft of torque and a high-output version delivering at least 500 hp and 475 lb-ft. According to Mopar Insiders, both engines could be offered in both muscle cars, which suggests they could replace the entry-level Pentastar V6 and the mid-range 5.7-liter HEMI V8 Challenger and Charger options. At the same time, a 400-volt EV powertrain could replace the 6.6-liter Scat-Pack, with a show-stopping 800-volt Banshee system taking the place of the 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI V8 in the top-tier Hellcat models. Designed to meet and exceed performance specs of the outgoing ICE V8s, the new Hurricane engine will also improve fuel economy and deliver better emissions numbers by as much as 15 percent. If any of these reports prove to be true, we can expect to see the 6-cylinder 2024 Dodge Challenger and Charger revealed and ready for production sometime next year.

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