The Hellcat period at Dodge is coming to a screeching finish.
Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis advised Motor Authority that the supercharged fashions are of their final days.
Redesigned variations of the Charger and Challenger muscle automobiles are anticipated to maneuver to Stellantis’ electrified STLA Giant platform, which is able to as much as 500 miles of vary.
“I’ll have this automotive, this platform, this powertrain as we all know it, by the top of ’23,” Kuniskis advised Motor Authority on the Los Angeles Auto Present this month. “There’s two extra years to purchase a Hellcat, then it is historical past.”
The Hellcat fashions are the centrepiece of Dodge’s rebirth as a efficiency model.
Dodge has jettisoned minivans, pickups and front-wheel-drive automobiles lately in favor of two rear-wheel-drive automobiles — the Challenger and Charger — and one SUV, the Durango.
The visceral whine of the supercharger has turn into a staple within the model’s promoting for years.
Dodge turned the Hellcat fashions into aspirational autos by that includes them in thrill rides at occasions reminiscent of Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge in Pontiac, Mich.
The famed 6.2-liter V-8 engine ventured past Dodge’s muscle automobiles and made its manner into the Durango, Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk and Ram 1500 TRX.
Dodge plans to unveil an electrical idea automotive subsequent 12 months that can give fans a style of what is to return when it debuts an electrical muscle automotive in 2024.
A Stellantis product timeline reveals Dodge getting a plug-in hybrid mannequin in 2022 that could possibly be a brand new crossover.