Dodge launched the Challenger’s year-long farewell tour immediately with a particular version designed to talk to fans with a deep data of the Dodge again catalog. It’s referred to as the 2023 Dodge Challenger Shakedown, and the corporate will construct simply 1,000 of them.
A Lengthy Goodbye
Dodge introduced final week that its two huge, rear-wheel-drive automobiles — the 4-door Charger sedan and the 2-door Challenger muscle automobile — won’t reside to see 2024. However the firm will say goodbye to 2 of the oldest designs nonetheless available on the market with a sequence of particular editions.
They’ll be bought, Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis has mentioned, “identical to a sneaker drop.”
The corporate received’t settle for orders forward of time. As an alternative, the Dodge Storage web site will observe which dealerships have the limited-edition fashions and rely down as they promote out. That website doesn’t seem to have these allocations listed but, however Dodge has launched particulars of the primary of the “Final Name” editions.
The 2023 Challenger Shakedown takes its inspiration from a 1971 Challenger Dodge modified for the present automobile circuit in 2016. That mannequin was a ’70s traditional fitted with elements from the trendy Challenger.
Shaker Hood Scoop, Black (or Grey)-on-Black Stripes
The 2023 Shakedown is a visible package deal with no mechanical upgrades. It makes use of the go-fast bits from the R/T Scat Pack, that means you’ll discover a 485-horsepower 6.4-liter V8 below the hood. It sends energy via both a 6-speed guide or an 8-speed computerized transmission.
Dodge will construct 500 copies utilizing the R/T Scat Pack physique and 500 extra with the R/T Scat Pack Widebody. Common physique fashions will likely be completed in Destroyer Grey and widebody fashions in Pitch Black.
They’ll be unmistakable, with a shaker hood scoop and three off-center shiny black stripes of various widths plus a single skinny purple stripe for accent. Fender decals learn “392” in purple, matching the purple Brembo brake calipers.
Inside, you’ll discover black and purple Alcantara faux-suede, purple stitching, and seatbelts in a shade Dodge calls “Demonic Purple” (Dodge is delicate like that). Like all Final Name fashions, it’ll put on an under-hood plaque saying its standing as one of many final Challengers.
What the Future Holds
Dodge will announce its subsequent Final Name mannequin on August 31.
What occurs after they’re gone? Dodge hinted at its electrical future final week, debuting an idea automobile it says previews the “electrical muscle automobile” that can change the Challenger.
