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The Hellcat V-8 sinks its claws into the Charger.
What It Is: A pair of Dodge’s complete-size, 4-door bruisers wearing front and rear camo, reported to be packing a version of the Challenger SRT’s Hellcat V-8. Caught testing in southeast Michigan, the partial cover-up on these Chargers can’t hide the presence of a huge hood scoop, aggressive chin and trunk-lid spoilers, and bigger exhaust guidelines. The white Charger pictured attributes plain honeycomb upper-grille inserts, following the styling lead set by the Hellcat SRT Challenger. While pictures alone can be misleading—often intentionally so—the earlier news that Chrysler has filed papers with the Society of Automotive Engineers regarding the use of the Hellcat V-8 in the Charger indicates that the carmaker is currently invested in finding a residence for said engine beneath the sedan’s hood. Combined with rolling stock identical to that of the Challenger Hellcat (20-inch wheels wrapped in 275/40 Pirelli P Zero Nero tires) and the presence of upgraded brakes in the kind of slotted rotors and Brembo calipers, the writing on the wall is relatively legible.
Why It Matters: As Chrysler’s standalone tuning division, SRT was responsible not only for the Viper, but also for injecting adrenaline into a quantity of Mopar goods in the name of functionality. So when the refreshed-for-2015 Charger debuted in New York earlier this year, we were a small befuddled that the manufacturer made no mention of what SRT may be cooking up for the 4-door muscle car. In hindsight, it’s clear that corporate wheels had been turning vigorously behind the scenes, putting the maker’s program to bring the SRT banner underneath the Dodge brand into complete effect. With that circumstance tidied up (the Chrysler 300 SRT is discontinued and the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT lives on), the subsequent order of organization was to make a big statement with the Challenger SRT Hellcat. How much better to stick to that up than with a 4-door barnstormer packing the exact same wallop? Following the Challenger SRT Hellcat’s naming scheme, we anticipate the Charger’s official title to be Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat.
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Prime: 2015 Dodge Charger R/T. Bottom: 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat (spy photo). |
Platform: In spite of wearing a fresh exterior, the 2015 Charger is constructed on an evolution of Chrysler’s LX platform, which also underpins the current Chrysler 300 and Dodge Challenger. Count on the Charger SRT Hellcat to make use of the very same or equivalent upgrades that Dodge performed on the Challenger to cope with the Hellcat’s prodigious output.
Powertrain: This car is all about the engine, in this case the Hellcat’s supercharged V-8. We expect the Hellcat V-8 to arrive packing the very same 707 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque it makes in the Challenger, its may well backed up to the identical ZF 8-speed automatic transmission. The thought of offering a 6-speed manual in the outsize sedan appeals to us dearly, but the Charger has thus far gone with out, so that choice most likely will be primarily based on purchaser demographics and customer interest. A single final believed: If Dodge decides to make Hellcat V-8 engine–equipped Chargers offered to law-enforcement agencies (we’re pondering Dubai, perhaps), it will forever change the nature of televised police chases.
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Competitors: Chevrolet SS, Cadillac CTS-V, Top Fuel dragsters, Funny Cars
Estimated Arrival and Cost: There’s still plenty of time to slip the Charger Hellcat into showrooms as a 2015 model, but halo vehicles like this can usually transcend model-year designations with tiny effect on sales. That said—and thinking about considerably of the development was completed along with that of the Challenger SRT Hellcat—it could arrive as early as this fall. Pricing will most likely follow the Challenger’s lead, the Charger SRT Hellcat retailing for about $ 15,000 a lot more than the base SRT model, bringing it in around $ 65,000.
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