To me, this is an opportunity for Dodge to continue to play into it's heritage cars, but in a different way. Dodge had another performance car in the 60's and 70's and although it did come with a v8, the 225 Slant-6, known as "the leaning tower of power" was also a big hit in this car as well and that was the Dodge Dart. I would have two variants of the Dart, one being more of the notchback coupe which I would call the Dart Swinger and then a four-door fastback gran-coupe hatchback version being the Dart Demon. Base car on the Dart Swinger would be the Swinger GT which would have the 2.0L Hybrid 375hp setup, the Dart Swinger GTS would have the 3.0L Standard Output 420hp I-6, the Dart Swinger Scat Pack would have the High Output 550hp 3.0L I-6 and the Swinger Super Stock would have a 685hp/698tq hybrid version of the 3.0L High Output. The Dart Demon would have the same powertrain tiers but trims would be GT, GTS, Scat Pack and G.S.S. Not only does that put the Demon name back on the Dart where it originated, it also fits with the Inline-6 powertrain while still delivering a bit of nostalgia as the Dart swinger would take the place of the Challenger coupe and the Dart Demon would take the place of the Charger with both cars being lighter and more capable. It also plays into the Scat Pack name as the actual Dodge Scat pack consisted of three cars, the Dart, the Coronet and the Charger. Giving the Dart Demon 4-door coupe alot of styling cues of the '71 Demon but modernized would actually work quite well on a car like that while the Dart Swinger would be similar to the current Challenger with the retro-coupe shape. Another things is that Direct Connection could seriously offer so many stage kits for each trim level of these two cars. Unlike the 5.7L Hemi or 6.4L Hemi, turbo cars respond to bolt-on upgrades alot better than these powertrains do and since these powertrains already outperform the 5.7L Hemi & 6.4L Hemi from the base 2.0L Hybrid (375hp/468tq) all the way up, having factory backed upgrades like upgraded Garrett turbos, wastegates, intercoolers and piping, blow off valves, cold air intakes, Direct Connection tunes, injectors and Titanium resonated catback exhaust systems from companies that are more experienced in dealing with turbo cars could really make these next-gen performance cars actually quite awesome. Not to mention if these cars are on the STLA LArge platform, they'll be rear-wheel drive based All-wheel drive vehicles which means amazing handling. Couple that with Direct connection/SRT suspension upgrades, big Brembo brakes, cosmetic options including wheels, hoods, spoilers, ground effects, graphics, wraps, interior options, Jailbreak packages, etc. on every single trim level and we've got two new performance vehicles that do what the current cars can do and then some. Throw in some SRT Banshee models at the top or even throw in a hybrid version of a slightly Detuned Cat-X engine which is projected to make over 1,000hp anyway and Dodge will eclipse the current Demon-170 with just 3-liters. And to think of it in that sense, a more aerodynamic quad-coupe Dart Demon with that kind of power and an AWD powertrain designed to handle over 1,000hp with electric assist might possibly outrun the current Demon-170 as it would get better traction and be more aerodynamic. Another thing is if Dodge is going to use the AMC Hornet name for the small crossover, then a performance crossover on the STLA Large platform should be called the Javelin as it was a step up in the AMC lineup that Dodge took over when it acquired Jeep. An aggressive Jeep Grand Cherokee sized crossover coupe with all of the same powertrains as the Dart (minus the Demon-170 idea) would make sense with the Dodge Javelin AMX being the top tier performance variant with the 685hp hybrid powertrain under the hood, sitting above a 550hp Javelin SST, a 420hp Javelin R/T and a 375hp Javelin GT. It also goes with the Dart, just being that a Javelin is bigger than a Dart. The Stealth really should be a Sports car brought back as a Viper Replacement with a few variants of the 3.0L and the 2.0L Hybrid along with 800V full BEV systems to run against actual sports cars and supercars like it did in the '90's. The brand would still have it's performance cars and now they'd be a little more historically correct bust still modern at the same time. Also bring out an STLA LArge Dakota pickup truck that can out perform the Ranger Raptor, the Colorado ZR2/ Canyon AT4X, the TRD Tacoma and the Honda Ridgeline HPD. Jeep Definitely would benefit from going back to inline engines because the 4.0L I-6 is the engine that jeep was most famous for. All of the Cherokees, Grand Cherokees, the Wrangler/ Wrangler unlimited/ Gladiator and Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer, should have the S.O and H.O variants of the 3.0L along with the Wrangler, Cherokee and Grand Cherokee coming through with the 2.0L 4Xe powertrain as their base powertrains. Give all of the STLA medium cars GLH options and take everything back to the GLH Shelby cars and the SRT4 cars of the '80's, '90's and early 2000's. Bring back a Civic Type R/ Integra Type S fighting Neon SRT4/ Caliber SRT4 hatchback with Direct connection GLH packages. Take the 2.0L From the Hornet GT and put the Hornet R/T hybrid setup on it and come out with a trio of STLA Medium rocket ships (Neon SRT-GLH/ Caliber SRT-GLH/ Hornet SRT-GLH). Bring out a slightly larger Dodge Avenger with a SRT-GLH package to go up against the TLX Type-S and Camry TRD but with way more power. and all of those vehicles having Direct Connection upgrades. Bring back the Chrysler 300M as a sleek Tesla plaid/Lucid Air fighter and focus literally 40% of BEVs to the Chrysler brand, another 40% to fleets and split the remaining 20% to Dodge, Ram and Jeep. This expands the brand into several different markets, reduces emissions with smaller hybrid engines across the entire portfolio, provides us with even more Dodge Performance vehicles that have at least 5.7L Hemi horsepower, gives us enthusiasts more options of cars to customize and enjoy all while retaining factory warranties with direct connection factory backed stage kits and other performance upgrades, frees up money for Stellantis since they wont have to pay Tesla for tax credits, increases electrification across the board and reduces emissions since the hybrid vehicles can be driven under pure electric mode and allows the brand to attract new customers and keep older customers and stay truer to there heritage. As far as the new E-muscle concept. To call that car the Daytona-340, Daytona-440 and Daytona Banshee without putting the Charger name on it would actually be fine. Yes it resembles a '68 Charger but calling the EV a Charger seems wrong. But again, these are all just my thoughts.
