Gasoline Charger production news

[Mopar426]

Stellantis ramps up gas-powered vehicle production at Windsor Assembly

Four-door Dodge Charger to ramp up production this fall as Stellantis boosts gas-powered vehicle production at Windsor Assembly Plant.

torontosun.com

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“Production started in June and we’ll see quadruple digits of the (gas-powered) two-door Charger in September,” said AutoForecast Solutions vice-president of global vehicle forecasting Sam Fiorani.

“The four-door will hit volume in quarter three. Production will really start in October.”

Fiorani believes Stellantis will look to expand its ICE offerings at Windsor Assembly beyond the Hurricane engine.

Stellantis engineers have been at Windsor Assembly studying if the STLA large platform used to build the Charger can handle a Hemi V-8 engine.

 

[TripleT]

I am most interested in 2.OT with a Hybrid ZF transmission. To me this is the volume option for the Vehicle.

There is zero advantage for the vehicle to have Hemi versus this powertrain other than exhaust note and marketing.

entire thing is 12 month Late.

 

[cygnus]

Lmao, no one wants to Mustang'ize the Charger/Challenger. Talk about brand destruction. No other vehicles should get the 2L except for the Compass.

Pentastar minimum, V8 preferred. Which is exactly what we had when sales were at all time highs in 2018/2019.

 

[Mopar426]

Important piece I missed:

Sources have told the Star that Stellantis is also exploring offering the high-performance Hellephant engine that produces 1,000 horsepower in the Charger.

“We haven’t seen the Hemi V-8 yet,” said Fiorani of the future production data that projects out to about 18 months. “That (Hemi) is expected if it fits on the (STLA large) platform.

“We haven’t seen any of that engineering information showing it fits in the platform yet. The revival of the Hemi makes perfect sense.”

- I assume they mean the Demon 170 motor, redeye'ified which is the hemi they are talking about and sell it as the top tier trim while quietly cancelling all plans for the 800V electric version. They could also sell a 392 or 426 NA version as well RWD only, maybe make it a classic or something like the older challenger trim.

TripleT is right, you're really gonna have to love the V8 sound to pick that over a 550hp TT that you can get another 150WHP from with a $700 handheld tuner. Oh, and AWD for those forced to drive them in the winter.

 

[TripleT]

Tell you what Hellphant SRT make a hell of a lot of sense. Redeye SRT makes a lot of sense. I think you have to redesign the shock tower and fiddle with the suspension. But given the volume paste it in there.

But you 280 with 2 Liter and another 200+ from the ZF and you making everything but the peak Redeyes and Demons look bad.

WHOA hold you horse TT is a long way to HellCat. Is it? When you add AWD and the torque. Hellcat usually light it up more often then run clean.

Now do the same math 550 +200 AWD and instant torque.... + 150.

Loud and Slow like the 80s I guess

 

[James.A]

I'd rather a base Pentastar than the 4 pot. I was underwhelmed when I test drove the Hornet. Don't want that thing in a Charger.

 

[James.A]

Test drove a Ram 1500 with the SST Hurricane. I was underwhelmed. It felt like a quicker version of how the Pentastar feels in the prev gen Charger/Challenger. It moves when the turbo's kick in but with little to no personality. Glad there will be a Hemi option. Also drove an RT Daytona that had the latest software update - it was like a different car to previous test drives prior to the update. So much better, smooth, barely felt the front motor engage this time, did't feel the front wheels pull like the last test drive in March. Too bad the model is dead.

 

[WXman]

TripleT is right, you're really gonna have to love the V8 sound to pick that over a 550hp TT that you can get another 150WHP from with a $700 handheld tuner. Oh, and AWD for those forced to drive them in the winter.

If the options are 550 HP Hurricane or 485 HP Hemi, I'm going Hemi seven days a week, twice on Sunday. There is more to a powertrain than the peak HP number. Sound, experience, reliability, ease of modifying/playing with it, ease of future repair at home, cost of parts, ease of maintenance, and a laundry list of other reasons make the V8 the only practical solution for this car. And apparently the masses agree.

If they fast track the V8s, they might, just maybe, save this car before it's too late.

And as far as the "we don't know if it fits" bull crap... they will MAKE it fit, trust me. Their profitability depends upon it. They'll make it fit.