Is Dodge discontinuing all v8s?
Dodge announces 'Last Call' for V8-powered Challenger and Charger muscle cars. Dodge's V8-powered muscle cars are nearing the end of the assembly line. The automaker has announced that production of the current Challenger and Charger will end in December 2023 before they are replaced by a new electric vehicle platform.
Shockingly, Dodge stated that it wanted half of its lineup to be battery-powered electric vehicles by 2030 last November. At the same time, the automaker claimed that production of its current lineup of muscle cars would come to an end in 2024. Now, a report from MotorTrend claims that the V8 will survive.
Here Comes the Hurricane: This 500HP+ Twin Turbo Inline Six is the Replacement for the Hemi V8.
But after a 20-year run, Dodge is closing the doors the modern-HEMI era. The 2023 Dodge Challenger (LA) and Charger (LD) will be the last L-Series cars to offer HEMI power! Dodge CEO, Tim Kuniskis officially announced the news yesterday at the “Current Muscle” event part of Dodge Speed Weeks.
That means some parts of the globe will continue to get internal combustion engines in the next decade. And yes, that includes big, powerful V8 engines. In a recent interview with Car Sales, Mercedes-Benz vice president for vehicle development, Joerg Bartels, admitted that the V8 could survive past 2030.
Aug. 18, 2022, at 10:08 a.m. PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Thundering gas-powered muscle cars, for decades a fixture of American culture, will be closing in on their final Saturday-night cruises in the coming years as automakers begin replacing them with super-fast cars that run on batteries.
Dodge has communicated very clearly that the “Challenger and Charger, in the current platform and powertrain as we know it, will be built through 2023. In 2024 we're moving on, and the new Dodge cars will be fully electric,” springing from Stellantis' global STLA Large platform.
Since at least the first fuel crisis in 1973, prognosticators and industry analysts have been predicting the end of the V8 engine, either due to its fuel economy, emissions, or any other number of factors.
Dodge performance cars and Hemi V8 engines are a powerful combination, but the Dodge CEO says that the Hemi will be retiring in the near future for electrified models instead. According to Autoblog, since there's a squeeze for emissions control, most automakers are going down the electrification path nowadays.
Share. Big news out of Stellantis today as it officially releases details on the new Hurricane 3.0-liter twin-turbo I-6 engine, which will be the primary engine for its Ram trucks and commercial vehicles. This means, the 5.7-liter V-8 Hemi is very likely dead for the upcoming, refreshed 2023 Ram 1500.
Will the 5.7 HEMI be available in 2023?
5.7L HEMI® V8 engine with eTorque
The 2023 Ram 1500 has an available 5.7L HEMI V8 engine with eTorque Mild Hybrid Technology System. When equipped with the available 5.7L HEMI V8, the All-New Ram 1500 is capable of producing up to 410 lb-ft of torque and 395 horsepower.
Dodge is racing ahead to gain a strong leverage point above the competition. The first electric muscle car the world has ever seen is one path, but another move being made is the right direction to replace its old HEMI V8s with a more effective and efficient all-wheel-drive, inline-six powertrain.
Next year's 2023 gas-powered models will be the final ones for Dodge Chargers and Dodge Challengers. These muscle cars will cease production in December 2023. “The days of an iron block supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 are numbered,” says Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis.
Smaller, more fuel-efficient four- and six-cylinder engines have overtaken the V8 as CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards tighten.
Dodge performance cars and Hemi V8 engines are a powerful combination, but the Dodge CEO says that the Hemi will be retiring in the near future for electrified models instead. According to Autoblog, since there's a squeeze for emissions control, most automakers are going down the electrification path nowadays.