Ultimate Dodge Challenger “Final Name” mannequin delayed, will not debut at SEMA

The seventh and ultimate of Dodge’s “Final Name” fashions, which is able to primarily based on the Challenger, will not make its scheduled debut throughout November’s 2022 SEMA present, Dodge introduced late on Monday.

Dodge blamed “product and provide challenges” for the disruption to its plans and stated a brand new reveal date will probably be introduced in the end.

The Final Name vehicles have a good time the tip of the Challenger and Charger nameplates, at the least as internal-combustion vehicles. The 2023 mannequin yr is confirmed because the final for the muscle-car duo of their present kind. Ought to both nameplate return sooner or later, it can function on an electrical car.

The Final Name vehicles reference basic Challenger and Charger fashions from the previous, and have restricted manufacturing. Different vehicles within the Final Name assortment embrace the Challenger Shakedown, Charger Tremendous Bee, Challenger and Charger Scat Pack Swinger, Charger King Daytona, and Challenger Black Ghost.

The seventh automotive is arguably probably the most anticipated, although Dodge hasn’t launched any data on it. Rumors level to it being a Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody with a novel 850-hp model of the Hellcat supercharged 6.2-liter V-8. Such an output would eclipse even 2018’s Challenger SRT Demon which had 840 hp working on 100 octane gasoline, and 808 hp on pump fuel.

All Challengers and Chargers constructed for the 2023 mannequin yr will function particular goodies signifying them because the final of their form. Whereas this may fluctuate from mannequin to mannequin, all will include a commemorative plaque below the hood bearing the scripts “Final Name,” “Designed in Auburn Hills,” and “Assembled in Brampton.” Well-liked shade choices may also return, together with B5 Blue, Plum Loopy, and Elegant.

As for Dodge’s electrical future, we have already had a style within the type of the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT idea. Unveiled in August, the sinister coupe previews Dodge’s first EV arriving in 2024.