Remaining Dodge Challenger Final Name Mannequin Delayed, Will not Debut At SEMA

Since Dodge’s Velocity Week bulletins again in August, we have been handled to new Final Name Charger or Challenger debuts each Wednesday. Seven fashions are deliberate, and 6 are already revealed. The grand finale was scheduled to happen in early November on the 2022 SEMA Present, however the muscle automotive world must wait a bit longer.

Dodge has confirmed that the seventh and last Final Name mannequin is certainly a Challenger, as we all the time anticipated. Nonetheless, provide issues compelled the automaker to cancel its SEMA debut and a brand new date hasn’t been set. In a quick announcement, Dodge merely states “when product and provide challenges have been resolved, the reveal shall be rescheduled.”

This growth really lends additional credence to the ultimate mannequin being one thing extra than simply an look package deal. That is been the case for almost all of earlier Final Name reveals, beginning with the Dodge Challenger Shakedown. The Charger Tremendous Bee was the second announcement, adopted by new Swinger variations for each the Charger and Challenger. These are all Scat Pack fashions operating the 6.4-liter Hemi V8 with 485 horsepower and no adjustments to the powertrain.

Issues modified with the Dodge Charger King Daytona, the fifth reveal. Primarily based on the Charger Hellcat Redeye Widebody, it obtained an influence increase to 807 hp along with look upgrades. The newest Final Name reveal adopted swimsuit, turning a Challenger Hellcat Redeye into the Challenger Black Ghost with the identical enhanced engine. Dodge additionally mentioned it was a sign of the place the seventh and last Final Name version was heading.

In July, a report surfaced claiming the swan track for the Dodge Challenger could be a model making over 900 hp, tuned to run on E85 gasoline. No different data was provided relating to different attainable adjustments, however a 900-hp Challenger will surely make for a spectacular last act. Dodge additional teased the automotive throughout its Velocity Week debuts, with CEO Tim Kuniskis stating the 1FAST29 license plate was a touch of what to anticipate. Every little thing from supercharger displacement to quarter-mile instances and even traditional engine/possibility codes have been floated, however we cannot know for positive till the reveal takes place.

We’ll maintain our eyes on Dodge for contemporary information of when this last Final Name Challenger will debut. Within the meantime, try extra on the latest Challenger Black Ghost and different latest debuts within the Rambling About Automobiles podcast, obtainable beneath.