Almost 20 years ago Dodge unveiled the Charger by pulling a fake NASCAR shell off of it during its world premiere event at the 2005 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Now, all of these years later, we’re finally about to see the first all-new generation of Charger since that initial debut. The automaker is providing teasers in a lead-up to the event on March 5th and the first is about as vague as it gets.
The new Charger is a dramatic shift away from the previous generation in almost every tangible way. The 2023 model has underpinnings that date back directly to the car introduced in 2005, with its origins extending even further to an older Mercedes-Benz platform. The outgoing model also features combustion engines that Dodge has used for over a decade, including a V6 and numerous V8s. Now, the new Charger is coming and it’s dropping the HEMIs and the old platform, and in some forms… two of its doors.
Today, the automaker dropped its first teaser for the new car and it’s very open-ended. “Time will tell” says the post that features a stylized Dodge Brothers badge with what appear to be two guys sitting in front of a fireplace. Then, lightning strikes, and the image changes. A Fratzonic logo spins into place and the two men are now standing next to the new Charger with its LED lights turned on.
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“The smoke will clear on March 05, 11:00 am est,” it says. That’ll be when Dodge pulls the wraps off of this new vehicle and shows it off to the world. Between now and then it’ll release two more teaser trailers about the vehicle so perhaps we’ll have more to break down between now and then. For now, it’s clear that all the images we’ve seen of the updated Charger remain a good indication of what it’ll look like.
The teaser says nothing of the powerplant, but it’s widely believed that Dodge will unveil the pure electric version at first. There are widespread rumors that Dodge plans to offer both an all-electric Charger and, eventually, a gas-powered variant. This speculation is bolstered by the flexibility of the STLA Large platform, upon which the Charger is built, capable of accommodating both hybrid and internal combustion engines.
On top of that, every 2025 Charger we’ve seen comes with two doors. Will Dodge reveal a four-door sedan variant? Probably not at this stage, but you’ll have to tune in to dodge.com on March 5, 2024, at 11 a.m. ET. to find out if they tease any future plans.
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