2015 Dodge Charger R/T
The whompin’, stompin’, 707-hp supercharged 6.2-liter Hellcat V-8 from the Challenger SRT Hellcat appears poised to make its way into another Dodge’s engine bay. Anyone surprised? The Hellcat’s second application has been given away in papers filed with the Society of Automotive Engineers that describe engine data for a Hellcat-powered Dodge Charger sedan.
For those keen on cold, bizarre-sounding titles to technical papers, the SAE filing in question is called “J1349 Certified Power Engine data for Chrysler as used in 6.2L SC HEMI (Hellcat) 2015MY Dodge Challenger 6.2L SC SRT; 2015MY Dodge Charger 6.2L SC SRT – Level 1.” Allow us to simplify that wordy mess to what we suspect the production car will be called: “2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat.”
So it looks like we have a 707-hp supersedan on the way sometime during the 2015 model year, at which point it will become the most horsepower-drunk production four-door in the world. Go ‘Murica. Mission accomplished. Bust out fireworks and the stars and stripes.
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But wait—what does Dodge have to say? So far, the automaker has been mum on the topic, even dodging the question (pun not intended) when we asked them about the idea of a Charger Hellcat at the recent first drive program for the 2015 Challenger. But if we were bettin’ folks, we’d say you could expect the car to appear in dealerships by the end of 2014.
Pricing should fall within burnout distance of the Challenger SRT Hellcat’s $60,990 MSRP. Now that Dodge looks to be spreading the Hellcat love, may we suggest tossing the supercharged V-8 into, say, the Chrysler 300? Or maybe the Viper . . . ?
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