{"id":2582,"date":"2023-01-07T16:52:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T08:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2582"},"modified":"2023-01-07T16:52:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T08:52:50","slug":"the-dodge-challenger-is-americas-best-selling-sports-car-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2582","title":{"rendered":"The Dodge Challenger is America&#8217;s best selling sports car &#8230; again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> close     <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/896\/500\/challenger.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Dodge reveals first electric muscle car\" width=\"896\" height=\"500\" data-v-a7f268cc> Video <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-a7f268cc>Dodge reveals first electric muscle car<\/h4>\n<p data-v-a7f268cc>Dodge Charger Daytona SRT coming in 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Can you say repeat?<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Dodge Challenger was the best-selling two-door American sports car for the second-year running in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The burly two-door left the competition in the dust with 55,060 deliveries, an increase of 1% over 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Ford Mustang was down 8.4% and finished a distant second with 40,446 sold as the brand geared up to launch a redesigned car this year.<\/p>\n<p>DODGE&#8217;S MUSCLE CAR IS BRINGING BACK THIS OLD-SCHOOL FEATURE FOR ONE LAST TIME IN 2023<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/challenger.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The Dodge Challenger was the best-selling two-door American sports car in 2022.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      The Dodge Challenger was the best-selling two-door American sports car in 2022.<br \/>\n      (Dodge)<\/p>\n<p>The Chevrolet Corvette slipped into third place with 34,510 deliveries, up 4.4%, followed by the Camaro in fourth at 24,652, despite a 12.4% bump in sales.<\/p>\n<p>Dodge will be looking to three-peat in 2023, but will not be able to make it four-in-a-row, as the gasoline-powered Challenger will be discontinued at the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/640\/320\/charger.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The Challenger will be replaced by the electric Charger Daytona SRT in 2024.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      The Challenger will be replaced by the electric Charger Daytona SRT in 2024.<br \/>\n      (Fox News Digital)<\/p>\n<p>It is set to be replaced by the electric Charger Daytona SRT, which blends classic muscle car styling with battery power and Hemi-V8 levels of performance.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FOX NEWS AUTOS NEWSLETTER<\/p>\n<p>The Corvette will be looking to make a run at the Mustang, if not the Challenger, as its production was hampered by supply chain issues last year and a new all-wheel-drive hybrid model will be joining the lineup. The future of the Camaro remains less clear as GM has not indicated that any updates or a redesign is on the way anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Eray-2.gif\" alt=\"Chevrolet is launching an all-wheel-drive hybrid Corvette this year.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      Chevrolet is launching an all-wheel-drive hybrid Corvette this year.<br \/>\n      (Chevrolet)<\/p>\n<p>Dodge will be sending the Challenger out in high style, however, and will reveal the last V8-powered version on March 20 in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/p>\n<p>Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis has called it a &#8220;history making&#8221; car and its debut was delayed due to the engines blowing up during durability testing, suggesting it could be the most-powerful production muscle car ever sold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video Dodge reveals first electric muscle car Dodge Charger Daytona SRT coming in 2024 Can you say repeat? 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