{"id":2609,"date":"2023-01-07T17:05:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T09:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2609"},"modified":"2023-01-07T17:05:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T09:05:48","slug":"heres-when-the-last-v8-dodge-muscle-car-will-be-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2609","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s when the last V8 Dodge muscle car will be revealed"},"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\/dodge-charger-daytona.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\">Mark your calendars, muscle car fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Dodge has announced the date that its last V8-powered muscle car will be revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The brand is discontinuing the current Challenger and Charger at the end of the 2023 model year and will be replacing them with the all-electric Charger Daytona SRT.<\/p>\n<p>While it is possible that it will make internal combustion-engine powered performance cars in the future, Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis said this is definitely the end of the road for the automaker&#8217;s vaunted Hemi and Hellcat V8s.<\/p>\n<p>THE MOST POWERFUL AMERICAN V8 ENGINES<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/dodge-charger-daytona.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The Dodge Charger Daytona SRT is an all-electric muscle car launching in 2024.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      The Dodge Charger Daytona SRT is an all-electric muscle car launching in 2024.<br \/>\n      (Dodge)<\/p>\n<p>To mark the occasion, Dodge has unveiled six limited edition &#8220;Last Call&#8221; versions of the Challenger and Charger, but a planned seventh that was supposed to debut last year has been delayed.<\/p>\n<p>Details on what to expect have not been shared, but Kuniskis said the &#8220;history making&#8221; car&#8217;s Hellcat V8 engine kept blowing up during the durability testing required for offering it in a production model, which suggests it could be the most powerful one ever.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/640\/320\/demon-fr.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon had an 808 hp V8 and could be purchased with a crate full of parts that included skinny front wheels for drag racing.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon had an 808 hp V8 and could be purchased with a crate full of parts that included skinny front wheels for drag racing.<br \/>\n      (Dodge)<\/p>\n<p>That title currently belongs to the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, which had an 808 hp version of the supercharged 6.2-liter Hellcat V8.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FOX NEWS AUTOS NEWSLETTER<\/p>\n<p>Rumor has it Dodge has been working on a version of the engine that runs on high octane E85 fuel and is rated at 909 hp, but it has not been officially confirmed.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/640\/320\/kevin-hart-hellephant-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The 1,100 hp Hellephant has been used in custom cars owned by Kevin Hart and Stellantis head designer Ralph Gilles.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      The 1,100 hp Hellephant has been used in custom cars owned by Kevin Hart and Stellantis head designer Ralph Gilles.<br \/>\n      (SpeedKore)<\/p>\n<p>The company does sell a crate motor it calls the Hellephant for custom and racing car builds that can produce 1,100 hp on E85, so 909 hp is not out of the question.<\/p>\n<p>The issue has apparently been ironed out, and the wraps will finally come off the car at a special event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 20.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/p>\n<p>It is an all-day affair that will include drag racing, thrill rides a car show and celebrity guests. More information on how to attend will be released closer to the date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video Dodge reveals first electric muscle car Dodge Charger Daytona SRT coming in 2024 Mark your calendars, muscle car fans. 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