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 at all times anticipated. Nevertheless, provide issues compelled the automaker to cancel its SEMA debut and a brand new date hasn’t been set. In a short announcement, Dodge merely states “when product and provide challenges have been resolved, the reveal will likely be rescheduled.”

This improvement really lends additional credence to the ultimate mannequin being one thing extra than simply an look bundle. 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 working the 6.4-liter Hemi V8 with 485 horsepower and no modifications to the powertrain.

Issues modified with the Dodge Charger King Daytona, the fifth reveal. Based mostly on the Charger Hellcat Redeye Widebody, it acquired an influence increase to 807 hp along with look upgrades. The latest 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 tune for the Dodge Challenger can be a model making over 900 hp, tuned to run on E85 gasoline. No different data was supplied relating to different attainable modifications, however a 900-hp Challenger would definitely 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. All the things from supercharger displacement to quarter-mile occasions and even traditional engine/choice codes have been floated, however we can’t know for certain till the reveal takes place.

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