Dodge confirms Charger and Challenger muscle cars will last until 2024

Dodge recently announced its first electric vehicle by 2024, but noted that the current gas-powered muscle cars, the Charger and Challenger, may remain on the market. There is even an option to save them as classic models.

Dodge said in early July that the future of its performance cars will be electric. New platforms were announced, slogans were launched: it was an exciting day for the brand. The Auburn Hills automaker said it was approaching the limit of internal combustion.

What will happen to the mighty V8 Dodge?

This raised questions about models powered by the company's numerous V8 engines, especially about Charger and Applicant. The future of these two vehicles seemed uncertain, but now we have an idea of ​​what to expect. turns out There may be some overlap between Dodge's 2024 performance EV debut and the continued production of the Challenger and Charger..

In an interview with Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis, detailing how the start of a new era does not necessarily mean the end of another. “The new car will appear in 2024. We didn't say current cars would die in 2024.Kuniskis explained. “There may be a slight coincidence, but you won’t have years and years of classic and new at the same time,” he said.

Update details for Dodge Muscle Cars are not yet available.

It was previously reported that the update could arrive in 2023, although the automaker shared the news in October 2019. Since then, the automotive landscape has changed. Many countries have pledged to restrict or ban the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles much sooner than originally planned. The ban has yet to come to the United States (with the exception of California), but the Biden administration is once again tightening emissions restrictions after a brief reprieve during former President Trump's tenure.

Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep, formerly under the FCA wing and now Stellantis, are not used to platforms that have been around for quite some time. The period between the release of Dodge's new electric muscle car and the discontinuation of current LX-based vehicles can vary greatly depending on several factors.

Dodge may continue to release the Charger and Challenger as classic models.

If sales figures are still good for two cars (they are still strong even though their platforms are over a decade old) the automaker may continue to use them as "classic" models., except for other regulatory restrictions. Chrysler, through its various guises and properties, has already done this.

So while an electric future looms for Dodge, there will almost certainly be crossover with internal combustion engine vehicles, even for high performance models. Perhaps Kuniskis hopes this transition will help fans of noisy V8 engines make the transition to an all-electric future.

“When you make big changes, there will be people who just won’t follow you, at least not at first,” he said. Kuniskis. “But many of these people will eventually come back when they see that we are serious about being Dodge first,” he added.

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