While Hemi V8 goes away and EVs are coming, auto forecasters say a muscle-car replacement will offer the Hurricane inline-six. Here's what we know.
. And for the communications team to say future cars “will be fully electric” does not preclude the brand from also producing and selling internal-combustion versions of those same vehicles, especially packaged in hybrid or plug-in hybrid configurations.
Adding intrigue, AutoForecast Solutions reports there may be a turbocharged four-cylinder in the works for future Dodges, as well. Dodge has for years touted the outgoing V6 Charger’s popularity with young families, and replacing that with a four-cylinder turbo or Hurricane I6—especially electrified—would make sense. The forthcoming
Is the Last Call Challenger/Charger an example of clever communication, or a case of smoke-and-mirrors marketing?, says he thinks Dodge’s Last Call marketing move “makes sense,” fits with the brand’s past, and should merely be perceived as an attempt to sell more Hemi muscle cars before they’re gone.