Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis said the brand's last V8-powered muscle car is being delayed by development issues that have caused its engine to blow up.
Dodge was supposed to be unveiling the last V8-powered muscle car it will ever build at theThe automaker is discontinuing its current Challenger and Charger models at the end of 2023 and replacing the V8-versions with theDodge is sending them off with a run of seven special editions, six of which have been announced, but in late September, it said theMany took that to mean it had fallen victim to the ongoing semiconductor and parts shortages affecting the auto industry, but it turns out there...
"We were supposed to launch at SEMA we ran into some problems. I’m not going to try to hide behind the usual go-to of ‘supply chain and chip issues,’ stuff like that. No, this one’s on me," Kuniskis said during a press conference,The Hellcat V8 debuted in 2015 with 707 horsepower, but has been offered in an 808 horsepower version.
"When you want to add power to a Hellcat it’s very easy to do. Unfortunately when I sell it as a commemorative edition I have to put it through the normal production duty cycle. And it’s those durability tests that have caused the problem." "It’s not so easy to do. We run these things on wide-open throttle for hours and hours on end, 24-7. The testing on these things is just brutal. So far we’ve grenaded seven engines, but I think we’ve got it figured out."
Kuniskis did not say what the solution is, but expects the wraps to come off the"history making" model in early 2023.
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