In September, Dodge announced the postponement of the debut of its last special edition SEMA Challenger Last Call (teaser image above) due to what the company calls “product and supply challenges.” Now, Dodge boss Tim Kuniskis is telling more about the story. It turned out that the engine continued to explode during the development of the power plant.
“I think we’ve found it – if we don’t blow up the engine again,” said Kuniskis Detroit Bureau. “We thought we fixed it, but I’m still holding my breath.”
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With the issue potentially resolved, Kuniskis hopes to unveil this Final Call Challenger before the end of the year. “It’s going to be a funny story,” he said, referring to the difficulties of development.
No official info is available about what Dodge has planned for the final Last Call Challenger. A rumor suggests that the company is modifying the supercharged 6.2-liter V8 to run on E85 fuel. This is expected to increase output to 909 horsepower (669 kilowatts). In comparison, the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon has 808 hp (603 kW) of power when using 91 octane gas and 840 hp (626 kW) when drinking 100 plus octane.
Dodge recently announced full pricing for the Charger and Challenger 2023, including the Last Call model. At the same time, the company launched the Horsepower Locator website for buyers to find these vehicles. Users enter their zip code, choose a model, and one can find a local dealer that has an allocation for what the customer wants.
While the last Last Call model wasn’t at this year’s SEMA Show, Dodge had plenty of other interesting vehicles on display there. There’s a new HurriCrate engine that allows buyers to install the Hurricane 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six into their projects. Customers can choose a version with an estimated output of 420 hp (313 kW), 550 hp (410 kW), or a racing version with over 1,000 hp (746 kW).
The Hellephant crate engine offering includes a new variant with a 3.0 liter supercharger. Available outputs are 900 hp (671 kW), 1,000 hp, over 1,000 hp, and over 1,100 hp (820 kW).
The Dodge SEMA display includes a new version of the Daytona SRT Concept Electric Charger in a Stryker Red tri-coat paint with a black roof. The production version will be available in various outputs: 455 hp (340 kW), 495 hp (370 kW), 535 hp (400 kW), 590 hp (440 kW), 630 hp (470 kW), and 670 hp (500 kW). . The 800 volt Banshee SRT model will have more than 800 hp (597 kW).
