It can be relied upon for many things, such as funny cat videos, spam emails, and many other things that can’t be discussed in front of your parents. Is there anything else that we, as reducers, can rely on?photographs of upcoming cars and post them online.
Here are several images showing what we assume will be called the upcoming Dodge Charger, which appears to be far more production-ready than any concept vehicle seen to date. So far, the company has showcased an electric vehicle called the Dodge Charger Daytona at a few car shows, which appear as a glimpse of where this powerful car is headed now that production of the LX platform has ended.
At the front, we see the same LED light strip that gave the concept car look, complemented by a pair of headlights that will meet government protection certifications. The bonnet sinks heavily into the pavement, as was the case in the concept, it is difficult to discern if there is an aerodynamic “pitch” as in the show vehicle. An illuminated Fratzog logo sits in the grille area and the windshield appears to be in a position to house a number of driver-assist sensors. The same goes for the complex sensors on the bumper, which are shown in the symbol we illuminated on our trim compared to what Dodge posted on Twitter.
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In the absence of express criteria for rough comparisons in those photos, your reviewer will opine that the doors and roof of this control mule resemble those of the 2018 Challenger R/T parked in your garage, not to mention the flared and wrinkled rear hips. Even the charging port (if that’s what it is) sits in the same place as the old car’s fuel cap. If engineers are salvaging parts of the LX-era Challenger’s white frame to make the new car, that makes it make sense to repurpose some of those tricky issues in terms of controlling progression costs.
At the rear, we find a sleek C-pillar that protrudes much more than the LX Challenger in terms of overall length. The rear window also appears larger with a much darker bezel area. This corresponds to the rear of a hatchback. Four clear taillights peek to the rear, as do new bumper strips and a pair of low reflectors. Shadows let you know if there are exhaust tips hidden under the bumper; Remember, while Dodge has made a lot of noise about the EV variant of this thing, it will almost feature the installation of a turbocharged inline six-cylinder Hurricane on some trims.
Of course, there’s a chance that this is a set of photographs that were thoroughly decided and taken through Dodge’s marketing team. We take the so-called leaked photographs with great caution: brands don’t hesitate to “accidentally” post a look at the style that would generate buzz, but at least those photographs come from social media households affiliated with the official Dodge brand. Well, most of them, anyway. A photo of the rear of the Charger was discovered on a Facebook page and was not included in the set released through Dodge. After all, maybe they weren’t planned.
Don’t expect those to be the last surreptitious, grainy images of the new Dodge Charger we’ll see in 2024, as the logo has pledged to officially display it through the end of this Calfinishar year.
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