2015-2017 Dodge Charger: Upgrading the Muscle Sedan
Dodge Charger Hellcat: 707 hp
The primary upgrades to the Dodge Charger for the 2015 model year were upgraded electronics (more gadgets) and a transmission upgrade for V8s. The Charger also boasted a new shifter, which feels like a traditional type; it has a secondary gate for manual-override shifting (paddle shifters are also standard on R/T, optional on SXT).
The Charger SE was dramatically upgraded, and all wheel drive was shifted to V6 models only - in the past, it was on V8s (for police, it was V8 only).
2017 updates
Challenger and Charger both get new Destroyer Gray and Octane Red paints, and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto support.
The 2017 Dodge Charger Daytona takes some aspects of the SRT appearance, tweaks them, and adds suspension upgrades and cold air intakes, whether buyers get the 5.7 or 6.4 Hemi. The 2017 Charger Hellcat cars also get new 20 x 9.5 inch "lightweight 5Deep aluminum" wheels with five spokes, finished in low-gloss black; they save four pounds per wheel. There is also new interior and exterior badging, and an LED-lit steering wheel (red on Hellcat, white on 392).
Hound's tooth cloth seats are standard on Charger SE, SXT, R/T, and R/T Scat Pack. The 2017 Dodge Charger has optional 19-inch black wheels with the AWD versions of Charger SE and SXT when the Rallye package is ordered. See standard Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger.
Dodge Charger performance and engineering changes
A new Sport mode reduces shift times from around 400 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds, increases engine responsiveness, and adjusts the stability control and steering feel.
The Hemi V8 is attached to the ZF 8HP70 eight-speed automatic (later, a Chrysler-built version is likely to be used). 0-60 times have dropped, even as gas mileage rose by 1 mpg .
The Charger R/T Road & Track includes Performance Pages, on the segment's largest touchscreen - a 8.4-inch Uconnect setup. It includes active launch control, launch control RPM settings, and performance timers and gauges. The Road & Track also has a 3.07 axle ratio (vs. the standard 2.62), 220 mm rear axles, and unique engine and transmission calibrations, for a top speed of 145 mph and 0-60 mph bursts in less than 6 seconds (the 2011 V8 was rated at 6.24 seconds).
Dodge Charger Hellcat: 707 hp
The primary upgrades to the Dodge Charger for the 2015 model year were upgraded electronics (more gadgets) and a transmission upgrade for V8s. The Charger also boasted a new shifter, which feels like a traditional type; it has a secondary gate for manual-override shifting (paddle shifters are also standard on R/T, optional on SXT).
The Charger SE was dramatically upgraded, and all wheel drive was shifted to V6 models only - in the past, it was on V8s (for police, it was V8 only).
2017 updates
Challenger and Charger both get new Destroyer Gray and Octane Red paints, and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto support.
The 2017 Dodge Charger Daytona takes some aspects of the SRT appearance, tweaks them, and adds suspension upgrades and cold air intakes, whether buyers get the 5.7 or 6.4 Hemi. The 2017 Charger Hellcat cars also get new 20 x 9.5 inch "lightweight 5Deep aluminum" wheels with five spokes, finished in low-gloss black; they save four pounds per wheel. There is also new interior and exterior badging, and an LED-lit steering wheel (red on Hellcat, white on 392).
Hound's tooth cloth seats are standard on Charger SE, SXT, R/T, and R/T Scat Pack. The 2017 Dodge Charger has optional 19-inch black wheels with the AWD versions of Charger SE and SXT when the Rallye package is ordered. See standard Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger.
Dodge Charger performance and engineering changes
A new Sport mode reduces shift times from around 400 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds, increases engine responsiveness, and adjusts the stability control and steering feel.
The Hemi V8 is attached to the ZF 8HP70 eight-speed automatic (later, a Chrysler-built version is likely to be used). 0-60 times have dropped, even as gas mileage rose by 1 mpg .
The Charger R/T Road & Track includes Performance Pages, on the segment's largest touchscreen - a 8.4-inch Uconnect setup. It includes active launch control, launch control RPM settings, and performance timers and gauges. The Road & Track also has a 3.07 axle ratio (vs. the standard 2.62), 220 mm rear axles, and unique engine and transmission calibrations, for a top speed of 145 mph and 0-60 mph bursts in less than 6 seconds (the 2011 V8 was rated at 6.24 seconds).
V6 | V6 (Rallye) | Hemi V8 | ||
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EPA mileage (mpg) | 19/31 RWD, 18/27 AWD | 16/25 |