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For the reason that automobile's reintroduction greater than a decade in the past, the Dodge Charger sedan has had police-specific variations. And in that point, Chargers have turn into some of the frequent police vehicles in America. With the launch of the brand new technology, with very totally different powertrains, there may be an open query whether or not Dodge will proceed to supply a specifically geared up Charger. Though nothing is concrete, Dodge's CEO indicated it’s into consideration.
Through the media briefing we attended, Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis was requested about this market, and he mentioned police service autos are an “necessary” a part of the model's enterprise. He additional added that they’re undoubtedly nonetheless that a part of the enterprise, however he has nothing particular to announce in any other case. Nevertheless, he didn't say what quantity of Charger gross sales have been to regulation enforcement.
If Dodge does launch a brand new Charger police automobile, it can virtually actually be the new-generation sedan that simply got here out, because the outdated mannequin is not made. So there in all probability gained't be a continuation charger “basic” like Ram is doing with the 1500 pickup vans. The outgoing mannequin was additionally supplied with a naturally aspirated 3.6-litre V6 and 5.7-litre V8, in addition to rear- or all-wheel-drive. None of those engine choices might be obtainable for client Chargers, as they’ll all be both electrical or powered by the “Hurricane” twin-turbo straight-six. There are some police-ready EVs on the market, together with the Ford F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E, and there's actually a marketplace for high-output engines just like the outdated Dodge V8 and definitely a model of the brand new Hurricane engine. However many Charger police vehicles, to not point out different police automobile fashions, run low-output engines just like the outdated Pentastar V6. We'd be curious if Dodge would make a particular police-only model of the gas-powered Charger with that engine, which is in manufacturing and can nonetheless be obtainable within the base Ram 1500. So that will undoubtedly be an possibility.
With the brand new Charger sedan going into manufacturing subsequent yr, it could be some time earlier than we see a brand new police automobile launch. Meaning, no less than for now, you gained't must recalibrate your speedometer each time you see the nostril of a brand new Charger in your rearview mirror.
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