BirSaNN Posted February 14, 2023 Posted February 14, 2023 The final "Last Call" Dodge Challenger or Charger will be revealed on March 20, so we speculate about what it could be. Dodge will reveal its final "Last Call" special edition in Las Vegas on March 20. In anticipation, we speculate about what it could be: How about something with 1000 hp? For those who forget, the "Last Call" editions are send-offs to the outgoing gas-burning Charger and Challenger. It's no secret that Dodge has one final "Last Call" car on the way—the company has been teasing it ever since the seven-part series started with the Shakedown Challenger last August. Well, strap in, because Dodge will finally reveal the eagerly anticipated machine in Las Vegas on March 20. Hellephant? Hella Yes! Since twiddling our thumbs is boring, we decided to dust off our usually dormant thinking caps to brainstorm what to possibly expect from the final "Last Call" car. Dodge won't spoil the surprise by confirming if the last one will be based on the Charger or the Challenger (or maybe both), but the evidence suggests the latter is more likely. Projecting what goodies the last "Last Call" Dodge has in store, we see one of two eventualities playing out. One we think (and hope) could happen is a Charger or Challenger packing the 1000-horsepower leviathan that is the Hellephant crate engine. Of course, achieving the reliability standards needed for a production product, even for a limited-run product, may be proving difficult. Flex Fuel in Its Future? The other potential powertrain involves E85 flex fuel and upwards of 909 horsepower. Road & Track has been speculating since July that Dodge is planning to give a Challenger a V-8 with that much horsepower by using E85. It could also better explain why Dodge has had to delay the car for so long. It was originally supposed to show the final "Last Call" model in October at SEMA 2022. Dodge ultimately scrapped that plan after seven engines exploded during durability testing. "So far, we've grenaded seven engines," Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis told reporters, as quoted by R&T, during a background event leading up to SEMA. The Dodge Charger King Daytona and Black Ghost Challenger "Last Call" models both feature a boost in performance. Each ups the power to a Jailbreak-matching 807 horsepower. The pairing is based on the widebody Charger and Challenger's 797-hp Hellcat Redeye models, with an additional 10 ponies added to the mix. The other four of the previously announced special editions are essentially just visual packages being sold in limited quantities, but Dodge promises the last will be something special. link: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a42862482/dodge-charger-challenger-last-call-edition-hellcat-1000-hp/
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