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2011 Dodge Charger spy shots

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The Viper is leaving us, the Challenger is likely to stay unchanged for a few more years, and the rest of the Chrysler lineup is pretty much trucks and fleet sedans. But the 2011 Dodge Charger is on deck, and it may be poised to once again shake up the large-sedan segment with its looks and, in R/T and SRT8 guise, performance as well. These spy shots show the car in late-stage development, though due to the heavy camo, the details are obscured.

Up front, the crosshair grille is printing through the fabric, so we can expect that to stick around for the new car, and some of the funkier angles of the roofline appear to have been rounded out and smoothed off, while the notchy, step-flared side profile looks to have take an iterative step forward, smoothing things out a bit, but still offering a muscular look. Out back, the car seems a bit less hefty than its predecessor, with a large spoiler indicating this model may be testing for the R/T or SRT8 aero package.

Under the hood, we expect an uprated version of the 5.7-liter HEMI V-8 for the R/T, which could generate numbers as high as 390 horsepower. The SRT8 version, which we expect to stick around for the new car as well, could stick with the current 6.1-liter HEMI's 425-horse output, though a bump to increase differentiation from the R/T model might send it closer to 450 horsepower.

Though the early spy shots of the 2011 Charger had us hopeful it would make its auto show debut in the first half of 2010, it now looks like we'll have to wait until later this year, perhaps Los Angeles, before the car is unveiled. Production should start toward the end of 2010.





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  1. By HemiD Posted: 4/15/2010 3:01pm PDT

    SRT8 will get a bigger engine.
     
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  2. By NoNameDenton Posted: 4/15/2010 3:48pm PDT

    I agree with HemiD, I heard it was getting the more powerful and more fuel efficient 6.4 liter Hemi
     
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  3. By Mark Posted: 4/17/2010 2:36pm PDT

    Here we go again ... that stupid looking front end again. Challenger got it right, why the hell can't Charger.
     
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  4. fb_100000275684479 avatar Michael Escobar Posted: 4/18/2010 9:32pm PDT

    I'd have to disagree, Mark. IMHO, the front end was the ONLY thing the current charger got right. The roof/c-pillar was awkward, the rear end was uninspired (looked like a Mitsubishi Galant), the lack of a manual tranny, and the fact that it had two more doors than a Charger should made it only appeal for the outright performance of the SRT-8. However, the sight of one pulling up with that front end, in black, at night, could send shivers down Alfred Hitchcock's spine.
    As far as the next gen- still too many doors, but the roofline looks like it's going for the de-rigeur "4-door coupe/fastback thingy" that has shown up on nearly all new cars, from Audis and Astons, to Buicks, CLSs, "Gran Turismos", etc.
    I've also read of them using the 6.4 for the SRT-8, and was hoping they'd up the regular Hemi from 5.7 to 6 litres. I just hope you'll be able to get the Tremec out of the Viper/Challenger in the SRT-8 this time.
     
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  5. By Lalantha Perera Posted: 7/7/2010 12:34pm PDT

    The new Charger is clearly an evolution rather than a revolution but styling more sharp and striking than the current model they have done a pretty good job on it
     
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  6. By John Posted: 10/28/2010 4:02pm PDT

    I'd love too see a 2 door hardtop. Whoever heard of a 4 door muscle car?
     
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