Now, this conversion adds $25,999 to the price tag, but Dodge notes the final price is actually dictated by the dealer. But the purchase process won't change: Customers will place an order, the car will head to Drop Top Customs for the conversion, and then the car shows up at the dealership. While the company isn’t manufacturing the convertible in-house, the automaker is partnering with the Florida-based Drop Top Customs to perform the work. Rounding out the send-offs, Dodge is finally offering a drop-top Challenger. The Direct Connection catalog will see more performance parts targeting the soon-to-be-extinct Challenger and Charger. These pieces are designed to meet Dodge’s requirements for fit and finish while also shaving some weight. Considering the hardware equipped, its $89,999 price tag is considerably more expensive than the bare shell.ĭodge is also working with SpeedKore to offer carbon-fiber pieces through the Direct Connection catalog. Equipped with a 7.5-second NHRA-certified roll cage, this Drag Pak chassis is a powertrain away from being a drag strip bruiser.

If you want a more serious shell, Dodge is also making its Drag Pak rolling chassis available. Targeting racing enthusiasts, this Challenger body can be transformed into just about whatever your heart, or wallet, desires, for a surprisingly affordable $7,995. The team at Dodge and Direct Connection are running through Challenger sheetmetal by making bodies-in-white available to customers. Autoweekīut there's more to Dodge's phaseout of its most popular nameplates. Stay tuned for final-edition Chargers and Challengers to be revealed weekly, from Aug. Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis disclosed the Challenger/Charger news Monday night at a Speed Week event in Pontiac, Michigan, leading up to this weekend's Woodward Dream Cruise. The departure would leave only the Durango SUV in the Dodge stable, until a battery-electric muscle car arrives, planned for 2024. But the segment overall is down about 20% from the same period last year, and gas-guzzling sports cars struggle to find their place in a future paved with electrification. Among big US muscle cars, the Charger was No.1 in sales through the first six months, with a more than respectable 38,459 deliveries, followed by the Ford Mustang (26,244), Challenger (25,682), and Chevrolet Camaro (11,255), according to Wards Intelligence data. Their departures were largely expected, but not because of tanking sales. Special packages are on the way to celebrate what these cars mean to a sea of horsepower-loving fans, and the team at Dodge’s Direct Connection will join in with a long list of supporting aftermarket parts. Dodge will cease production of the two popular muscle cars at the end of 2023, but not without a proper send-off. The Dodge Charger and Challenger flexed their modern muscles through the years of DaimlerChrysler, Cerberus, Fiat, and, now, Stellantis, but the party is coming to an end. A Challenger convertible-available this year and next-will be built by Drop Top Customs, adding $25,999 to the price tag.

Dodge will launch seven special editions to honor its two beloved muscle machines, which will be revealed later.Dodge will end current Charger and Challenger production at the end of 2023, the final model year of the two cars.

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