avoid removed the standard six-speed manual transmission from the 717 hp challenger SRT Hellcat for the 2022 model year. Tremec TR-6060 transmission remains for lower Hemi Challenger versions; the Redeye versions above never offered six speeds. Explaining the issue at the end of 2021, the automaker said it needed to recalibrate the Powertrain Control Module for the turbocharged 6.2-liter V8 using the gearshift paddles and this engine. will return in the future. Enthusiasts have a lot of doubts about the return, what happened to Death working overtime recently to kill off everything interesting. However, the automaker kept its word. The Challenger ordering guide from last summer shows a six-speed transmission once again as standard option on the Hellcat and Hellcat Widebody. It took until now for the situation to come true. EQUAL Discovered Inside MoparKoons Tysons Dodge in Vienna, Virginia Posted on Hellcat.org Forum on May 31 that seller The ordering system allowed manual transmissions to be ordered for narrow-body and wide-body Hellcats.
Again, this is only for the 717 hp versions. However, the change has not yet appeared on Dodge’s retail website at the time of writing. Koons wrote that any interested party should build the Challenger online, then e-mail a PDF of the build to the dealer noting that the buyer wants the manual. Dealer confirms that opting for manual transmission will reverse the $2,995 charge for eight-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission, a few posters have ordered Show Order Confirmation Price verify all are kosher.
Even then, interested buyers may need to work with dealers to sort out other available options. Every version of the Challenger Hellcat 2023 on the Dodge retail website at the time of writing has a Jailbreak symbol, which releases option combinations unavailable on non-Jailbroken versions. Digging deeper into the matter, some shoppers said manual transmission cars are not Jailbreak versions. We’ll know if the line reaches the configurator and when.
As far as we can tell, Challengers who have chosen to wait for guidebook returns will not have to pay a substantial premium for the wait. The Dodge website shows the MSRP for the 2023 Challenger SRT Hellcat as $67,595. Add the $2,995 required eight-speed, $1,700 gas tax, and $1,595 destination, bringing the total to $73,885. Koons price confirmation shows the Challenger SRT Hellcat 2023 MSRP retail price of $66,600. Adding gas and destination taxes, the total before options is $69,895. In the final year of this Challenge, buyers who can find an MSRP-ready dealer can do a great job for themselves.
However, Dodge didn’t let muscle car aficionados hang, as it introduced tram (EV) alternative is called Charger Daytona. It will enter production next year, most likely without an actual manual transmission.
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