The Philippines Dodge Charger is a rear-wheel-drive, four-door muscle car. Its body style fits it into the full-size sedan category, but some consider it an American muscle car.
For the Philippine market, the Dodge Charger's sole available variant is the R/T Scatpack Widebody which is priced at Php 5,780,000.
Under the hood, the Charger gets two different engine options. For the R/T Scat Pack Widebody trim, it uses a 6.4-liter V8 engine that can make up to 485 horsepower and 644 Nm of torque. It then use an eight-speed automatic gearbox.
Size-wise, the Charger is 5,105mm long, 1,989mm wide, and 1,462mm in height. It also has a wheelbase length of 2,921mm.
Locally, the Charger competes against the likes of the Kia Stinger, Audi A6 Sedan. Lexus LS, Jaguar XE, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, etc.
Launch
The Dodge Charger 2023, in its current form, was initially released in 2011. Currently, Dodge Philippines offers the Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody and the Charger R/T Scat Pack Widebody.
Dodge Charger Exterior
On the outside, the Charger is a mean-looking sedan that comes with design elements that harkens back to the glory days of American muscle cars.
Equipment-wise, it comes with a power sunroof, an active exhaust with dual bright exhaust tips, LED daytime running lamps, a performance grille, power-folding side mirrors, among others. The Scat Pack variant also gets special bits like a Black Charger decklid back, the Scat Pack Grille badge, etc.
Dodge Charger Interior
Inside, the Dodge Charger can seat up to five occupants. Keeping said occupants comfortable is a dual-zone climate control system, and leather-wrapped seats.
The driver is also provided with a push-to-start button, a leather wrapped shift knob and steering wheel, a power tilt and telescopic steering column, as well as plenty of soft-touch surfaces.
Also included for this model is a power adjustable driver’s seat, auto-dimming rearview mirrors, a power trunklid release, among others.
Tech and Safety
To keep its occupants entertained, the Charger gets an 8.4-inch touchscreen display that’s linked to a 19-piece Harman Kardon GreenEdge speaker set. The said headunit also comes standard with Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto.
Safety-wise, the Charger gets a total of 6 airbags. It also has electronic stability control, anti-lock braking with electronic brake-force distribution, hill-start assist, blind spot detection, electronic roll mitigation, traction control, a rear back-up camera, security alarm, tire pressure monitoring, etc.
Chassis
The seventh-generation Charger is a full-size, rear-wheel-drive sedan. It uses the Chrysler LX, which it shares with the Chrysler 300.
For suspensions, the Charger uses a short and long arm front suspension, and a multi-link rear suspension. It also gets Brembo 6-pot fixed front caliper brakes, and rear disc brakes. Like the Challenger, it also has a manual, foot-type parking brake.
Engine
The Charger gets two engine options for the local market. For the Charger R/T Scat Pack Widebody variant, it gets a naturally-aspirated 6.4-liter V8 that can churn out 485 horsepower and 644 Nm of torque.
The said engine is then linked to an eight-speed automatic gearbox that comes with a paddle shifter manual mode.