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I’m a giant fan of the Kia Stinger, a lot in order that I feel it’s among the best automobile introductions of the final decade. It was fantastic: a four-door sedan with GT-like proportions and a liftback powered by a twin-turbocharged V6 engine — and you would have it with all-wheel drive. Except you spent huge cash with one of many German manufacturers, the place else had been you going to discover a automobile like that? What made it even higher was that it got here from such an sudden place, Kia.
Sadly although low gross sales, consumers nonetheless caught up in badge notion and a market largely transferring away from distinctive, enjoyable stuff for boring crossovers killed the Stinger and it was discontinued for the 2023 mannequin 12 months. Fortunately Dodge has stepped in with a substitute for the Stinger within the new Charger. Sure, I’m about to match an out-of-production Korean efficiency sedan with an all-new Dodge that isn’t even on sale but.
In releasing the specs and particulars of the all-new Dodge Charger, it dawned on me that Dodge is giving us practically the precise automobile that Kia took from us. At their most simple, they’re the identical. The Stinger was out there with a base 2.5-liter 300 horsepower turbocharged I4 or an elective 3.3-liter 365 hp V6 with elective all-wheel drive for each engines.
With the brand new Charger, Dodge is giving it the choice of two completely different variations of its 3.0-liter twin-turbo Hurricane I6 engine, however wording from the Dodge web site is making it appear as if the high-output engine will solely be out there within the two-door Charger; we’ll have to attend and see. Both approach although, you may have your I6 with both 420 hp or a formidable 550 hp within the high-output model. Each get paired with customary all-wheel drive and eight-speed computerized transmissions.
Each the Stinger and the Charger sedan are four-door liftbacks (or hatchbacks if that’s what you wish to name them. Dodge calls the Charger’s hatch a “hidden hatch.” No matter.) So far as dimensions, the Charger sedan has the outdated Stinger beat. The Charger is very large, with a 121-inch wheelbase and an total size of 206.6-inches. This implies the Charger’s wheelbase is 6.6-inches longer than the Stinger (114.4-inches) and its total size is 16.4-inches longer than the Stinger (190.2-inches). Weirdly although these huge dimensions don’t translate into huge cargo house.
The Stinger has the Charger barely beat on cargo capability. With the rear seats up, there’s 23.3 cubic ft of cargo house within the Stinger, in comparison with 22.8 within the Dodge; that grows to 40.9 cubic ft with the seats folded within the Stinger and 37.4 cubic ft within the Charger. Throw in one other 1.4 cubic ft for the Charger EV with its frunk.
However you get the thought. Dodge has inadvertently given us an American follow-up to the Kia Stinger in what’s truthfully some of the splendid automobile physique kinds you should purchase — that is made even higher by the truth that you will get the identical powertrain setup in coupe. Certain the outrageous Hemi V8s are gone, however the place else are you going to discover a huge, all-wheel drive sedan with a liftback and highly effective straight-six engine? Definitely not from some other American automaker that’s for certain. If the worth is correct — and I pray it’s — as soon as the gas-powered Chargers go on sale in 2025, Dodge simply might need an lovers hit on its arms.
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