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The Charger is an American car produced by Chrysler under the brand name Dodge. From the mid 60s to the present day, several different Dodgе vehicles based on three different platforms bore the Charger name. Sedans, hatchbacks and luxury coupes under this brand were available to buyers. In 1999, Chrysler showed the public the concept car Dodge Charger, which, however, was very different from the production model, which began to be produced in 2006. Similar name - Ramcharger, used for light trucks and pickups produced by Chrysler, badged Dodge.

The Dodge Charger was officially introduced in the middle of the 1966 model year, although a concept show car based on the Dodge Dart Polara, called the Dodge Charger, was produced back in 1964. And since 1965, the Dodge Dart Charger has been mass-produced, and before the official launch of the car with its own name Charger, only 180 such cars were produced. Today it is a rarity and a tidbit for connoisseurs of classic muscle cars. True, in those years, Dodge produced and sold about 300 conversion kits (conversion kits) of a regular Dodge Dart into a Dodge Charger, which dealers could install on their own.

The 1966 Dodge Charger was designed to compete with the Plymouth Barracuda and Ford Mustang. These two names were already well established, and the unknown Dodge Charger, based on the Coronet platform and priced at $ 3,122, made a splash in the market. Partly, the reason for this was the interior, made in a completely unusual style for that time. Experts considered it to be a work of art. Dodge designers have paid attention not only to the front passengers, as has been customary until now, but have worked on the overall appearance of the interior. Exactly the same bucket ergonomic seats asThey were intended for the driver and front passenger, installed at the back. Previously, a "bench" was used for this. The beautiful console did not end between the front seats, but extended further into the cabin, pleasing the eyes of the rear passengers and adding to them their due share of comfort.

As standard, the car was equipped with a 5.2-liter V8 engine, but most buyers chose a 6.3-liter V-8 with a capacity of 325 hp for a surcharge.

Despite huge sales success in 1966, Dodge only sells 15,788 vehicles.lei next, 1967. It was less than half of the sold in half a year since the start of production. The fact is that just during this period, the feverish fashion for fastbacks ends, and the manufacturer is seriously thinking about redesigning the Charger.

The design of the new Charger with a muscular front and back, with a graceful waist and flowing lines will later be called "coke bottle styling" for the shape and curves of the body, similar to a bottle of Coca-Cola. The taillights of the updated model are made a la Corvette. In general, Dodge has always been able to please the buyer. 1968 Charger releaset the famous R / T (Road and Track) modification with a standard installed 440 Magnum 375 hp engine. In 1969, a special version of the Dodge Charger Daytona was produced for NASCAR racing.

Unfortunately, 1971 is considered the beginning of the end of the so-called. "Muscle cars" because of the stricter standards on toxicity and emissions into the atmosphere, and the high cost of insurance for "motor sportsmen". Despite this, Dodge continues to successfully produce two varieties of cars this year: Chargers and Coronets, which differ only in the number of doors. The Chargers have two and the Coronets have four.

In the laneBetween 1972 and 1974, Dodge gradually transitioned the Charger from supercharged adrenaline-pumping cars to luxury, comfortable cars.

From 1975 to 1978, the Dodge Charger was produced on the Chrysler Cordoba platform. The Charger SE (Special Edition) was the only modification offered to the buyer in 1975. But it was distinguished by a large selection of engines: from 5.2 L V-shaped eight-cylinder "LA" series to 6.6 L V8.

In 1976 the model line was expanded to 4 modifications - base, Charger Sport, Charger SE and Charger Daytona. In 1978, the production of the Dodg car ends.e Charger of the so-called B-series, and it is being replaced by the Dodge Magnum, which is very similar in design and philosophy.

The Dodge Charger reappears in production only 5 years later, in 1983. This car, bearing the name of its glorious predecessor, no longer had anything to do with muscle cars and shared a common platform with the Chrysler L, and under the hood had an engine from Volkswagen with a volume of 1.7 L and a power of 70 hp. The official name for this generation was the L-platform Dodge Charger. At the same time, Chrysler's "twins" are produced with the names Plymouth Duster and Plymouth Turismo.

In 1983 the legendThe dazzling and brilliant Carroll Shelby modified the Dodge Charger to be sold by Dodge dealers as the Dodge Shelby Charger. Not paying much attention to the speed characteristics of the car, Shelby carefully modifies the suspension and does styling. Although the maestro also worked with the engine - its power was increased from 70 "horses" to 107, and the gear ratios of the manual transmission were also increased. A shorter-travel suspension coupled with powerful brakes and sharper steering did the trick - the car turned out to bety sporty. To top it off, the car was adorned with bright sports decals so that no one had any doubts about the car's sporting habits.

In 1987, Carroll Shelby bought 1000 of the last Dodge Charger Shelby and in his workshops (Whittier, California) turned them into GLHS, which now bore no Dodge name, but were called Shelby Charger GLHS. The cars were equipped with 175-horsepower turbo engines with intercoolers, the suspension was equipped with Koni shock absorbers and Z-type tires. The car could accelerate to 217 km / h.

The revival of the glorious name began in 2006, toWhen Chrysler began introducing a rear-wheel drive full-size car built on the Chrysler 300 LX platform badged as the Dodge Charger. The interior of the new car is almost identical to that of the Dodge Magnum. The new Charger is only available as a 4-door sedan, which has disappointed many fans of the 2-door coupe. Manufacturing is located at the Chrysler plant in Brampton, Canada. Under the hood is a 3.5 L. V6 engine.

The Charger Daytona R / T version with 20-inch chrome wheels debuted at the 2006 Chicago Auto Show. Here, in the role of the main driving force, youThe engine is powered by a Hemi V8 with a volume of 5.7 liters and a power of 340 hp.

A year earlier, at the New York International Auto Show, a version of the SRT-8 was unveiled with the most powerful engine that Chrysler has ever installed on a production car - the Hemi V8, 6.1 L, 425 hp.

The 2007 Super Bee was shown to the public at the 2006 New York International Auto Show. In essence, this is the same SRT-8, but painted in a special yellow "Detonator Yellow" with black stripes along the body. This version was released in a limited edition of 1000 pieces.

The Super Bee B5 Blue version wasshown in 2007 at the North American International Auto Show and was produced during 2008 also in a limited edition of 1000 pieces. Also, special versions of the Dodge Charger were produced for the police and for NASCAR races.

A model update is expected for the 2010 model year.

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