Dodge is revamping the Charger lineup, and the SRT variant boasts a massive rear wing reminiscent of the Richard Petty Superbird era. The new Dodge Charger has been making waves in the automotive world, and its launch has been met with a mix of excitement and skepticism. Dodge CEO Matt McLear told The Drive in April that it's simply "way too early" to call it a dud or a success.
Recently, in Detroit, Michigan, immediately after the executive team laid out the automotive giant's turnaround plan, The Drive was told that the Charger will be receiving a refresh. This sounds like an emergency undertaking because the entire Charger lineup's not even out yet. We were also shown the Charger SRT, and it looks the part.
Electronics were all taken away and no photos were allowed, but here's what was seen. It's all kind of a blur; stick with this. Two Chargers were shown. One was painted bright neon green while the other was a B5-like blue. The neon green Charger, which surely had to be the SRT variant, had amber LED daytime running lights. But unlike today's Charger, the light strip didn't span the entire front end, but just the sides at the bottom of the sunken headlights.
The entire headlight area was smoked, giving a menacing look with the orange amber LED DRLs. A massive front splitter jutted out from the bottom of the front bumper and a huge hood scoop clearly sucked air in for what will presumably be a fire-breathing gas-powered engine. The star of this car's show? A huge rear wing that looked like something from the Richard Petty Superbird era. It came off the rear and flew up high with the pedestals on the sides of the rear end, not the center.
Source: thedrive.com
