# Dodge Is Doing Everything It Can to Make People Like the New Charger—Except Give It a V8

> Stellantis dropped a bunch of Dodge and SRT news this week, and while it’s still not doing the obvious thing by putting a V8 in the current-generation Charger, it is doing something else that should have been part of…

- **Source:** [Thedrive](https://www.thedrive.com/news/dodge-is-doing-everything-it-can-to-make-people-like-the-new-charger-except-give-it-a-v8?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a789b40855718f50c10dddc)
- **Published:** 2026-08-09
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #hp
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a789b40855718f50c10dddc

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