That was short-lived.
Muscle Cars and Trucks noticed something quite surprising in the press photos of the 2020 Dodge Challenger. On the press image of the muscle car, the numbers 2023 were visible on the instrument cluster. Dodge loves to tease and photograph, so we, along with other motoring media, didn’t waste any time reporting that the company may be hinting at a 2023 release.
Unfortunately, Dodge As reported by, they quickly reacted to the emergency and put out the flames. Driver and Car . Dodge spokesperson says that the next generation won’t be available in 2023, as was suggested by the easter egg.
Driver and seem to be at odds over Dodge’s countermeasure to the rumors. Dodge confirmed that the launch date for the new Challenger was pushed back, as we mentioned. We are with them on this, but who knows?
This rumor will be put on the backburner following Dodge’s statement. However, there are still rumors about the muscle car. Another rumor is that the Challenger might wear the Viper badge next season, according to anonymous sources from Mopar Insiders.
These are not speculations: The Challenger continues to outsell the Mustang and Camaro this year. It is expected that the next Challenger will retain its retro styling for its next generation model.
These are just a few of the reasons why Dodge refutes rumors of a new model.