More than 5,000 new 2023 Dodge Chargers and Challengers still on dealer lots

You may be shocked to hear this, but you can still buy a brand new one Avoid the charger or Challenger from the dealer. There are still more than 5,000 of these muscle cars in stock at Dodge dealers across the country, which may or may not be a good thing.

After what seemed like an eternity, Stellantis discontinued production of the LX (Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300) and LC (Dodge Challenger) in December 2023. The brand made way for the next generation of the Charger which we now know will be available at electric And six-cylinder power. Naturally, Dodge fans were in an uproar, especially due to the death of the popular SRT and Hellcat models. Some might have assumed that customers would start making a run at dealerships, cash in hand clamoring for the last of these V8-powered muscle cars, especially with Dodge doing a series of special Last Call models.

It doesn’t seem like that was the case. Using Dodge’s own inventory search program, I discovered that there are still a total of 5,646 brand new Dodge Chargers and Challengers at Dodge dealerships across the country. You’d probably think that’s a good thing, until you realize that all of these cars are now two model years old.

Those more than 5,000 cars have been split; there are slightly more Chargers than Challengers: 2,958 to 2,688. Things get more interesting when you get into specific trims. There are 993 Charger SXTs and 695 Charger Scat Packs. There are only 49 Challenger SXTs, but over 1,000 Challenger Scat Packs, most of which are Scat Pack Wide Body models.

While many of these cars have dealer-level discounts, some of the Scat Pack and SRT models do not, which could explain why many of them have been sitting idle. Unsurprisingly, there are still dealers marking up the performance models. Like this dealership in Tracy, California that added a $20,000 surcharge to a new 2023 Charger Hellcat Widebody with an MSRP of $90,857. says Cargurus the car has been on the list for almost 400 days.

Some dealers may be willing to make a deal to move some of the metal that is collecting dust. With how greedy many dealers are and the continued popularity of the V8 models as we never see them again from Dodge, interested buyers may have a hard time getting a deal on a V8 Charger or Challenger.

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