Even though Challenger sales boomed back in 2015, once the new generation of muscle cars has been released, the sales started to decline in 2016 and 2017. This is mostly because the car is old. It has been unveiled back in 2006 and released on the market in 2007, so it is more than a decade old at this point. A successor is definitely in the works, but Dodge didn’t say all that much about it. However, it seems that the new model might be released as the 2019 Dodge Barracuda and it may have absolutely nothing in common with the current car.
Let’s not forget that all new muscle cars are smaller and lighter than their predecessors. The Challenger is the last remaining true muscle car weighing at over 4,400 pounds in certain trim levels. That is just too much for a car that aims to be the best offering in its class.
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