There are tons of truly iconic American vehicles. The public is fully aware of cars such as the Charger, Challenger, Mustang, and Camaro. Even Honda Accord-driving middle-aged moms have dreamed of cruising down the Pacific Coast Highway in a convertible Mustang from the 1960s. Gearheads with a need for speed may settle for something a bit wilder.
The Charger is a very significant car in the domestic automotive industry. It is one of the first cars made by Dodge that was both fast and attractive. Some of these Dodge cars underwent some changes, and they are the type of modified Chargers people would love to own.
10 Tantrum
The Charger is one of the meanest cars ever made by Dodge. Though the first generation lacked power and aggressiveness, the following generation combined both power and seriousness. It sure was not a little boy's car upon its release, and nothing has changed ever since. The Charger has proven to one of the manliest manly cars out there.
The Tantrum is the sort of modified Charger that proves Dodge makes the best muscle cars. The '70 Charger is a great car to begin with, but this 1,650 hp Tantrum from Speedkore is the pinnacle of excellence. Fitted with a flabbergasting twin-turbocharged 9.0L Mercury Racing V8, this Charger has got all the power it needs to tear up the asphalt. The cherry on top: the Tantrum's body is made out of carbon fiber.
9 Raffle Prize
The Charger came back in 2006 as a sedan. Most gearheads were highly disappointed as they were expecting a two-door coupe. While it took a while for people to accept the new Charger, the Dodge car became extremely popular thanks to its R/T and SRT-8 trims. Dodge quickly realized that the Charger had tons of potential, and turned it into America's best super sports sedan.
A Dodge Charger Hellcat is great. A free Dodge Charger Hellcat is even better. This particular feline was the top prize in a raffle. Let that sink in for a minute. Dream Giveaway Garage put this Hellcat online, claiming that the car was going to belong to a very lucky gearhead. This Hellcat is not your typical Hellcat. Instead of 707 hp, the car develops 1,000 hp.
8 Fast And Furious
The Fast And Furious franchise is best known for its customized cars and hardly believable stunts. Though the franchise started off with the Dominic Toretto and Brian O'Connor duo, it evolved to include franchise-destroyers such as Dwayne Johnson and Tyrese Gibson. Despite having lost its soul, the Fast And Furious still features some truly amazing custom rides.
Dominic Toretto is best known for his bald head, his big biceps, and his love for the Dodge Charger. In the most recent movies, production dropped the blown Chargers and adopted a Charger that is more in line with what is currently being done among tuners. The 2000 hp Furious 7 Maximus Charger is out of this world. Its 9.4L Hemi V8 is simply monstrous.
7 Bully
When looking at the current Dodge lineup, it is clear that the carmaker had a plan in mind since the day it released the latest generations of Charger and Challengers. If the strategy was to cut the grass under other domestic and foreign carmakers by releasing fast and affordable sports cars, then Dodge succeeded.
Gearheads never realized the 4-door Chargers look this good when modified. Maybe they did, but they never realized that it could reach this point. Speedkore blessed gearheads with this over-the-top Hellcat. As it is common with Speedkore, the body of the car is made out of carbon fiber. The twin-turbocharged V8 nestled in the engine bay produces 1,525 hp at the crank. It must deliver approximately 1,400 hp to all four wheels. That is right: this Charger is all-wheel-drive.
6 Made In Sweden
Before the pandemic put the world in a headlock, it was possible to find cheap plane tickets from major US cities to almost anywhere in the world. It must have been shocking for some people to fly from New York City all the way to Stockholm only to stumble across a blown Charger doing sick burnouts.
The land of the tall and beautiful blond-haired and blue-eyed women is also home to a serious muscle car culture. It is quite unclear how much power Johan's Charger churns out. However, the car was featured at SEMA, which means that something serious is brewing under the hood (as if the huge blower was not a tell-tale sign).
5 Mopar
The name Mopar always brings to mind performance parts and cool Dodge cars. The Challenger Drag Pak is one of the most recent creations of the care division of Stellantis. However, most people do not know that Mopar is a portmanteau of the words "motors" and "parts."
This '68 Dodge Super Charger is equipped with the best engine Mopar has ever made. The $30,000 Hellephant is a 7.0L V8 that produces 1,000 hp and 950 lb-ft of torque. The Charger sure pulls off the mean restomodded look, but the true masterpiece remains the astonishing powerplant.
4 Wheelie Poppin'
The Hellcat is a great car all-around. Its chassis was made to withstand a huge amount of power, since the base Hellcat produces a whopping 707 hp. Compared to the SRT-8, that is 237 hp extra. It is quite normal that Hellcat owners are looking to get the most out of their impressive super sedan.
There are several things petrol heads never knew about the Dodge Charger Hellcat. If there is one thing everybody knew from the get-go, it is the fact that a modified Charger Hellcat may pop a wheelie on the strip every now and then. They may not be huge wheelies, but they are wheelies nonetheless.
3 HPE 1000
Is there a car Hennessey has not touched? Over the last two decades, Hennessey became extremely popular for several reasons. First, the company produces some of the best packages for American and some import vehicles. Second, the company rapidly understood the importance of online marketing. The company's most viewed video on YouTube has 17 million views.
Hennessey Performance Engineering. The company that came up with some of the best packages for American high-end sports cars. The Texan tuner did not fail to provide wealthy customers with a serious package for the Charger Hellcat. For $55,000, the Hellcat's power can be boosted to 1,032 hp at 6,500 rpm and 969 lb-ft of torque.
2 Euro Charger
When American cars get modified in European countries, they tend to be a little less powerful than their American counterparts. This is partly due to the fact that aftermarket parts for American vehicles are sort of rare on the old continent. With all that being said, the only thing showing the origin of the car is the license plates.
It's unclear how much power this supercharged Charger SRT-8 produces, but a fire-spitting Charger must be something serious. The car was fitted with Vossen wheels and inherited stickers similar to the ones found on the Super Bee. For an American project from the old continent, this Charger is actually respectable.
1 Classic
Classic Dodge Chargers are not hard to find. As a result, the oldie became one of the best cars to restomod. The car's popularity is both a curse and a blessing. Heavily modified Chargers are a dime a dozen, which sort of makes gearheads forget how beautiful a lightly modified Charger looks like.
This restomodded '69 Dodge Charger is simply perfect. It still looks like a very original classic car, yet it received some modifications that truly unleash its potential. The 440ci V8 found under the hood is coupled with a 727 three-speed automatic transmission. Classic Investments, a UK-based tuner, tastefully restomodded this American icon.