Dodge Challenger

The 2023 Challenger SRT Demon 170 is what Dodge claims is the quickest vehicle it’s ever produced, with up to 1,025 horsepower, a 0-60 mph time under 2 seconds and a sub-9-second quarter-mile time.

The NHTSA has now confirmed a fifth Takata related fatality for 2022 — the third this year for Stellantis — after a driver-side airbag inflator was ruptured in a 2010 Chrysler 300.

Stellantis has issued a “Do Not Drive” warning for 276,000 model-year 2005-10 Dodge and Chrysler vehicles due to faulty driver-side airbag inflators.

The 2023 Challenger and Charger have some of the widest price ranges of any vehicle currently on sale, with prices starting under $35,000 and rising to over $100,000 for some of the special editions.

The new Black Ghost will be based on the Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody, with output from its supercharged V-8 bumped up to 807 horsepower.

The “Swinger” name is a throwback to the original Dodge Dart Swinger, which combined Scat Pack performance with a “groovy” interior and exterior appearance.

The 2023 Challenger Shakedown uses the R/T Scat Pack as its foundation, coming equipped with the optional Plus and Technology groups and the Navigation, Carbon/Suede and Dynamics packages.

Dodge says it will announce more details on the 2023 Challenger and Charger, including ordering and pricing information, closer to their on-sale date.

The list of 2022 cars with manual transmissions skews mostly to affordable models and those that are more enthusiast-oriented, but there’s still a decent range of choices.

The less expensive 2021 Dodge Challenger is a better value on essentially the same car — unless you feel the need to create a custom SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody Jailbreak.