DODGE Charger Series/Models Timeline, Specifications and Pictures

2015 - Present

The 2015 Charger was not a car that could blend in the crowd, but it was a car that could be a smooth family sedan or a pursuit Police cruiser. The Charger name was brought back in 2005 and its retro-design look was very appreciated by the customers, who didn't care if the original Charger was a 2-door sedan and the new model was a 4-door vehicle. It was the sixth generation of an almost...

2010 - 2015

The second-generation Dodge Charger (LX) underwent a series of exterior changes, with the most important updates being applied to the front fascia and the rear end, translating into a redesigned grille and hood and the introduction of the brand’s “racetrack” taillights. Inside, the four-door fastback coupe, as it was dubbed by Dodge, gained premium soft-touch materials, Uconnect Touch, Garmin na...

2005 - 2010

Daimler Chrysler revived the old glorious Charger name from the nameplates shelf and brought it back to daylight in 2005 when Dodge unleashed the four-door sedan. While the previous genuine Charger was a true muscle-car, the 2005 model was a four-door sedan based on the same platform as the Chrysler 300 Sedan and the Dodge Magnum station wagon. Dodge built it for those who were teenagers in the...

1981 - 1987

Only the name resembled the former glorious muscle car when Dodge introduced the 1981 Charger on the market. Dodge introduced the 1982 Charger in the summer of '81, and it was the first with a front-engine and front-wheel-drive system. Unlike its predecessors, which offered big V-8s under the hood, this one was just a four-banger aiming at the European sport-compact coupes such as the R...

1974 - 1978

Introduced in 1974 as a 1975 model year, the fourth generation Dodge Charger moved from the musclecar ideology to the luxury grand touring coupe. It shared its body with the Chrysler Cordoba, both being based on the B platform. The imposing full-width grille was now gone, being replaced by a smaller rectangular and more regular one placed in the middle and guarded by round headlights. The side p...

1971 - 1972

Dodge said the last farewell to the muscle-car era with the third generation of the Charger in 1971, before the CAFE rules and the insurance policies killed the movement. With a name already respected on the streets, the third generation of the Charger tried to make a comeback with better marks in the handling department and better quarter-mile times. But Chrysler tried more and enriched the ...

1969 - 1970

Dodge built the 1969 Charger 500 to get the homologation and race in NASCAR, but it couldn't win the championship despite all the efforts. By the late '60, the carmakers understood that aerodynamics plays a crucial role in motorsport, and they tried to adapt as soon as possible. Chrysler worked with Lockheed-Martin and studied the Dodge Charger in their aerodynamic tunnel. The stand...

1969 - 1969

Chrysler was losing ground in front of Ford on the NASCAR racetrack and ordered its engineers to do something about it, and the answer was the Charger Daytona. While the Charger was a respected name in the muscle-car arena, its name was unknown in the victory circle. The engineers returned to their drawing boards and came up with the Daytona version. It was unique on the market, and it led to...

1968 - 1970

First introduced in the early 60s, the Charger was Dodge’s choice of a fastback look with the already existing technology. The iconic 1968 model was completely different from the previous version, starting with the exterior design that was redesigned: the front end featured a flat black grille, round marker lights were present on the sides and at the rear end, the Charger had round taillights...

1965 - 1968

The Dodge Charger was a model introduced by Dodge in 1965. The 1966 to 1974 Chargers were sporty models based on the Chrysler B platform that could be ordered with high-performance options. The car still resembled a Coronet or the AMC Rambler Marlin concept and was rather a luxury fastback model than a top-tier muscle car during the first generation. The interior came with semi-bucket back seats...