With seven trim levels and four engines, writing any sort of comprehensive piece on the 2015 Dodge Charger requires more space, time and, quite frankly, energy than I have right here, right now. In essence, this is a family sedan, fully capable of comfortably carting your family safely from place to place, that can also be configured as a 707 hp hair-on-fire, full-blown dragster. V6 Chargers can even be outfitted with all-wheel drive. That covers a lot of ground.
Dodge is Chrysler’s performance brand. It provides even the base SE with some entry-level performance creds with its 292 hp 3.6 L V6 and Charger’s 8-speed, driver-shiftable automatic transmission turning the rear wheels. A 370 hp 5.7 L V8 powers most R/T trims. At the top of the Charger performance heap is the SRT Hellcat with its 707 hp, track-bred 6.2 L supercharged V8 that can carry the Charger to 60 miles per hour from a standstill in about four seconds.
Slotted into this lineup just short of the SRT Hellcat is the SRT 392, in which I spent 150 miles or so a few months ago. A 6.4 L Hemi V8 delivers considerable thrust in the form of a whopping 475 lb-ft of torque and 485 hp. No, it isn’t quite the SRT Hellcat, but for $15,000 less it delivers all the propulsion most of us will ever want, need or use.
