“It is time to get loud once more.” That was the edict from Dodge surrounding the latest return of the SRT model.

The identical three letters that graced the bottom of the Viper, Charger, Challenger, and plenty of others earlier than it return to the lineup as the corporate broadcasts main modifications to its efficiency technique transferring ahead.

However what precisely does SRT’s return imply?

Initially, it implies that Tim Kuniskis will now oversee all North American manufacturers—together with SRT. Kuniskis will report on to Stellantis CEO and COO Antonio Filosa.

Past that, Kuniskis explains how the brand new SRT efficiency division will work:

‘SRT is one other field we wanted to test as we head right into a product launch cadence, enabling extra efficiency than we’ve ever seen earlier than. We’re working with our product improvement and expertise group to pick one of the best engineers in powertrain and car dynamics to construct a crew worthy of the SRT title.’

These cherry-picked engineers will be a part of forces as one devoted crew, overseeing Dodge’s Direct Connection division alongside Stellantis’s North American motorsports initiatives. As we have already seen, Ram is returning to NASCAR—we would not be stunned to see Dodge do the identical.

The small print past that, sadly, are nonetheless fairly murky. However we now have concepts.

The latest return of the Hemi V-8 at Ram has us hopeful for a similar at Dodge. As we have already seen: Individuals merely aren’t falling in love with the electrical Dodge Charger as earlier administration had hoped. Dealerships are having a tough time getting them off heaps, providing screaming lease offers and reductions simply to get folks within the door.

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The excellent news is that the Charger Sixpack is on the way in which—finally. And regardless that it is down two cylinders on the outgoing Hellcat V-8, we have heaped heavy reward on the model’s highly effective new inline-six engine already. Eight cylinders or not, it is an awesome motor.

Do not count on the Hellcat V-8 or any Hemi to search out its method underhood of the brand new Charger, sadly. As we have reported beforehand, there merely is not sufficient room within the engine bay for the previous motor. However we would not put it previous Dodge and SRT to discover a solution to extract probably the most energy potential out of that inline-six. And we might be very pleased with a guide (though we’re not holding out hope for that one).

For SRT engineers, the remainder of the Dodge lineup is basically a clean slate. As enjoyable as a ridiculously highly effective Hornet SUV could possibly be (keep in mind that exists?), SRT will possible give attention to the way forward for Dodge efficiency.

The corporate reportedly has a brand new Stealth SUV on the way in which to exchange the outgoing Durango, which might be an ideal candidate for a brand new Hellcat therapy. Past that, our minds go wild imagining a reborn Challenger or the return of the enduring Viper. However, it should possible be a very long time earlier than we see any new ground-up efficiency automobiles from the Dodge and SRT manufacturers.

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And it is not simply Dodge. Kuniskis mentioned that SRT efficiency will work throughout all of Stellantis’s American manufacturers—Chrysler, Jeep, and Ram included. Meaning we may theoretically see a brand new Grand Cherokee SRT, or the return of the 300 SRT. The probabilities are limitless.

Whereas there’s nonetheless loads of info to glean about SRT’s revival, one factor is for certain: That is nice information for followers of efficiency.