Hemi V8-Powered Dodge Charger Hustle Stuff Debuts For $234,995
The new Dodge Charger could’ve had a V8 … and now it does.
Dodge and its Direct Connection performance parts division have revealed the Hemi-V8 powered Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pak that is debuting at the SEMA Show.
The race car was designed with the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown class in mind and is the first Charger to be equipped with a V8. The current production models feature all-electric and turbocharged straight-six engines.
The Hustle Stuff features a lightweight body and a beefed up 354-cubic-inch V8 with a 3.0L twin-screw supercharger that’s good for sub-eight-second quarter-mile times.
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Power gets to the wheels through a three-speed Coan Racing automatic transmission, aluminum driveshaft and Mark Williams Enterprises modular 9-inch axle. The car rides on a fully reengineered suspension with double-adjustable coilover shocks.
The interior is fully outfitted for competition with a Hustle Stuff logo seat, Holley EFI ECU, Racepack digital dash and chromoly cage.
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The Hustle Stuff lists for $234,995 and Dodge will sell just 50 of them. A range of 18 paint colors and graphics packages are available and the cars will be built by racing outfit Riley Technologies in Mooresville. N.C.
The Hustle Stuff will be the first vehicle offered under the auspices of the recently rebooted SRT Performance division.
“The Dodge Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pak is mission-engineered to equip our FSS drivers with an
upgraded, championship-winning, supercharged HEMI race engine wrapped in a next-level race car
incarnation of the all-new Dodge Charger,” Kevin Kidd, motorsports competition director for
Stellantis American Brands, said in a news release. “The Challenger Drag Pak’s swan song was back-to-back NHRA Factory Stock Showdown crowns, and this first-ever Charger Drag Pak is purpose-designed to extend Dodge’s legacy of drag strip domination.”
Dodge still hasn’t confirmed any plans to introduce a V8-powered version of the production Charger, but Mopar is bringing its own customized straight-six Charger to SEMA to show of some new parts, including a vented hood, spoiler and front splitter.
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