2011 Dodge Charger Official Photos

Chrysler's product onslaught continues with the first official photos of the 2011 Charger.  Although it retains plenty of the styling cues of the old Charger, the new car looks sleeker and meaner, both good things.  Out back is a new light bar that's achieves new level of retro.  

The Hemi will likely come with the new ZF eight speed which should be a boon to economy and performance.  The volume powerplant is the new Pentastar V-6, but expect a five or six speed tranny with that engine.

The Charger / 300 twins are two of the best American cars to come out of Detroit in the 2000s.  They found a sweet spot of American cardom that had seemingly been forgotten: big, V-8 powered, rear wheel drive sports sedans with style and swagger.  We would never have had the Pontiac G8 in this country without these cars.

I've always preferred the 300, but the new Charger looks very appealing in its own right.