The new Dodge Charger may not have a V-8 engine (yet), but there’s still one way to get the latest muscle car with a Hemi. Today, Dodge debuted the 2025 Dodge Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pack: a custom-built drag car with a supercharged V-8 under the hood.
The car carries the latest model styling, with carbon fiber versions of the gas-powered Charger’s hood, doors, front fascia and hatch. The added carbon makes the Hustle Stuff 100 pounds lighter than the previous Challenger Drag Pack.
Under the hood, Dodge has upgraded the 354 cubic inch or 5.8 liter supercharged V-8 engine with the new GEN III aluminum Hemi engine block, new H-beam connecting rods, Diamond aluminum pistons, a forged crankshaft and a lightweight billet supercharger tensioner.
It comes with a Coan Racing XLT three-speed automatic transmission with a high-performance torque converter. Dodge says the Charger is capable of lap times of less than eight seconds. The car owes its name to the Mopar Busy things catalog from the seventies.
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The Charger also features new suspension geometry, with a reinforced four-link rear setup and a Mark Williams Enterprises 9.0-inch rear axle with a 4.30:1 final drive ratio.
Options include a lightweight engine component package, which includes a Blackbird front fascia and remote oil pump kit, as well as a rear stabilizer bar. There’s also a data pack that includes a data logger, a Racetech lightweight carbon saddle kit that saves an estimated 20 pounds, and a Driveline lightweight kit that saves 7.0 pounds and comes with a carbon driveshaft.
The Dodge’s standard color is Knuckle White, but there are 18 other color choices, including B5 Blue, Frostbite, Go Mango, Plum Crazy, Sinamon Stick and Sublime. Graphics packages are also available.
Dodge produces only 50 of these, which it built for NHRA Sportsman racers and are approved by the NHRA for Factory Stock Showdown competition. It has an SFI 25.5/7.50 ET NHRA-certified chromoly roll cage, Sabelt lightweight SFI-certified seats, Sabelt SFI-certified safety harnesses and a window net.
They all start at $234,995, which doesn’t even include destination charges. You can pre-order your 2026 Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pack starting today, October 31st. If you’re one of the 50 to buy one, and one of the first to win an NHRA Factory Stock Showdown event, you’ll also receive a $26,000 payday from Dodge.
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