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Dodge Challenger

The coupé sharing the Charger's platform and engines, so its knowledge transfers directly — search under either. The multi-displacement system on the Hemi is worth knowing about before a misfire code is read at face value: the engine deliberately shuts down cylinders under light load, and a fault in that mechanism produces a misfire that is not an ignition or fuel problem at all.

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Generations

LC 2008–2023

Shares the Charger's platform and engines; the Hemi's multi-displacement system means a misfire code can describe cylinder deactivation rather than ignition.
- HEMI (third generation)
- Pentastar (3.2 and 3.6)
Body styles

Coupé

Platform

Chrysler LC
Engines
3.5 V6 — petrol

3.6 V6 — PENTASTAR · petrol

5.7 V8 — HEMI · petrol

6.1 Hemi V8 — SRT8 · petrol

6.4 V8 — HEMI · petrol · 362 kW (485 hp) · SRT 392 and Scat Pack

6.2 supercharged V8 — HEMI · petrol · 527–535 kW (707–717 hp) · Hellcat and Demon
Transmissions

4-speed 42RLE automatic · 5-speed W5A580 automatic · 6-speed TR-6060 manual · 8-speed ZF 8HP automatic

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

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