The new king of ICE-powered Chargers is coming, and it’s bringing a name Dodge has never used before
- Dodge is going to use the Outlaw name for a future Charger variant.
- This will likely coincide with a high-output inline-six-powered version.
- We expect it to come with all-wheel drive and include a RWD mode.
Plenty of carmakers lean into nostalgia to sell new models, but Dodge has made it something of an art form. Over the past twenty years, the company has brought back several familiar names from its performance heyday. Now, it looks like Dodge is preparing to switch things up with a fresh name that hasn’t been used before. Soon enough, we may see the arrival of the Charger Six Pack Outlaw.
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As the gas-powered version of the new Charger moves closer to production, Dodge is lining up its trim levels. We already knew that the Hurricane inline-six, which powers a range of Stellantis vehicles, would make its way into both the sedan and coupe variants.
What hasn’t been clear, until now, is what name the top-tier version could carry. That detail seems to have surfaced thanks to a recent patent application.
Trademark Filing Reveals the New Name
First spotted by Mopar Insiders, a recent filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office offers a key clue. The trademark is filed under International Class 012, which pertains to “land vehicles, namely, passenger automobiles sold exclusively by authorized dealerships, excluding vehicle wheels.” While that’s a mouthful, the main takeaway is simple: Dodge is locking down the name.
A second trademark application is for the name “Charger Outlaw,” so there’s little doubt about which model this name is going to appear on. Interestingly, searches for Durango Outlaw and Hornet Outlaw return no applications. Does that means that this moniker will be exclusive to the brand’s muscle car? Well, the first filing is just for the name “Outlaw” (sans “Charger”), so we simply can’t tell.
Perhaps it has to do with the engine under the hood. Stellantis already builds a high-output version of the Hurricane that we’ve tested in the latest generation of Ram trucks. It’s very likely that the Charger Six-Pack Outlaw will get the same 540 horsepower (403 kW), 521 lb-ft (706 Nm) engine. Importantly, that same power plant won’t fit in the Hornet or the Durango.
That could be why Dodge isn’t applying the “Outlaw” name to those models, at least for now. Once the Durango gets a full redesign, the name might be revisited. And while the Hornet is simply too compact for this level of performance, a next-gen Durango could be a different story. Could “Outlaw” end up being the new-era Hellcat? Hard to say, but as nameplates go, it’s a compelling choice.
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