What is Dodge Charger?
[[Image:Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|2024 Dodge Charger]] The '''Dodge Charger''' is an [[United States|American]] [[full-size car]]. They are marketed through the [[Dodge]] division of [[Chrysler]]. Several different vehicles built with three different [[chassis]] have the Charger name. == History == Notable years in Charger history are: === 1966 through 1968 === The Dodge Charger first premiered with the 1966 models. Dodge added a fastback roof on their Coronet (B-body).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hagerty.com/price-guide/1966-Dodge-Charger?img=1967_Dodge_Charger |title=History of the 1966-1967 Dodge Charger |author= |date= |website= |publisher=The Hagerty Group, LLC |accessdate=17 May 2015}}</ref> Inside there were four bucket seats with a full-length console. [[Engine]]s included the 318 CID (Cubic Inch Displacement), the 361 CID, the 383 CID and a 426 [[Chrysler Hemi engine|Chrysler Hemi Engine]]. [[Transmission (mechanics)|Transmissions]] included a three-speed manual, a four-speed manual, and a [[Torqueflite automatic]]. In 1968, the Charger was restyled to improve sales, though they continued to go down.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allpar.com/model/Charger-SE.html |title=Dodge Charger SE: Muscle turns to personal luxury, 1975-78 |author=David Zatz|date= |website= |publisher=Allpar LLC. |accessdate=17 May 2015}}</ref> === 1975 through 1983 === Dodge introduced the Charger SE in 1975. It was a clone of the [[Chrysler Cordoba]]. Like the Cordoba, it was a [[luxury car]]. The base engine was the 360 CID. The 318 CID and the 400 CID engines were optional. A new Charger Daytona model was available with larger [[tire]]s, having no resemblance to the [[NASCAR]] Daytona Charger. In 1975, Dodge Chargers won 14 NASCAR Grand National [[race]]s, being done in 1974 Chargers. In 1978, Chrysler was facing financial troubles. [[Lee Iacocca]] turned Chrysler around, and by 1983, the company was making money again.<ref>Charles K. Hyde, ''Riding the Roller Coaster: A History of the