2023 Dodge Challenger Swinger: Instant Nostalgia

The Dodge Challenger is officially gone. Celebrating its departure, Dodge and Chrysler rolled out special Last Call models of its popular Challenger, Charger and 300 models to celebrate what was and put an exclamation mark on a run of reborn muscle machines. Spread across the R/T Scat Pack and Hellcat models, Dodge is sending away its Charger and Challenger in style, with the packages nodding at popular models of yesteryear. One of the models slated for the Challenger is dubbed Swinger, which packs a special stripe, limited colors and an array of special styling features. While this limited production Swinger added some interesting features to the wide-body Challenger Scat Pack, the bones were the same. Under this Challenger’s hood is a 6.4-liter Hemi V8 that sends 485 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque through either a six-speed manual transmission or an eight-speed automatic. From there, power travels exclusively to the rear wheels  On this episode of Quick Spin, host Wesley Wren hops behind the wheel of the ’23 Dodge Challenger Swinger and puts it through its paces. Wren takes you on a guided tour of the Challenger and highlights some of the special features that make up the Swinger package. Later, Wren takes you along for a live drive review. Adding to these segments, Wren chats about the Challenger with Patrick Carone. The pair discuss the Challenger’s demise, it’s position in Dodge’s lineup and what the Challenger represented during its run. Closing the show, the pair breakdown what makes the Challenger special.