The new king of ICE-powered Chargers is coming and it will adopt a moniker that hasn’t been 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.
Lots of automakers leverage their history to sell cars, but few do it quite like Dodge. After reviving several names over the past two decades, though, it’s about to change tactics and pick a name it hasn’t used before. More specifically, sooner or later we’ll get a Charger Six Pack Outlaw.
As Dodge prepares its gas-powered Charger for sale, it’s working on different trim levels. We’ve known that the Hurricane inline-six found in several other Stellantis products would make its way into this new sedan and coupe. What we didn’t know was what name the top trim would get. Now, thanks to a patent filing, we do.
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First spotted by Robert Miller over at Mopar Insiders, the trademark patent filed with the U.S. Patent Trademark Office (USPTO) gives up the name. It specifically applies to International Class 012 of the Goods and Services section of the legal code. That section has to do with “Land vehicles, namely, passenger automobiles sold exclusively by authorized dealerships, excluding vehicle wheels.”
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, which might be why Dodge isn’t trademarking those names. Will that change when the Durango finally gets a new generation (the Hornet is simply too small anyway) and Outlaw becomes the new-age Hellcat? No clue, but it’s not a bad choice if you ask us.
