Manoli Katakis 
In 2016, the awesome Dodge Shakedown Challenger concept was on display at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Probably one of the best restomod examples of the Challenger anywhere, it perfectly fused the body of a 1971 Challenger muscle car with a modern chassis, wheels, tires, interior touches, as well as the halo lights, grille insert design and a 485 hp 392 Hemi V8 straight out of a Scat Pack. Complete with a shaker hood, of course. The Shakedown was also colored with standout stripe work that’s instantly recognizable to Mopar fans. The concept was so good, in fact, that Dodge is paying homage to it with the extremely collectable, extremely limited 2023 Challenger Shakedown. It’s the first of the brand’s “Last Call” buzz models that were teased during Speed Week at the M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan.
2023 Dodge Challenger Shakedown Concept: Details
Only 1,000 copies of the 2023 Dodge Challenger Shakedown will ever be made, and there will be some variation among them, as well. 500 of them will be built in R/T Scat Pack trim in Destroyer Grey, while the remaining 500 will be a R/T Scat Pack Widebody colored Pitch Black. All of them will come loaded with content from the Plus Group, Technology Group, Navigation, Carbon/Suede and Dynamics Package (for Challenger R/T Scat Pack).
The 2023 Dodge Challenger Shakedown can will be identifiable in the following ways:
- Legendary cold-air-grabbing Mopar Shaker hood and intake
- “Shaker” underhood decal
- Red “392” fender graphics
- “Shakedown” spoiler graphic
- Shakedown stripe with red accent
- Black “Challenger” grille badge
- Unique R/T grille badge
- 20-by-9.5-inch Low Gloss Black Slingshot wheels
- 20-by-11-inch Carbon Black Warp Speed wheels (Widebody)
- Red six-piston Brembo brakes
- “Shakedown” instrument panel (IP) badge
- Premium Black Nappa/Alcantara seats with red stitching
- Red interior accent stitching on IP, console, steering wheel, seats
- Demonic Red seatbelts
If you want one, be ready to move quick. The entire 2023 Dodge Charger and 2023 Dodge Challenger model-year run will be allocated to dealerships all at once, and Dodge will provide customers a guide for locating their desired Charger or Challenger at DodgeGarage.com. The info will include information on all 2023 Charger and Challenger inventory at each Dodge dealership.
Ordering information for the 2023 Dodge Charger and Challenger will be announced fall 2022.
The next Dodge “Last Call” muscle car will be announced next week, on August 31. Along with the 2023 Dodge Challenger Shakedown, a total of six special-edition Challenger and Charger models will be revealed through September 21, 2022. The seventh and final 2023 Dodge model — codenamed “1FAST29” — will be revealed at the 2022 SEMA Show in Las Vegas in early November.
