New Halo Car for 2030

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  1. SRT-Tom

    SRT-Tom Well-Known Member Staff Member Super Moderator Article Writer

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    According to The Drive, for 2030, Dodge will be unveiling a new muscle car called the SRT Copperhead. This is shown as the "SRT Variant" on Stellantis' plan.

    Its basic shape suggests Charger origins. Other elements, like a massive hood bulge and a sizable number of new vents and grilles, suggest that this is a seriously different car from the muscle machine on sale today. The crowning difference is at the back, where a roof-height-or-larger rear wing continues a Dodge halo car tradition that goes back to the NASCAR-ready Charger Daytonas of 1970.

    If the Copperhead reaches production, it would seem to effectively be Dodge's answer to the Ford Mustang GTD. It may not wind up matching the GTD's serious commitment to supercar performance with features like a rear transaxle and an inboard rear suspension, of course, but it seems to be built around the same idea of taking an existing muscle car to its absolute limits.

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    During Stellantis Investor Day 2026, select automotive journalists were given a rare behind-the-scenes look at future products currently under development inside the company’s Design Dome.

    Rather than confirming a HEMI-, HURRICANE-, or even HELLEPHANT-based powertrain, for the Copperhead, he hinted that Stellantis may have something entirely new in development.

    “There could be another engine coming that nobody’s aware of, that would be the perfect engine for that.”

    For now, Dodge isn’t showing its hand. But Kuniskis made it clear the company already knows what direction it wants to take.
     
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    The Copperhead name is not new. It was used on a 1997 concept roadster. Supposedly, the little cousin to the Viper.

    Remember The Dodge Copperhead
     
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    Looks pretty practicable for a small income family .