New Halo Car for 2030

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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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Stellantis' $70B Plan Means 11 New Vehicles for the U.S. by 2030 - Hagerty Media

 

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Dodge Copperhead SRT Could Recreate Viper Magic On Charger Bones - Autoblog

Here is a rendering:

 

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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 .

 

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The Fall 2026 issue of Motor Trend had an article about the 2029 Dodge Copperhead.

This "hyper muscle car" will be built on a modified Giorgio platform that underpins the Maserati GranTurismo and GranCabrio. It will make extensive use of aluminum castings, extrusions and stampings to lower mass and increase stiffness. Its front-engine/rear trans-axle mimics the Mustang GTD's and approaches the mid-engine C8 Corvette.

The hood is long enough to swallow a Hurricane I-6 or HEMI V8.

It will also have a system called eBoost Air, which uses an electric supercharger to boost pressure off the line before the turbos can spool up. This will eliminate the lag reported by owners of the Hurricane Six Pack.

The expected MSRP, however, will be $100,000.