The Dodge Challenger Shakedown is the first of seven special editions we’ll see this year

Just last week, Dodge announced that it would launch no fewer than seven special editions of either Charger or Challenger to mark the passing of both models in their current V8 forms.

So, as promised, here is the very first. This is the Dodge Challenger Shakedown – a throwback to a concept car (called the Shakedown Challenger) that Dodge unveiled at the SEMA show for wildly modified vehicles back in 2016.

Just 1,000 Shakedowns will be built in total, with 500 units in ‘Destroyer Grey’ and 500 with the additional widebody kit painted in ‘Pitch Black’. Obviously there’s a Mopar shaker hood (hence the name), plus plenty of bespoke graphics and Alcantara seats with red stitching. 

Based on the Challenger R/T Scat Pack there’s a 6.4-litre V8 making 485bhp up front, while buyers of the Shakedown will get 20-inch wheels, red Brembo brakes and ‘Demonic Red’ seatbelts. Scary.

What do we think, Internet?