FCA recently contracted with German transmission company ZF for the next generation of their 8HP automatic transmission. The most significant change for the next 8HP gearbox is that it will be designed for simple hybrid integration, leading many people to expect that the next generation Dodge Challenger and Charger could feature a hybrid assist system. At the same time, many people believe that the arrival of a hybrid version of the Dodge muscle cars will mean the end of the high performance era, but there is no reason that the Challenger or Charger couldn’t be offered as hybrids as well as supercharged beasts.

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