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We all love the Hellcat, the ubiquitous badge that represents 707 or more supercharged horsepower thrown into a Dodge or Jeep product that was never designed for the task. After an era that saw the engine go into everything from a Ram to a Challenger to two other levels of Challenger, the Hellcat as we know it is finally headed for retirement. We've known the end was coming soon since February, but exactly how long the big power would last was a mystery until today.

2023 will be the final model year for this incarnation of the Hellcat, Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis told Motor Authority. That leaves just two years of Hellcats to buy, just two more years to walk into a dealership and walk out with between 707 and 840 horsepower worth of Charger or Challenger.

It is not the end of big horsepower at Dodge, however. Kuniskis added that the company plans to reveal an electric concept early next year, previewing an announced electric muscle car that will debut for sale in 2024. Also in 2022, Dodge will reveal a brand-new plug-in hybrid not based on an existing model and a third, unrelated project that has not been discussed yet.

Whether or not those cars wear a Hellcat badge in the future, expect big horsepower to be a core tenet of Dodge's strategy in its electrified era. Until then, we have two more years of Hellcat as we know it.

Via Motor Authority.

Fred SmithMotorsports Editor

Fred Smith's love of cars comes from his fascination with auto racing. Unfortunately, that passion led him to daily drive a high-mileage, first-year Porsche Panamera. He is still thinking about the last lap of the 2011 Indianapolis 500.