1971 Charger
"A Dodge Charger? A piece of sculpture?" These are rhetorical questions driver's car and asked the reunion of 1971 for the first Charger time.Designed more exaggerated around a bottle of Coca-Cola so that the second generation Charger, the third had swoops where the latter had folds . The front grille is now divided into two halves, with each half surrounded by chrome or body-color bumpers and with either an open or hidden pair of round headlamps depending on the level of finish. The whole area of the cockpit was new, too, with a rear window semifastback transition in a deck lid spoiler integrated with a duck. In any point of view this car is both flamboyant and handsome.
Although most of the chassis and structural components carried over from previous Chargers, the third generation of cars mounted on a wheelbase of 2 inches reduced to 115. There are currently six different models charger base ranging from the plain old, while Charger coupe body styles and rigid, and then through increased 500 Charger rigid, more luxury-oriented Charger 500 SE rigid, High performance-oriented 500 Charger Super Bee rigid and at the top, the Charger R / T rigid. The base Charger power plant is a 145-hp 225 cubic inches bias six with the 230 hp-318 two-barrel optional; Charger 500 began with the 318 and has the range V8 available, the Super Bee began with the 275 CV-383 V8 with a 370-hp 440 "Magnum" four-barrel, 385 hp 440 "Six-Pack" (three two-barrel carb) and 425 hp-426 optional Hemi V8, and the R / T began with the 440 Magnum under his hood and is also offered with the Six-Pack and Hemi.
Car & Driver measured his Charger SE 500 equipped with the Magnum 440 and a three-speed automatic transmission TorqueFlite accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 6.5 seconds and completing the quarter-mile in 14.8 seconds at 95.7 mph. Not slow, but not particularly fast for a car with a huge engine.
"One of the most pleasant aspects of the third-generation Charger is his sense of compactness," wrote Car and Driver. "The wheelbase has been reduced by 2 inches and the total length of 3 inches, but in one of those curious juxtapositions of fact over feeling, a dimension that has actually grown, which makes the car feel smaller. This is the width of the Charger'71 is more than 2 inches wider than its immediate predecessor, but you feel safer….
A total of 82681'71 Chargers made his exit roads in America including 85 equipped with the Hemi and 277 with the 440 Six-Pack. That was a bestseller.
1972 Charger
Therefore, the Charger brought to 1972 with little change evident in the field, and some significant omissions and revisions within. The line was reduced to only three models based rigid, R / T, Super Bee, and all 500 declined. The line now consists of the base Charger Coupe, SE rigid and rigid a new rally. The 225 bias six, now promoted to the network only 110 hp, remains the basis of the car engine with the standard 318 two-barrel V8 now net-worth 150 hp. The base Magnum 440 Rallye four barrel now carrying a 280-hp engine net rating. A 400 cubic-inch V8 based on the old 383 offered on the Charger SE and an output of 190 hp when breathing through a two-barrel carb. The 426 Hemi was gone from the list of options, although the 440 Six-Pack remained there is a dispute as to the amount (if any) took place. Motor Trend measured a Charger SE un'72 powered by two 400 barrel and agitated for a three-speed automatic TorqueFlite beating to 60 mph in 11.5 seconds and a sad run the quarter mile in 17.6 seconds a totally loose 76 mph. The muscle-car era was over.
A drop in sales still healthy 75594 Chargers during un'72 model.
1973 Charger
The car continued in 1973 with a few cosmetic changes. There was a new grill for all Chargers using exposed headlamps, a new window of the quarter after treatment which is divided into three segments of the opera style and new taillights. The 225 bias six dribbled the output to 105 horsepower, while the range-topping 440 Magnum stood at 280 hp. But for no apparent reason, sales beaten up 119318 cars.
Engines: 318 V8. 400 V8 175hp net. 400 V8 260hp net. 440 V8 280hp net. 440 Six Pack V8 330hp net
Performance: 440/280: 0-60 in 7.4 seconds, 1 / 4 mile in the low 15s.
1974 Charger
1974 was a virtual repeat of 1973. Minor changes include all new color choices, a pattern of grain soft on interior surfaces, and a slight increase in the size of the rubber bumper councils (caused by ever-changing federal regulations impact front and rear). The biggest news is that the rally option dropped and the 360 4bbl replaced the 340 as the performance of the engine block small. All other options engine remains the same. Several ratios performance rear end, including a 3.23 limited slip rear end still available. Four transmission speed remains an option, except with the 440 engine. The emphasis in recent years, proved Luxury place of execution, hence the high sales figures for the SE model, but you can still equip a respectable performance with Charger options if one is so inclined and decent turn in the performance numbers for the day. The charger, however, is no longer considered a performance car, and gradually became personal luxury car, since all manufacturers "saw the writing on the wall." The muscle car era ended, and the 1975 Dodge Charger would be the last nail in the coffin.
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