{"id":73214,"date":"2024-03-13T10:37:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T06:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dubicars.com\/news?p=73214"},"modified":"2024-03-13T10:37:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T06:37:17","slug":"2024-dodge-charger-ev-uae-launch-details-end-of-hemi-v8-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dubicars.com\/news\/2024-dodge-charger-ev-uae-launch-details-end-of-hemi-v8-production.html","title":{"rendered":"Next-Gen Dodge Charger EV Specs & Launch Details Announced: Dodge UAE Bids Goodbye To Hemi V8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It is the end of an era. The last Hemi V8 will be produced in 2024 and this marks a significant shift for brands that use the engine. Dodge<\/a> currently retails three cars in the UAE \u2014 Challenger<\/a>, Charger<\/a> & Durango<\/a>, and all of them are characterised by the big Hemi V8 engine. Hence, it is quite obviously a rather emotional goodbye to bid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dodge UAE recently hosted a farewell dinner in honour of the legendary Hemi V8. At the event, the brand displayed all three of its cars in brilliant specs, all featuring the coveted Hemi V8. Dodge UAE<\/a> also revealed specifications and details of the next-gen much talked about Dodge Charger EV.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hemi V8 Legacy: Brief History Of The Legendary Engine<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The V8 engine<\/a> format is much-loved by car enthusiasts all over the world. The entire muscle car segment was defined by the V8. However, Chrysler stepped up and made the V8 their own. Chrysler had developed Hemi engines for the P47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft and M47 Patton tank during the Second World War.<\/p>\n\n\n

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After the war, Chrysler took learnings from the aircraft and tank engines and used them in the development of their first overhead valve V8 engine. Hemi engines derive their name from the hemispherical combustion chamber design for the engine head. This design allows for more efficient combustion and hence, more power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chrysler<\/a> was the first to produce a Hemi V8 engine with its subsidiaries Dodge & DeSoto benefiting from the extra power it offered way back in 1951. The second generation Chrysler Hemi engine was introduced in 1964, and the third generation currently in production was introduced in 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, several cars from these manufacturers used the Hemi V8:<\/p>\n\n\n\n