This isn’t the first time that Dodge has had trim level names that were more than simply just SXT and R/T.

The Dodge Charger EV isn’t selling too well. While some that champion EVs may tout its low sales as something of a positive, let’s be real. Through Q1 of this year, Dodge moved 1,947 of the electric muscle car. Its high price and continuing backlash against the death of the Hemi V8 in the Charger could have something to do with those low sales. A gas-powered Charger can’t come soon enough. And while it won’t have a V8, the I6-powered Charger Six Pack should be interesting enough to win over more buyers than the Charger EV. 

When the gas-powered Charger Six Pack starts arriving at dealers later this year, it’ll have an interesting trim level name. Thanks to Mopar Insiders, we now know what the trims of the Charger Six Pack will be. A leaked screenshot from Stellantis’ Dealer Connect – an internal system that allows dealers to preorder the Charger Six Pack – shows that both two and four-door Charger Six Packs will come in two trim levels. You won’t find the typical Dodge trims of SXT and R/T here. Dodge is going back to a practice it engaged in over a decade ago by giving trim levels actual names that honestly try a bit too hard to be cool and different. At least that’s the case on one of the Charger Six Pack trims. 

According to the leak, base Charger Six Packs will come in a GT trim that gets powered by the standard output version of the 3.0-liter twin-turbo Hurricane I6. While some die-hard Hemi fans may wave off a six-cylinder Charger, they shouldn’t be so quick to jump to conclusions. At 420 horsepower and 469 lb-ft of torque,  this twin-turbo engine makes more power than the old 5.7-liter Hemi V8.  What’s unique about this trim is that apparently, it wasn’t supposed to be a trim on the gas powered Charger. Mopar Insiders says that originally, the GT trim was supposed to be the base trim of the Charger EV but Dodge changed things up at the last minute.

The trop trim of the Charger Six Pack will be known as Outlaw. This trim gets powered by a high output version of the Hurricane I6 with 550 horsepower and 521 lb-ft of torque. It’s a cool name for sure, but why no Charger R/T for this trim? Because that name is taken. According to Mopar Insiders, Dodge went with Outlaw because it’s trying to differentiate trims between the two Chargers; R/T is the base model for the Charger EV. 

This may all seem weird to some but this isn’t the first time Dodge has done something like this. In the early 2010s, Dodge switched things up for trim levels on the old Avenger, Nitro, Caliber, and Journey models. And it was a confusing mess. While SE and SXT trims had been used across all models before, when things switched up, each model got unique trim names. For example, the base model on the Nitro was called Heat but a base Caliber was called Express; the top trim on a Journey was called Uptown but a fully loaded Avenger was called Heat, even though Heat is the base trim of the Nitro…see the problem? To people on the outside, it was confusing and made no sense. Dodge’s reasoning for the change? Pure cringe. In a statement to Cars.com, the brand said a bunch of marketing speak that said everything and nothing at the same time. 

“The new Dodge brand lifestyle models are aimed at consumers who want the most out of life rather than models that indicate only how much they were able to afford with the previous good, better and best lineup,” a Chrysler spokesman said via email about the name changes. “They are also intended to convey our new attitude.”

While Charger Outlaw isn’t nearly as bad of a trim-level name as Heat, Express, Shock, and Crew, having 400 and 500+ horsepower more than makes up for everything. I can’t speak for anyone else, but I can’t wait to get my hands on a Charger Outlaw.