What did I tell you? Christmas came early and Dodge rolled a Stryker Purple Sixpack Charger into SEMA. It’s basically a “hey Mopar fans, look what could bolt on next year” kind of build—but under the show-car glitter are some loud CUDA clues hiding in plain sight.
First, the hardware they’re teasing for production: full carbon front splitter, carbon hood with a pronounced center bulge and ram-air feed to a Mopar cold-air system, Katzkin interior, and those strobe side graphics that look pulled straight off a ’70 AAR ’Cuda. Mopar is previewing for the parts catalog tied to this car (SEMA concept + forthcoming production parts confirmed in the Stellantis release). media.stellantisnorthamerica.com
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Now look at the shape of the intake. The hood bulge and the stripe treatment match the CUDA rumors I’ve been talking about since the Charger portal with the “fish” logo tease on the wall went live. Pair that with the satin carbon aero and a taller, more serious rear spoiler, and you’ve got a modern interpretation of the CUDA attitude on a Charger body.
Yes, I’m going to say it again: give me this exact look, shorten the wheelbase (Charger is comically long), and drop a HEMI in it. Call it CUDA as a trim or a spin-off model—I don’t care—just build it. Dodge knows this formula sells. Mopar’s own pre-SEMA comms have been, “Here are the concepts, here are the parts, feedback please.” I’m a customer. My feedback: this is the best-looking Dodge concept in years. Put the HEMI under that hood scoop and take my money.
Here’s my ask to Dodge: don’t water this down. Keep the “CUDA look” special. If you’re going to share the hood shape across trims, reserve the functional ram-air/marker-light treatment for performance HEMI models. Tie the carbon bits together (splitter, intake surround, fender extractors, mirrors, rear spoiler) so it reads as one cohesive package—not a couple of random carbon add-ons.
Bottom line: the purple Sixpack might just be a parts preview… but the design language is doing everything short of spelling C-U-D-A across the quarter panel. You want orders? Say the word HEMI, tighten the wheelbase, and drop this look as a CUDA trim. It won’t sit on lots.
