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It isn't hard to see that the writing is on the wall for the V8-powered performance coupe. Tightening fuel economy and emissions standards, rising gas prices and the arrival of performance-oriented electric vehicles all point to the end of this famous automotive recipe. When the end will come, we don't know exactly. But even Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis acknowledged last year in an interview with CNBC that, "The days of an iron block supercharged 6.2-liter V8 are numbered."

It isn’t hard to see that the writing is on the wall for the V8-powered performance...

The Dodge Charger Scat Pack features the same powertrain as the SRT 392, specifically a 6.4-liter HEMI V8 rated at 485 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque

This somewhat unusual rendering fixes the Gremlin's lack of power by slapping a Dodge Challenger Hellcat front end to the hatchback

In the first part dedicated to the history of the HEMI we covered the origins of the first generation, how it evolved, and how it rose from the ashes to become one of the most spectacular V8s of the 1960s. In this article, we’ll take a look at the modern iterations that started life as workhorses, then morphed into insanely powerful Hellcats and Demons.