The 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T PHEV is in many ways the spiritual successor of its early SRT efforts, but it also brings with it some striking differences that could stand in the way of the same grassroots embrace that those models enjoyed. On top of those challenges, you can throw in more than a little pressure on the Hornet from the mothership now that the V8 is on its way out, forcing Dodge’s muscle division to forge its own uncertain turbocharged future absent the eight-cylinder armour that has been its calling card for nearly two decades.
In which I try to give context to the Dodge Hornet R/T by recalling the glory years of Chrysler’s turbo four-cylinder pocket rockets. Read it here at Driving.ca.
