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The Challenger (2008 to 2023) is Dodge's rear-drive muscle coupe. Engines range from 3.5- and 3.6-liter V6s to the 5.7-, 6.1- and 6.4-liter HEMI V8s and the supercharged 6.2-liter Hellcat, with manual and 8-speed automatic transmissions.


Model year 2008 is part of the third-generation Challenger (LC) (2008–2023). It is the first model year of this generation: the platform, wiring and many procedures changed compared with the previous model, so a manual for an earlier year will not match it.
Check the model year on your VIN: on a 2008 vehicle the 10th character of the 17-digit VIN is “8”. Vehicles built for North America always carry the model year in that position; on some European or Australian vehicles it may be left unused, so in that case go by the registration papers or the build plate.
At about 18 years old, a 2008 vehicle is in the age range where wiring, rubber hoses, seals and corrosion repairs take most of the work, and where original factory information is hardest to find.
Same generation: 2009 Dodge Challenger, 2010 Dodge Challenger, 2011 Dodge Challenger, 2012 Dodge Challenger, 2013 Dodge Challenger, 2014 Dodge Challenger, 2015 Dodge Challenger, 2016 Dodge Challenger, 2017 Dodge Challenger, 2018 Dodge Challenger, 2019 Dodge Challenger, 2020 Dodge Challenger, 2021 Dodge Challenger, 2022 Dodge Challenger, 2023 Dodge Challenger.
All Dodge Challenger model years: 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023
6.1L SRT HEMI V8
