There is little content in the short press release that accompanied the video link, but the key wording is that the video suggests and foreshadows “the powerful metamorphosis fueling the core of the ultimate Dodge special-edition vehicle”.
In the video, we see a leprechaun hooked to a medical drip bag that contains some yellowish liquid. The leprechaun starts the drip bag and a few seconds later, he is clearly effected by the fluid. He eyes turn red and begin to emit lightning-type electrical flow. When the lightning dissipates, a more sinister leprechaun with glowing gold eyes swaggers out of the smoke and the video ends.
So, it seems that we are dealing with an evil leprechaun. When I researched evil leprechauns online, I found this information at an Irish Genealogy website:
“Of all the Irish fairies, the evil leprechaun, with his hot-temper and spiteful trickery, is probably the best-known internationally, closely followed by the Banshee.”
Closely followed by the banshee.
We all know that the next generation of go-fast Dodge products is slated to be the Charger Daytona SRT Banshee, so it seems that the company could be working on Irish mythology into this final, special edition muscle car. After the first teaser video, many people were guessing that we would see a “Redeye Demon”, which would make sense, but with this obvious inclusion of the leprechaun, we aren’t so sure. We aren’t sure how the brand will tie in Irish mythology in a way that makes sense, but we expect that this car will be far more exciting than the other six Last Call models – all of which are more or less appearance packages.
My guess is still a Challenger with the 6.2-liter Hemi topped by a 3.0-liter supercharger from the Hellephant engine family and tuned to run on E85 – offering somewhere in the area of 950 horsepower.
So, what is your guess? Tell us in the comments below.
Okay so actually I see a couple of potential hints in this this video. the first one being the fable of the leprechaun closely followed by the Banshee. To me that could be interpreted as the Banshee being revealed just after St Patty’s Day. That would make a bit of sense if the new car is scheduled for 2024 to start revealing things now. The bag is full of gasoline and once the gasoline runs out you see the electricity come in and a more powerful beast emerges, symbolic of the transition of the end of the Hemi era and the move to electrification. Something else that was somewhat subtle was the fact that the Leprechaun had red eyes (redeye) at first and the more powerful version had yellow eyes which could possibly symbolize the name of the more dominant predatory beast that could be coming down the line from the Mopar brand.
As far as the statement of this giving a hint into what’s fueling this beast. the only thing I can come up with it redeye hybrid. Possibly the mating of a supercharged 6.2L with a hybrid powertrain, hence the Leprechaun’s red eyes and the electricity which turned them yellow. While that may not be what it is. It could very well be a foreshadowing of things to come with hybrid performance, which is a step into electrification for Mopar. I don’t know, interesting to think of and try to disect but I guess we will have to wait and see.
Umm….Could that also be interpreted that St. Patrick’s day may be around the time the banshee is revealed?
Definitely going to be an E85 monster car …