[Black87scorpion]

Hi, I'm new here so I'm sorry if this post is in the wrong section, I want to buy a 2012 Dodge Charger, since I live in Iraq there are no "official" dealers or any conventional dealers of any kind, so I want to know how to differentiate between the 8 speed and 5 speed transmission because I want an 8 speed version of the car with the v6 engine, I know that the SXT has the 8 speed as a standard and the SE has it as an option with the 5 speed as a standard, due to a bit rarity of Chargers here I might not have the option to get an SXT, so if someone tells me how to differentiate that would be great, thanks in advance

 

[EddieFL]

You can tell by the shifter, the 8-speed has that stubby little one with barely any range of motion and the 5-speed looks like your average shifter with the normal range of motion and all the slots.

 

[Black87scorpion]

Ok thank you very much for the reply, just to be sure, there's no way at all that the 5 - speed comes with that stubby electronic shifter or vice versa?

 

[POWERMAN]

This is what the 'stubby' electronic shifter looks like:

Btw, I'm jealous of the Iraqi LX community..you guys are quite strong out there!

 

[Black87scorpion]

Thanks powerman and it's getting more and more although compared to Korean cars they are still kinda rare but they are increasing, and I'll be joining the gang I guess , for now I have a 2008 Avenger R/T, which is my first car ever and I learned how to drive using it, as for my question, can you please confirm that there's no chance of a 5 - speed having this stubby electronic shifter or vice versa? Thanks

 

[Clockwork]

I can confirm that a shifter that looks like this picture is always the 8-speed for the 2011-14 generation. The 2015s have a new, different shifter but are all 8-speeds.


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[Black87scorpion]

I can confirm that a shifter that looks like this picture is always the 8-speed for the 2011-14 generation. The 2015s have a new, different shifter but are all 8-speeds.


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Ok thank you very much for the confirmation, your help is much appreciated all of you