Dodge has long offered the Charger and Challenger with exterior colors which are named after classic Chrysler Group colors, but for the 2017 model year, those uniquely named paint options will be extended to the Durango, the Grand Caravan and the Journey. Granted, the Journey, Durango and Grand Caravan don’t get as many eye-catching colors as the Challenger and Charger, but all five models will get old school color names for the new model year.
Best of all, Dodge has shown off all of these colors in an interesting series of graphics, showing the rainbow of colors on a speedform type image. This is similar to what Chrysler did back in the 1970s with their exterior colors, as shown on the 1970 Plymouth Barracuda shown above with a spread of 25 different paint options.
The 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan will have the fewest exterior color choices with only 6 options, including White Knuckle, Octane Red, Billet, Black Onyx, Contusion Blue and Granite.
Next up, the Dodge Journey will come in 10 exterior colors, including Redline, Granite, White Noise, Pitch Black, Bruiser Grey, Vice White, Contusion Blue, Blood Orange, Billet and Olive Green.
The Dodge Durango is third in line with 11 exterior color options for 2017, including Redline, Octane Red, Billet, DB Black, White Knuckle, Stout Brown, Blu By You, Granite, Vice White, Bomber Brown and Bruiser Grey.
Finally, the Dodge Challenger and Charger are each available in 13 exterior colors for 2017, including Yellow Jacket, White Knuckle, Billet, Pitch Black, Maximum Steel, Go Mango, Octane Red, Redline, TorRed, Contusion Blue, Green Go and Destroyer Grey.
The 2017 Dodge Challenger and Charger are slated to begin production next month, so these new colors should begin reaching dealerships by the end of November.
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
