Dodge Charger Daytona: Electric muscle car launches, sedan and six-cylinder launch in 2025

With charging base The Franco-Italian-American carmaker has pulled an electric rabbit out of its hat, launching the new car in both coupe and sedan form, and confirming petrol options will be available in early 2025. .

The design of the new Charger coupe was accurately previewed by 2022 Dodge Charger SRT Daytona EV Conceptand since then, the company has telegraphed, through spy shots and official leaks, that the production car will differ very little from the show car.

What most of us weren’t expecting was a sedan sibling, or early confirmation of inline-six power.

Both the Charger sedan and coupe are based on the STLA Large architecture and are big beasts as they measure 5248 mm long, 2028 mm wide, 1497 mm tall and have a wheelbase of 3074 mm.

Compared to the outgoing Charger sedan, the new model is 165 mm longer overall, 133 mm wider, 19 mm taller and has a 26 mm longer wheelbase. With most of the new length found in the overhangs, it’s no surprise to learn the new Charger has a massive 1090L trunk.

At 2648kg, the Charger is significantly heavier than the old model which weighed between 1733kg and 1887kg. Dodge has not yet provided weights for the six-cylinder versions of the new Charger.

First electricity

At launch, the coupe will only be available with a 400V pure electric powertrain featuring two motors, all-wheel drive and powered by a 93.9kWh battery pack.

All Power Chargers will be marked with the famous Daytona nameplate and support DC fast charging up to 350kW.

During the launch phase of the new Charger Daytona, there will be only two powertrain variants: 370kW/548Nm R/T with 1st stage direct connector and 500kW/850Nm Scat Package with Stage 2 direct connector and standard limited-slip rear differential.

For the R/T Stage 1, Dodge says the Charger Daytona can pass the 60 mph (97 km/h) mark in 4.7 seconds and complete the quarter mile (400 m) in 13.1 seconds .

The Stage 2 Scat Pack is said to have a 0-60 mph time of 3.3 seconds and a quarter-mile time of 11.5 seconds. If that seems like forever, there will later be more powerful variants with 800V electrical systems.

All the performance figures quoted above can only be achieved after the driver presses the Power Shot button on the steering wheel, which gives the car an extra 30kW for 15 seconds.

Also available on the track are the base 340kW R/T and less powerful Scat Pack variants.

To counter the attacks against the lack of aural emotion presented by electric vehicles, the Charger Daytona is equipped with a Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust system that “uses two passive radiators to create a unique exhaust configuration Unique to the Hellcat sound intensity level. A near-silent invisibility is also available.

R/T drivers can choose from a variety of driving modes, including auto, snow, eco, sport and track, as well as road lock and launch control. Scat Pack owners get Donut Mode and Drift Mode.

According to the US EPA testing regime, the Charger Daytona R/T is said to have a driving range of 310 miles, while the Scat Pack achieves 418 miles.

Paddles behind the steering wheel allow the driver to select three levels of regenerative braking (0.1g, 0.2g or 0.3g).

The Charger uses a multi-link front suspension and a four-link rear suspension with 18-inch wheels on the R/T and various 20-inch wheel designs for Scat Pack models.

The optional Track Package on the Daytona Scat Pack includes 406mm Brembo vented disc brakes with red six-piston calipers up front and four-pot units at the rear.

Additional options in the Track Package include adaptive shock absorbers as well as the widest tires ever on a Dodge: 305/35 Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 3 tires in the front and 325/35 rubber in the rear.

The cabin features a wraparound dashboard and a standard 12.3-inch touchscreen with the uConnect 5 infotainment system as well as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support. In front of the driver is a 10.25 or 16.0 inch digital clock screen.

There’s also ambient lighting with 64 color options and a pistol grip gearshift lever in the center tunnel.

The six-cylinder will launch next year

The Charger Daytona electric coupe will enter production at Stellantis’ plant in Windsor, Ontario from mid-2024, while the Charger Daytona sedan will begin production in the first quarter of 2025.

During the same quarter, Dodge will also begin production of the Charger Sixpack HO coupe and Charger Sixpack SO sedan.

Both Sixpack variants use an all-electric powertrain in favor of the company’s twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six Hurricane engine.

At high power or HO, the Hurricane produces 410kW, while at standard power or SO, the engine produces 313kW.

The Charger is equipped with a gasoline engine that will remove the hood through the “R-Wing” creating downforce for a more traditionally styled unit. Gasoline models also do not have a 42L front trunk like the Daytona variants.

Regardless of spec, these Charger Sixpack models come standard with all-wheel drive. Dodge has yet to reveal further details about the Sixpack powertrain, including transmission type and performance figures.

Pricing for all Charger models has yet to be revealed.