The New Dodge Charger Daytona Isn’t Just a BEV – It’s the New Muscle Car
The Dodge Charger Daytona SRT electric vehicle isn’t just a new battery-electric vehicle (BEV) by Dodge. It’s a new muscle car by Dodge, or at least, that’s what the new Dodge CEO, Matt McAlear has to say about it. If consumers look around the lot of a Dodge dealership, they’ll still find a handful of Dodge Challenger and Charger models from the previous generation, but by the time the 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona SRT BEV hits the dealership lot, the amount of all-gasoline models will continue to dwindle. The new electric Dodge Charger is the new flagship of the brand, and the muscle car automaker plans to eventually make its electrified lineup the only model(s) available.
“As excited as I am that this is an EV, we’re not going to market this as the new EV…We went out to design the best muscle car…[Dodge has] the youngest demographic in the mainstream industry, and they have the highest propensity to adopt electric [cars].” – McAlear
He sounds pretty confident about the future of Dodge and eMuscle, doesn’t he? We can’t blame him, though. With the new changes for city infrastructure to introduce more BEV chargers nationwide, especially with the IONNA joint venture, electric vehicles or even plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) don’t seem like such a bad option nowadays. If the muscle car automaker plans to create an electric-only lineup, the new generation Dodge Charger may not last very long, available as the 420-horsepower Dodge Charger SIXPACK Standard Output (S.O.) fueled by the 3.0L Twin Turbo Hurricane S.O. engine, and the 550-horsepower Dodge Charger SIXPACK High Output (H.O.) powered by the 3.0L Twin Turbo Hurricane H.O. engine.
There’s plenty of competition going up against the all-gasoline model. The Dodge Hornet, the first eMuscle car by Dodge (more or less) was first released as a gasoline model, but was pretty weak, powered by a 2.0L Hurricane4 Turbo engine, able to generate 268 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque. Then PHEV version of the Hornet was released later in the year, and still seemed to be on the low end of horsepower, equipped with a 1.3-liter I4 Turbo PHEV engine, able to generate 288 horsepower and 383 lb-ft of torque. The real magic comes with the true eMuscle model, the Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack and 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T, said to be able to generate 496 horsepower standard. Add the standard Stage 2 package from Dodge Direct Connection, and we’re looking at a Charger Daytona Scat Pack able to generate 670 peak horsepower and 627 lb-ft of torque, able to accelerate from 0-60 mph in 3.3 seconds and complete a quarter-mile in 11.5 seconds.
Now that’s a real muscle car. And fans don’t need to worry about the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT BEV lacking any of the classic Dodge attitude. It may not come with a standard grille or a shaker hood, but this BEV still sounds like a Dodge Charger thanks to the Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust. Sure, it may be fake, but a Dodge, even an electric Dodge, should still sound like one. We’re looking forward to when they arrive on the lot so we can test them out ourselves.
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