Stellantis is launching into electric muscle cars with the Dodge Charger

Discovered in the United States, muscle-cars are cars that can be described as large coupes with the first version appearing in 1963 with the Pontiac GTO. Three years later, 1966. Dodge he arrived in the area with the Charger, before becoming legendary in 1968 thanks to his appearance in the film. to boil, with Steve McQueen. It disappeared in the mid-1970s but was revived in 2006 under the name sports sedan based on the Chrysler 300, the muscle car returns almost 20 years later with personal changes – going beyond the removal of the Challenger nickname …

For his new generation, Charger Daytona it actually ditches its legendary V8 in favor of a motorization 100 % of electricity ! It plays, like Renault and its R5 electric city car, on the modern modernity of the logo model, Dodge thus brings a battery with a total capacity of 100.5 kWh and ensures (according to the US EPA approval cycle) up to 510 km of freedom. In its Road/Track (or R/T) version, the Charger Daytona The 2024 version develops 503 hp, while the Scat Pack version sends 680 hp to all four wheels. It is enough to drive more than 2.6 tons of car from 0 to 97 km / h respectively. 4,7 and 3,3 seconds. But not enough to compete with the Porsche Taycan or Tesla Model S Plaid (for 2.4 and 2.1 seconds).

Style and noise all the same!

Going to tease him electric sedan of Elon Musk, Dodge however plans to include in its range a version of the Banshee improved with 800 volt technology. Likewise, and although now electric, the new Charger Daytona preserves its decision in its DNA thanks to the “Fratzonic Chambered” system that produces artificial sound to do it electric motorization as noisy as the original V8 with accessible sounds 126 dB depending on the pressure applied to the accelerator pedal. Also note that, for snow sports lovers, a mode Donut et Drift is planned.

About the structure of this Dodge Charger Daytona electricit’s more reminiscent of a 1960s-70s model than its 2000s predecessor with its rectangular front panel flanked by LED head, a light signature reminiscent of a basic monobloc optic. In the passenger compartment, however, there is no nostalgia but connection which supplies a 10.25-inch (or 16-inch optional) digital display and 12.3 middle screen inches. As usual, the Dodge Charger gets cloth upholstery, but leather is also offered as an extra, such as bucket seats.

At 5.25 m long and over 2 m wide, the car is available first two door body before the arrival of the four-door version expected in early 2025. Its productionshould start in the middle of 2024 when petrol variations of the model will be launched in the second stage, in six jars but still without a V8. As for the price and the possibility of penetration into European market of this electric coupe from the group Starthe mystery is still not solved around these two points, so it is still possible to dream (a little).