Dodge is replacing the Charger with an all-electric 8th generation

Founder of Greater STLA

The Dodge Charger actually launches Stellantis’ powerful and multi-body STLA platform, which will be the basis for future Alfa Romeo and Maserati models. This Charger will also be offered with 4 seats. Visually, the new Charger looks more civilized, while waiting for the “hellcat” versions and others. We still get the big front hood, pronounced wheel arches and square grille, but the features are more fluid, the look is less mean and the lines are more modern and contemporary. The “raw” side fades somewhat in favor of a sober look, but which some might consider clean. The grille forms a unit with the headlights, the whole is highlighted by the lights.

On board too, cleaners may also be surprised by the more modern and refined atmosphere. Gone is the old-school side of the previous generation, make way for technology with an instrument cluster with a 10.25-inch or 16-inch screen depending on the version, a large 12.3-inch touchscreen for the integrated infotainment system, all complete. for the title display. Interior rendering is still taking a big step forward, that’s not bad in itself!

2 electric versions to start

Coming standard with all-wheel drive, with each axle receiving a motor, the new 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack has 670 horsepower and a 0 to 60 mph time of just 3.3 seconds. The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T produces 496 horsepower. Like other cars of its kind, such as the Abarth 600, the Charger offers a synthetic sound generator that can play the part of the venerable V8 of the past…

Second, the Charger will be released hot, because the American market is not European! We will have the option of the Charger SIXPACK HO, 550 horsepower from the 3.0 L Twin Turbo Hurricane L6 engine (6 cylinders inline) already used in Jeep, and the Charger SIXPACK SO, still with the 3.0 L Twin Turbo engine . Hurricane but reduced to 420 HP.

The battery is designed to provide an installed capacity of 100.5 kW and a maximum discharge rate of 550 kW, optimizing acceleration to get the most out of battery power during acceleration, such as the quarter mile. The cell’s aluminum-nickel-cobalt chemistry is claimed to deliver higher energy “per gram,” compared to the efficiency of high-octane fuel in battery-electric versions. The model will be compatible with fast charging, and it will be possible to go from 20 to 80% capacity in about 27 minutes, thanks to a DC fast charger with a power of 350 kW.

Drag race, but in silence

The 400V propulsion system integrates six levels of performance into one power train. The 2024 Daytona Charger R/T comes standard with the standard Direct Connection Stage 1 upgrade kit, which increases horsepower by 40 for a total of 496 horsepower. The Daytona Scat Pack model, however, includes a set of Stage 2, which increases the power by 80 horsepower for a total of 670 horsepower.

The Charger still offers a set of drift and drag racing fans, including a PowerShot mode that provides an additional 40 horsepower for Daytona models, Drag, Track, Drift and Donut modes, 20-inch wheels with 305 tires in the front and 325 in the rear , a large brake package. ever installed on a Dodge car, dual-active valve suspension, race prep features, Launch Control.