Posted on 03/14/2024 4:20:53 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Dodge is pushing muscle cars into a new era — with the unveiling of the world's first and only electric muscle car to date.
The Dodge Charger is not just the world's first electric muscle car, but also what the brand is calling its first "multi-energy muscle car". The term refers to the fact that the Charger is now being offered in both electrified and combustion-powered forms.
Despite going electric, the Charger will remain as the world's quickest and most powerful muscle car.
Two electrified Charger models will be offered — the 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack which delivers an approximate 660bhp, and the 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T with about 489bhp. Both variants will be powered by a 100.5kWh battery pack, with the less powerful Daytona R/T getting more than 510km in claimed range, against the more powerful Daytona Scat Pack's 418km.
With multi-energy powertrains in mind, Dodge is also offering the Charger with more traditional petrol power. The Dodge Charger SIXPACK H.O. is powered by the 3.0-litre Twin Turbo Hurricane High Output engine, while Dodge Charger SIXPACK S.O. is fueled by the 3.0-litre Twin Turbo Hurricane Standard Output engine. Both the engines deliver approximately 542bhp and 414bhp respectively.
The exterior of the Dodge Charger will be muscular with a focus on function. The front R-wing, exclusive to Charger Daytona models, acts as a callout to the original Charger Daytona from the 1970s. Beyond aesthetics, this facilitates air flow through a front pass-through area, which enhances the downforce all while creating a unique visual profile.
The interior badging of these cars will also correspond to the models. While the gas-powered SIXPACK models will simply retain 'Charger' in their names, an additional 'Daytona' badge marks the all-electric variants.
Dodge says the Charger will have a pure widebody stance, with the two door coupes and four door sedans sharing a common wheelbase.
The open air feel of the cabin can also be enhanced by an optional full length glass roof, working hand in hand with the large rear hatch.
As you'd expect, the colour options will be bold on a car of such status. The Charger is set to come in eight exterior options: After Dark, Bludicrous, Destroyer Grey, Diamond Black, Peel Out, Redeye, Triple Nickel and White Knuckle.
The cabin, on the other hand, features a layered instrument panel and console theme, making the interior unique and sculpted with a modern and technical feel.
The console acts as a home to free-standing, wide-format 10.25-inch or 16-inch cluster screen alongside a 12.3-inch centre display which is positioned in an angled centre stack.
As with many modern cars, the Charger's interior is also getting its own dazzling array of ambient lighting, with a new Attitude Adjustment interior lighting comes in 64 colours. The intensity of these colours reacts to vehicle events such as pressing the ignition button.
More than just being performance oriented, the steering wheel is also said to have a technical feel.
As for the driver, Dodge says the the steering wheel has been made to be performance oriented, and gives a technical feel. The one found in the Daytona Scat Pack even has paddle shifters, which manage regenerative braking and the PowerShot button at the front for quick access. Move down the centre console, and one will also find the 'Start' button positioned closed to what Dodge is calling a 'pistol-grip' shifter, as well as a wireless phone charger.
Among the four powertrain variants offered with the all new Charger, Dodge seems to be positioning the fully electric Daytona Scat Pack as the flagship. The variant is set to exclusively get two Race Option modes — Donut Mode and Drift Mode — which Dodge says will give drivers more options to "explore muscle car performance".
Production for the two door coupe versions of the all-electric 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack and 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T will begin first, in mid-2024.
Meanwhile, the all-electric four-door Daytona Scat Pack and R/T models will begin production in the first quarter of 2025. The gas-powered two-door Dodge Charger SIXPACK H.O. and four-door Dodge Charger SIXPACK S.O. should also start rolling out of factory doors in the first quarter of 2025.
Fugly as sin.
Great, a trans car
And yes,I did Boston to Montreal...and back...on a tankful (810 highway miles).
Just under 6000 pounds! Therefore, Weight / Power = 8.7 which is nothing special. Corvette Z06 Weight / Power is 5.4. My 1968 Ford XL (fullsize) is 8.9. I sure don’t want to have anything to do with a 6000 pound car. Think of that mass trying to make a corner at speed.
“Veggie Burger
Electric Muscle Car
Military Intelligence”
I’ll take “What are oxymorons” for 100 Alex.
Does it come with a sound box that goes Verooooom! Veroooom!
I happened to be 2nd in line at a red light on an open, rural road a couple months ago. The car in front of me was a Tesla Plaid. Driver must have punched it into Ludicrous Speed when the light turned green, because it just flat disappeared into the distance. I’ve always been pretty quick on the pedal, but I wasn’t out of 1st gear before I lost sight of the Plaid.
With this aftermarket custom vehicle, if you can afford to buy it, you can afford to buy it just to cruise around on Sunday. Not made by Ford...special company called "Charge". Does 0-60 in 3.9 seconds, goes 200 miles, and costs about half a million to buy...:)
If you can buy one, then you can buy it just to look at.
I did notice-a lot of the car websites seem to say things like "Like it or not, cars are going electric...". Almost all of them. I would give them the finger and tell them to KMA.
510 km= about 311 miles...
Who needs a muscle electric car to only go 311 miles?
Perfect for around town and tiny day trips and errands..so yeah drive a hot car for errands...harrumph....
A gas car getting highway 30 miles per gallon with a 16 gallon tank goes 480 miles.
“Recharge” in 10 minutes tops.
“It’s an inside joke in R&D and Marketing to prove how stupid people are to buy something so butt ugly to make them feel better about saving the environment.”
so, when is the all-electric Aztek coming out?
I understand the electric car loses lots of range when quickly accelerating...plus the battery gets very hot and the battery longevity suffers. But they can unwind very fast.
“ so, when is the all-electric Aztek coming out?”
It’s called the cyber truck
“What is the deal with car manufacturers making their eVehicles all ugly like this?”
makes it easier to see who’s virtue signaling ... they’re sorta like mumus and birkenstocks that way ...
“An EV “muscle” car with fake sound.”
the Vroom Box accessory, right?
“Does it come with a sound box that goes Verooooom! Veroooom!”
yep, and that accessory is called the Vroom Box ...
“And the smell of oil.”
Seriously, I agree. Cars of let’s say the 80’s and before had a slight oil burn smell from the exhaust when the engine was gunned. Also oil seepage from the gaskets on the engine had an odor when the engine got real hot. I actually liked both odors and equated the odors with the hot rods I had in the day.
What is the range before that 8 hour charge?
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