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Dodge has revealed its first electric muscle car, the Charger Daytona, heralding a new era of performance for one of America’s most traditionally ‘brawny’ brands and the beginning of the end of the Hemi V8’s time on Earth.
The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona is - in its top-spec and unfortunately named Scat Pack version - a 500kW electric car capable of 0-60mph (97km/h) in a claimed 3.3 seconds.
It’s also available in a lower R/T grade, with 370kW and a 0-97km/h of 4.7 seconds, with both using a 400V electric system with 100.5kWh capacity battery packs allowing for claimed 510km (R/T) and 418km (Scat Pack) driving ranges. DC Charging is possible up to 350kW.
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Coming later is a pair of ‘Sixpack’ combustion-powered Chargers with the brand’s Hurricane twin-turbo 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder engines, one badged ‘H.O’ with 410kW and one ‘S.O’ with 313kW.
Key to bringing the drama of the Charger into the electric era is what Dodge calls a ‘Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust’, which uses radiators to “create a unique exhaust profile with Hellcat levels of sound intensity that shatters the preconception of a typical quiet BEV”.
“Sound intensity is tied to higher performance, with a stealth sound mode also available,” Dodge added in a press release.
The Charger is available in two- or four-door versions, with the sedan set to begin production at the same time as the combustion versions in Q1, 2025.
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Coupe versions of the all-electric Charger will kick off production in mid-2024.
Huge 16-inch Brembo vented rotors with six-piston front/four-piston rear calipers feature behind the Charger Scat Pack’s 20-inch wheels, which are staggered width: 305mm wide at the front and 325mm at the rear.
A ‘PowerShot’ function is also featured, which “delivers an incremental 40 horsepower (30kW) for 15 seconds when activated”.
Auto, Eco, Sport, Wet/Snow and Track/Drag modes are available, with Race mode featuring Drift and Donut modes with a line-lock to spin the rear tyres before a drag launch.
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