The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona shouldn’t be like different electrical autos. The three- and five-door hatchback hurtles the efficiency model into its electrical future by embracing all of the muscle automotive machismo of its previous. As for vary and effectivity—the everyday pleasure factors of an EV launch— Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis was characteristically blunt: “I don’t care.” 

“It’s not designed to get you 500 miles of vary,” Kuniskis crowed to a media gathering final week earlier than the worldwide debut on Tuesday. “That is designed to be the last word efficiency automotive till we come out with the Banshee, after all.”

The Daytona Banshee will arrive final, late in 2025. The Charger Daytona BEVs go on sale this summer season, and will probably be adopted by the five-door variants early in 2025. At across the identical time, Dodge will rock you with a Hurricane twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-6 tuned to as much as 550 hp in Charger Sixpack fashions. The brand new Charger successfully absorbs the Challenger two-door slot, though Kuniskis says there are plans for the Challenger.

“We’re gonna displace superchargers and change them with kilowatts and Energy Photographs,” Kuniskis mentioned concerning the Charger cadence in addition to intimating future product that may embody utility autos. “After we first began engaged on this platform, it was a really dangerous choice. Probably the most environment friendly EV platform on the planet is a skateboard. We made the choice on the time to do multi-energy to have a number of autos on that very same platform.”

2024 Dodge Charger Daytona

2024 Dodge Charger Daytona vary and efficiency

Despite the efficiency posturing, the 2024 Charger Daytona nonetheless has an estimated 317 miles of vary for the entry-level R/T mannequin, whereas the Scat Pack scoots to 260 miles, courtesy of a 100.5-kwh (93.5-kwh usable) nickel-cobalt-aluminum lithium-ion battery pack. 

Using the model’s STLA Giant platform, the Daytonas have two drive models with 250-kw everlasting magnet synchronous motors, one for every axle for normal all-wheel drive. For the preliminary launch 12 months, each the R/T and Scat Pack will come normal with a Direct Connection improve equipment from Dodge’s efficiency components arm that gives 15-second boosts of an additional 40 hp, so long as you enable 30 seconds between every increase. Dodge manufacturers this the Energy Shot, and it’s accessible through a steering wheel button reverse the drive mode button so that you don’t must fiddle with a toggle or touchscreen once you want extra energy. Subsequent 12 months, the Energy Shot kits will value further. 

The Stage 1 Energy Shot on the R/T results in a complete output of 496 hp and 404 lb-ft of torque. Dodge estimates a 0-60 mph time of 4.7 seconds, a quarter-mile of 13.1 seconds, and a prime pace of 137 mph.

The Stage 2 Energy Shot juices the Scat Pack to 670 hp and 627 lb-ft. It specs out to a 0-60 mph time of three.Three seconds, a quarter-mile of 11.5 seconds, and a prime pace of 134 mph.

2024 Dodge Charger Daytona

Additionally normal for simply the primary 12 months is the biggest brake package deal ever provided on a Dodge, consisting of 6-piston Brembo entrance and 4-piston rear calipers clamping down on 16.0-inch rotors. One-pedal driving shouldn’t be a part of the plan, although paddle shifters allow three ranges of regenerative braking.

The entrance drive unit disconnects energy to the wheels and improves vary and effectivity based mostly on drive mode, whereas the rear unit has a mechanical limited-slip differential for higher traction out of corners. Drive modes embody the standard suspects, whereas Scat Packs get Drag, Drift, and Donut modes that lower or restrict energy to the entrance axle and neuter the traction management system. A chambered Fratzonic exhaust that makes use of audio system underneath the physique which are amplified via resonators, much like a muffler resonator, or like a pipe organ. Inside it’s augmented by electronics and altogether makes what Dodge calls “Hellcat ranges of sound.” It might even vibrate the automotive like a V-8, or it may be muted in stealth mode.

The Scat Pack Monitor Package deal provides adaptive dampers to the multi-link entrance and rear suspension, and naturally there’s a launch management perform. A chambered Fratzonic exhaust augmented by electronics supplies what Dodge calls “Hellcat ranges of sound.” It may be disabled through a stealth mode. Unique to the Scat Pack Monitor Package deal are staggered tires on the 20 inch wheels, with Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 3 305/35ZR20 up entrance on 11-inch huge wheels and 325s on 11.5-inch huge wheels in again. 

The usual R/T wheels are 18 inches, however the EPA vary estimate relies on the 20 inchers. Dodge didn’t present a variety estimate for 18-inch wheels. 

The vary and efficiency estimates are spectacular contemplating one different spec: each Charger Daytonas weigh a whopping 5,838 kilos. 

2024 Dodge Charger Daytona

Charger Daytona attracts the EV muscle automotive

The 2024 Daytona seems to be almost equivalent to the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Idea unveiled in August 2022, with a nip and a tuck to appease regulators. At 206.6 inches, it’s half a foot longer than the outgoing Dodge Charger, nevertheless it’s huge sufficient for Dodge to name it the widest passenger automotive this aspect of a dually heavy obligation truck. 

The important thing attribute characteristic of that idea and one which carries over with aerodynamic function is the R-Wing entrance blade topping the nostril. Dodge didn’t tout the coefficient of drag, however the best way the nostril dives down displays the just about platypus-like inspiration from the unique 1968 Dodge Daytona Charger, which additionally had a 23-inch-tall wing on the rear. The R-Wing itself is “air impartial,” Dodge exterior designer Scott Krugger informed Inexperienced Automobile Studies. 

“By having [the nose] dive down, it’s 11 aero counts higher [minus 0.011 to the coefficient of drag] than having a texture like a grille or breather that goes into an engine compartment.”

The wing helps give the Charger Daytona the model’s trademark muscular presence. A entrance single mild bar curls up on the edges to underscore the wing, stretching the fascia horizontally. The recommended line edges across the easy sides right into a physique line that rises gracefully but powerfully into the hatch. The 5.6-inch floor clearance and taller trip peak are visually lowered with a black underbody that additionally rises up into the hatch past the rear wheels. Although it’s an inch taller at 59.Zero inches than the outgoing Charger, it nonetheless presents as huge and imply, and the sweeping C-pillars on the five-door mannequin embodies these traditional muscle automotive cues much more.

2024 Dodge Charger Daytona

Charger Daytona crosses over with a hatch

It’s an exquisite automotive, and it seems to be like no different EV on sale proper now. We weren’t capable of take a look at the inside roominess of the five-door mannequin, however the hatch opens up 133% extra cargo room than within the outgoing Charger, Dodge says. There’s about 23 cubic toes of house, however even with the hidden ground it’s shallow, so if you wish to match the 4 observe tires as Dodge promoted, you’ll must flip down the 60:40-split rear seats that opens it as much as 38.5 cubic toes of house. 

That is perhaps the most effective use of the rear seats for passengers above 6 toes tall, because the obtainable mounted glass roof eats into headroom. But the 37.2 inches of legroom matches most compact crossovers, so 4 folks might slot in consolation so long as the gangly folks go up entrance. 

Additionally up entrance is a 1.5-cubic foot frunk to stow the charging twine.

2024 Dodge Charger Daytona

The Dodge Charger Daytona expenses at as much as 183 kw

The 400-volt structure helps a peak DC fast-charge charge of 183 kw, so on an obtainable 350-kw DC charger the Daytona’s battery would cost from 20-80% in about 28 minutes. At dwelling on a 240-volt connection, the Daytona’s 11-kw onboard charger fills the battery from 20-80% in 5.5 hours, or from 5-80% in about seven hours. Count on 10 hours for a full state of cost. Dodge will adapt the Tesla-derived NACS protocol in 2025. 

Commonplace gear features a 10.3-inch digital instrument cluster (or an obtainable 16.0-inch cluster) horizontally aligned with a 12.3-inch touchscreen with wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, in addition to a wi-fi smartphone charger. Commonplace driver-assist tech consists of automated emergency braking with pedestrian detection, lively lane management, adaptive cruise management all the way down to a cease, blind-spot screens, and a driver-attention monitor. 

When the 2024 Dodge Charger Daytonas go on sale this summer season, we count on a worth of about $55,000 for the R/T and fewer than $70,000 for the Scat Pack. In-built Windsor, Ontario, Canada, however with Samsung battery packs imported from Korea for the primary 12 months, the Charger Daytona received’t qualify for the federal EV tax credit score on buy, however it would for lease, in accordance with Sam Abuelsamid, principal analyst for Guidehouse. Someday in 2025, the Stellantis-Samsung three way partnership plant in Kokomo, Ind. are deliberate to be producing the packs, and will qualify for the EV credit score at buy.