Hold onto your hats, muscle car fans, because Dodge just did something incredible. The company has unveiled the 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona. It’s the world’s first and only electric muscle car!

2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack, shown in Redeye exterior color.

Electrifying Grunt

This isn’t your average electric car. Based on Stellantis’ STLA Large EV platform, we’re talking about mind-blowing performance. The Charger Daytona Scat Pack boasts a whopping 670 horsepower and a scorching 0-60 mph time of just 3.3 seconds. It’s still the undisputed monster of the muscle car world in terms of both speed and power.

All-electric, all-wheel-drive Dodge Charger Daytona models are driven by a 400V propulsion system that delivers supercharged V-8 power with zero tailpipe emissions and instant torque response. The partial vehicle image of the Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack highlights the wheels, half-shafts, front and rear electric drive modules, and the high-voltage battery pack.

But that’s not all. The electric Charger lineup also includes the 496-horsepower 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T. Both models come standard with all-wheel drive. They’re ready to hit the road in mid-2024 (coupes) and early 2025 (four-door models).

Two-door 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T

Gas Powered Muscle Survives

Dodge hasn’t forgotten about fans with petrol in their veins. The future Charger lineup will also offer two gasoline-powered options: the 550-horsepower Charger SIXPACK H.O. and the 420-horsepower Charger SIXPACK S.O., both powered by the new 3.0L Twin Turbo I-6 Hurricane engine. Production for these is set to begin in early 2025. The SIXPACK will be available in the four-door body style only.

The all-new Dodge Charger offers performance choices via multi-energy powertrain options, including the 550-horsepower Dodge Charger SIXPACK H.O. (shown here) powered by the 3.0L Twin Turbo Hurricane High Output engine and the 420-horsepower Dodge Charger SIXPACK S.O. fueled by the 3.0L Twin Turbo Hurricane Standard Output engine.

The design of the new Charger is pure, retro muscle, with a wide stance, an iconic Fratzog logo, and a driver-focused interior featuring a massive 12.3-inch touchscreen. But Dodge didn’t just regurgitate the past. The company added some seriously cool features like a patent-pending Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust that delivers that classic muscle car sound, even on an electric car.

The exterior’s pure design aesthetic carries over to the dynamic, driver-focused interior design of the all-new Dodge Charger, enhancing the modern, visceral feel of the new cockpit. Interior shown includes Plus Group, Carbon & Suede Package and Track Package with Demonic Red seats for the Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack.

Multiple Modes

And get this, there’s even an EV “Donut Mode” and “Drift Mode” for those who like to get a little sideways. Plus, a “PowerShot” feature gives you an extra 40 horsepower for a quick burst of power when you need it.

This is a new era for Dodge, one that blends the brand’s muscle-bound heritage with cutting-edge technology. The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona is more than just the latest chapter in Mopar history. The new Charger brings all types of enthusiasts into the fold with a mixed-fuel portfolio that is a harbinger of things to come.

The Future is Bright

I was worried about Dodge when they pulled the plug on the Charger, Challenger, and HEMI V-8. These cars were the bread and butter of the division. With their departure, the mighty Dodge has only two models, the Durango, and the badge-engineered Hornet. After seeing the new Charger and all the baked-in goodness it offers, the future looks bright for the Fratzog division. The new gas-powered SIXPACK models appear very competent and will retain old-school buyers. Suddenly, it’s trade-in time for even staunch ICE gearheads. Prices are rumored to start around $50,ooo.

The Dodge logo is subtly laser-etched in the headlamps of the all-new Dodge Charger.

What About the Challenger?

Last but not least, the Charger’s two- and four-door body styles are great, but what about the Challenger?  The old Chally was more quarter horse than pony and could this mean we’ll see a separate, smaller replacement? As a new era for the Charger begins, the future isn’t clear for the Challenger, its longtime running mate in the brand’s “Brotherhood of Muscle.” The Challenger went out of production in December, and Dodge has been tight-lipped ever since.

According to Automotive News, Dodge bigwig Tim Kuniskis said, “We own the Challenger nameplate, we own a whole bunch of nameplates we got in the drawer. I don’t know what we’ll do with it if we ever do anything with it.” Uh oh, that’s a bittersweet ending to all the news about the new Charger. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that a new Challenger sees the light of day.

Common for new Dodge Charger models is distinctive white LED cross-car full-width front lighting and red “ring of fire” LED rear taillamps (shown), with front and rear lights centered by a lit Fratzog logo.