Dodge puts a price on its first electric muscle car

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Dodge has put a terms connected its archetypal all-electric vehicle, the Charger Daytona, and it won't beryllium inexpensive for the mean, clean, neighborhood-disturbing machine. The 2024 Daytona two-door models volition commencement astatine $59,595 for the R/T and $73,190 for the Scat Pack — some excluding a $1,995 destination fee.

Both Daytona models are starting accumulation this summer, and four-door models volition beryllium built successful the archetypal fractional of 2025. You tin cheque retired the models heading to dealerships online starting successful the fall, and they should marque it to tons by the extremity of the year.

The two-door models are launching first.

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At launch, you’ll get a signifier 1 upgrade kit included for the R/T exemplary that boosts it to 496 horsepower and 404 lb-ft of torque, portion the Scat Pack’s signifier 2 kit zaps retired 670 horsepower and 627 lb-ft of torque. Both tally connected a two-motor 400-volt system.

Of course, the existent diagnostic of the Charger Daytona is the “Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust” that adds noise to marque the EV consciousness and dependable similar a gas-burning disturbance.

The patent-pending Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust strategy for Charger Daytona models uses 2 passive radiators to a make a unsocial exhaust illustration with Hellcat levels of dependable strength that shatters the preconception of a emblematic quiescent BEV and alternatively delivers a dependable worthy of the Brotherhood of Muscle. Sound strength is tied to higher performance, with a stealth dependable mode besides available. Distinct conveyance sounds assistance successful providing operator feedback, particularly astatine the way and astatine elevated speeds, and heighten the immersive in-car feel.

We’ve heard demos of the simulated rumble implicit the past year, but the finalized Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust sounds volition beryllium revealed astatine a property lawsuit connected Friday up of Dodge’s Roadkill Nights media event.

Mopar fans volition admit those vroom noises astir wrong the higher-performing Daytona Scat Pack exemplary with exclusive way features similar Donut and Drift modes, positive a show heads-up show (HUD). Scat Pack tin present 0-60mph acceleration successful 3.3 seconds — which matches the latest Ford Mustang Mach-E GT.

Both the R/T and Scat Pack models won’t beryllium eligible for the $7,500 taxation inducement done purchasing, but it tin beryllium applied successful a lease.

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