Unlike Maserati and Mini who recently called off production of their electric vehicles (EV), Dodge is charging on with the production of the all-electric Charger Daytona. Dodge has also been testing its EV against Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) powered counterparts and the results are astonishing.
The Dodge Charger Daytona
Dodge first announced the Charger Daytona back in 2022 at the Dodge Speed Week in Pontiac, Michigan. Just last year, the Dodge EV finally rolled off the production line and became available for purchase. The Charger Daytona came in two configurations: A coupe style with two doors and a sedan style with four days. The EV produces 496 horsepower (hp) from its electric motors, enough to shoot it from 0-60 mph in 4.7 seconds. The drag-ready car also completes the quarter-mile run in 13.1 seconds and has a top speed of 137 mph. More interesting is that the Dodge EV is not ‘silent’ like other EVs. With the help of some programming trickery, the EV mirrors real engine sounds and gear shifts.
For 2025, the Charger Daytona comes with two electric motors that provide standard all-wheel drive (AWD) output. The EV comes in two configurations which includes the R/T and Scat Pack trims. These two trim levels come with power-upgrade kits that provide a 15-second power boost (40 hp to the R/T and 80 hp to the Scat Pack) enabling them to access their respective maximum output figures of 496 hp for the Daytona R/T and 670 for the Daytona Scat Pack.
Electric VS ICE-powered
Delivering 670 electric horsepower, the Charger Daytona Scat Pack does a 0-60mph acceleration test in 3.3 seconds. This outran Dodge’s ICE-powered V-8 Challenger Redeye by 3 seconds, though the ICE delivers even more power (797 hp). The EV also beat the ICE-powered Dodge in a quarter mile run. However, in a 0-100mph run, the ICE-powered Dodge beat the EV by 2 seconds.
Overall, the Dodge EV seems to be outpacing all its ICE-powered predecessors so far. It also seems to be doing well in comparison with EVs from other manufacturers like the BMW i4 M50 and Hyundai Ioniq 5N. There is still some scepticism around the Charger Daytona, because it is an EV and as such, has not been fully embraced by die-hard Dodge fans. I guess with time, people will eventually give in to electric muscle cars. What are your thoughts on the Dodge Charger Daytona?
