Dodge revealed the all-new Charger Daytona in March 2024, highlighting that summer 2024 is when the first unit would arrive in dealer showrooms. According to dealer sources, the dealer launch of the zero-emission muscle car has been pushed back some 90 days or so due to electrical issues.
A number of dealers spoke with the folks at Mopar Insiders, which cite a document indicating delayed ordering processes, allocation orders, and dealer presentation. Instead of May 2024, dealers will be presented with the STLA Large-based Charger in August 2024 at the earliest.
While it's not clear what kind of electrical gremlins hampered the rollout of the 2024 Dodge Charger, fingers crossed Stellantis will iron those gremlins out. If everything goes according to plan, the first examples of the breed will reach dealer lots during the fall. As you're well aware, production will be initially limited to the Charger Daytona three-door coupe, with Daytona being Dodge's way of saying electric. Those who prefer internal combustion will be offered a twin-turbo I6 under the hood of the Charger SIXPACK.
As per the reveal press release, Charger Daytona R/T and Scat Pack were supposed to enter series production mid-2024. With June 2024 almost over, it's clear that Windsor Assembly in Ontario isn't churning out any Chargers at press time. Production of the five-door Daytona R/T and Scat Pack was – and presumably still is – expected to start during the first quarter of 2025. They'll be joined by the three-door Charger SIXPACK H.O. and the five-door Charger SIXPACK S.O.
Both the Daytona R/T and Daytona Scat Pack are dual-motor affairs, but looking ahead to 2025, a rear-drive Daytona GT could join the lineup with around 300 ponies to its name. R/T means either 456 horses or 496 horsepower with the Power Shot feature, whereas torque is estimated at 404 pound-feet (548 Nm) and 0-60 in a somewhat disappointing 4.7 seconds.
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The Scat Pack is a bit spicier. Think 630 and 670 horsepower, 627 pound-feet (850 Nm) of twist, and 3.3 seconds from standstill to 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour) in Drag Mode. Both electric versions feature 100.5-kWh battery packs with 93.9 kilowatt hours of usable energy.
Preliminary driving range numbers? Make that 317 miles (510 kilometers) for the Charger Daytona R/T and 260 miles (418 kilometers) for the Charger Daytona Scat Pack. With a bit of luck, the yet-unconfirmed Charger Daytona GT will exceed the 341 miles (549 kilometers) of the 2024 model year Tesla Model 3 or even the 359 miles (578 kilometers) of the Tesla Model S.
As far as internal combustion is concerned, the relatively new Hurricane powerplant comes in standard- and high-output versions. The SIXPACK S.O. promises 420 horsepower, whereas the SIXPACK H.O. is advertised with 550 ponies at its disposal. Those numbers are incredibly similar to the SST-branded sixers of the 2025 Ram 1500, which are rated at 420 horsepower and 540 ponies, respectively.
Maximum torque for the Ram-specific engines? That would be 469 and 521 pound-feet, as in 636 and 706 Nm if you prefer the metric system. There's no V8 in the offing, which is a bit of a downer if you remember that Ford has updated its double-overhead-cam 5.0L Coyote V8 for the S650-gen Mustang GT and 500-horsepower Mustang Dark Horse with dual throttle bodies.
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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