{"id":64155,"date":"2022-08-25T07:00:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=64155"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:20:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:20:19","slug":"dodge-charger-daytona-srt-concept-is-an-ev-for-muscle-car-lovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/showcase\/2022\/08\/dodge-charger-daytona-srt-concept-is-an-ev-for-muscle-car-lovers.html","title":{"rendered":"Dodge Charger Daytona SRT®<\/sup> Concept Is An EV For Muscle Car Lovers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The all-electric Dodge Charger Daytona SRT\u00ae<\/sup> Concept was\nformally introduced on Wednesday of Speed Week in front of an invite-only crowd\nin Metro Detroit, but a week earlier, select media got a chance to check it out\nin advance. I was among the small group invited to the company\u2019s headquarters\nin Auburn Hills to get an early look at all of the Dodge Speed Week news, but\nthe most significant item on hand was the new battery-powered muscle car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tim Kuniskis opened the press event by talking about the\nfirst day of muscle car announcements, which focused purely on the current\nDodge Challenger and Charger. Next, he introduced us to the new Dodge Hornet in\nGT, R\/T and GLH trim, which was the focus of the second day of announcements\nduring Speed Week. Finally, he got to talking about how the automotive industry\nis going electric and there is no way \u2013 or no point \u2013 in the Dodge brand trying\nto fight it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Instead of fighting the move to electric, Dodge opted to\ncelebrate the change by creating an EV that muscle car fans can enjoy – a car\nthat actually looks like a car, rather than a half an egg with windows and\nwheels. Kuniskis finished this introduction by stating that you \u201cmight not see\nthe new Dodge EV coming, but you will hear it.\u201d He then gestured to the white\ncurtain to his right, which slowly opened, revealing the glowing front end of\nthe new Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My first thought was that hearing an EV before seeing it\ndoesn\u2019t make sense, but that was when the new Charger Daytona SRT Concept\nroared to life. I expected the new Dodge battery-powered vehicle to look great\nand offer stunning performance, but never did I expect that the brand would\nfigure out a way to have their EV roar like a Hellcat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once the curtain was open all of the way, the Dodge Charger\nDaytona SRT Concept slowly drove forward with the unique electronic idle\nbellowing from the undercarriage. Every so often, the driver would rev the\nelectric motor, creating the instantly-famous high-pitched scream. Once\narriving at its spot in the Stellantis Design Dome, a turntable in the floor\nspun the car, giving us all a great look at the new EV from every angle and as\nit turned, the driver continued to occasionally rev the motor. At one point,\nthe rear of the car was pointed at me, showcasing the latest incarnation of the\nDodge \u201cracetrack\u201d taillight design and when the driver revved the engine, I\ncould feel air movement, just like with the exhaust flow of a Hellcat car. As\nthe electric muscle car spun on the turntable, it also showcased the return to\na two-door design for the Charger nameplate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I won\u2019t lie. I am not a big fan of electric vehicles. My job\nin the automotive media world has allowed me to test drive several modern EVs\nand they were all fine for what they are, but they all lack that special\nsomething that I want from a performance car. I don\u2019t care for the exterior\ndesign of most of them, either, but the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept has stolen\nmy heart. It looks incredible on the outside and the addition of a truly unique\nexhaust system setup is awe-inspiring. Dodge has created an EV that I \u2013 someone\nwho daily drives a Hellcat Challenger and owns three other vehicles with\nmodified V8 engines \u2013 can truly see myself driving and enjoying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We imagine that your key questions on this beautiful EV\npertain to power levels and performance figures. Sadly, Dodge has not yet\nshared any of that information. We will have to wait a while for all of those\nofficial numbers, but here is what we do know about the Charger Daytona SRT\nConcept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This muscular looking battery-powered vehicle is a two-door\nmodel, but it has a longer roofline and wheelbase than the Challenger, leading\nto more interior space and more functional rear seats. The interior is laid out\nlike a 2+2 sedan, but there are no rear doors. There is a large rear hatch that\nlifts up, providing easy access to the spacious rear storage area and for more\ncargo space, the rear seats easily fold flat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dodge plans to offer this electric Charger in three power\nlevels available from the dealership, along with two upgrade packages for each\nfrom Direct Connection, some using a 400-volt system while the others use an\n800-volt system. The most powerful package from Direct Connection will be\ncalled the Banshee, which is the 800-volt trim level displayed on the concept\ncar shown here with center-lug 21-inch wheels wearing 305mm tires up front and\n325mm rubber out back. Every power level will feature the Power Shot system,\nwhich will allow short bursts of peak output, leading to the best possible\nacceleration numbers without getting the batteries too hot. This system is\nactivated by a button on the steering wheel, but it requires a period of\ndowntime between uses, allowing time for proper thermal management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Every new Charger Daytona EV will come standard with\nall-wheel-drive and Dodge\u2019s unique eRupt transmission system, which adds shift\ncharacteristics to break up the unnatural, linear feel of the electric\nacceleration. All models will also come with the patented Fratzsonic chambered\nexhaust system, which uses a system of tubes like an exhaust system and not a\nspeaker, to create the motor sound when the vehicle is ready for action. At its\npeak, the Fratzonic exhaust system will scream to 126 decibels, which is the\nsame volume level as the Hellcat. You can hear the system in the video below\nfrom the formal debut event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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