When Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis first talked about releasing an “American eMuscle” final 12 months, he stated the corporate’s automobile will “tear up the streets, not the planet.” Now, the Stellantis model has revealed what Kuniskis meant by that. It has launched the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT idea, which appears to be like like a futuristic tackle its gas-powered Challenger and Charger muscle automobiles. While it is nonetheless only a idea at this level and will change tremendously by the point it is launched, a spokesperson advised TechCrunch that “it is vitally near manufacturing.”
The two-door electrical Dodge Charger might be powered by the brand new 800V Banshee propulsion system. In its announcement, Dodge says the Banshee is extra highly effective than the engine of a Hellcat, which is already a excessive efficiency variant of the Challenger. And in contrast to different electrical automobiles that hardly make a sound, the all-electric Charger was designed to be loud, identical to its gas-powered counterparts. The firm truly put an exhaust on the automobile, although it would not want one and the one factor it emits is sound. “The Charger Daytona SRT Concept voices a 126 dB roar that equals the SRT Hellcat,” Dodge writes in its announcement. That’s made doable by pushing the EV’s sounds via an amplifier and tuning chamber. You can hear what it feels like within the video beneath, beginning on the 2:20 mark.
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Outside, the automobile contains a acquainted design with fashionable tweaks that make it extra aerodynamic. The “R-Wing” on the entrance finish, as an example, has a pass-through kind issue that permits air to movement via and improve downforce. Inside, you may discover fashionable facilities, together with a 12.3-inch middle display screen, an 8×3-inch Head-up Display that reveals extra automobile data and a PowerShot button on the steering wheel that provides the automobile a burst of acceleration.
Dodge has but to announce pricing for the Charger Daytona, however the firm beforehand stated that it is focusing on a 2024 launch date for its first American eMuscle. By the time it arrives, the model would’ve already discontinued its gas-powered Challenger and Charger muscle automobiles. Kuniskis stated in an announcement:
“Dodge is about muscle, angle and efficiency, and the model carries that chip on its shoulder and into the BEV phase via an idea loaded with patents, improvements, and pertformance options that embody the electrified muscle of tomorrow. The Charger Daytona SRT Concept can do greater than run the automotive present circuit; it will possibly run a blazing quarter-mile. And with regards to product cycles, it outruns Darwin. Charger Daytona does greater than outline the place Dodge is headed, it’s going to redefine American muscle within the course of.”