New Dodge Charger: Wider, Faster, and Electrified Excellence

The new Dodge Charger lineup brings more than just electrified excellence and excitement to your drive; there will be a gas-powered version as well.

With an electric powertrain driving the wheels, the new Charger does something that no muscle car has ever done. Not only is this new Dodge car an electric machine, but it replaces two models for the future, taking over where the Charger and Challenger used to be. The new car showed off as a concept in the Charger Daytona SRT Concept, but this concept car was extremely close to what we’re getting in the production model.

Wider is better

You might not always want a wider car, but when you’re trying to take turns and curves at higher speeds, a wider stance is an important part of your car. The visual width of the front and rear of the car is extremely apparent. This new Charger is 79.8 inches wide without the mirrors, which is almost five inches wider than the 2023 model. This makes it one of the widest cars on the road, with only daully trucks coming in wide.

The standard wheels on the R/T model are 18 inches, but the tires are staggered for the Track Package, which is exclusive to the Scat Pack. These tires are 11 and 11.5 inches wide, respectively.

Big brakes for better stopping power

The Scat Pack, with its Track Package, also provides this amazing car with the largest brake setup ever offered on a factory Dodge. This setup gives the Dodge Charger a set of 6-piston Brembo calipers at the front and 4-piston calipers at the back. These brakes clamp down on 16-inch rotors at the front and rear. These brakes help stop this massive car, making it much easier to enjoy tossing it about on the road or track.

Done with the V8

Dodge won’t bring back a Hemi V8 engine for any model of the Charger, but not every version will be electrified either. The incredible new Hurricane engine will find its way under the hood of the new Charger Sixpack model. This engine is a strong 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged 6-cylinder that produces either 420 or 550 horsepower, depending on the level of tune. This new model should appear in the first quarter of 2025, giving the Charger a strong and impressive 6-cylinder powertrain for those drivers who still desire a gas-powered muscle car.

A Power Shot for the EV models

The new Dodge Charger Daytona models are the electric versions and should arrive soon. These models use a 100.5-kWh battery pack to drive two electric motors. This gives the new electric Charger AWD in every version.

The first year of this new Dodge electric vehicle includes a Power Shot upgrade which provides an additional 40 horsepower for 15 seconds. This is achieved using a hot button on the steering wheel, which makes it one of the most useful systems of its kind. Unlike other boost systems, the Power Shot can be used several times; it only needs a 30-second break between uses to be most effective.

Lots of power for the EV

The new Dodge Charger Daytona R/T should deliver 496 horsepower and 404 lb-ft of torque to the wheels. This should be enough power to send this heavy muscle car to 60 mph in only 4.7 seconds and finish a quarter-mile sprint in 13.1 seconds at 137 mph.

Moving up to the Scat Pack model, the power is tuned up to 670 horsepower and 627 lb-ft of torque. This allows the new electric Charger to rocket to 60 mph in only 3.3 seconds and complete the quarter-mile sprint in 11.5 seconds at 134 mph.

Driving range doesn’t matter

The Dodge team isn’t focused on giving the new electric model an exceptional driving range. Instead, this new muscle car is made to carry on the glory and prestige of the Dodge name. Still, the new R/T model should deliver up to 317 miles of driving range when equipped with 20-inch wheels, while the Scat Pack model is rated at 260 miles of driving range.

The charging story of the Charger

As with any EV, charging time is important. The new Dodge Charger Daytona models will include the 400-volt architecture that enables them to charge from 20-80% in about 28 minutes. Using an at-home Level 2 charger, the car should take about seven hours to charge from 5-80%.

Early models of this new Dodge electric muscle car won’t have access to Tesla’s Supercharger network, but the 2025 models will receive this increased charging capability.

Will you choose an electric version of the Dodge Charger or wait for the new Sixpack model with the Hurricane engine to arrive?