Yet while it's easy to remember the previous Charger and Challenger in a Hellcat-hued light, Dodge sold many more V-6-powered cars, and the R/T wasn't far behind. Sometimes, it's

Enter the electric 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona with as much as 670 horsepower, an available Donut mode, and a subwoofer on the outside of the car. Obnoxiously loud, outrageously huge, objectively quick, and capable of vaporizing its own tires, the Charger Daytona aims to bring Dodge’s unique brand of muscle car energy to the EV world.

It feels tight, stable, and nimble, and can still perform party tricks: Dodge is adamant the new Charger isn’t built for a specific demographic, and it certainly seems that way

The Charger Daytona, the first electric muscle car from Dodge, arrives with a roar, unless you hit the mute button.

The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona carries a 100.5-kWh battery pack, which feeds two drive modules on base model Charger Daytona examples and sends 496 hp to the wheels. 2024 Scat Pack examples share the same battery, but power goes up to 670 hp.

The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona debuts in R/T and Scat Pack trims, both with dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrains, a 100.5-kwh (93.9-kwh usable) battery, and power that exceeds their gas-motivated Charger and Challenger predecessors.

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To soften the blow, some dealers on the East Coast are already discounting the Charger Daytona. Pennsylvania's Alexander Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram has listed an R/T at $1,982 below