While much of the attention on Dodge’s ‘Last Call’ muscle cars has focused on the Challenger, and in particular the SRT Demon 170, the four-door Charger sedan is also part of the celebrations. And the rarest of those special send-off sedans is the Charger King Daytona, which builds on the already epic Hellcat Redeye.
Dodge is building only 300 King Daytonas, meaning getting your hands on one was looking almost impossible if you weren’t seriously friendly with one of the few dealers allocated a car. But there is still hope, because one example with only 64 miles (103 km) on the clock is up for grabs on Bring-a-Trailer.
Like the other 299 King Daytonas, this one is painted in retina-burning Go Mango. That’s contrasted by a black stripe across the trunk and rear quarters bearing the ‘King Daytona’ name giving a visual link to the original winged-warrior Charger Daytona that pounded NASCAR ovals in 1969 and 1970.
But with its supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V8 kicking out 807 hp (818 PS) and 707 lb-ft (959 Nm) the modern-day Daytona is far more powerful than its 1960s namesake. Those horses are routed through an eight-speed automatic and limited slip differential to fat 20-inch wheels stuffed under the Charger’s wide arches, while six-piston Brembo front brakes and an adaptive damping system give you a fighting chance of staying out of the shrubbery when you start exploring what all those horses can do.
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Inside, ‘Daytona’ branding on the seats, a ‘King Daytona’ badge on the dash, and smatterings of carbon trim do their best to draw your attention from the fact that the dated interior looks like something out of a cheap rental, and is not up to scratch for a modern six-figure car. But we bet it’s still a cool place to spend time and the mileage suggests the first owner has done a little of that since taking delivery. He seems to have done so while leaving the original pre-delivery covers intact on the seat, shifter, steering wheel, and touchscreen, however, to preserve the ‘new car’ feel for the next custodian.
The window sticker gives the new price including options as $100,015, but with a day still to go on the auction bids have sailed past $125,00. By the time the hammer drops that original price is going to be a distant spec in the rearview mirror where it’ll be kept company by 5.0 Mustangs and various low-ranking Porsches.
How much do you think this King Daytona will go for and do you think Dodge fans are crazy to pay way over MSRP for cars like these?
You can check out the full listing here.
