- Attendees will get their first look at the production electric muscle car at the event.
- The event will also showcase the final version of the Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust system.
- Initially, customers will have two electric versions of the Charger to choose from.
The all-electric Dodge Charger Daytona will make its public debut on August 10 at the Roadkill Nights drag racing event hosted by the carmaker in Pontiac, Michigan.
While it’s been many months since the new Charger was presented to the world, very few have had the chance to see it in person. Dodge is bringing along the flagship Daytona Scat Pack and the Daytona R/T to the event in Michigan, allowing attendees to get up close and personal with them.
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Perhaps as important as the presence of the new model at the event will be the premiere of the finished version of the EV’s Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust system. Dodge has been developing the muscle car’s fake exhaust note for many months and will showcase it at an invite-only pre-event later today.
The carmaker says the system “delivers a signature rumble and tactile sound wave output that shatters preconceptions of a typical battery electric vehicle.” Of course, convincing muscle car enthusiasts to buy an EV with fake engine sounds will be a hard task, and if Dodge can’t do it, we struggle to believe any other car brand will be able to.
In terms of performance, the Charger Daytona should tick all the muscle car boxes. Both the R/T and Scat Pack models rock the same 100.5 kWh battery, with the motors of the R/T producing 496 hp and 404 lb-ft (548 Nm) when equipped with the standard Stage 1 kit from Direct Connection. Power-hungry buyers can opt for the flagship Daytona Scat Pack, complete with 670 hp and 627 lb-ft (850 Nm) of torque, allowing it to hit 60 mph (96 km/h) in 3.3 seconds and storm down the quarter-mile in 11.5 seconds.
Fortunately, the new Charger won’t only be offered as an EV. Dodge will also sell it with the new Stellantis Hurricane twin-turbocharged inline-six, which, in standard guise, will produce 420 hp. The more potent Charger Sixpack H.O. will up this to 550 hp.
