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Stellantis' Dodge knows very well that it's going to be an uphill battle to impose its new electrified vision – it's certainly going to have a hard time convincing muscle car fans that EVs are the way forward.
The American brand obviously sees who needs to be convinced, but it's hard to predict if they will go along, especially now that even Tesla has felt the recent EV slowdown and posted lower-than-expected deliveries during the first quarter of 2024. So, what will happen with the 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona and Sixpack, a model that was reborn for the eighth iteration with dual personality?
For starters, Dodge wants to start deliveries only of the two-door fastback coupe with nothing but electrons as food – the R/T and Scat Pack versions will have up to 670 horsepower and no tailpipe emissions. Only beginning in 2025, they will introduce the returning four-door sedan version along with 420 and 550-hp Sixpack variants equipped with the 3.0-liter Hurricane inline-six twin-turbo mills.
Most likely, a lot of Mopar fans will just wait a little longer and snatch an ICE-powered Charger off the lot, making it even harder for EVs to prevail. However, some options exist for lifting the spirits – including from across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. For example, the influential automotive virtual artist Jon Sibal, titled jonsibal on social media, usually plays with Japanese-style cars but decided to make a Mopar exception on this special occasion.
So, instead of fiddling with his usual array of Toyota GR Corolla or Honda Civic Type R hot hatchbacks, as well as the Acura Integra Type S, Nissan 180SX, Honda Prelude, Toyota GR86, or even the Lexus LX 600, he embarked on a journey of CGI discovery with a 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV design project. It's all in the spirit of good fun, by the way, so this is merely wishful thinking – not one of his numerous CGI-to-reality concepts.
However, that might be a little sad, indeed, because the modded Charger Daytona is quite compelling with its pretty green shade, massively wide fender flares, a new front lip with yellow protectors of course, air suspension tucked on three-piece 'steplip' aftermarket wheels, and dressed with old-school Daytona decals and rear wing. Additionally, just to make sure anyone can hear it 'rumble' from across 'Imagination Land,' the company's upcoming Fratzonic Exhaust system is connected to extra-massive speakers hidden in the trunk!
What do you think – is Dodge going to attract more customers if their Charger Daytona makes pretty V8 noises whenever it needs to while staying nearly silent the rest of the time?
For starters, Dodge wants to start deliveries only of the two-door fastback coupe with nothing but electrons as food – the R/T and Scat Pack versions will have up to 670 horsepower and no tailpipe emissions. Only beginning in 2025, they will introduce the returning four-door sedan version along with 420 and 550-hp Sixpack variants equipped with the 3.0-liter Hurricane inline-six twin-turbo mills.
Most likely, a lot of Mopar fans will just wait a little longer and snatch an ICE-powered Charger off the lot, making it even harder for EVs to prevail. However, some options exist for lifting the spirits – including from across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. For example, the influential automotive virtual artist Jon Sibal, titled jonsibal on social media, usually plays with Japanese-style cars but decided to make a Mopar exception on this special occasion.
So, instead of fiddling with his usual array of Toyota GR Corolla or Honda Civic Type R hot hatchbacks, as well as the Acura Integra Type S, Nissan 180SX, Honda Prelude, Toyota GR86, or even the Lexus LX 600, he embarked on a journey of CGI discovery with a 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV design project. It's all in the spirit of good fun, by the way, so this is merely wishful thinking – not one of his numerous CGI-to-reality concepts.
However, that might be a little sad, indeed, because the modded Charger Daytona is quite compelling with its pretty green shade, massively wide fender flares, a new front lip with yellow protectors of course, air suspension tucked on three-piece 'steplip' aftermarket wheels, and dressed with old-school Daytona decals and rear wing. Additionally, just to make sure anyone can hear it 'rumble' from across 'Imagination Land,' the company's upcoming Fratzonic Exhaust system is connected to extra-massive speakers hidden in the trunk!
What do you think – is Dodge going to attract more customers if their Charger Daytona makes pretty V8 noises whenever it needs to while staying nearly silent the rest of the time?
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