Stellantis confirms that electric and gasoline versions of the Dodge Charger are coming to Europe in 2025. The latter will not have a V8 Hemi engine, but a slightly more subdued one with "only" six cylinders.
On its home soil in the United States, Dodge is starting to advertise its new muscle car, which this time succumbed to the current trends in motoring and switched to electricity. Immediately after their homeland, they will also direct their marketing moves towards other continents, including Europe. Journalists of an American automotive publication Car Scoops asked Stellantis about it directly, to which they replied: "It will be available from importers in Europe, again in the second half of 2025." The question of its arrival in Slovenia still remains, as Dodge currently does not have an official representative here.
At the moment, it is not entirely clear which versions of the Charger will cross the Atlantic. So far, the Charger has been presented in a total of four flavors, in a four-door sedan or in a two-door coupe version, both of which are available with either an electric drive or a 3,0-liter straight-six engine. A wide range of body and engine combinations is made possible by the new STLA platform, on which the new Alfa Romeo Stelvio and Giulia will also be based.
The electric Charger, christened the Charger Daytona, uses two electric motors (one per axle) to develop 503 hp and 548 Nm of torque, while the ScatPack version produces as much as 680 hp and 850 Nm of torque and launches from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3,3 seconds and accelerates to a final speed of 215 km/h. The ScatPack version of the Charger Daytona will have a range of 418 km, which is 92 km less than the base model, thanks to more power and the same battery. The battery capacity of both models is 94 kWh, and it will be charged with a power of up to 183 kW, but Dodge does not yet indicate charging times.
At the request of Carlos Tavares, the Charger's existing V8 Hemi will be retired and replaced by a 3,0-liter inline-six engine called the Hurricane in the new Charger. It will be available in two variants, one with 420 hp and 637 Nm of torque and the other with 550 hp and 746 Nm of torque.
The range of American muscle cars has therefore become quite crippled. With the departure of the Chevrolet Camaro and the reputation of the Dodge V8 Hemi, the only "real" muscle car in the game remains the Ford Mustang, which, as the last in its class with a V8 engine, enjoys all the glory.
