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Motor 1
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Motor 1
2025 Dodge Charger Daytona EV: Pros & Cons
This isn't your granddad's Dodge Charger. Though it may look somewhat like the Chargers and Challengers of old, the 2025 Charger Daytona Scat Pack is an entirely new thing, with a fully revamped interior and a fully electric powertrain. A Charger without a V-8 might sound like heresy, but this car is still charming in a number of ways. Unfortunately, the electric Charger becomes less charming when you see the price tag. With an as-tested sticker of nearly $80,000, it's far more expensive than the last-generation car. Factor in the weak range and the clunky infotainment system, and even the quickest Charger EV becomes a tough recommendation. Quick Specs 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack Motors Dual Permanent-Magnet Battery 100.5 Kilowatt-Hours (93.9 Kilowatt-Hours Usable) Output 670 Horsepower / 627 Pound-Feet 0-60 MPH 3.5 Seconds (Est.) Base Price / As Tested $64,995 / $78,970 The Good Photo by: Brian Silvestro / Motor1 Excellent Design Luxurious, Well-Styled Interior Impressive Performance Though the new Charger may appear awkward in pictures, it looks fantastic in real life. The 'Bludicrous' paint job pairs excellently with the boxy form and striking fascias, catching the eyes of onlookers as I cruise silently by. Whereas most EVs are lifeless blobs, the Charger Daytona echoes a sense of purpose and strength. The Charger is also a big car. At 206.6 inches long, it's over 8 inches longer than the outgoing Challenger. The hatchback rear provides ample storage space, though there's no frunk. That extra length is obvious inside, with the Charger's interior offering ample space to stretch out. The back seats are actually usable, too; I was able to comfortably fit four adults inside without any complaints. Beyond the physical space, I enjoy the interior's design. The sweeping dash melds into the doors well, and the pistol-grip shifter is satisfying to use. There are two displays mounted to the dash, a 16.0-inch unit for the driver and a 12.3-inch screen for the infotainment system. Both are bright and crisp, making the cabin a nice place to spend time. Photo by: Brian Silvestro / Motor1 Photo by: Brian Silvestro / Motor1 Photo by: Brian Silvestro / Motor1 And while I'll always prefer a V-8 to electric power, I have to commend the Charger Daytona's performance. It's stonking quick off the line, and claws itself out of the hole and into illegal speeds quickly. Like most EVs, that power seems to die off once you've eclipsed 90 miles per hour, but before that, it's a rocket. It's not just straight-line speed, either. Despite the Charger's chunky 5,838-pound curb weight, it can dance around corners. That's thanks to the huge 325-section-width Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperCar 3 tires out back, and the standard dual-motor, all-wheel-drive setup. Slowing things down are a set of hefty 16.1-inch discs with Brembo calipers. There are a host of different toys to play with, too, like Drift mode, Track mode, Drag mode, and even Donut mode. If you need a kick in power, there's a button labeled 'PowerShot' on the steering wheel, which maxes out the dual motors to give the full 670 horsepower for 30 seconds. Gimmicky, yes. But also very fun. The Bad Photo by: Brian Silvestro / Motor1 Messy Infotainment System Half-Baked Synthetic Exhaust Sound Lackluster Range Too Expensive While the Dodge Charger Daytona's interior is a nice place to spend time, the infotainment system hangs over it like a dark cloud. The company's Uconnect 5 operating system is a cluttered mess, with a slew of different menus and bunched-up buttons that make it nearly impossible to navigate, especially while driving. There's a new section specifically to show the powertrain's EV status, like power flow and charging info. But I found myself constantly sticking to the wireless Apple CarPlay instead, simply to avoid dealing with the native operating system. Those with Android phones won't have to worry; there's wireless Android Auto connectivity for your phones, too. That's not the only piece of tech on the Charger I don't like. While I'm generally pro faux exhaust sounds for EVs, the Daytona's ' Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust ' doesn't do it for me. Dodge got so close to making this work, but fumbled at the goal line. While the sound itself, which emanates from a subwoofer mounted in the rear bumper, is awesome, it's not paired with any sort of fake gears or shifting, like you'd find on a Hyundai Ioniq 5 N . Photo by: Brian Silvestro / Motor1 Photo by: Brian Silvestro / Motor1 That means when you're driving around with the Fratzonic exhaust turned on, it sounds like you're driving a V-8-powered car with a continuously variable transmission. It's foolish in its execution, rendering the sound suitable only for stoplight rev-offs or confusing people in parking lots. On the move, it just made me nauseous. Whether you keep the exhaust turned on or not, you'll be disappointed by the Charger Daytona's range. With a full charge, I was only able to squeeze 208 miles from the 93.9-kilowatt-hour usable battery pack, an average of just 2.2 miles per kilowatt-hour. That's pretty dismal for a 2025 model-year EV, much less one this expensive. To be fair, the range would be far better with a set of more efficient tires. Speaking of price, the Charger Daytona isn't exactly affordable. The Scat Pack's starting price of $66,990, including destination, is bolstered by those aforementioned drive modes, as well as a host of active safety systems, like lane management, intersection collision assist, and cross-path detection. A head-up display and a mechanical limited-slip differential are also standard. Our tester came in at $78,970 thanks to the pretty blue paint job, a $3,200 'Scat Pack Stage 2' package that adds 80 horsepower, and the $4,995 Track package, which adds stuff like the Brembo brakes, heated and ventilated sport seats, adaptive damping, and those Goodyears. Truthfully, I don't think you need any of that, except for the paint. It's not like anyone will be taking this thing to the track, after all. Competitors Audi A6 E-Tron BMW i4 Lucid Air Mercedes-Benz EQE Polestar 2 32 Source: Brian Silvestro / Motor1 More on the Charger Dodge Charger EV Owners Are Reporting Unintended Acceleration The Dodge Charger EV Is Already Outselling the Supra in 2025 Get the best news, reviews, columns, and more delivered straight to your inbox, daily. back Sign up For more information, read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack Specifications Motor Dual Permanent-Magnet Battery 100.5 Kilowatt-Hour (93.9 Kilowatt-Hour usable) Output 670 Horsepower / 627 Pound-Feet Drive Type All-Wheel Drive Speed 0-60 MPH 3.5 seconds (est.) Maximum speed 136 mph (Electronically Limited) Weight 5,838 Pounds (mfr.) EV Range 216 Miles (EPA) Seating Capacity 5 Cargo Volume 23.0 / 37.0 Cubic Feet On Sale 5 Base Price $64,995 As-Tested Price $78,970 Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
Car and Driver
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
1969 Dodge Charger Daytona on Bring a Trailer Has a Unique History
The Charger Daytona is a homologation special for stock car racing. This example was the price for setting a qualifying record at Alabama International Motor Speedway in 1969. The original owner competed in 48 NASCAR races and was the first driver to broadcast live on air from inside the cockpit during a race. To the casual muscle-car fan, seeing a pointy nose and a tall rear wing on a big-body Mopar heralds the arrival of a Plymouth Superbird. This winged warrior might be yellow, but it's no Big 'Bird; instead, it's the earlier Dodge version, a 1969 Charger Daytona, and it's up for auction on Bring a Trailer (which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos). The first stock car to crack 200 mph, the Daytona was faster than Plymouth's best efforts, and this roadgoing version has a wonderful backstory. Courtesy: Bring a Trailer Plymouth built more than twice the number of Superbirds than Dodge built Charger Daytonas, both intended to homologate an aerodynamics package for high-speed oval racing. The Daytona was slipperier, designed in a wind tunnel with a coefficient of drag of 0.29 as compared to the 'Bird's 0.31. That might not seem like a lot, but squeaking out an extra couple of mph per lap over a 500-mile race really adds up. This example was awarded to Don Tarr, a veteran racer who competed in dozens of NASCAR races through the late 1960s into the early 1970s. It was his prize for setting a record during qualifying at the Alabama International Motor Speedway in 1969, driving a 1967 Dodge Charger. Courtesy: Bring a Trailer Tarr was a pretty interesting guy. Born in California, he grew up in Africa before returning to the U.S. to train as a physician. Settling in Florida, he soon took up oval racing, driving Fords and Chevys. In 1969, he started driving a Dodge and managed a career-best sixth place at the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina. Pretty good for a mid-field gentleman driver for whom racing could have been just a sideline, but Tarr was pretty committed to hurling big-bore power down those banked turns. He has the pioneering status of being the first driver to broadcast from inside a car during an actual race, as heard on ABC's Wide World of Sports in 1970, at Daytona. By all accounts he was a kind and effective physician to boot, and lived into his early nineties as a pillar of his rural community. Courtesy: Bring a Trailer Dr. Tarr kept this car until 2016, and you have to hope he took it for a boot around the block or two well into his eighties. The current owner lightly refreshed the car recently with some cooling work and changing out the plugs and wires, and it looks to be pretty original. It has 77K miles on the odometer, so it was actually driven rather than being cocooned, though this Charger does have the distinction of being an actual museum piece: in the mid-1990s, it was on display at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame at Talladega. Under that big yellow hood is a 440-cubic-inch V-8 with a four-barrel carburetor, good for a factory rating of 375 horsepower in 1969. A three-speed TorqueFlite automatic gets power to the ground with a limited-slip differential out back. Courtesy: Bring a Trailer Just over 500 Charger Daytonas were built, making them very collectible these days. This one has great provenance, being owned by the kind of driver who knew how to handle a big beast like this at high speed. The auction ends on June 25. Brendan McAleer Contributing Editor Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and photographer based in North Vancouver, B.C., Canada. He grew up splitting his knuckles on British automobiles, came of age in the golden era of Japanese sport-compact performance, and began writing about cars and people in 2008. His particular interest is the intersection between humanity and machinery, whether it is the racing career of Walter Cronkite or Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki's half-century obsession with the Citroën 2CV. He has taught both of his young daughters how to shift a manual transmission and is grateful for the excuse they provide to be perpetually buying Hot Wheels. Read full bio
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Dodge's Electric Car Has Been Recalled For A Hilarious Reason
Read the full story on The Auto Wire Dodge is recalling its electric car, the Charger Daytona, for a hilarious reason involving software, not the hardware. Yes, we're talking about the vehicle like it's a computer or phone because in a way it's more akin to that then the preceding Dodge hasn't sold many of these so-called 'electric muscle cars' so it only has to recall just under 8,400 of them. Unfortunately, for reasons we don't really understand, this update can't just be done in an over-the-air download. After all, that would be the big advantage to driving a giant iPhone on wheels – a lot of things you fix either by turning off and back on or through automatic updates that start when it's plugged in overnight. The recall centers around a safety regulation the Dodge Charger Daytona violates. More specifically, the violation falls under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) No. 141 'Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.' In other words, the Dodge is too quiet for pedestrians to hear. That's especially problematic for the blind, but it's still a safety risk for everyone else. The issue is the amplifier on the outside of the EV might not make any noise thanks to a software problem. We get it since in the past we've been walking through parking lots only to be startled that a Tesla suddenly backs out of a spot with no warning or is following right behind us, making no noise. If you're one of the unfortunate few who have bought or is leasing a Dodge Charger Daytona EV, your local dealership should be able to take care of this software problem. At least it should be able to, although we've heard some dealers struggle doing anything with these things. Too bad it isn't just an over-the-air update. Image via Stellantis Join our Newsletter, subscribe to our YouTube page, and follow us on Facebook.
Auto Blog
17-06-2025
- Automotive
- Auto Blog
New Dodge Charger EV Is Dangerously Quiet
Dodge issued a voluntary safety recall for the Charger Daytona due to a safety risk. Thankfully, there's only a few on the road. The Electric Muscle Car Is Supposed to be As Noisy As a Hellcat When Dodge introduced the Charger Daytona as a concept, much to the chagrin of the nameplate's fans, the automaker claimed that the electric muscle car would be as loud as a V8-powered Hellcat. That's because of the Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust – an artificial exhaust system designed to provide aural pleasure to the driver. However, the loudness expected from this weirdly named feature isn't working as expected for some of the models that left the factory. As a result, the Charger Daytona is deemed a safety risk for pedestrians and other road users, prompting the automaker to issue a voluntary safety recall. For a nameplate like the Charger, once known for roaring V8s and menacing growls, this new 'silent danger' is ironically unique to its EV era. Gasoline-powered Chargers never needed to fake a presence on the road. Some Charger Daytonas Are Too Quiet for Their Own Good According to a newly published recall report filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), as many as 8,390 units of the battery-electric Charger may have left the factory without fully functional exterior pedestrian alert sounds. Thankfully, not many Charger Daytona exist on the road, but it's still a safety risk. It's worth noting that with the growing popularity of EVs, which lack engine or exhaust noises to warn off other road users, safety regulators mandate that electric and hybrid vehicles produce artificial noise to alert pedestrians at low speeds under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 141. The problem comes from a software issue within the vehicle's amplifier, supplied by Alps Alpine Group Companies. Specifically, some units may not have received a complete software upload during production, which could prevent them from emitting exterior warning sounds. The Remedy's Simple And Free of Charge Not all of the 8,390 units are affected, with only 3% confirmed to have the defect. However, the recalled units, produced between April 30, 2024, and March 18, 2025, need to be checked since the cars were identified by the production dates when the suspect amplifiers were installed. Worse, there isn't a warning sign for the driver indicating an issue with the pedestrian warning system. Dealers have already been told of the issue, while owners will receive a notification by July 10. As a remedy, the automaker will, of course, inspect the car during service and update the amplifier software if defective, free of charge. Dodge says it isn't aware of any crashes or injuries connected to this issue. About the Author Jacob Oliva View Profile
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Edmunds' Long-Term Dodge Charger EV Accelerated By Itself, Which Isn't Good
Earlier this year, Edmunds spent almost $86,000 to add an all-electric "Redeye" red Dodge Charger Daytona to its long-term test fleet. Just as a reminder, many consumer evaluation sites like Edmunds maintain long-term fleets. The idea is to understand the actual ownership experience, rather than simply driving the vehicle around for a week and creating a review. The Charger Daytona is a big deal for Dodge, as it proposes to translate the uniquely internal-combustion legacy of this storied muscle car to the new age of electrification. Unfortunately, Edmunds' testers have reported a major issue: their car accelerated when it wasn't supposed to. They don't know why, and this isn't good. Evidently, the Charger started to throw some warning lights, lost regenerative braking, and then began to increase speed while the driver wasn't stomping on the accelerator. Luckily, the Charger didn't tap into its full 670 horsepower (Edmunds went for the Scat Pack performance package), sending the driver and his son in the passenger seat back to the future. Read more: The 2025 Land District Might Kick Off A New-Era Of American Moto I emailed Dodge for comment and will update when I hear back, but I have a pretty good idea of what's going on here. For the record – and Edmunds also noted this – owners in Dodge forums have claimed to experience this glitch, so Dodge knows about it. My following analysis is speculative, but based on my time at an electric vehicle startup. Cars have been heavily computerized for decades, but EVs are a completely different ball game. The key distinction is that internal-combustion technologies were developed and largely perfected during the analog era, with various computer systems bolted on later, as the electronic architecture of vehicles evolved. Modern EVs, by contrast, have always been digital, with computer modules controlling just about everything. It's probably a software issue, because the whole thing is run by software. As our president so eloquently put it while checking out a Tesla Model S back in March, "everything's computer." Back in the day, if something glitched on your old gas-burning car, you went to the dealership and they plugged in some proprietary diagnostics to fix it. But in 2025, EVs are connected 24/7, so chances are pretty good that Dodge has accessed the vehicle logs for Edmunds' Charger and is remotely evaluating what went wrong. Edmunds performed a basic reset to regain full control of their Charger (not a full reboot, however). The problem hasn't recurred. But if you visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's site and review the page on the Dodge Charger EV, you'll find that although there have been no complaints, nor any investigations or recalls announced, there have been 25 manufacturer communications, mainly regarding the electrical system. The root cause here is likely some sort of software conflict, or an electrical system miscommunication with a critical drivetrain component and triggering an error or series of errors. The startup I worked for wrestled with these problems, and we were hardly alone: despite copious presale testing, required by regulators for certification, it seems that almost every EV endures software bugs. Even Tesla, pioneers of over-the-air updates to solve problems, had a gaggle of glitches and recalls with the Cybertruck. The good news is that the fix is often quite straightforward, a matter of reprogramming one supplier's software to get along better with another's. If the fix isn't at the level of a simple software update, then the automaker will typically advise NHTSA and initiate a recall. Not that I'm making excuses for Dodge; unintended acceleration is scary! But we are only just entering the era of the "software defined vehicle" and are at the early stages of learning what goes wrong with EVs. And because they are so mechanically simple, it's often the digital code that is causing trouble. Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik.
