New Dodge Charger coming to Europe with both petrol and pure-electric muscle
The Dodge Charger will be available to import to the UK, but most likely only in left-hand drive
The all-new Dodge Charger will be crossing the pond this year, with the latest incarnation of the iconic muscle car set to be offered in Europe from the second half of 2025, Dodge’s parent company Stellantis has confirmed.
The new Charger will be offered in Europe through importers, so we wouldn’t be surprised if a few made it to the UK, for those unconvinced by the latest Ford Mustang. However, any Chargers available here will almost certainly be left-hand drive only. Importers in the UK have already received queries on Charger EV availability and are ready to import the new electric muscle car to the UK should there be an allocation.
Two-door coupé and four-door saloon versions of the new Charger were revealed last March, controversially without a single V8 in sight. Instead, both body styles will eventually be offered with either a twin-turbo straight-six petrol engine or pure-electric power.
Underneath is the brand-new STLA Large platform from Stellantis, which is the same architecture that will be used by the next-generation Alfa Romeo Stelvio and Guilia, plus the next Maserati Quattroporte and plenty more models besides.
The all-electric Charger Daytona has already gone on sale in America, where there are two versions available: the 496bhp R/T and 670bhp Scat Pack. Dodge is targeting a 0-60mph time of 3.3 seconds for the latter – that’s quicker than the brand's 808bhp Hellcat Redeye supercharged V8-powered cars.
The gargantuan 100.5kWh battery featured in the Charger Daytona EVs has a peak discharge rate of 550kW in order to maximise acceleration by allowing the motors to draw as much energy as the battery can provide over the span of a quarter of a mile, which Dodge estimates the Scat Pack will complete in just 11.5 seconds.
Dodge Charger SRT Banshee to be performance flagship
However there’s an even more powerful Daytona Charger SRT Banshee version still to come. Performance stats for this particular model are still under wraps for now, but it will use an 800-volt propulsion system, rather than the 400-volt setup in the R/T and Scat Pack cars.
The entry-level Charger Daytona R/T delivers 308 miles of range on the American EPA test cycle, while the faster Scat Pack apparently can only go 241 miles before the enormous battery is out of juice. The right ultra-rapid charging point will allow for a 20 to 80 per cent top-up in just 27 minutes, though.
The Charger Daytona R/T and Scat Pack use two electric motors for all-wheel drive. The front motor can be disconnected to improve range and efficiency when needed, while the rear motor incorporates a mechanical limited slip differential to increase traction and performance.
Despite the near-silent nature of most EVs, the Charger Daytona will make its presence known with a ‘Fratzonic Chambered exhaust system’ that uses two speakers to create “Hellcat levels of sound intensity,” says Dodge. The Daytona Charger Scat Pack also gets Donut and Drift modes, in addition to Track and Drag modes.
Dodge Charger Sixpack swaps V8 for turbocharged six
In place of the traditional V8, the petrol-powered Dodge Charger Sixpack uses a 3.0-litre turbocharged six-cylinder ‘Hurricane’ motor, which is the “most power dense internal combustion engine Dodge has ever installed in a muscle car,” according to the brand’s former CEO Tim Kuniskis.
It’ll be available in two states of tune: the standard output is 420bhp, while the high output engine delivers 550bhp. Power is sent through an eight-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive system on all models.
The design of the new Charger has been influenced by the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept from 2022, itself inspired by the iconic second-generation Charger – which played a villainous role in the film Bullitt – and the Charger Daytona, though not its enormous rear wing and Sputnik-esque nose cone.
Nods to the Charger’s forefathers include the rising beltline, pronounced rear quarter panels and slim grille design, while R-Wing on the front end of the electric Daytona, designed to increase downforce, is carried over from the 21st Century show car. Other details borrowed from the concept include the full-width front light bar and red “ring of fire” LED tail-light design.
The triangular logo on the Charger’s nose will be unfamiliar to anyone apart from hardcore Mopar muscle fans. It’s called the Fratzog and was used by the Dodge brand from 1962 to 1975, but is being brought back for the brand’s next-generation cars.
Offering the new Charger as a two-door coupé and four-door saloon allows the one model to replace both the outgoing car and its Challenger cousin. The coupé and saloon versions of the new Charger also benefit from a hatchback tailgate, plus the Charger Daytona EVs get an additional 42-litre frunk under the bonnet.
Details inside the cabin include a 12.3-inch central touchscreen angled towards the driver, a 10.25-inch or 16-inch digital instrument display depending on the model, wireless smartphone connectivity, a modern interpretation of the “pistol-grip” shifter and three-spoke steering wheel with paddles behind to adjust the strength of the regenerative braking in the electric models.
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