Dodge shows what a muscle car like the Charger could look like in the electric era.
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published1. September 2022, 05:00
Dodge Charger Daytona SRTThis Stromer has an exhaust
Despite the electric drive, the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept should radiate V8 nostalgia with a sonorous exhaust system. True to the motto: pointless and fun.
While the big US car manufacturers have long since jumped on the electric train, Dodge has so far been a stranger to this form of drive. But now, with the Charger Daytona SRT Concept, the Stellantis brand is giving a concrete outlook on an electric model that will probably be available from 2024.
Visually, the Stromer looks like a typical muscle car. Instead of a notchback, the two-door study of the future charger relies on a hatchback body with small exterior mirrors and recessed door handles. LED lights stretch across the entire width at the front and rear. The modern outer skin with a high recognition value should be particularly streamlined.
More power than a Hellcat
Dodge does not make any key performance data for the 800 full Banshee all-wheel drive or for battery capacity and range. However, the Stromer should perform better than a Charger SRT Hellcat. In its most recent expansion stage, this delivers over 800 hp and sprints to 100 km/h in well under four seconds.
Unlike the current Charger, the study dispenses with rear doors.
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The cockpit is tidy and digital. The red ambient light pulsates like a heartbeat.
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With the Fratzonic “exhaust system”, the Charger is the first electric car with an exhaust system. The system should blare V8 sounds with 126 dB into the environment.
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Because it is a performance car, the electric charger has even received an “exhaust” that is supposed to deliver a similarly powerful sound as a Hellcat with V8. Thanks to an electromechanical circuit, the so-called eRupt transmission, the drive offers switching points that should throw the shoulders into the seat backs. Pressing the PowerShot button on the steering wheel also triggers an acceleration boost.
In the cockpit, the charger has arrived in the display present. There is a large-format digital cockpit behind the steering wheel, and there is also a generously sized touchscreen in the center console. Dodge largely dispenses with switches and buttons. However, the steering wheel offers larger buttons. A head-up display, a glass panorama roof and a pulsating red ambient light as well as individual seating for both rows of seats round off the equipment.
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