The automaker is pulling the plug on the internal-combustion engine Charger and Challenger next year, but it hasn’t given up on the muscle car yet. Instead it’s going to reimagine it as a battery-powered bruiser. Some enthusiasts will have trouble wrapping their heads around the idea of a muscle car that isn’t built around a gas-guzzling, emission-generating powertrain, but Dodge sure seems confident that it knows what it’s doing.
Brute strength and lightening quick acceleration aren’t the only things the Charger Daytona SRT has in common with traditional muscle cars. The powertrain will be linked to a multi-speed transmission. That’s unusual for an EV, but not unheard of. The, one of the best performances EVs on the market, has a two-speed automatic transmission. Dodge also mentioned a “Power Shot” button that will give the car a temporary jolt of extra power.
So, will the Charger Daytona SRT become one of the rare concepts that makes the jump to production vehicle? Only time will tell, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see some elements—like its design, but also hopefully the multi-speed transmission—make the final cut. Only two more years until we know for sure.
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