Dodge put a price on its first electric car
The Charger Daytona Scat Pack and R/T Models: Early Developments and a Low Cost All-Electric Vehicle
Both Daytona models are starting production this summer, and four-door models will be built in the first half of 2025. The models you can check out online in the fall will make it to lots by the end of the year.
At launch, you’ll get a stage 1 upgrade kit included for the R/T model that boosts it to 496 horsepower and 404 lb-ft of torque, while the Scat Pack’s stage 2 kit zaps out 670 horsepower and 627 lb-ft of torque. Both run on a 400-volt system.
The patent-pending Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust system for Charger Daytona models uses two passive radiators to a create a unique exhaust profile with Hellcat levels of sound intensity that shatters the preconception of a typical quiet BEV and instead delivers a sound worthy of the Brotherhood of Muscle. There’s a stealth sound mode as well as a sound intensity tied to higher performance. Distinct vehicle sounds assist in providing driver feedback, especially at the track and at elevated speeds, and enhance the immersive in-car feel.
The sound profile for the Charger Daytona electric muscle car is not as good as Dodge wanted it to be, but it does sound like a gallon of gasoline in a hot flash.
A performance heads-up display is a feature Daytona Scat Pack model has, and it’s a feature fans will appreciate. Scat Pack can deliver 0–60mph acceleration in 3.3 seconds — which matches the latest Ford Mustang Mach-E GT.
The cost of the first all-electric vehicle from Dodge isn’t cheap, but it is the mean, clean, neighborhood-disturbing machine. It will cost you $59,595 for the R/T and $73,189 for the Scat Pack if you pay a $1,995 destination fee.
The Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust is a Performance-Preserving System for a Family of Powerful Pions and Fuggles
Instead of pistons and fumes disturbing the peace and quiet in your neighborhood, the car has a separate, dedicated amplifier capable of delivering up to 600 watts of power. The Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust design includes “dual bespoke, high-efficiency extreme bandwidth transducers coupled with dual Fratzonic Chamber-loaded passive radiators, all housed in a custom enclosure.” The hardware that makes it sound like a real exhaust is supported by four custom isolator bushings.
The Fratzonic system output is responsive to the way you drive. It gets more intense in drag, drift and donut track modes, and then drops it a tad to medium level noise on the standard Sport Mode. You can adjust the Fratzonic settings on the infotainment screen and even switch to a silent mode in case the frenzied cacophony gets too much.
