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It would be fair to say that the launch of the electric Charger<\/a> didn\u2019t exactly go as Dodge planned – even with the perfect name for a battery-powered muscle car. Despite Dodge\u2019s best efforts with the Fratzonic exhaust technology, a retro-inspired design and quarter-mile times (helped by 4WD) to make a Hellcat weep, the Daytona just didn\u2019t chime with enthusiasts. Which the enthusiasts probably could have told Dodge from the outset. After all, the Charger EV was too heavy, too techy and too compromised to really appeal.\u00a0<\/p>\n For the latest generation Charger, Dodge has learnt from the error of its ways (somewhat). While a pair of Daytonas still exist – a 536hp R\/T and 670hp Scat Pack – they\u2019re being launched alongside the combustion-engined machines (all underpinned by the STLA Large platform) rather than ahead of them. And we\u2019ll assume those are of more interest than those with a 100.5kWh battery pack and a front electric drive module that can be disconnected for efficiency.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Charger SIXPACK models (we\u2019ll go with Sixpack from now on) are only as powerful as they were before, but a new turbo straight six without hybrid help feels notable in 2026. It offers up 420hp as a Charger R\/T or 550hp as a Scat Pack, meaning 60mph in less than four seconds and a 12.2-second quarter mile.<\/p>\n All-wheel drive is retained, now with rear-drive selectable on the move (as seen in the recent Super Bee<\/a>). And that\u2019s just the start of the features, with PowerShot providing a 40hp, 10-second overboost, Launch Control, a Drag Mode and a \u2018rear-biased propulsion configuration\u2019 otherwise known as a Drift Mode. For those who don\u2019t want to go full-bore two-wheel drive, it offers three different levels of traction control intervention. There\u2019s also the equipment to show off the resulting japes to friends and family: get a Track Package on a Scat Pack (there are options aplenty, of course), and the Drive Experience Recorder by Cosworth is included, filming in 1080p.\u00a0<\/p>\n It isn\u2019t just gimmicks, either: Dodge claims increased structural rigidity as well as \u2018optimised\u2019 weight distribution (though an exact figure isn\u2019t quoted). Moreover, it references \u2018a balance between capability, usability and performance precision.\u2019 There are changes inside as well, with a 16-inch dash display, a dedicated drive-mode control and augmented head-up display. You don\u2019t just get ambient lighting in a Dodge Charger, either – there\u2019s 64-colour \u2018Attitude Adjustment interior lighting\u2019. Plus space for five and up to 1,064 litres of boot space. There\u2019s the usual array of detections, recognitions and activations, too, but they\u2019re probably as interesting as the electric car.<\/p>\n \u201cFor six decades, Charger has represented the very spirit of American muscle. Today, that spirit evolves for a new generation,\u201d said Matt McAlear, Dodge CEO. \u201cThe next-generation Charger combines advanced engineering, innovative technologies and the freedom to choose how you experience performance. Whether electric or SIXPACK-powered, it delivers the same emotion, the same connection, and the same unmistakable Dodge attitude. This is a muscle car reimagined for the future, without ever losing its soul.\u201d\u00a0 For European cars<\/a>, the message is still the same, with distribution via KW Automotive\u2019s dealer network. We\u2019re contacting a couple to see whether Europe includes the UK – let\u2019s hope so. Or, if a four-wheel drive, straight six Dodge muscle car just doesn\u2019t seem like cricket, the classifieds are always on hand<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n Navigate leftNavigate right<\/p>\n 1 \/ 12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It would be fair to say that the launch of the electric Charger didn\u2019t exactly go as Dodge…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":774334,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-774333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=774333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/774334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=774333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=774333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=774333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n