2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Road Test: Driving Dodge's First Electric Muscle Car

[@REDZ28won]

From Hellcat to Hellno!

[@KarlBrauerCars]

Good one.

[@RckAdams]

😂😂😂

[@dansexitstrategy5042]

The veggie burger of muscle cars

[@KarlBrauerCars]

The fake exhaust note certainly strengthens that argument…

[@TheElephantRoom1]

"How to Ruin an Iconic Grill"

[@Blakehenry11]

Nope I'm still fighting it. Hp is good but 7K lbs? The exhaust noise is annoying. How much mileage are you losing trying to make exhaust noise?

[@KarlBrauerCars]

Agreed - trying to recreate internal combustion noises is like trying to reduce resolution on DVDs because you’re used to low-resolution video tapes. EVs are supposed to be the future, the next big thing. Not sure I agree with that thinking…but if you’re producing (and buying) an EV you should be looking forward, not back.

[@official_pol2198]

Horsepower & Torque is crap for it being an EV, especially for its weight. Almost 6000lbs 😂

[@TomTomdog]

Love the design

[@KarlBrauerCars]

Agree -- I think it looks good.

[@TheElephantRoom1]

Also, I would look into 32-bit floating point audio - basically nullifies audio clipping.

[@KarlBrauerCars]

My audio was a mess on this one. My primary microphone (DJI Mic2) wasn’t working (thank you IOS 18 update…) and I had to scramble to get what I could. Have since fixed/solved the issue.

[@garrett1177]

Great review. Looks like there's a lot to enjoy about it, even if I don't see myself owning one yet, at least not at that price or with the speed EV tech is advancing. I think Stla missed the mark by not offering one-pedal drive mode, though. The performance application for having it is obvious.

[@KarlBrauerCars]

Good point. I’m in a Volkswagen ID. Buzz right now, and it also doesn’t have one-pedal drive. Very disappointing.

[@OTT3RRR]

there is one pedal driving

[@garrett1177]

@@OTT3RRR I could be wrong! In another review, it was mentioned it was not available. Now I’m curious.

[@cedricjones9778]

I love the looks

[@KarlBrauerCars]

Agree - it looks good.

[@TopSecretName]

The styling is great! But I don’t have much else positive to say about it. I appreciate that they tried to do something interesting with the “exhaust” but at the end of the day I don’t like it at all. It drones so easily and it makes burnouts sound annoying due to the cacophony of shrill noises. I wonder if the new presidential administration will push for relaxed regulations on V8s again. With Kuniskis back in the saddle it could make for the perfect storm.

[@mikeobrien3744]

Good looking car but i will wait for a hybrid.

[@KarlBrauerCars]

That’s the better play. This one is too heavy and too pricey.

[@cedricjones9778]

Too heavy it's going to wear it's self out

[@tyshiddejuremanbey1313]

I'm out 🤦🏿‍♂️!!!

[@KarlBrauerCars]

Sadly for Dodge, I think that’s the dominant reaction…

[@datsunpolo]

what 5800lbs ? thats the weight of a full size suv ! and when you drift you have half the power , man that's gonna be tough for the street takovers lol

[@KarlBrauerCars]

Maybe it's a legal safety feature. Can't go to jail if the car never slides or drifts or creates any smoke.

[@badboy-gn8fu]

No V8 i will pass

[@KarlBrauerCars]

I think that will be the dominant response. Hoping the shifting political winds allow a V8 to return.

[@cedricjones9778]

1020 hp for the plaid

[@KarlBrauerCars]

More power…but I think the Plaid weighs even more.

[@cantdriveslo]

Until one of those can dust my s plaid in speed and self driving, I'll stick with tesla

[@TracyLynnn]

Don't like it. It's not horrible or anything but i think they could've done better with the looks

[@KarlBrauerCars]

I think it looks pretty good. Not perfect, but solid effort on styling.

[@egidiomeola]

Not everyone wants a tesla

[@KarlBrauerCars]

Agreed. And while this isn’t exactly a Tesla, it’s probably too close for most folks, and definitely too close for traditional Dodge fans.

[@6bblbird104]

Don’t care. After 50 years of owning Mopars…..I’m out. Not interested.

[@KarlBrauerCars]

I expect over the next 6 months the sales numbers will confirm this is the dominant reaction from longtime Dodge/Mopar fans…

[@BennyLee-t9j]

No ev.no biden..trump v 8s

[@KarlBrauerCars]

It will be interesting to see how much (little?) Dodge pushes these once the EV mandates and incentives vanish. I suspect they could end up being quite rare…