‪@UncleTonysGarage‬

[@grego7345]

Definitely a software issue, they seem to be stuck in, "Tavares Mode."

[@rogerrussell9544]

Touche!

[@gregkelly319]

Man, I watched Uncle Tony's video, and he hit the nail on the head with that. A true Mopar guy

[@JA-zh5xi]

There’s a reason why ICE vehicles are more expensive and companies are still struggling - it’s the money wasted on EV R&D.

[@waynek805]

Yes, I am convinced the large price increases in the 2025 Mustang V8s versus the 2024s (with no ac tual changes other than a couple options being made standard) is to further subsidize their MASSIVE losses on the EV boondoggle. Well they can keep the '24 and '25 Mustangs. Those cheesy screens in place of a proper instrument panel are a deal breaker for me anyways.

[@johnmick9457]

I don't think it bothers Dodge all that much calling it a 2024 since they're still trying to sell 2022's as new.

[@decondiclifton9937]

I agree

[@Dehruse]

Where are they trying to still sell 2022s?

[@erikswensen425]

TK and Uncle Tony are right on the money with this junk EV Charger. I honestly don't know which is worse, this EV Charger or the 1981 Dodge Charger

[@3rdpig]

Tony ripped them a new one, and deservedly so.

[@erictate8986]

Dodge/Stellantis with there marketing team fail by calling this new generation 2025 Dodge Charger EV car a muscle car !! That was a major mistake because EV cars will never be consider as a real muscle car period !!!🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️👎👎

[@lexchaotica190]

I drove by the lot of shame here in Windsor-there are at least 1000 in there.Incidentally-that lot is where the GM transmission plant used to be.

[@Roddy_Zeh]

They must invest into the gas-powered version, keep the Hurricane as the entry engine, bring the Hemi back, updated with more power and efficiency and take it from there.

[@erictate8986]

This is exactly why that all 4 of the American brands from Stellantis need to be Broken off !! Because Stellantis does know what the damn they are doing !!! And Chrysler, Dodge, Ram and Jeep need to be bought back to being Totally American own again immediately !!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💪💪

[@line_em_uupyt4993]

This is the equivalent of dodge selling a car locked into mds and if you want to use all the cylinders you gotta pay 20k more 😂😂😂 this is wild shit

[@briandonald]

Yep, he mentioned the fact that the fastest Charger Daytona is only 3/10 of a second faster than the slowest Tesla in the quarter mile.

[@timkopp2204]

These global companies want to maximize profits by using one platform for many different cars and it doesn't work well. EV's need to be as light weight as possible to start.

[@michaelw6277]

For $90k this thing needs to go faster than an S Plaid. It’s a shame that Chrysler/Dodge have forgotten how to build a good small car, maybe then they could have kept the Hemis flowing.

[@ricklp1861]

The people that gave positive review on the car...are bought and paid for bozos!

[@jhonditch4269]

of course uncle tony is correct

[@mr.b2107]

All those EVs were brought to you by Carlos Tavares and Stellantis! Its a Tavares lemon! Send them to Europe! Dump them off to Stellantis!

[@erictate8986]

TK'S Garage Friend keep up the great work !!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💪💪👍👍👍

[@2alawabidingcitzen]

If they get rear ending I wonder how much that speaker gonna cost. 😂😂😂😂

[@theunknownone5990]

I'd be more worried about whether the battery is going to explode. They already have recalls over them going up while parked.

[@FrankTimms-cs5hl]

Don’t park them in a garage 🔥😱

[@dscop442]

It’s embarrassing in every way 🤦‍♂️

[@theunknownone5990]

The problem with making those EVs on a by-order basis is it multiplies the production cost and the MSRP. The price of everything else also increases because of the overhead cost required to maintain a production line that isn't selling. They'd also be forced to keep that platform in a battery-capable state, dooming any hope of cutting enough weight to make the gas versions competitive. They need to rip the band-aid off, and drop it completely.

[@wadereynoldsgm]

MCLO == Muscle-Car-Like Object

[@erictate8986]

Dodge/Stellantis with there, new generation 2025 Dodge Charger EV cars are so terrible ,that some Dealerships do not want them on there parking lots !! And that's Dealerships that can see the hand writing on the wall !! 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@plastiksurgeon9129]

I don’t see the Charger EV lasting more than a model year. MAYBE two. I predict by ‘28 it’ll be GONE.

[@billshoe22191]

Honestly, they should cancel the Charger as a whole. It’s too heavy to be successful as a petrol car and just complete garbage as an EV. They need to start over. What a failure. This is why I just want a Cuda, a fresh sheet start with a V8 and hopefully a manual transmission option

[@tommc3622]

In it's very best configuration, all they have done is build another Kia Stinger. And nobody really bought the Stinger.

[@MaddNomad1015]

As far as name recognition to normal people though the Charger name holds more weight then a Cuda does currently. They need a lot of restructuring

[@JeffVos-sw5mx]

You nailed it big time!!

[@JeffVos-sw5mx]

Please build a beautiful Cuda with a hemi and manual transmission and I will buy one!!

[@serga7486]

Theres a billion other options for ~80,000 A slightly used hellcat + travel expenses. A dark horse handling package + whipple. A c8 if you save some more. Or a c7 and savings

[@BurchellAtTheWharf]

Utg is the mopat man back when mopars were compless

[@phatstackmack152]

I love Uncle Tony's Garage. He is right, we are all right, that POS Charger needs to be scraped! Rename the EV Charger platform to the New Yorker with some new sheet metal or sell the platform to another auto manufacturer. Hey Uncle Tony, keep up the 318 builds man, love um!

[@paulstalder5708]

Just wait until Munro tests and reports on this. Giant industry embarrassment

[@don66hotrod94]

Chrysler is presently dead to me.

[@B0RRAC0]

I still think the best "boost button" should be the gas pedal! Easily operated with your right foot!!! ⛽️

[@throwxnade]

@B0RRAC0 write that down write that down!! Send that to dodge R&D!!!

[@aaronfarnsworth7653]

Maybe they were trying to tap into the 20+ year old Fast and Furious franchise? Instead of nitrous you get an extra Duracell bunny on a hamster wheel.

[@Dryceman]

Absolutely no one should help promote or buy any of these so-called EV muscle cars. It’s the only way to fight against the insanity. The problem is: too much money, views, and internet clout exist to shutdown the EV garbage. So the responsibility is on the common man to simply speak with his wallet and not spend one penny on this EV novelty garbage - regardless of who says how good they are.

[@anotherperspective6247]

With the crazy emissions standards that were thankfully just thrown out basically the US government required automakers to spend crazy amounts on EV R&D even if that's not what consumers (the market) wants. Not just the US auto industry but Europe is in deep doo-doo as well from this government interference and nonsense.

[@mongo64071]

💯 agree. They can’t afford to ruin the brand’s reputation further right before they try to make a comeback. It’s counterproductive to building a muscle car brand. Back in the day, Chrysler used to sell stripper versions of its muscle cars to make them light and affordable. That’s what they should do to the EV. Rip out all the fake crap and nonsense that just drives up the price and adds weight. Should just be a battery and motors. Analog controls or provide open software platform like leafspy for the leaf so owners can customize their own car the way they want.

[@decondiclifton9937]

Ford got that GT wit the Whipple they're taking FULL advantage of the situation v8 horsepower.

[@bobbyjones2112]

I watched “out of spec car reviews”. They mostly are an electric car reviewing channel and they really gave their honest opinion of it and said it’s outdated Technology!😂 a model 3 performance will beat that car too! It’s 0 to 60 is 2.9 seconds!

[@lynncummins6903]

💯 %JUNK

[@knytrydr73]

When you mention the "6-pack," is that the twin turbo inline 6 you are talking about?

[@EricDrummondBPCP]

First off another great video bro! I hope you're having a happy holidays. And you know it is sad because I do like the way the car looks but aside from the way that the car looks everything else is bad and that's being nice. I don't understand why companies just can't take their time and do a good job. Get it right the first time and you'll always have happy customers. But it's funny you mentioned that Tesla adjusted their prices. Not only did they adjust their prices but for their plaid addition, which is the fastest card that they sell. They now sell it with free supercharging for life. It's attached to the VIN of the car when you buy it. I don't think anything can compete with that. 0 to 60 in The low 2 seconds area over a thousand horsepower about 420 mi of range on a single charge and free supercharging for life. All for about $85,000 depending on what trim level you choose and what add-ons you choose, maybe $90,000 after destination charges. That's kind of worth it. Just on paper that's worth it and the free supercharging alone makes it worth it. Anyway. Have a good one bro. I'll catch you on the next one.

[@jakebridgetimpastato5622]

It’s sad because the car is really not bad looking. It has potential. Interior is very nice too. Just completely missed on power train options.

[@raywong5454]

I agree. I would make it an order to buy!! Dont stock a looser EV!! OTHER MANUFACTURERS ARE LOOSING. SO WHY JUMP OFF THE BRIDGE WITH THEM?????

[@tommiller1777]

The few of these turds that will hold a charge need to be out on display in auto museums parked next to the Chrysler turbine cars that were built in the 60's. Something neat to look at, that never came to be

[@southerncarz]

I’m so ready to see the Cuda’

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

TESLA's charging infrastructure is SECOND TO NONE in America. I have a 2024 Cadillac Lyriq and I didn't feel comfortable even thinking of attempting a cross country drive or road trip (which I wouldn't do anyway) until I got the Tesla NACS adapter. Tesla charges non-Tesla/non-members so much I wouldn't really want to use them anyway, but I keep the adapter in my car for emergency purposes.

[@nitrousexplosion10]

They should fix the cars they have built and ship them out as an affordable lease only. Gather data for future EVs

[@dubguy1121]

Unfortunately the amount of money that probably went in to designing that charger is probably astronomical and they will probably keep selling it to hopefully recoup some of that investment. That being said they need to offer a hemi or v8 because it will only help their sales on the EV side. Offer a wide body EV and fix its issues.

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

STELLANTIS invested a LOT of money and resources into going Electric. Whether they were right or not will be a matter of history looking back 10 years from now. But the reality is they had to modernize. What you've seen is a movement to digitize the car. Lincoln got rid of their V8 engines a while ago in everything but Trucks. GM is going electric as quickly as possible, but they're doing it slowly and cautiously. Dodge's problem is that without V8 engines, they're irrelevant. Same goes for RAM. Only time will tell, but I don't see them turning this around. In the mean time, I sold most of my Stellantis position and rotated into dividend paying credit card stocks. Discover, Visa, Mastercard and Amex.

[@HappyCanuk]

Why do you think this car was put into Windsor assembly plant , whose main product is the Pacifica minivan. This charger is just filler for that plant to keep the lines running. Windsor is also rumoured to be getting 2 more products built off Stla large. The new charger will never sell anywhere near what the last gen charger sold.

[@mayhanamin3538]

They should also cancel the hurricane 6pack. Its kinda stupid to have a small engine into a big car that is meant to have a V8

[@TheRobert072]

Yes, we tend to forget, 😉 but the predecessor already existed with the good old V6 engine and a lot of this chargers was sold... so this new 6 cylinder Hurricane engine is not so bad, the 6 cylinder Hurricane H.O. Is a incredible engine…

[@johnw4067]

Save the I6 for the airport rental car edition.

[@food-uc4sm]

What blows my mind is this, the car has had a wealth of advertising about it for years and they still sent it out to the consumer with bad software glitches. People that aren't in tune with all the politics and drama about mopar and Stellantis and are in love with a new Charger will eventually realize they got burned badly. Adding to the reputation of bad quality. Are they trying to get everyone to see that everything they make is a POS.

[@chrisnew2752]

Most people don't know that the ev modules come right out and the hemi bolts right in. They set it up to be that was for a reason! Now that Tavares guy is no more its back to business

[@MichaelDozier-j1b]

If you give Kuniskis truth serum, he'd tell you he signed off on the Charger EV, Fratzonic exhaust, fake gear shifting, software upcharge, etc to keep his job as long as possible. And don't worry about CDJR losing $ 40k per vehicle as they won't sell enough to matter. They should offer a bargain basement Charger with the Pentastar V6....they'd sell thousands to those who just want a non- egg shaped car with a reliable ICE driveline.

[@jdadon2000]

One thing I dont understand is why did stallantis go all in on ev only. When they had the new hurricane going in other stallantis products. Why couldn’t they give us the I.C.E engines while doing the E.V. At least we would have more 2024 dodge charger on the road today then lots empty.

[@jbrunsonjr]

Anything that is in the pipeline is all trash. If they wiped the slate clean, we are 3 to 5 years from correcting this ship. Short of price dropping and taking 12 months to fix all the known issues on its current “outgoing” tech/vehicles…they’re really hosed. Tavares and the board need to be held personally financially liable for all the lost jobs. It’ll never happen, but that’s what should.

[@dave3657]

They should just rebadge and reclassify the EV Charger. 1) It’s huge 2) It’s heavy 3) It’s laden down with accessories. Clearly this is a LAND YACHT. Rebadge it something like POLARA. 😁

[@mikekelly919]

FIAT = Fix It Again Tony

[@briandonald]

Uncle Tony is a Mopar OG 😂

[@michaeljohnson4947]

Stelantis is a private car company....if they want to build a car for a private citizen they have every right. Carlos Tarares....your car is here. The rest are the scraps it took to build his Christmas gift....a gift for the most important man....at Stelantis. Merry Christmas Carlos....hope you like your new car....drive it proudly....good job Stelantis. We're all so proud, you care so much for one of your own. Is this petty enough TK?

[@quasar3210]

They can at least save some development costs if they cancel it… just sell the rights to the franzonic exhaust or whatever TF its called to Oreck.

[@Warped2023]

Check your sources to see if changes to the Hurricane motor are in place or planned

[@slomotrainwreck]

Dude! If only CDRJ would make a small pickup truck a bit smaller than a Ford Ranger and offer the 5.7 Hemi as a option... One can only dream.🤔

[@rocco3381]

From what TK has reported they are bringing back a “Dakota-like” midsized pickup on the Gladiator chassis. My guess is NA I6 or the new V8 being tested in the Charger in Mexico.

[@samuelwitherspoon638]

This doesnt make sense. Stellantis invested over half a billion dollars investing in evs, retooling plants to accomodate evs and developing the i6. Please educate me on how they are going to just abandon these powertrains just to bring back the hemi? This is the main reason I'm not getting my hopes up. I would love to relive the glory days but its not adding up

[@rocco3381]

Who’s buying EVs, especially after the govt incentives disappear? They will continue to have a small segment of market share, and Tesla will take the majority of those sales.

[@samuelwitherspoon638]

That’s a good point

[@ciro356]

Hot take: I think that the 2025 Charger's passenger compartment extends a little too far back before sloping down, as a coupe it looks odd while it is okay-ish for a four door sedan. I understand that the 1968 Charger had that feature too (and I don't like that one either, although to be fair I don't like many cars that most people like. For example I think the 1956 Continental Mark II is overrated looks-wise, but I digress), but I think that the outgoing Charger actually looks better, especially with the 2016 facelift that made its exterior styling still relevant to this day. Second hot take: Dodge should just go back to the 2016-2024 Charger, redo the interior (especially the dashboard) and call it a day.

[@BackyardClunkers77]

If Dodge/ Stellantis was doing this right: They should've left the Charger brand alone, & for an EV electric car- Create The Dodge Stealth while keeping the gas powered Charger... now- Stellantis has themselves in a huge dumpster fire. Let's make smores.. 😂

[@AnthonyEvelyn]

The Charger EV isnt a muscle car because it does not fit the definition of a muscle car. Then you have a horrific price point that is unrealistic. If they cant shove a high output HEMI V8 in it, then its a huge fail.

[@pounceonyou1958]

As you have a Challenger, could you make video on the improvements they could make to them, maybe they will see your vid and all the comments and take a hint, may I start with one improvement for the widebody, remold the metal side panels with inbuilt wheel arches and get rid that painted plastic afterthought nonsense.

[@iamwill89]

Restart production on the older models 😂

[@platanomacho8324]

A very expensive golf e-cart, give us back a real V8 power like next generation Hemi

[@PepTalk_winmo]

Dodge should cancel the charger ev, and get the solid state batteries and install them in a revamped neon or avenger, and leave the charger alone with the ev stuff until there able to build the best performance ev.

[@joeamabile5908]

No Ev,s here

[@damiananderson2577]

Stalantis should make the ev RT and Scat pack one year then move the EV only to the banshee and made it two version a hellcat and a EV version then the 5,.'7 and the 6.4 can go back in the RT and the scat pack and Make.a new inline 6 model.

[@timkopp2204]

Charger was a nameplate synonymous with high performance, Not high price or luxury. It's a neat name for an EV but the purists and car guys are laughing at Stellantis.

[@racehemi426425]

If the Challenger would have had the stance of a Camaro or a mustang I would have bought three

[@AzEdward510]

Pstttttttt: its not an engine. Its a motor.

[@angel830132]

The six pack is gonna suck too. It would have been “okay” if they made it rwd with a manual. But making awd and auto only makes it 1 billion times worse. I won’t buy a BMW from Dodge

[@tlangton]

I do enjoy watching the Tesla Model S plaid beat the Demon 170 at the drag strip. Just wait until the new Tesla Roadster comes out. Game Over.

[@jfisch5030]

Yes please cancel this garbage

[@joeattwell4134]

TK rocking the santa look 😂😂

[@adamlannerd1408]

Mopar/muscle car guys don't want it. EV guys don't want it. Who is this car for?

[@rogerrussell9544]

The Tavares publicity hacks.

[@ralphdromey8271]

We need to cancel the board of directors in stellantis for being really stupid.

[@rocco3381]

You have to see his short from when they announced this pile. 😂 I’ll see if I can link it.

[@brianbdawg3059]

They want 81 thousand for a 2024 model s plaid

[@tlangton]

While I appreciate TK;s Garage for giving Tesla some credit, I need to point out that the Tesla Model S Plaid is over $90k. The Model 3 Performance is the one that can smoke the Charger Daytona in every category and costs $55k ($47.5k with tax credit).

[@PepTalk_winmo]

Also someone will figure how to hack the software and be able to mod the rt or stage 2 to be able to have banshee software 😊

[@t3truedesigns]

Sadly they won't cancel it. They're going to sell it and let it fail .. you see all the reviews? It's not a good muscle car it's not even a good ev!!

[@4dscdriver]

It's not even a muscle car.

[@joshuarosen465]

There is a way to salvage this car. It has some good features, it rides well, has a lot of room, handles well and the base version has decent range. If you turn off that idiotic fratzoninic fake exhaust system it's also very quiet. It may be a terrible Charger but it could be an excellent Chrysler Imperial. They need to do the following, 1) Fix the software, it needs major work. It doesn't have the most basic EV functions like route planning and battery preconditioning. This is software, it's fixable. 2 ) Put on a NACS port, driver's side rear please so it doesn't take up two spaces at a Supercharger. They have an agreement with Tesla, use it. Superchargers completely fix the road tripping issues. 3) Delete that fake exhaust. It offends EV enthusiasts and V8 lovers alike. It's a waste of money and weight. 4) License FSD from Tesla or at least put in a Mobile Eye system. Their ads brag that they don't have self driving. That's a bug not a feature. I have FSD in my Model 3, it's still not perfect but it's getting better and better. I would never buy a car without it. I love being chauffeured by my car. Charger drivers might not appreciate that but Chrysler drivers would. 5) Price it around $50K, certainly under 60K. Chrysler.always offered near luxury cars. They weren't quite Cadillacs but they weren't priced like Cadillacs either. I had a Concorde and a 300C. They were very comfortable cars at a fair price. Nobody is going to pay $80K for a Chrysler product but they will pay 50-60.

[@tlangton]

TK forgets to mention the most scathing review of the Charger Daytona by the most knowledgable EV reviewer in the US, Kyle Conner. You will find Kyle on Out Of Spec Reviews on KZbin. Kyle is the only one so far who pointed out that there isn't any route planning on the Charger Daytona EV. This fact alone should eliminate it from consideration when buying an EV.

[@Carl.Little]

The ev is part of dodge history. I think The few that make it to consumers will be worth a lot of money in the future.

[@bigdaddyofsi]

gonna be collectors items!

[@waynek805]

How much is an Edsel worth today?

[@meJROE]

You should see Out of Spec Reviews review😭 he rips this thing for an hour long

[@Rexx-z88]

They need to cancel all the ev charger daytona also a dodge 2500 weighs less than this junk of ev charger

[@ralphdromey8271]

We need to enact to ship all stellantis ev to Europe and China and to Russia and forever to ban all except TESLA

[@TIREDOFEVIL]

There is not enough lipstick in the world for the EV chargers, OINK, OINK.

[@Jtemple30]

Is it too late to tell Stellantis that a polished turd is still a turd? Lol

[@johnw4067]

Stop the line! Cancel this thing ASAP! Dodge will ruin themselves if they put to many of these out there.....and the batteries will suffer lot rot when nobody will pay $80k for a scat pack.

[@marcelljackson2868]

I dont think that car is gonna sell well. Of course its going to get people but they tried to change something that has MILLIONS OF FANS for decades. Into getting a EV it makes no sense

[@williamwalter4882]

Software. Look at what John Deere is doing to American farmers. Farmer buys tractor. JD owns software. Farmers can't repair the tractors unless they do it through JD

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

The TESLA MODEL S PLAID doesn't "go toe to toe with the Demon 170". The Tesla Model S Plaid BEATS THE DEMON 170 OVER AND OVER CONSISTENTLY. I haven't seen a single video on KZbin with a 170 beating a Plaid. RACER X tried racing Plaid and got EATEN ALIVE. Sure his launches were jarring - but the Model S showed him TAIL LIGHTS every single time. Drag Times continues embarrassing the fastest Lamborghinis in his Plaid. The only thing consistently faster is the million-dollar Rimac Nevera and the $250,000 Lucid Sapphire.

[@hustle128]

the charger ev should not be called a Daytona or Scatpack just call it an EV it should only be a 4 door not two DAM

[@PANIC_aka_PinD]

It IS a muscle car TK ... they've made you use your brain muscle and decide not to buy one :p .

[@Dan-wt7jx]

UTG is always right. Mopar should really bite him as a brand consultant and just do whatever he says.

[@rocco3381]

Tony would never do it, and that’s why he’d be the perfect man for the job 😂