The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona heralds a new era of electric performance for the American automaker. Its impending arrival might have you wondering what one of these fine machines will set you back. We now have a leak to give us some insight, with the caveat that this pricing is unconfirmed and totally unverified.
The leak comes to us via Mopar Insiders, which gained access to an allegedly official internal screenshot from YouTuber Butter da Insider. When it comes to inside leaks of information from Stellantis, Ford, and GM, well—that’s Butter’s bread and butter, so to speak.
We can’t share the direct screenshot itself, but we can share the pricing details. As you might expect, it suggests the new model won’t be quite as affordable as the outgoing combustion-powered Charger. Let’s dive into what we know about these First Edition models.
According to the screenshots, a Charger Daytona in R/T Configuration 1 will come in at an MSRP of $68,570, likely excluding dealer delivery charges. This includes the Direct Connection eStage 1 Upgrade that boosts horsepower from 456 hp to 496 hp. You also get the Plus Group, which gives you heated and ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, ambient lighting, illuminated door handles, and premium LED headlamps. The Blacktop Appearance Package and Sun & Sound Group are included, including dark badges and 20-inch aluminum wheels, along with the tinted full-glass roof and 18-speaker Alpine sound system. It will have an EV range of 317 miles out of the box.
Meanwhile, Scat Pack Configuration 1 will allegedly start at an MSRP of $82,170. This includes the eStage 2 upgrade, which boosts the Scat Pack from 590 to 670 hp, along with the Track Pack, which adds bigger Brembo brakes, leather/suede performance seats, and a drive-experience recorder. You also get the Plus Group and Sun & Sound groups at that level, along with a Carbon & Suede package with fat 20 x 11-inch alloy wheels, carbon fiber mirror caps, and other carbon & suede interior pieces. It will have an EV range of 260 miles.
These prices should be treated as speculative at this point. The Autopian has reached out to Stellantis regarding the veracity of the leak & future pricing details.
For the sake of comparison, though, let’s stack these up against the former model. You could get a 2023 Dodge Charger R/T starting at $46,660, replete with a 5.7-liter Hemi V8 good for 370 hp. The Scat Pack started at $53,520, with its larger 6.4-liter engine offering a mighty 485 hp. It’s worth noting that would fling you to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds. Meanwhile, if you were a bit strapped for cash, you could get into a Charger SXT for just $36,920, though you’d have to make do with a V6 and just 292 hp.
We obviously don’t have confirmed pricing yet, nor an idea of the full range of Charger models in the pipeline. Still, this is a strong suggestion that the First Edition launch models will indeed command a lofty price. Add in the potential of high customer demand at launch, and they could go even higher as dealers aim to get the most money for their trouble (though the inverse could also happen). Production will start with two-door EV Charger Daytona models, with four-door models and gas-powered models to follow later.
In any case, deliveries of the two-door Charger Daytona are expected to begin soon. If you’re keen to have one, you probably should have been talking to your dealer weeks if not months ago. It’s going to be an exciting time as America gets its first real taste of muscle gone electric.
Update (Aug 5, 2024 1:30 PM ET): Stellantis says it “can’t confirm this is accurate,” but that official pricing will be out soon. So we shall see.
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No surprises that this will be expensive out of the gate. If you want a Charger with a lower MSRP, you get one with the inline 6
Now having said that, it all comes down to the difference in price between the ICE version and the electric version.
It may be that if you are the type of person who drives a lot, keeps your vehicles a long time and are able to charge at home at a low overnight electricity rate, the electric version might end up costing less in the long run as you won’t be spending money on gas and a lot of ICE-specific maintenance.
It is a first edition. Not exactly an apples to apples comparison. People are getting unnecessarily worked up, but I guess that’s what we do now.
$70k and rumored to be ~6000lbs? I just couldn’t fathom paying $70k just to get spanked by a Model 3 Performance for $20k cheaper (on a performance-focused “muscle” car). This is Dodge we’re talking about, I was hoping they’d give it all the speed for the lowest dollar amount, and I’ll put up with a subpar interior or build quality.
A Model S Plaid is $89,990, and that gets you over 300 more HP, while being lighter, having more range, and giving you access to the Supercharger network.
I’m no Stellantis CEO but why isn’t the two door called a Challenger?
Lmao funny how they keep trying to list HP #s like that will make it all better. Those who didn’t get a redeye or demon are on the loosing end of it all ????????
If they show the price the way Tesla does, minus potential tax rebates and gas savings versus the ICE version will it be closer?
When it actually hits the market you know the prices will be higher than these preliminary projections. The ICE versions will probably be too high also.
I was going to say “pointless carbon fiber mirror caps,” but I guess it’s not pointless if your target market is racer boys who still think carbon fiber for the sake of carbon fiber is cool. I guess it’ll save them the trouble of buying them off eBay.
There is no such thing as an electric muscle car, and there won’t be. Regardless of how fast or powerful and EV is, it’s not the same. Bumper speakers and hitachi magic wands welded to the chassis won’t change that.
A muscle car is about the threat of rapid acceleration. Rumbling to up to a red light, hearing each cylinder pop individually through a minimally muffled exhaust with a cam so crazy that the thing sounds like it’s about to stall with each rotation. It doesn’t matter if you crank the front wheels off the ground when the light turns green or just roll away gently. It’s about sitting at that light knowing either is possible.
It doesn’t matter if you crank the front wheels off the ground when the light turns green or just roll away gently. It’s about sitting at that light knowing either is possible.
-Well said.
“There is no such thing as an electric muscle car, “
Yes there is. The marketing people said so!
“A muscle car is about the threat of rapid acceleration”
Something modern BEVs typically do better than ICE vehicles with less complexity.
“Rumbling to up to a red light, hearing each cylinder pop individually through a minimally muffled exhaust “
Meh… we’ll just simulate that with an EV “Exhaust”. Not much different than some ICE vehicles where the sound is also simulated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBmfKvUh_mM
Are you being sarcastic?
Driving a muscle car is like being a jacked dude walking into a house party in a tank top. Most people realize you could kick their a55, and that hangs over any interactions that night.
They’re about “Hey, why don’t I just knock you out and take your girl?”
Charger EV? Not the same thing. Can’t guarantee a win vs/ a kia.
“Are you being sarcastic?”
Somewhat
And the Charger EV will outsmart the jacked dude and steal the girl that he stole.
Eh, kind of common for the top dollar models to come out first. And being Stellantis, they’ll likely have a ton of cash on the hood quickly.
Perhaps Stellantis has dreams of Dodge changing from a mass market to a niche-performance brand and is willing to financially support it long term in hopes of gaining enough panache to be self-sustaining. Otherwise, Dodge, the once “affordable” performance brand, is on a glide path to being sold off or folded all-together within a decade unless its product mix is shifted towards more affordable vehicles: electric, hybrid, or otherwise.
While I agree that the price does sound a bit shocking, it is a bit disingenuous to be comparing the leaked prices with the base price of a 2023 Charger R/T and Charger Scat Pack. These are fully loaded first edition models, which has been the norm lately to release fully loaded 1st edition models and then come out with lower optioned and lower price vehicles as production ramps up (i.e. Bronco, Rivian, Cybertruck, etc).
A comparably equipped 2023 Charger R/T with similar options to the R/T First Edition stickers around $54K. But that only gets you a 375HP V8. The R/T 1st edition also nets you over 100 additional HP (more than even the 2023 Scat Pack 6.4L V8). Factory in the difference between the 2023 RT and the 2023 Scat Pack of about $5K (to equal the power level), and probably about $5K in 1st edition goodies, you’re looking around a $5K difference to go to the fully BEV version of the Charger.
How much more was a comparably equipped Lightning compared to a gas F150?
It is still a tough pill to swallow for a Dodge Charger being that much (and not being an SRT or a Hellcat), but the pricing doesn’t seem to be out of line for what you are getting and shifting to a full BEV platform. But, given that it’s a Dodge… i’m wondering how quickly these will move before there’s some good incentives on the hoods to move the metal.
Soon there will be lower priced options on the BEV side, and then you’ll have the Hurricane equipped ones coming out which will also lower the price to entry.
These will will be an awesome deal once they start getting rebates and low apr to get them off the lots.
I’m actually looking forward to my first live encounter with the ev Dodge as I want to hear that shaker box rumble or whatever the hell it does.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce2_E1ap9d4
So, I’m on a roof with Uriah Heep cranked in my ears when I grab some shade & check back in here. You got me good: the volume made me jump—and the actual sound had me LOLing. Good one!
Almost $70k for a car that won’t sell in high volume. Good first entry into EV’s Dodge.