You possibly can cease the groaning, people, every little thing’s gonna be alright! That’s the thought I’m going to impart as we inform you extra concerning the new 2024-25 Charger fashions that Dodge unleashed on March 5, 2024 to the residents of the world.

However, first, let’s again up a bit: you possibly can proceed your groaning as a result of the Hemi V8 is not any extra. There is no such thing as a alternative V8 within the playing cards both. Nonetheless, confirming rumors, the Charger isn’t an EV-only car. Let’s look at what Dodge has in retailer for America and the nether reaches of Earth.

The Charger will seem in each four-door and two-door configurations. The latter will likely be a supply of pleasure to many fanatics who’ve had a difficulty with the Charger identify being utilized to a four-door, however that difficulty will live on so long as a four-door Charger continues to exist. The reality is that Dodge already had a two-door Charger – the corporate simply so occurred to name it Challenger.

The primary Charger to be accessible for road takeovers would be the two-door 2024 Charger Daytona, with the Florida namesake being solely used for EVs. Two ranges will likely be accessible: R/T and Scat Pack. The R/T could have Direct Connection’s Stage 1 package that kicks energy to the realm of 496 horsepower; the Scat Pack will characteristic the Stage 2 package for a sturdy 670 horses. Each characteristic twin motors and, like all Chargers from this level, all-wheel drive. And y’know that cool “R-Wing” entrance finish with the pass-through opening? That’s just for the Charger Daytona and never the ICE-powered mannequin.

When the 2025 mannequin yr dawns, the Stage kits will likely be elective, although no phrase on the ability output of the bottom Daytona. What we do know is that R/T and Scat Pack Daytonas could have a respective estimated vary of 317 and 260 miles from a 93.9-kWh battery.

Moreover, the Charger Daytona Scat Pack will provide unique drive modes that embody Observe, Drag, Drift, and Donut. An elective package deal for the Scat Pack will likely be Observe Pack, which is able to embody adaptive dampers with a set of upgraded Brembos with 16.1-inch rotors with mounted two-piece entrance calipers although, apparently, introductory 2024 Charger Dayona R/Ts can even obtain these tweaks. Extra Observe Pack gear will embody 20-inch wheels (11 inches extensive up entrance, 11.5 inches out again) and a efficiency information recorder.

For the 2025 mannequin yr, each the four-door physique model and the gas-powered Charger Sixpack will hit showrooms. The Sixpack will characteristic a twin-turbo six providing 420 horsepower, with a high-output model providing 550 horses. The present plan for the 2024 intro is for the Six Pack to be accessible as a four-door and the high-output model to be accessible as a two-door, and it isn’t but identified if Dodge will broaden availability for each ICE engines to be accessible on each physique types.

After which there’s the Banshee. Later in 2025, the Charger Banshee will play the function of Hellcat EV. In response to Automobile and Driver, the Charger Banshee could have 800-volt structure (which is twice the Daytona’s) and a two-speed transmission distinctive to the mannequin. Anticipated energy is over 807 horsepower and anticipated ETs are within the 10s.

Sure, the Hemi is useless, lengthy reside the Hemi! But the longer term is at all times an thrilling proposition so we’re excited for brand spanking new Dodge blood after a strong run of the earlier Charger and Challenger. Can we see a comparability take a look at amongst an outdated Hellcat, high-output Charger Sixpack, and a Charger Banshee? To that, we’ll proclaim, “Carry it on!”