2024 Dodge Charger Daytona will also get twin-turbo inline-six
All-new Dodge Charger Daytona will still come in ICE form with 3.0L Hurricane engine
Earlier today, Dodge officially unveiled the all-electric Charger Daytona. Swapping V8 muscle for electric power, the all-new Charger can generate up to 680 PS and reach 97 km/h from a standstill in a brisk 3.3 seconds without even using a drop of fuel.
While the all-electric Dodge Charger Daytona may be a welcome sight for EV enthusiasts, the fact that it lacks a HEMI V8 under the hood is considered sacrilege by most die-hard fans. Some even went on to say that calling the all-new Charger EV a muscle car is unacceptable since cars like the Ford Mustang continue to be powered by an all-American V8 (alongside a smaller 2.3-liter EcoBoost).
While it seems like Dodge will be moving forward with just EVs, they have also announced that aside from being powered by electric motors, the Charger Daytona will get an internal combustion engine (ICE). You read right, there will still be an ICE under the hood of the new Charger after all.
However, it will take some time as the automaker announced that the ICE version of the all-new Charger Daytona will arrive in 2025. While it will take some time, Dodge already announced what engine will power the vehicle; the 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six dubbed the Hurricane. If that name sounds familiar, that's because it's also the same engine that can be found in the 2025 Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Wagoneer.
The 3.0-liter twin-turbo six-cylinder engine will be available in two states of tune. In the Charger Sixpack S.O., the Hurricane engine will make 426 PS which is a substantial upgrade over the 5.7-liter HEMI V8 that made 380 PS. On the other hand, the more powerful Charger Sixpack H.O. will crank out 558 PS which is an improvement over the naturally-aspirated 6.4-liter HEMI V8 that made 492 PS.
While the engines may lack the signature V8 configuration, the new twin-turbo six-cylinder doles out more power than the eight-cylinder engines from before. We'll be curious, however, if Dodge will be able to recreate the V8 rumble in the new Hurricane motor. After all, muscle cars are supposed to be loud as heck.
With 2025 still a long way away, we can only imagine just how the 3.0-liter Hurricane engines will sound in the new Charger Daytona. Fingers crossed they will sound great just like the HEMI V8.
