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The new $60,000 electric Dodge Charger will have fake V8 engine sounds and software to help you do donuts

The Charger Daytona’s battery pack and dual drive motors.

All EV variants of the Charger will feature a 100.5 kWh battery pack, standard all-wheel drive, and a mechanical limited-slip differential.

The Daytona R/T is expected to go 317 miles on a single charge, while the Scat Pack should have 260 miles of all-electric range. Dodge says, noting each should be able to charge from 20% to 80% in under 30 minutes using a fast charger.

The Charger Daytona’s cabin.

The Scat Pack also gets access to some special software features that help the Charger perform on the race track and drag strips.

These include a Donut Mode, which spins only the rear wheels to facilitate going around in a circle. There’s also Drift Mode, which directs power accordingly to help the driver power through corners sideways, and Line Lock, which locks the front wheels to allow the driver to heat up the rear tires with a smoky burnout.

Four-door and internal-combustion variants of the new Charger will follow in 2025.

Dodge is expected to begin producing an electric four-door version in the first half of 2025.

The Dodge Charger in two and four door form.

In addition, Dodge will commence production of internal combustion variants of the Charger, called the Dodge Charger SIXPACK, in the second half of next year.

The Charger SIXPACK will have the Stellantis 3.0 liter twin-turbocharged, Hurricane straight six-cylinder engine under the hood. That engine will be shared with the Charger’s corporate siblings, like the Jeep Grand Wagoneer SUV.

The most powerful Charger variant with the engine is expected to have 550 horsepower.

All models of the Charger will be made at Stellantis’s Windsor Assembly Plant in Ontario, Canada.

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