The eagle-eyed, or should we say eared, writers over at Mopar Insiders may have found evidence of another electric Dodge muscle car during the unveiling of the 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170. During his speech, Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis was talking about the future of Dodge and the electric car it will bring to market with the death of the brand's Hemi-powered vehicles.
We already know that the Charger Daytona SRT Concept will be the building block for future electric models. The base model sits on a 400-volt system, and can then be upgraded thanks to Dodge's dealer-installed Stage kits that are sure to anger tuning shops everywhere. There are even plans for an ultra-powerful 800-volt Banshee version that we hope keeps the name when it makes it to the production car.
Or should we say cars, because when CEO Kuniskis was talking about the eventual model he had this to say: "While everyone else is going to bring an electric car to market, Dodge is going to bring a muscle car and use electrification to make it not more politically correct but to make it faster and dodgier…The new Charger Daytona will redefine American muscle, and don't worry you know us, we haven't fully pulled back the curtain on this car… or maybe these cars just yet."
It would make sense that the brand wouldn't be sticking to one muscle car this time around, as the formula of two- and four-door models has worked out beautifully for them the past 15 years. This makes us believe the brand has the same plans moving forward, with there being the possibility of both the Challenger and Charger nameplates continuing.
Mopar Insiders says that according to its sources, the models are set to debut at the Woodward Dream Cruise this August during a week-long Speed-Week event that will see the models given different days to shine similar to what the company did with the concept last year. This would allow Dodge to go all out and debut Direct connection parts and really show off what the stage kits have to offer.
What we do know is the models will most likely be built in Windsor, Ontario right across from Detroit, and will be practically impossible to tune without Dodge's say-so. Dodge asserts this is due to safety since the technology is so new and also the benefit of the brand's dealer network. However you feel about that, it's going to introduce an entirely new dynamic into the muscle car world that is sure to shake things up and we're excited to see the final product soon.