Dodge Charger EV will officially launch overseas as the 'World's First' electric muscle car
electrek.co
The Dodge Charger Daytona EV will live up to its name as the “World’s first and only electric muscle car”...
  • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org
    11·
    6 days ago

    And 60 years after the first Dodge Charger, the name finally bears some relevance to the car.

    As in “I’ll be right back honey: I need to plug the Charger to the charger.”

  • AnIntenseMoist@lemmy.world
    8·
    6 days ago

    4.7 s 0-60mph is pathetic for something that’s making 496 HP and isn’t a truck. Not a fan of the sound either. EV’s are genuinely the superior technology for pure performance, but this is sad. The Model Y, which is about half the price, can hit 4.8 s 0-60 with 384 HP, which makes me thing this a weight problem.

    • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
      5·
      6 days ago

      Not a fan of the sound

      Its crazy, they can make the car make whatever sounds they want but Dodge wants to use sound effects from a Nintendo 64 and Kia wants to make theirs sound like a whiny 4-banger. Like how are they fucking this up so bad? Make it sound like a lambo or a cammed SBC or a fuckin Skyline, or anything interesting, please.

    • AnIntenseMoist@lemmy.world
      4·
      6 days ago

      I was wrong on the price discrepancy with the Model Y, but even the performance model on the Y is cheaper than the R/T and gets very close to the Scat.

    • DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world
      3·
      6 days ago

      Holy moly, that’s weak tea. My wife’s hybrid xc90 would not struggle against that. Bummer, but then I don’t expect much from the twice failed company. Man, remember that weird product placement spot in Breaking Bad? Still think about that when I see those cars.