Here’s our first look at an early production-intent version of the 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona.
Out with the old, in with the new: That’s the main theme over at Dodge right now, as it just wrapped up production on the long-lived Challenger and Charger and announced it would stop building V8-powered Durangos by the end of this year. Now, the brand revealed a few cheeky shots of its all-electric replacement for its now-departed muscle cars via Twitter (or “X”, if you’re so inclined to use that).
While it’s our first glimpse what’s to come, Dodge didn’t share any technical information or real context on these photos. The only two things they said are “No cameras or recording devices permitted” — that’s what we normally face when we go to early backgrounder events or try to get actual spy shots of these cars before their official reveal — and a launch date. Dodge says the car will be available in “late 2024”.
There’s obviously still a lot up in the air apart from when it may actually hit dealer lots. We don’t know exact powertrain configurations, nor do we have a firm idea of how much it will cost. There’s a general consensus that Dodge will ultimately launch the electric version, which we seem to be looking at here, as well as a gasoline model, though it’s still unclear which one is coming first.
What details can we glean from these early production photos, though? Well, it seems Dodge is sticking pretty close to the Charger SRT Daytona concept, from the general shape to the wide grille with a backlit Fratzog logo. Some small bits of the real-world made their way into the production design, as expected, like the larger mirrors and actual door handles. It also seems the production-intent version got slightly softer shoulder lines than the concept, though the gray exterior against a dreary sky obscures some of the finer details. Around back, the production model gets a large spoiler on the decklid.
With this teaser to kick the buzz back up, we should hear more on what’s actually in the pipeline in the coming months. Stellantis officially pulled out of the Chicago Auto Show, so the earliest we’d hear about it may be the New York Auto Show in April, unless the company decides to do their own standalone event.