A day after pricing information leaked, Dodge published official MSRP numbers.
After closing the chapter on its V8-powered Challenger and Charger muscle cars, Dodge is gearing up for the all-electric Charger Daytona to launch further this summer as a two-door coupe. Pricing leaked yesterday on how much these first models will cost, and now Stellantis released a statement to set the record straight on exactly what we can expect with the Charger Daytona R/T and Scat Pack.
Good news if you found the leaked pricing a bit hard to stomach: At the base end, at least, you can technically get each model for a bit less catch. In fact, including Dodge’s $1,995 destination fee, the 2024 Charger Daytona R/T kicks things off at $61,590.
On the pricing front, the new electric Charger models do not qualify for the $7,500 tax credit unless you lease it. If you finance or purchase the car outright, it will be exempt from the tax credit due to the $55,000 MSRP cap for passenger cars.
That figure includes the “Direct Connection Stage 1 Upgrade” as standard equipment, meaning you get 496 horsepower and 404 lb-ft of torque right out the gate. Dodge quotes the Charger Daytona R/T’s 0-60 time at 4.7 seconds, and its quarter-mile time at 13.1 seconds. With a 100.5-kWh battery on board, the automaker quotes a driving range of up to 317 miles.
All Charger Daytona models also include the brand’s “PowerShot” feature, a temporary overboost facility that increases output by 40 horsepower for 15 seconds, either by pushing a button or mashing the throttle. A 12.3-inch Uconnect 5 infotainment system with wireless Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and Amazon Alexa capability comes standard, while you also get Dodge’s Performance Pages and model-specific EV Pages. Heated and power-adjustable front seats, the “pistol grip” shifter, a 9-speaker Alpine audio system and dual-zone climate control come as part of the base package, while Chargers get a host of driver assistance tech like active lane management, blind-spot monitoring, automatic high-beams and rain-sensing wipers.
The Charger Daytona Scat Pack promises serious performance and more standard features
The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack is the powerhouse of the two models launching this summer. Instead of 496 horsepower, you get 670 hp, for a higher $75,185 price tag (again including $1,995 destination). That includes Direct Connection’s “Stage 2” EV upgrade, while launch year models get the Track Pack included as part of the base car. The Track Pack includes Brembo six-piston front brakes and four-piston rear brakes, 20-by-11-inch wheels, wider tires (305s at the front and 325s at the rear), a gloss-black spoiler and dual-valve adaptive suspension.
With the extra grunt, the new Scat Pack promises a 0-60 time of 3.3 seconds, as well as an estimated 11.5-second quarter-mile time.
Inside, you get leather and suede seats as well as the “Drive eXperience Recorder”, which allows audio, video and vehicle data capture through the car’s onboard systems. Other standard features in the Scat Pack include several SRT-focused drive modes like Donut Mode and Drift Mode. You also get favorites like Line Lock, Launch Control and “Race Prep”, which preconditions the battery for the best possible performance. Unlike the R/T models, Scat Packs also get a 16-inch head-up display with variable information depending on which drive mode you choose. The higher-performance model gets Track, Drag and Custom drive modes, in addition to the everyday drive modes you get in the base R/T (which has Sport as its most performance-focused drive mode).
2024 Dodge Charger Daytona package options
Several packages are available for the electric Charger — and this is how you can get closer to the $70-80K price tag (or higher) leaked yesterday.
The $4,995 Plus Group is available on both trims, but the features it adds to the table depends on the model, since the Scat Pack already comes with some of the package’s features as standard kit. Ventilated seats, “premium” IP and door trim panels, the 16-inch color head-up display, a “deluxe security alarm”, a power rear hatch, a 360-degree camera, wireless smartphone charging, upgraded LED headlights, puddle lamps and “much more additional content (Dodge’s words)” come as part of the upgrade. Most notably, you also get a frunk as part of this package, so that doesn’t come as standard equipment.
For $2,495, the Sun & Sound Package adds in a full-length glass roof and an 18-speaker Alpine Pro audio system with a beefier subwoofer on either the R/T or Scat Pack.
The Blacktop Package is specific to the R/T, and adds in blacked-out badging and larger 20-inch wheels with 255/45-R20XL Nexen tires, or 275/40-ZR20XL Goodyear Eagle Sport all-seasons if you get the Plus Group, for an additional $1,095.
As for the Scat Pack, you get two trim-specific packages. The first is the $2,995 Carbon & Suede Package, which adds in a range of carbon fiber inserts on the door panel, IP and mirrors, as well as leather and suede high-back performance seats, suede headliner and A-pillars, darker exterior badging and 20-by-11-inch dark-finish aluminum wheels. The $695 3-Season Tires package, for its part, puts the Charger Daytona Scat Pack on Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 3 tires (305/35-ZR20XL in the front, and 325/35-ZR20s in the rear).
All 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona buyers get a choice of charging solutions with their purchase. You can either get an at-home level 2 charging station included with the car, or $600 of charging credit through Free2move Charge.
Two-door Charger Daytona EVs will kick off production later this summer, arriving in dealerships by the fourth quarter (dealer allocations will be viewable through DodgeGarage.com in Q3 2024). Four-door Daytona R/T and Scat Pack models will go into production in the first half of 2025, while gas-powered “Sixpack” models will begin production in the second half of 2025. All new Dodge Charger models will be built at the automaker’s Windsor, Ontario assembly plant.
