Dodge Offers Glimpse of Electrified Muscle Car Future
Dodge is offering future-product hints in the lead up to the launch of its first electrified muscle car, the automaker announced. On display at the SEMA Show, the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT concept is giving a peek at the future of the Dodge brand.
Highlighting the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept’s SEMA visit is the announcement of nine possible powertrain outputs for the all-electric muscle car concept, Dodge said. Three different battery-electric power levels will be shown at SEMA, as well as two levels of Dodge Direct Connection performance upgrades for each power level.
Dodge is illustrating a stair-step approach to its electrified performance, with 400-volt system output levels of 340 kilowatts (456 hp) and 440 kilowatts (590 hp) and an as-yet-unannounced, factory-delivered, power-level 800-volt SRT Banshee powertrain package.
400-volt Output Levels
- 340 kilowatt (kW) – base trim (455 hp)
- eStage 1 – 370 kW (495 hp)
- eStage 2 – 400 kW (535 hp)
- 440 (kW) – base trim (590 hp)
- eStage 1 – 470 kW (630 hp)
- eStage 2 – 500 kW (670 hp)
Direct Connection Stage 1 and Stage 2 performance upgrades will use a “crystal” key that plugs into the dash, the company said. Base output and Direct Connection upgrade levels for the 800-volt Banshee will be announced at a future date.
