Dodge has remained suspiciously tight-lipped about the final production-version details of its upcoming all-new, redesigned 2025 Dodge Charger muscle car, previewed last year by the dramatic all-electric Dodge Charger Daytona SRT concept car. We know it will be available as an EV, but questions remain about whether or not it will get other internal-combustion or hybrid powertrain setups as well.
These latest images from Dodge illustrate that the new Charger will indeed be produced in coupe form (the outgoing Charger is a sedan, with the coupe version dubbed the Challenger), maintaining a design that closely resembles the concepts we’ve encountered thus far, Fratzog symbol and all. But what else is going on? Can we possibly determine which powertrain this photographed car has?
Based on the photos uploaded to Dodge’s social channels this week, there is a possibility that we are viewing an all-electric Dodge Charger Daytona pre-production car, given the absence of visible exhaust pipes and the “Daytona” name on the rear-end of the vehicle. However, there are no obvious high-voltage stickers or other indications that confirm this must be a BEV model. Previous reports and production floor leaks indicate that the new generation of the Charger could still spawn gas-powered variants, likely featuring the brand’s new Hurricane inline-six engine family, which will have both standard and high output variants, along with a four-cylinder version already in development.
During the 2022 SEMA show, Dodge presented two 400-volt architecture setups capable of producing 456 hp and 590 hp, alongside a higher-performance 800-volt setup for the SRT Banshee model. Back in November 2023, The Drive reported insider knowledge suggesting that both Hurricane and all-electric variants of the new Charger would eventually be available, featuring at least three EV powertrain options. The entry-level Charger EV could boast closer to 400 hp from a single rear-mounted e-motor, while the other 400-volt and 800-volt setups might include all-wheel drive and reach up to 670 and 885 hp, respectively.
Gas models with the turbocharged Hurricane inline-six are also expected to potentially offer outputs somewhere around 420 and 510 hp, though it’s not clear if all-wheel drive will be an option. Hopefully, more details will emerge soon, as the new Charger is slated for production and sales, in some form, by the end of this year.
