Dodge has reimagined the formula of the renowned muscle car body style while retaining the ICE powertrain for the purists. It’s no V8 for sure, but the inline-6 engine offers more power than the outgoing V8 HEMI duo. Speaking of the ICE engines first, the Charger will make use of Stellantis’ inline-6 Hurricane engine, which will offer two states of tune — 550PS and 420PS.
The highlight of the new Charger though is its all-electric powertrain, which is encapsulated in a muscle car bodystyle. Dodge claims that the new Charger is the world’s first and only electric muscle car, which also puts performance and driving fun ahead of efficiency.
The new 2025 Dodge Charger is underpinned by Stellantis’ STLA large car platform with a 400V architecture. All electric Charger models will offer all-wheel-drive as standard, packing an electric motor at each axle. The electric motor used in the Charger uses a 3-in-1 solution, which includes inverter, gearbox and motor. The rear electric motor is further paired with a mechanical limited-slip differential to boost traction and performance in different driving conditions.
Its electric motors draw power from a 100.5kWh battery pack, which can support a discharge rate of up to 550kW. The cell structure used in the battery is prismatic-type, which is said to offer better thermal performance. Like in the tuning world of internal-combustion-engined models, Dodge will also offer Stage tunes for the all-electric Charger, boosting performance by 40PS and 80PS with stage 1 and stage 2 tunes, respectively.
The electric Charger will carry forward the R/T and Scat Pack names from the outgoing model. The Charger R/T will offer 502PS of power and 547Nm of torque whereas the Scat Pack will offer 679PS of power and 850Nm of torque. When accelerating from a standstill, the Charger models will also offer a “Power Shot” function, boosting power with an additional 40PS for up to 15 seconds.
There is no word on the pricing for the new Dodge Charger range. Dodge shares that the new all-electric Charger will step into production in mid-2024, followed by the four-door version in the first quarter of 2025. Surprisingly, the gas-powered Charger models will only step into production in the first quarter of 2025, which makes Dodge’s priorities rather obvious.