Stellantis officially pulled the plug on both the gas-powered Dodge Charger and Challenger (along with the Chrysler 300) recently, which – along with the discontinuation of the Chevy Camaro – means that the Ford Mustang doesn’t currently have a true direct competitor. However, back in March, the all-new Dodge Charger was revealed, and it will be sold both in all-electric form, as well as with the twin-turbocharged Hurricane I-6 – though the EV version seems like it will cost far more than the ICE Ford Mustang.
Recently, Mopar Insiders uncovered what it believes to be pricing for the all-electric Dodge Charger Daytona, and those figures are already raising eyebrows around the automotive world. In R/T configuration, the new model will reportedly start out at $68,570, while the special launch edition Scat Pack Configuration 1 will apparently have an MSRP of $82,170, sans destination charges – a pretty massive increase over the old, gas-powered 2023 Charger R/T ($45,065) and 2023 Charger Scat Pack ($51,925).
Those prices are also significantly more expensive than the 2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost, which starts out at $31,920, as well as the GT and its base price of $42,860, and the Dark Horse, which has an MSRP of $60,635. However, it’s worth noting that early Charger Daytona models will have all-wheel drive, and may wind up being quicker than the pony car – as the R/T will arrive packing 496 horsepower, while the Scat Pack Configuration 1 touts 670 horsepower, with the latter reportedly capable of doing 0-60 in 3.3 seconds and covering the quarter-mile in 11.5 seconds.
Regardless, even if the Charger Daytona qualifies for the current $7,500 federal tax credit, one could presumably still nearly buy two Mustang EcoBoosts for the price of one of those electrified Mopars, which seems like a tough sell. This could be one of the driving factors behind Ford CEO Jim Farley’s recent admission that the company “will never make an all-electric Mustang,” though a hybrid remains a strong possibility.
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“the special launch edition Scat Pack Configuration 1 will apparently have an MSRP of $82,170, sans destination charges” When considering this automotive aberration the term “going nowhere fast” comes to mind. They will need a half-price sale to move these things off the lot.
Does the “charger” have an 8 cylinder engine? Nope. Does the Mustang have the top speed of a Crown Vic? Nope. The choice is pretty clear to me.
To Me too, I’ll keep my old charger until the wheels fall off, who could be in 20-40 years from now, is running great and I do service often!!
Bring back the Challenger. . It was a far better looking car than these two. Charger is butt ugly. Don’t know why they quit making it.
May end up being quicker than the pony car? Let’s race the Cannonball and see what happens…
yeah lets do it
And it’ll likely weigh >5,000 pounds.
The pictures of the 2 dr. Charges, look kind of like a 1967-68 Camero RS! No more Hemi, no more clutch, no more vroom sounds! I don’t know? Guess we’ll see, if they fall to the side, like the Camero?
Ugly and far too expensive. Ralph Giles can do better on the styling front and Carlos Taveros could s a greedy fool. This car is DOA…
But, what is the starting price of the 2 dr Charger HO Sixpack….
$94,000
… Ford CEO Jim Farley’s recent admission that the company “will never make an all-electric Mustang,”
It is already being sold. Its name is the Mustang Mach-E.
Go to the Mopar Insiders page and read the comments. One of them if from a 79 year old Mopar fan who bought a Ford Mustang Mach-E GT PE (Performance Edition) and loves it! He races against Hellcats and beats them!
I hope the new Mustang has the Maverick front end on it, I love it!
Got anything original to say? How about the dirt nap once again Camaro?
Isn’t 11.5 quarter mile slow for 670 hp car?
Not when you factor in the weight of this piggy…5800lbs +