Oh boy. So, if you thought that Dodge ending production of the iconic Hemi V8 engine and announcing it was going electric for the nextgeneration Charger was the final nail in the coffin of redblooded American muscle car enthusiasts everywhere, you could not have been more wrong. We’ve just had a look at the production versions of the 2024 Dodge Charger coupe and sedan (yep, the Charger is a coupe again!), and we’ve come away mightily impressed.

The numbers are fantastic. Up to 670 horsepower. Zeroto60 mph in 3.3 seconds. A 100.5kilowatthour battery pack that’ll fastcharge from 20%80% in 28 minutes. A curb weight of 5,800 pounds … OK, those last two numbers aren’t stellar. But wait, there’s more: If you don’t want an electric Charger, wait until 2025, when the Hurricane twinturbo inlinesixcylinder gas engine gets dropped under that shapely retrostyled hood. The standardoutput Hurricane will make 420 hp; the highoutput version will do 550 hp.

That performance is wrapped up in swoopy new styling that uses the same body regardless of whether you pick a coupe or sedan. All Chargers are now hatchbacks, too, so cargo room is huge. The interior is also completely new and, like the rest of the car, looks a lot like the 2022 Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept (which Dodge executives now admit wasn’t actually a “concept” at all). And yes, the Fratzonic chambered exhaust from the concept made it to production, but we haven’t heard it yet; that’s still coming.

Cars.com Detroit Bureau Chief Aaron Bragman got a first look at the new 2024 Charger and came away impressed. Here, he takes you through the allnew electric coupe and sedan (while the Sixpack gas models come in early 2025, the Daytona electric coupes arrive for the summer of ‘24), so get ready for a wild ride — the American muscle car brand isn’t dying, it’s just changing with the times.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:20 The Challenger is dead; long live the Charger coupe
0:54 RWing and big wheels
1:47 Under the hood: Daytona vs. Sixpack
2:57 Fratzonic and cargo space
3:50 Allnew interior
4:10 Attitude adjustment
5:12 Schedule of introductions

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