We knew this day was coming. The Dodge V8 muscle car is dead, and in its place we have the next generation of the Dodge Charger on deck. This time around, the brand is proudly proclaiming the Charger to be the “world’s only electric muscle car.” (And somehow, unfortunately, they missed the opportunity to capitalize on the nameplate’s play on words.)
However, the next-generation Charger won’t only be an EV. There’s also a gas-powered line on the way. And as the Charger moves into its new era, it also absorbs the Challenger’s role in the Dodge line-up by being available in two- and four-door configurations. Dodge has confirmed the Challenger nameplate is going on hiatus.
This is a new generation and new ethos for Dodge’s brand of American muscle. Here’s everything we know so far about the 2024 Dodge Charger in Canada. Be sure to bookmark this page: we’ll update it as we receive more information.
2024 Dodge Charger in Canada: What we Know so Far
- 2024 Dodge Charger Styling
- 2024 Dodge Charger Interior Design and Practicality
- 2024 Dodge Charger Engines, Motors and Performance
- Where Will the 2024 Dodge Charger be Built?
- 2024 Dodge Charger Price and Release Date
2024 Dodge Charger Styling
It may be quite different beneath the surface, but the 2024 Dodge Charger’s exterior styling evokes muscle car nostalgia in the extreme. Both the front and rear ends look like a modernized version of the previous-generation Dodge Challenger. A black expanse framed by headlights at the front end only lightly hints that there may not be an engine beneath the hood. Dramatic hood stamping, Dodge’s signature fender badging, pronounced hips, and an available full-length glass roof complete the look.
2024 Dodge Charger Interior Design and Practicality
The decidedly Dodge design elements continue into the interior, which the brand says is inspired by the classic Dodge Charger from 1968. Like the previous Charger, there’s plenty of black with popping red accents, which can be augmented with the available 64-colour Attitude Adjustment ambient lighting.
A 12.3-inch infotainment screen is mounted at an angle toward the driver to create a cockpit feel. A 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster is standard, and a 16-inch screen is available. There will also be two different Alpine stereo systems on offer, including an 18-speaker layout. A 644-litre trunk opens up with second-row seats to a total rear cargo area of 1,090 litres. On electric models, a frunk under the hood offers another 42 litres of space.
2024 Dodge Charger Engines, Motors and Performance
The 2024 Dodge Charger will be available with gas power, dubbed the Sixpack, or with electric power, which receives the legendary name Charger Daytona. With a cadence of rollout, though, not all of these will carry the 2024 model year at launch.
Sixpack models will be sold in two power levels. The Charger Sixpack H.O. comes with 550 horsepower from its 3.0-litre twin-turbo Hurricane High Output engine. On the 3.0-litre twin-turbo Hurricane Standard Output engine, the Charger will produce 420 hp.
On the battery electric side, there’s the two-door, Dodge Charger RT with 496 horsepower and an expected 510 kilometres of range, and the Charger Daytona Scat Pack with 670 hp, an estimated 627 lb-ft of torque, and a predicted 418 km of range. The latter models will travel from 0 to 96 km/h in 3.3 seconds, which is faster to the line than the Hellcat Redeye Widebody could manage. The Scat Pack will clear a quarter-mile in an estimated 11.5 seconds. Both these models will be based on a 400-volt architecture that will allow them to charge at Level 3 from 20 to 80 per cent in just over 27 minutes.
And then there’s the Charger SRT Banshee. This will be built on an 800-volt architecture. No power figures are yet available for this model, though the brand has promised it will come with more than the 707 hp from the previous-generation Charger Hellcat’s 6.2-litre supercharged V8.
The Charger’s 100.5 kW lithium-ion batteries will be constructed with nickel, cobalt, and aluminum.
All next-generation Chargers will come with standard all-wheel drive (AWD) and a suite of fun performance-oriented modes. Donut Mode lets the car spin only the rear wheels. Drift Mode allows the driver to select from three levels of slip angle as torque slides to the rear and the dampers firm up at the rear axle to induce oversteer. Line Lock lets a new Charger owner pull off some burnouts, and Launch Control aids with getting a perfect start off the line.
Dodge will offer 305 mm front and 325 mm rear tires with 20-inch wheels, and 16-inch rotors are used in its regenerative braking system. The PowerShot feature, a version of which is already implemented in the Dodge Hornet, will be standard on Charger Daytona models. When activated, an extra 40 horsepower is created for 15 seconds.
In case you’re concerned the new 2024 Dodge Charger won’t be raucous enough, the brand is patenting a Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust system that’s meant to replicate the sound and feel of the Hellcat. We’re skeptical but will give it a chance when we have an opportunity to test it out. If you’d rather ride in near-silence, the system can also be turned off.
Where Will the 2024 Dodge Charger be Built?
The 2024 Dodge Charger will no longer be built at Stellantis Bramalea Assembly in Brampton, Ontario, where cars with the nameplate were assembled for nearly 20 years. However, production will stay in Canada: the next generation Charger will be built in Windsor, Ontario. Bramalea Assembly is being retooled and modernized for a different EV and is expected to reopen in 2025.
2024 Dodge Charger Price and Release Date
Two-door coupe versions of the 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack and 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T—in other words, the electric versions—will enter production midway through 2024. The rest of the line-up is expected to follow in the first quarter of 2025.
Pricing hasn’t been hinted at yet, but Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis told the media that pricing on the new Charger is subject to ‘heated debate internally.’ Our prediction is that Dodge will feel its customers won’t be swayed either way by EV purchase rebates and pricing will therefore miss that mark in Canada. The more expensive models may also be priced above six figures and therefore subject to the federal government’s luxury tax.