What You Should Know About Dodge’s First Electric Muscle Car with a loud exhaust called ‘dark matter’

Dodge, known for making vehicles with robust V8 engines, is transitioning away from gas-powered versions of some of its legendary muscle cars toward electric motors. In an electric concept car, it was revealed recently, that the business decided to imitate some muscle car experiences, such as shifting gears and a loud exhaust, to help enthusiasts adjust to this new era. It’s a part of a larger trend towards electrified vehicles from Dodge, Stellantis’ American performance car business. 

The Charger and Challenger, the brand’s current gas-powered muscle cars, will stop manufacturing in 2019. According to executives, the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT concept muscle car is based on a model that will be on sale in 2024. It will go on sale later this year and join a new small SUV named the Hornet, which will be offered as a plug-in hybrid.

The new Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept proves there is still a market for muscle vehicles even though the V8-powered Dodge Charger and Challenger are on their way out.

Furthermore, it’s the first electric vehicle in the world with an exhaust system. The car uses an amplifier to transform the electric motor’s whine from subtle background noise to an audible signal. Additionally, it employs a unique tuning chamber to produce a deeper sound; Dodge refers to the noise as “Dark Matter.” It promises to produce a sound that is 126 dB loud, which is louder than a rock concert. That’s also as loud as a Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, making it an appropriate volume for a muscle car from the manufacturer.

Undoubtedly, when idle, it makes a very deep, foreboding sound.

What makes the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept special?

This design is a two-door coupe like the original Charger, as opposed to the current four-door Charger sedan. With its scary square grille, it keeps the original charger’s ultra boxy front-end design. The Charger Daytona produces low, resonant tones that resemble high-voltage electrical machinery. The noises are created by air pulses blasted via pipes with internal baffles and chambers rather than speakers, unlike the sounds from the majority of electric vehicles. But since it’s electric, it’s not really a grille.

The enormous front wing is there to help keep the vehicle firmly planted on the ground as it accelerates. It makes the claim that it has a multi-speed gearbox in sync with the electric “exhaust”. The mechanism, known as “eRupt,” duplicates the sensation of changing gears in a conventional gas-powered car to make it more exciting. The all-wheel-drive vehicle’s electric motors will have an unknown amount of power, but Dodge has claimed that it will outperform the Dodge Challenger Hellcat “in all critical performance criteria.”

How Will The Dodge Charger Daytona Look Like?

The Charger Daytona EV looks similar to a late 1968 Charger because of its dark hue and small rectangular nose. It resembles the Dodge Charger from the famous chase sequence in the movie “Bullitt,” where it chases and is chased by Steve McQueen’s Ford Mustang quite a bit, thanks to its dark paint colour.

How will The Dodge Charger Daytona Perform?

The Charger Daytona has a transmission with more than just one or two speeds, in contrast to the majority of electric vehicles. Because electric motors, unlike gasoline engines, offer their full pulling power even at very low speeds and continue to do so through very high rotating speeds, the majority of electric cars only have a one-speed transmission. As opposed to diesel engines, gas engines have a very restricted operating speed range where they can give full power. Hence, the Charger Daytona has a transmission with more than just one or two speeds, in contrast to the majority of electric vehicles. Because electric motors, unlike gasoline engines, give their full pulling force even at very low speeds and continue to provide that power through very high rotating speeds, the majority of electric cars simply use a one-speed transmission.

Contrarily, gas engines have a relatively small range of operating speeds where they may operate at maximum power, necessitating the use of a gearbox with multiple gears to maintain the engine inside that “power band” while the automobile goes faster and slower.

To start the engine, you must lift a particular cap inside, just as in a jet fighter. It also has a shifter that was modelled after the vintage “pistol grip” ones found on many historic muscle cars. It’s also important to note that the “Fratzog” emblem is making a comeback in this design. The emblem, which was previously seen on Dodge’s muscle cars from 1962 to 1976, is being brought back as a crucial element in the company’s move to produce electric performance automobiles. The amount of power that Dodge actually produces is the only thing Dodge hasn’t mentioned. But there is no denying that it will be fairly rapid thanks to its 800-volt design and all-wheel drive.

Conclusion

Fun seekers can look forward to the Daytona Charger. Not only would it look formidable on the road, but it would also give you the speed and aesthetic you desire. The Dodge won’t probably be for everyone, but those who love something unique in their car collection can go for it when it comes out for sale. Much information hasn’t been given on the infotainment system and general features, but in the coming months, they are sure 

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