There’s a Chance Next Dodge Charger Will Have a Gas Engine: Here’s Why There is a lot going on, but the most important thing is the switch to electricity. It’s big news because of the scandalous Hellcat-branded V8s that have been driving charging (no pun intended) all these years for internal combustion engines or ICEs. The 2024 Daytona SRT Supercharger is being hailed as the first electric muscle car, so surprisingly, according to its CEO, it will also have an ICE.
There’s a Chance Next Dodge Charger Will Have a Gas Engine: Here’s Why
Dodge CEO says the next Supercharger could get an ICE engine
Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis broke the news at the 2022 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Nobody expected that. Dodge is developing an all-electric powertrain for the Next Charger now. But it could also have Dodge’s newest ICE in decades, the twin-turbo 3.0-liter Hurricane Strip.
What electric vehicles stand for, excluding the performance aspects. If there is a refusal to accept electric vehicles, the STLA platform could allow to deliver the ICE power that traditional buyers prefer. And the DOHC Hurricane checks out a lot of what both ICE and Dodge buyers want, and what Dodge needs because of their environmental mandates.
What is a Hurricane Six Engine?
There’s a Chance Next Dodge Charger Will Have a Gas Engine: Here’s Why
There will be two different types of options available. The standard engine has 400 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque at 5800 rpm. But there is also a high-production version. It pumps out over 500 horses and 500 lb-ft of torque at 6100 rpm. Besides these two versions, hybrid variants will also be available. And for Dodge, 96 percent of the parts used in the two versions of the Hurricane are common, which lowers production costs.
Depending on how you look at it, the alternative to a hurricane is either a long shot or a plan for, say, 2026. Gasoline engines will still be required into the 2030s. This demand may or may not be large enough to sustain itself. But the Daytona SRT gives Dodge the option to play this card or fold on ICE engines for good.
