Dodge Launches Sedan Version of All-Electric Charger Daytona Amidst Weak Coupe Sales

Even as it scrapped production of the base Charger Daytona coupe, Dodge has launched production of the sedan version of the all-electric muscle car, hoping the added convenience will boost initially weak demand. More from Headlight.News.

Dodge is pressing forward with the staggered roll-out of what it has billed as the world’s first all-electric muscle car. A four-door version of the Dodge Charger Daytona now joins the two -door EV that went into production late last year.

The announcement comes the same week Dodge confirmed it was dropping the base R/T version of the Charger Daytona coupe due to weak demand. It now plans to offer only the more powerful Scat Pack version in both coupe and sedan configurations. The Stellantis performance brand is set to follow up with a gas-powered Charger – sans the Daytona badge – later this year.

“The beauty is in the simplicity,” said Matt McAlear, Dodge CEO. “It’s a real testament to the Dodge design and engineering teams that apart from two additional doors, the 2026 Dodge Charger Daytona sedan embodies the same look and feel as the coupe.”

What’s New

Unlike its old, gas-powered Charger and Challenger models, Dodge chose to address coupe and sedan segments with a single product line. Even in four-door configuration, the Charger Daytona has essentially the same look and dimensions as the two-door, with its widebody stance. Both packages are slightly longer than the old muscle cars. They also feature a large hatch yielding access to a roomy cargo bay.

With the R/T trim now out of the picture, the automaker only will offer the sedan in Scat Pack configuration, its twin-motor electric drive system pushing out 670 horsepower to all four wheels. It will come standard with all-wheel-drive.

With 0-60 launches estimated at just 3.3 seconds, Dodge claims the electric coupe will “deliver Hellcat Redeye levels of performance,” a reference to the brand’s old supercharged V-8 option.

Range is an EPA-estimated 241 miles per charge. The automaker said the Scat Pack trim can go from a 20 to 80% state-of-charge in as little as 5.4 minutes using a 240-volt Level 2 charger. With a quick enough public DC charger that can drop to as low as 24 minutes, though will typically require more than a half-hour.

Track-ready

As with the old Charger and Challenger models, Dodge is betting many buyers will look to compete with the Daytona line, whether on an oval or street course, or on the dragstrip.

To enhance performance, the sedan – like the coupe Daytona gets:

• A rear mechanical limited-slip differential;
• Race options including Drift and Donut Modes, Launch Control and race-prep functions;
• PowerShot mode adding another 40 horsepower for up to 10 seconds at a time.
• Aerodynamic enhancements, including the front R-Wing pass-through.

There’s an additional Track Package for both two and four-door models.

All versions add the “Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust” which simulates the rumble of a classic Dodge muscle car.

More Daytona News

• Dodge Drops Charger Daytona R/T Trim
• First Drive: 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona – Who Needs a Hemi?
• First Look: 2024 Dodge Attitude 

More to come

The Charger Daytona rollout is far from complete. Next up? There will be, said Dodge in a news release, “even more choices to come later this year with gas-powered SIXPACK Charger models.” Notably, gas models will not add “Daytona” to their name.

In turn, it will be followed by the ultimate all-electric version, the Dodge Charger Daytona Banshee. Scheduled for debut next year – if that timetable holds – Banshee will be available in 2- and 4-door versions, as well. Specs are also TBA but there’s widespread speculation the Banshee with the Stage III performance pack could push into the 1,000 hp range.

That would seem likely considering where other performance EVs, such as the new Lucid Air Sapphire and Tesla Model S Plaid are positioned. But it also might mean Banshee pushing past the $100,000 mark. So far, we’ve heard nothing on final pricing for any of the new Charger models.

R/T could return

This week, Dodge also announced it was dropping the less powerful R/T version of the Charger Daytona coupe due to weak demand. But even though that package is notably missing from the sedan announcement, Dodge has left a space open for the future.

“Production of the Dodge Charger Daytona R/T is postponed for the 2026 model year as we continue to assess the effects of U.S. tariff policies,” McAlear said in a statement.

The bigger question is how well any version of the all-electric Charger Daytona will fare going forward. Despite the significant muscle, demand has been weak. Analysts note that the sort of classic performance buyer the old gas Charger and Challenger models appealed to are generally among the least likely to say they plan to go electric.