With the vigorous development of the new energy vehicle market, the remaining American muscle cars have also ushered in the last moment. With the Chrysler 300C, Camaro and Dodge Challenger discontinued, American muscle cars were almost a thing of the past.
This is an inevitable fact, but this does not mean that these classic car series will officially end their lives, but will become another way to return to us, such as the Dodge Challenger and Dodge War Horse are the fastest of them. As the classic three major American muscle cars, the Dodge Challenger and the Dodge War Horse also have countless relationships.
At present, Dodge executives said that the Dodge Challenger and War Horse's successor model Dodge Charger Daytona will be released in March, in the future, War Horse and Challenger will be merged into one car series, and the overall positioning of this car is closer to the Challenger, the shape of the coupe is also a combination of the 70s War Horse and the current Challenger design style, but the front of the car is more streamlined, it looks a little more delicate.
The built-in headlight cluster is also a classic American muscle car design, which perfectly combines technology and retro. The whole car even reminds me of the classic DMC-12. The emblem in the middle has been changed to the style of a dart, and it is worth mentioning that, except for some changes at the front, the side and rear are still the styling design of the current Challenger, with only some changes in the details.
The Dodge Charger Daytona is built on the STLA Large platform and will likely be powered by a plug-in hybrid or all-electric version, with the plug-in hybrid version likely to be powered by a 3.0-liter inline-six engine with a maximum horsepower of 548 hp and 426 hp.
The all-electric version is powered by an 800V high-voltage platform and is equipped with a variety of power units, including 408 hp from a single rear-wheel drive and 680 hp from a dual-motor all-wheel drive, as well as an 897 hp version that accelerates to 96 km/h in less than two seconds. In addition, Dodge has shown that it is not ruled out that they will launch a gasoline version based on this car.
It can be said that the Dodge Charger Daytona was the first model to achieve an electrification resurrection among the disappeared American muscle cars, of course, if the electric horse is not counted. This also marks that the American muscle car, as a branch of automobile culture, has indeed completed its historical mission, and will be replaced by these high-horsepower electric vehicles in the future.