The Dodge Charger goes to the electric with its “exhaust” intriguing

If Dodge gives many details on the design and the interior of its concept in its press release, the brand remains a little more discreet on its technical sheet. Only she concedes to announce that this loader Daytona SRT “Banshee” is equipped with an 800 volts system such as the Kia Ev6 and the Hyundai Ioniq 5, allowing to enjoy a faster charge than for an architecture 400 volts. On the other hand, Nothing has yet been said on the power or the capacity of the battery of the electric sportswoman.

Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept: the electric muscle-car that makes noise

Dodge unveils the Daytona SRT Concept Charge, a vision of its electric muscle-car of the future. And if she abandons the V8, she will still make noise !

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Dodge is in full swing this week. The manufacturer has unveiled its new Hornet on the basis of the Tonale Alfa Romeo, and at the same time presents an unprecedented and 100% electric concept. The Charge Daytona SRT Concept study offers a vision of the brand’s electrified future, while having some winks to the past.

Neo-retro

On the style side, the concept is indeed recalling the Dodge Charger of the years 1960-1970. The silhouette is very square, with well swollen wings. At the front, a rectangular grille is formed by a luminous LED element, even if it is completely empty and recalls a little a fin. The air goes through this hollowed out grille and goes back to the windshield by climbing over a bump on the hood, What improve the aero. A large carbon blade completes the bottom of the front shield. The rear takes up the same recipe with a rectangular headband over the entire width, and a relatively imposing diffuser in carbon. The coupé is shone with unpublished 21 -inch rims, while we notice here and there badges including the famous “Fratzog”, used on Dodge muscle from 1962 to 1976.

If the exterior is rather in the neo-retro trend, the cabin is rather anchored in modernity. It almost looks like a standard vehicle as the black and burgundy leather dashboard is close to production models. A 12.3 -inch central screen sits in the center, supplemented by a slightly curved digital instrumentation of 16 inch. A head-up-down display is also integrated on board. The whole cabin is bathed in light thanks to a large panoramic glass roof. Red-orange mood lighting extends from the dashboard to the offenders and the central console.

An exhaust system on an electric ?

Dodge is unfortunately not very talkative on the technical side, except for the name of its engine: Banshee. Power is not known for the moment, but the manufacturer claims that this electric first will be faster than the overpowers Hellcat . As a reminder, these have largely exceeded 700 hp. The capacity of the battery is not given either, and we only know that the car will use an 800V system, allowing the fast load.
To reassure fans of muscle cars, very attached to the noise of V8, Dodge has also thought about a solution with An unprecedented exhaust system for an electric. Called Fratzonic, it is made up of a rear amplifier and can go up to 126 decibels, as much as a thermal hellcat srt. It promises !

See you in 2024

This study close to the series prefigures what the first muscle because Dodge 100% electric will be. It should arrive in 2024, initially in North America. Thanks to its new “clean” motorization, this future electric will put its wheels in Europe thereafter ? Response in the coming years.
Photos: Dodge.

The Dodge Charger goes to the electric with its “exhaust” intriguing

Dodge lifts the veil on the concept of loading daytona srt “banshee”, which announces the future of the brand’s sportsmen. With an “exhaust pot” present capable of outing 126 dB of an engine sound.

If the prohibition of the sale of thermal cars decided for 2035 by the European Union does not concern the United States, Dodge still works in the electrification of its range, which would then allow it to envisage marketing in Europe , as for General Motors. It is therefore in this context that the American firm lifts the veil on a brand new very promising concept.

A very attractive electric version

We told you about it a few days earlier, Dodge had announced its desire to transform its loads and the challenger into 100 % electric models. A real turning point for the manufacturer, rather used to V6 and other purring V8. It did not take long for this one to set up his plan, when he has just lifted the veil on a new concept, baptized to charge Daytona SRT “Banshee”. He therefore announces the electric version of the muscle-car, which could emerge in 2024. If the silhouette of the concept is close to the sportswoman that we already know, the style has however been revised to gain modernity, but also in aerodynamics, a key element to improve autonomy.

Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept Exterior Design Sketch.

At the front, we notice the arrival of what looks like a fin. Called R-wing, the latter was designed to better circulate air and improve support. An aesthetic and technical element very well integrated, although we do not yet know if it can be kept on the serial version. If the lines are more refined than the thermal version, they still remain very aggressive, that fans reassure themselves. Finally, if the car obviously does not have an exhaust exit, the engineers still offered it a sound close to that produced by a thermal model.

Named Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust, this system then takes the form of speakers and a special room, resembling an exhaust in its design according to Dodge and producing up to 126 dB with a noise recalling a heat engine, but digitized and modernized. If you are curious, you can listen to the rendering in this video from 2 minutes and 22 seconds.

A more techno driving position

If the exterior seems very futuristic, the driving position is much more conventional. We therefore discover a modern presentation that would have its place in a standard vehicle. The dashboard is thus equipped with a 12.3 -inch touch screen, the largest ever implanted in a brand model. This is then associated with a 12-inch curved digital handset as well as an 8-inch head-up display. Several driving modes are then offered, accessible with a simple pressure on the button installed on the steering wheel.

If Dodge gives many details on the design and the interior of its concept in its press release, the brand remains a little more discreet on its technical sheet. Only she concedes to announce that this loader Daytona SRT “Banshee” is equipped with an 800 volts system such as the Kia Ev6 and the Hyundai Ioniq 5, allowing to enjoy a faster charge than for an architecture 400 volts. On the other hand, Nothing has yet been said on the power or the capacity of the battery of the electric sportswoman.

A gearbox like on the Porsche Taycan

We know, however, that the concept is equipped with a system called Erupt, which is none other than a robotic gearbox with several reports. A system that seems similar to what the Porsche Taycan offers, equipped with two reports to offer better times at high speed. Muscle-car is also equipped with a Powershot function, which offers an additional boost at simple press of a button on the steering wheel.

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This electric loading dodge will make more noise than a Concorde

While the Dodge Charger Electric is still in development, the false sound of 126 dB, emulated by the car, has already been modified to make even more effect. A detail on which the brand has a lot.

Some historic car manufacturers go to electric, but without completely abandoning the sound of the engines and the exhausts of their most iconic thermal cars. This is the case of Dodge, which attaches great importance to its future electric sports model, derived from the Dodge Charge SRT, is recognizable thanks to the sound it produces.

During the first presentation of the car, this sound did not really appeal to the public. He was powerful, but not really exciting. Dodge teams have therefore returned to work to improve it. The new sound signature of the model was presented on the sidelines of the Chicago Salon, informed Autoblog on February 21, 2023. We also discovered it through videos broadcast on social networks.

A ra more raucous sound that must take the guts

While a large part of the electric vehicles are on silence, Dodge wants its model to have a recognizable sound signature. The Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept has been revealed by specifying that the model can emit a roar going up to 126 dB (decibels), as the thermal model equivalent in its Hellcat version.

To achieve this objective, Dodge has filed several patents, mentioning an exhaust emulator named ” Fratzonic chamber exhaust system »». This electronic sound can thus be worked, as can be exhaust sounds on thermal cars.

During the presentation, we discovered this proposed sound, but the charm did not actually act. On this second presentation, Dodge improved this sound. It seems more hoarse, more anchored in the bass. The car really seems to roar, as it could do with a large American V8 engine. Besides, the difference between the car circulating with and without the sound is quite confusing, you can listen to it in this video.

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The American youtubeur of Cars Made simple, present on site, said: ” It’s actually very cool, and you can feel it in your chest »». And, to add: ” It completely filled this room, without problem. It was extremely strong. Much stronger than I would have believed it. “Same observation through this tweet which says:” The Charger Daytona SRT concept doesn’t just look hard to cook, it also has the sound. »»

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A sound that may still evolve

If this second version of the virtual exhaust sound already pleases more, it may not yet be the final version. Dodge is precisely looking to find the unique sound that will agree – except, probably, opponents of electric vehicles who may howl to sacrilege.

The idea of ​​associating relatively noisy sound signatures with electric vehicles continues to go. Dodge, with its electrical concept of loading, Abarth, with its noisy version of the electric 500, are the most successful. The subject also particularly interests luxury brands, such as Ferrari or Lamborghini, who will need this element to stand out with their electric vehicles. We can still wonder if the 126 dB of this Dodge concept are not a bit ” Too Much »».

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