- This EV-savvy reviewer struggles to find anything good to say about the 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona EV.
- He doesn’t like how it drives and feels on the road, its infotainment and really anything about it.
- More versions of this car will be released, but the ones available now aren’t getting rave reviews.
Nobody really asked for an electric muscle car that makes fake V8 noises, but Dodge went ahead and made one anyway. The 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona EV is here now, and it’s not been getting the best reviews. It doesn’t seem clear who and what it’s designed for since it does some things that you wouldn’t expect well while not performing as well as you think it should in other areas, given its muscle car image.
Kyle Conner from the Out of Spec Reviews channel had a lot of things to say about the new electric Charger, and most of them weren’t flattering. He even apologizes to Dodge at the start of the video for what he’s about to say, but he makes plenty of good points that seem to confirm what other early reviewers have said about the car.
The way it looks is not a problem, especially for the two-door body. Dodge has done an excellent job of making an EV look like a muscle car, including giving it a blunt and upright front end. However, while at first glance it may look like a typical muscle car, it hides an aero element similar to what the Polestar 3 has, which is designed to channel air over the car and improve the drag coefficient.
It’s built on the 400-volt Stellantis STLA Large platform, which allows for both electric and combustion powertrains, and in EV form, it has a battery pack with just over 100 kilowatt-hours of gross capacity. The usable capacity is about 94 kWh, which gives the $59,995 R/T variant on 18-inch wheels an EPA range rating of 308 miles (496 km). The $73,130 Scat Pack with more power and larger wheels is rated at 240 miles.
The range numbers are average when compared to other similar vehicles with comparable batteries, but it is a bit on the heavy side at almost 5,700 pounds (2,585 kg) or more than that for the Scat Pack. That heft makes its presence felt when you want to pick up the pace around a twisty road when the car just feels a bit lethargic and inert—even suddenly flooring reveals a delay until full power is delivered, and it doesn’t help the car feel sporty to drive.
Kyle was not kind to the electric Charger, saying it left him “completely disappointed.” He says it has no redeeming qualities, even pointing to its low-speed driving experience, which, in spite of its heft, is deemed “dreadful.” In his view, this car doesn’t even get the EV basics right, and it has additional problems on top of that, but then again, it’s also a brand-new vehicle, and Dodge can still improve it and add features over time.
We’ll draw our own conclusions once we get our hands on a Dodge Charger Daytona for our own in-depth review.
