Dodge is not going to construct the bottom R/T model of its electrical Charger Daytona for the 2026 mannequin 12 months. A costlier, higher-performance Scat Pack trim remains to be deliberate.
In an announcement despatched to a number of media shops, Dodge CEO Matt McAlear explains, “Manufacturing of the Dodge Charger Daytona R/T is postponed for the 2026 mannequin 12 months as we proceed to evaluate the consequences of U.S. tariff insurance policies. The Charger’s versatile, multi-energy STLA Massive platform permits us to concentrate on the Charger Daytona Scat Pack’s efficiency because the world’s quickest and strongest muscle automotive, add the brand new four-door mannequin to the Charger combine for the 2026 mannequin 12 months and lean into the brand new Charger Sixpack fashions that may launch within the second half of the 12 months.”
There’s numerous very Dodge-specific lingo in that assertion, so let’s unpack it.
One Automobile, Two Powertrains, Two Our bodies
Dodge radically remade its lineup for 2024, dropping 2-door Challenger and 4-door Charger fashions that had been maybe its most recognizable merchandise.
Of their place, the corporate debuted an all-new Charger. It deliberate to provide each 2- and 4-door variations, with the coupes coming first.
It additionally deliberate to construct them as each electrical and gas-powered automobiles. The electrical mannequin, the Charger Daytona, first got here in two trim ranges: R/T with 496 horsepower and Scat Pack with 670.
Later, gas-powered fashions will seem. Referred to as Charger Six Packs, they’ll use turbocharged inline-6-cylinder engines. A persistent business rumor says Dodge might briefly convey the famed Hemi V8 again due to new, looser fuel-economy rules. Dodge has not confirmed that plan.
McAlear’s assertion means the 496-hp Charger Daytona R/T is not going to be constructed for 2026. It could not disappear fully. He calls the mannequin “postponed.” 2025 fashions nonetheless sit on some vendor heaps now, and a 2027 model stays attainable. However, for 2026, the one electrical Charger Daytona would be the pricier Scat Pack model.
This transfer raises the 2026 Charger’s worth of entry. The present 2025 Charger Daytona R/T begins at $61,590, together with supply price. The Scat Pack begins at $70,190.
