Dodge has accelerated the launch of the gas-powered version of the Charger muscle car.
The model recently debuted as the all-electric Charger Daytona, but a version called the Charger Sixpack that’s powered by turbocharged inline-six-cylinder engines is on the way.
The Charger Sixpack was originally scheduled to enter production in late 2025, but demand for the model from Dodge’s dealers has led the automaker to move the timeline up.
Dodge now says the car will be available “by summer 2025” but hasn’t clarified if that means before the start of the season or sometime during it. (UPDATE: A Dodge spokesman told American Cars And Racing that the car will arrive in dealerships in “the second half of 2025.”)
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The Charger Sixpack will initially be offered with all-wheel-drive and the choice of either a 420 hp or 550 hp version of the straight-six engine. Two-door and four-door models will eventually be available, and the Charger Daytona will also be offered with both body styles.
Dodge hasn’t announced plans for a V8 option, but with expected changes to U.S. emissions rules and electric vehicle targets under the Trump administration, the door has been open to the engine type’s return to the brand’s muscle cars.
“Is V8 a bad word? No,” Dodge CEO Matt McAlear told Motor1 at the Detroit Auto Show. “We’re not telling anybody to fall out of love with the V8. Have we announced anything? No, but we’re just getting started.”
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In the meantime, the most powerful model on the platform is the Charger Daytona Scat Pack, which has a 670 hp electric drivetrain and can accelerate to 60 mph in 3.3 seconds and cover a quarter-mile in 11.5 seconds.
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The Charger Daytona also features the Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust, which creates a synthetic exhaust sound for the full muscle car effect. Dodge hasn’t revealed what the Charger Sixpack sounds like yet, and turbocharged engines are typically quieter than naturally aspirated V8s, but there’s no doubt it will have a special exhaust of its own, just the old fashioned kind.