Is Dodge’s New Electric Muscle Car A True Path Forward Or A Stop-Gap?

This week saw the release of Dodge's next-generation muscle vehicle,

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confirming for aficionados what they had long suspected—and mostly feared.

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Dodge, like many other businesses, is forging forward with its electric product lineup, which includes the Charger Daytona Scat Pack and R/T in 2024.

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The R/T's 496 horsepower and the Scat Pack's 670 horsepower are astounding raw statistics,

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and the Scat Pack is touted to have a quarter-mile pace of 11.5 seconds and a zero-to-60 time of 3.3 seconds.

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