Stellantis' bet comes as muscle car sales plummet in the U.S., where only 240 electric Daytonas came out in the quarter
After leaving the European market in 2011 – when it still sold models such as Caliber, Nitro and Journey – Dodge is preparing to return to the Old Continent. The mission to reopen the doors will fall to the Charger, the brand’s most emblematic name, which will land in Europe in both electric and combustion versions.
Presented as Dodge’s first all-electric muscle car , the Charger will also arrive in the Sixpack configuration, equipped with the Hurricane 3.0 biturbo six-cylinder in-line engine. European specifications have not yet been confirmed, but, based on the American range, the R/T delivers 426 hp, while the Scat Pack reaches 558 hp and completes 0 to 96 km/h in 3.9 seconds.
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The Charger Daytona, on the other hand, bets exclusively on electrification. With a 100.5 kWh battery and two electric motors, the most powerful version develops 679 hp and 86.6 kgfm of torque, in addition to all-wheel drive. In the United States, it accelerates from 0 to 96 km/h in 3.3 seconds and offers a range of up to 430 kilometers in the North American cycle.
“Bringing the Charger back to Europe is a significant moment,” Fabio Catone, responsible for Dodge on the continent, told Razão Automóvel when highlighting the rescue of an iconic name in the American industry.
The return comes amid a delicate moment for the model in the United States. In the first quarter of 2026, Dodge sold only 240 units of the electric Charger Daytona, down 88% from the same period in 2025. The six-cylinder versions, which arrived to revive sales, totaled 1,672 units, and the brand still promises more radical versions with the return of the V8 Hellcat.
Given this scenario, Europe emerges as a route to ship more units. It remains to be seen if the bet will pay off in a market where combustion sports cars still attract more buyers than electric ones.
