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Discounts Already Piling Up for Electric Dodge Charger Daytona
Even though the order books for the Dodge Charger Daytona EV opened just last fall, incentives are already piling up on the hood. Per Carsdirect, a bulletin was recently sent to dealers announcing $7500 in National Retail Consumer Cash for 2024 Charger Daytonas.
It appears that this rebate will end on March 31st, but it’s not the only one. There’s also a $7500-off lease deal for the electric muscle car. What’s more, the retail consumer cash discount mentioned above can be stacked with other existing offers, such as $3000 in National Dodge Performance Days Combo Bonus Cash to bring the savings total to $10,500. If you’re located on the West Coast and looking to jump from your existing non-Stellantis vehicle, you can also score $2000 in conquest cash, bringing the total savings to $12,500.
The base price for an entry-level 2024 Charger Daytona R/T sits at $61,590 including a $1995 destination fee as of this writing, so factor in those potential savings and you’re looking at under $50,000 for a ride with all-wheel-drive, 496 hp, and 404 lb-ft of instant electric torque.
Of course, the addition of these incentives would seem to indicate that the Charger Daytona isn’t selling at the rate that Dodge was hoping—at least not out of the gate. There was a predictable amount of backlash when it was first announced that the Charger would go electric, but remember, there’s also a gas-powered version coming with twin-turbo, inline-six power. (In fact, that version has been fast-tracked, now set to arrive this summer.)
The new Charger Daytona is handsome enough, but it would appear, given the incentives, that the idea of an all-electric muscle car just isn’t hitting consumers the way Stellantis hoped. When you spent years building some of the coolest Hemi-powered throwbacks ever, that shift was always going to be a tough one.
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How long these incentives will remain is unclear, but if you’ve been considering the prospect of a sleek coupe with a few hundred miles of all-electric range, a “Fratzonic” exhaust note, and plenty of ample get-up-and-go, Dodge is ready to make a deal.
The people have / are speaking; all electric is not the sole answer for the masses!!!
There are a number of vehicles out there that people are not clamoring to buy right now – for varying reasons. It would behoove the manufacturers to listen to the consumers rather than trying to figure out ways to entice them to pay stratospheric sums for autos that We. Just. Don’t. Want.
Well the Electric car is not the sole answer to things.
The is a place for these cars and it will grown and change over time but they still have major challenges.
Primary is faster charging, the high purchase price are the leading problems now. But we have really not seen the true effects of how these cars will do as they age. Will they be like a I phone 6 in an age of I phone 16?.
Until we better grasp battery life and costs to keep one on the road long term EV will struggle.
This whole deal was handled and forced on the public by the government is the most wrong way it could be done.
They should work with automakers to perfect the lower cost cars and use them in places like city cars where they would thrive. As a daily driver they are fine but trips and finding charging is difficult unless you a home charger.
There are things I like and things I don’t like on the EV cars. I will not rule out ever owning one but right now I fear the resale cost as well the high purchase cost too much.
Same for the Hybrids. Give me EV or Gas but not both. The added cost and expense saves nothing. Many think these to be the answer but in the long run you lose money.
I get that you don’t like complicated cars, but the technology in all cars is increasing, For myself, a long term car owner, a Toyota Camry or Corolla Hybrid is the way to go . Depending on the options you want, You can get into either of these cars for 27,000 to 30,000. I have a friend with a 24 corolla that can average close to 60 mpg on it and the Camrys are doing 50 or better. They wrote the book on hybrids and are super reliable. I also have a friend that has owned prius vehicles since 2012 current one she owns (2015) has 140,000 mi . and has had less than $1200 in matainence done not counting brakes and normal wear items.
It is a rather abrupt change. Kind of like going to ‘New Coke’ and then having to bring back Coca-Cola Classic. However I recently attended an event in a very upscale neighborhood.- ‘ Fully restored colonial era home with all modern amenities on 15+ acres. Detached barn. Indoor pool..’ and there were more Tesla’s running around than I could count . Perhaps in these current pro-EV but now anti-Tesla areas that might be an emerging market. This just doesn’t seem to be the car to take advantage of that.
They have to throw rebates at people in an attempt to sell these things. Who could have seen this coming. The car is so blah to look at in person. I can’t see a Mo[par guy wanting to replace their V8 with a FARTSONIC “exhaust”.
Saw one of these for the first time a few days ago. Not a bad looking car in real life, but when the driver turned on the fake engine sound, I couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Ridiculous!
I saw one at a dealer earlier this week and agree, it really caught my eye in a positive way. It wasn’t running, so didn’t get the sound part. I have to say though, why add fake sound. It just seems stupid. It’s not an ICE so why try to make it sound like one.
Do you have to pay extra to have the mirrors the same color as the car?
The factory saves money painting all of them black. That’s why they are so cheap…
There was a new(!!!) 2024 Charger Daytona EV at the 2025 Houston Auto Show. I thought the car looked absolutely terrible.