It’s no secret that a new generation, battery-powered Dodge Charger is coming to replace the Challenger in 2024, with a 4-door version anticipated to enter production quickly following. Stellantis spilled the beans final year when it revealed the Charger Daytona SRT electric notion coupe.

Naturally, there’s a lot of buzz surrounding the model, and now, somebody has captured photographs of what seem to be at least 3 physique shells of an early pre-production Charger Daytona SRT coupe. For apparent factors, there’s no details or backstory with regards to the pictures, but they’ve been broadly distributed on a quantity of web forums and social media channels.

From the get-go, a couple of factors instantly caught our interest. First, the presence of a B-pillar, a departure from the concept’s clean style, although the window extends additional to the mid-point as an alternative of the start off point of the wheel arch. Second, and much more intriguingly, what appears to be a transmission tunnel, though there is some area for doubt with regards to the latter. The driver’s side also has what appears like a fuel door, even though it could extremely properly be a charging port.

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Dodge has mentioned for some time now that the subsequent Charger is coming as a battery-electric car. In reality, it is patented an fascinating program that emulates exhaust sounds and it is offered distinct particulars about trim levels also.

However, it also acknowledged that it is theoretically attainable to equip the new Charger with internal combustion engines down the line. As the brand’s CEO, Tim Kuniskis, conveyed to the press final year: “I can put an ICE engine in there. Doesn’t mean we’re going to. We’re certainly not launching with anything like that. We’re launching with full battery electric”.

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Apart from what is visible in the photographs, practically nothing else is particular. According to the poster on the web page of LX &amp Beyond Nationals, “We have not independently verified any of these images, nor can we confirm or deny what they may or may not be displaying.” That’s left us with small much more than to speculate on the findings in the photographs.

As we’ve highlighted years ago, it would be odd for Dodge to use a combustion engine in the subsequent-gen Charger even if it could. The firm flat-out told us in 2021 that it would be BEV only. That mentioned, possibly the shift to electric is one particular that the brand has given that decided to slow down with a mix of each EV and combustion energy plants.

One point is clear from the photographs and that is the silhouette certain appears equivalent to the Charger Daytona notion automobile. It’s not specifically the exact same but it is extremely close. If this truly is the subsequent muscle automobile from Dodge it’ll have some huge footwear to fill regardless of powertrain.

The true query right here is whether or not these photographs depict the upcoming subsequent-gen muscle automobile or if they’re connected to anything else, such as a SEMA notion car potentially powered by the brand’s HEMI V8 or Hurricane I6. Or possibly it could be an internal improvement car purely for testing purposes, in case Dodge modifications its thoughts about providing the Charger as an EV only. Who knows.