Dodge Charger King Daytona 2023: a muscle car exceeding 800 CV as a farewell to the V8

The transition towards electrified models and, consequently, the farewell to the legendary supercharged eight-cylinder engines has also reached Dodge, a brand famous for its purely American muscle cars with V8 Hellcat engines under the bonnet, which has already unveiled its first fully electric Charger.

To bid a proper farewell to these brutal V8 Hellcats, the brand launched a special series called Last Call, which is where our protagonist of today comes in. It is named Dodge Charger King Daytona, and only 300 units will be produced, making it the most limited version of all.

Very sporty

Painted entirely in Go Mango orange, the new Charger King Daytona also receives a vinyl decal on its rear bearing the King Daytona name, the traditional Hellcat logos on its front fenders, and Carbon Warp Speed 20-inch wheels, behind which sits a Brembo-signed braking system with six-piston calipers, also painted orange.

Inside, we find a black colour scheme with orange detailing, creating the perfect balance with its exterior design. The leather and Alcantara seats with orange stitching, its multifunction sport steering wheel, also in Alcantara, and the numerous carbon-fibre trims throughout the cabin make us realise the calibre of vehicle we have in front of us, not to mention its sound system signed by Harman Kardon.

Its V8 heart

Under the bonnet, where the true jewel of this muscle car lies, we find a 6.2-litre supercharged V8 Hellcat engine, which raises its output to no less than 818 CV, producing 10 CV more than the Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye, the model from which this edition derives.

Finally, the name of this special edition is a tribute to William Big Willie Robinson, a racing driver from the 1960s and 70s who drove a 1969 Charger named King Daytona.