The eighth-generation Dodge Charger has been unveiled, dropping its long-running Hemi V8 engine for a alternative of straight-six or battery-electric energy.

The new Charger Daytona’s combustion providing is the twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre Hurricane straight six from the Jeep Grand Wagoneer. Dubbed the Sixpack, it sends 420bhp (‘standard output’) or 550bhp (‘high output’) by all 4 wheels.

Dodge has but to offer detailed efficiency statistics for the Sixpack muscle vehicles. What the American model has elaborated on, nevertheless, is the potential of the Charger Daytona EV.

The range-topping Scat Pack options twin permanent-magnet synchronous motors with silicon-carbide inverters, producing a mixed 630bhp and 627lb ft as commonplace.

Using the Powershot, a 15.0sec overboost mode whose title references the normal shot of nitrous oxide in drag racers, output is boosted to 670bhp – almost as a lot as within the wild 707bhp V8 Charger Hellcat.

This allows the Scat Pack to dispatch the 0-60mph dash in 3.3sec, regardless of weighing all of 2648kg. Covering a quarter-mile is alleged to take 11.5sec and high pace is rated at 134mph.

For reference, the Tesla Model S Plaid electrical saloon’s tri-motor set-up produces 1020bhp, giving it a 0-60mph time of two.4sec and a claimed quarter-mile time of 9.2sec.

Scat Pack vehicles can optionally be geared up with the Track Pack, which goals to spice up cornering efficiency. The springs are stiffened and the monotube dampers are swapped for adaptive models, whereas the disc brakes are swapped for Brembo models with a diameter of 410mm. It additionally features a staggered tyre set-up, carrying Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 3 rubber that measures 305mm vast up entrance and 325mm vast on the rear.

In the entry-level Charger Daytona R/T, the dual-motor system’s outputs are diminished to 456bhp (496bhp utilizing Powershot) and 404lb ft.