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2024 Dodge Charger Daytona: the ‘Brotherhood of Muscle’ goes electric – Charged EVs

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Dodge says the EVs that replace them will be just as noisy. The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona is a Detroit anomaly: it’s a passenger car in an age of trucks and SUVs, it’s battery-electric when U.S. The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona is a Detroit anomaly: it’s a passenger car in an age of trucks and SUVs, it’s battery-electric when U.S.

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Stellantis CEO claims quicker EV acceleration is a safety feature

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Stellantis last week detailed its STLA Large platform , which the automaker claims can house powertrains capable of hurling an EV from 0-60 mph in 2.0 second acceleration in performance cars like the Dodge electric muscle car tipped to use the platform. It’s an either/or proposition.

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Tesla Model X Plaid is still dominating drag races nearly 2 years after launch

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Mercedes has long made the G-Class with its incredible Bi-Turbo V8, Dodge has been making its Durango SUV with supercharged V8s for years, and BMW has prided itself on the performance characteristics found in the X5M. sec 0-60 mph launch, 9.7-sec There is nothing new about the concept of the super-high-performance SUV.

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Future Cars: Concept EVs for 2023 and Beyond

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Stellantis, which sells Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, Fiat, Ram, Maserati and Alfa Romeo in the United States, announced on March 1, 2022 they will be releasing 25 all-new all-electric models across these brands by 2030. What we do know: a very fast 0-60 mph in the low 2-second range and 435 miles on a full charge, making it a very compelling EV.

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Levante Trofeo

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Maserati says the top speed is 187 mph, making this luxury SUV a fast grocery-getter. The design is just different enough that it is easily differentiated from its closest competitors—the BMW X5, Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S and the Porsche Cayenne. The automatic transmission evenly distributes power to all four wheels on an as-needed basis.

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo

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Maserati says the top speed is a stunning 203 mph, which we believe, but did not attempt, making it the fastest vehicle in its class. Maserati is part of the family that also makes Dodge, Chrysler, Ram and Jeep, so there are some shared bits and pieces in the cabin, specifically the infotainment system. The soft touch dash, with a 7.0-inch

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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The world’s leading sports- and luxury-car brands, together with muscle-car mavens like Dodge, are now pushing the envelope of the relatively inefficient internal combustion engine (ICE). Because the front wheels are driven independently, the car can travel 26 kilometers (16 miles) on electricity alone, at speeds up to 135 km/h (83 mph).

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