2013 Dodge Charger Daytona: Tweaked R/T cars
Dodge has officially released the 2013 Dodge Charger Daytona. As with every Charger Daytona made after 1971, it is essentially a cosmetic package with minor tweaks.
The new car is based on the Dodge Charger R/T edition, with the Super Bee's blacked-out hood; the Charger Juiced's lower chin spoiler; the Road & Track wheels; and a blackout treatment on the roof, spoiler, and front grille. The first batch will come out in Daytona Blue (which might be a renamed version of an earlier color), with later models sold in bright white, billet silver, and black; only 2,500 will be made for model-year 2013.
The Daytona has a higher-performance 3.06 rear axle ratio, high-speed engine controller, paddle shifters with sport mode, and performance steering and suspension. The interior has dark brushed aluminum trim surrounds.
Inside, buyers get black seats (leather with Road & Track, cloth with R/T) with Daytona Blue accents and stitching, a numbered dashboard plaque, Mopar pedal kit, and Beats audio (ten speakers, 552 watts). The cost is $2,500 above the R/T Road & Track, or $2,995 above the R/T. Thus, the Daytona will be $32,990 for the R/T and $36,495 for the R/T Road & Track, plus $995 shipping in the continental United States.
The original Dodge Charger Daytona was a short run of cars built to allow Dodge to put an aerodynamics kit on their Charger for NASCAR racing; they set speed records of over 200 mph, and came with a choice of the 440 V-8 or the ultimate muscle car engine, the 426 Hemi. Since that model was dropped, the name has periodically been used for lightly modified Chargers, including the pictured (above) 2006 model and a version of the late-1970s Dodge Charger SE which was visually similar to the Chrysler Cordoba. There was also a series of front wheel drive cars simply called the Dodge Daytona, and a more recent Ram Daytona pickup.
Before Chrysler set the release, artist Susan Rand predicted the look of the car -- see if you can tell which photo is the real Chrysler press image, and which is Susan's prediction, without reading the captions.
Dodge has officially released the 2013 Dodge Charger Daytona. As with every Charger Daytona made after 1971, it is essentially a cosmetic package with minor tweaks.
The new car is based on the Dodge Charger R/T edition, with the Super Bee's blacked-out hood; the Charger Juiced's lower chin spoiler; the Road & Track wheels; and a blackout treatment on the roof, spoiler, and front grille. The first batch will come out in Daytona Blue (which might be a renamed version of an earlier color), with later models sold in bright white, billet silver, and black; only 2,500 will be made for model-year 2013.
The Daytona has a higher-performance 3.06 rear axle ratio, high-speed engine controller, paddle shifters with sport mode, and performance steering and suspension. The interior has dark brushed aluminum trim surrounds.
Inside, buyers get black seats (leather with Road & Track, cloth with R/T) with Daytona Blue accents and stitching, a numbered dashboard plaque, Mopar pedal kit, and Beats audio (ten speakers, 552 watts). The cost is $2,500 above the R/T Road & Track, or $2,995 above the R/T. Thus, the Daytona will be $32,990 for the R/T and $36,495 for the R/T Road & Track, plus $995 shipping in the continental United States.
The original Dodge Charger Daytona was a short run of cars built to allow Dodge to put an aerodynamics kit on their Charger for NASCAR racing; they set speed records of over 200 mph, and came with a choice of the 440 V-8 or the ultimate muscle car engine, the 426 Hemi. Since that model was dropped, the name has periodically been used for lightly modified Chargers, including the pictured (above) 2006 model and a version of the late-1970s Dodge Charger SE which was visually similar to the Chrysler Cordoba. There was also a series of front wheel drive cars simply called the Dodge Daytona, and a more recent Ram Daytona pickup.
Before Chrysler set the release, artist Susan Rand predicted the look of the car -- see if you can tell which photo is the real Chrysler press image, and which is Susan's prediction, without reading the captions.
Dodge Charger cars | Engines | Variants | |
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2015-17 Charger | Hellcat V8 | Police ('15-18) |