Here is the first Muscle Car incapable of doing a burnout

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The electric transformation of legendary American cars takes a surprising turn with the Dodge Charger Daytona. This new electrified version, which was to embody the renaissance of the muscle car, reveals a rather embarrassing technical limitation for its creators. The American manufacturer, although a fervent defender of thrills, seems to have neglected a crucial aspect of the DNA of muscle cars.

Impressive but limited power

The electric Dodge Charger Daytona displays technical characteristics that will make you dizzy: 670 horsepower and an electrifying couple of 850 Nm. This configuration is based on two electric motors of 335 horsepower eachdistributed between the front and the rear. 0 to 100 km/h is swallowed in 3.3 secondsperformances worthy of the best current sports cars.

• Front engine: 335 horsepower
• Rear engine: 335 horsepower
• Couple total : 850 Nm
• Transmission: integral

The surprising absence of “Line Lock”

The big disappointment comes from the impossibility of performing burnouts, these demonstrations of power dear to muscle car enthusiasts. The “Line Lock”, a function allowing you to lock the front brakes while deactivating the front electric motor, is conspicuous by its absence. This feature, although highlighted in Dodge's marketing materials, is simply not available on the models tested.

The most disconcerting part of this story is that the car has a drift mode which already deactivates the front engine. The absence of Line Lock therefore appears to be a technical inconsistency that is difficult to justify for a vehicle claiming to be the first production electric muscle car.

A broken marketing promise

The American manufacturer had nevertheless boasted of creating an electric car capable of attracting enthusiasts most resistant to electrification. The official Dodge website even explicitly mentions the possibility of achieving “smoking burnouts” thanks to Line Lock. Faced with questions from journalists, the Stellantis spokesperson simply confirmed the absence of this function, without giving any indication of a potential future update.

A drift mode that raises questions

The presence of a functional drift mode makes the absence of Line Lock all the more incomprehensible. This function demonstrates that deactivation of the front motor is technically possible. The engineers therefore voluntarily chose not to implement Line Lock, or did not have time to finalize its development before launch.

This situation raises questions about Dodge's strategy regarding its electric transition. By wanting to create a bridge between tradition and modernity, the manufacturer seems to have neglected a fundamental aspect of the muscle car experience. Enthusiasts will have to wait to find out if a software update will correct this glaring lack.

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