Stellantis' retreat from electrification continues with the reported cancellation of the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Banshee project. The high-performance EV would have been an all-electric successor to the previous-generation Charger SRT Hellcat, packing at least 800 horsepower courtesy of a tri-motor powertrain and 800-volt electrical system. But the Banshee is no more, at least according to Mopar Insiders, reporting that Stellantis suppliers are no longer developing the car's unique systems.
The 670-HP Scat Pack Remains – For Now
The Charger Daytona SRT Banshee would have been a pretty big technical leap forward for Dodge's electric lineup, bringing both the staggering power and torque of that rumored three-motor powertrain and blazing-quick DC fast charging thanks to the 800-volt electrical system. As it stands, the most powerful Charger Daytona in the future will probably be today's Scat Pack model, a 670-hp, dual-motor EV that can scamper to 60 miles per hour in a fleet 3.3 seconds. Its 183-kilowatt peak charging rate is decent, but the 400-volt system limits it from being truly future-proof.
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The Scat Pack is also the only electric vehicle that Dodge offers currently. The base Daytona R/T has been "postponed," taking its 496-hp powertrain with it, and we doubt it'll make a return unless the brand's customers suddenly flee to EVs after years of resistance. Things might get better for the electric Charger in mid-2026, when a four-door version of the Dayona Scat Pack is expected to arrive. While coupes seem to require the drama and thunder that an internal-combustion engine brings, sedans might be spared some of that emotional argument.
Is The SRT Hellcat Coming Back?
The reported cancellation of the SRT Banshee raises a question: How is Dodge going to take advantage of the recently revived Street and Racing Technology performance sub-brand? Given company CEO Matt McAleer recently went on record to say the Hemi V8 engine does indeed fit under the hood of the latest Charger, we suspect the SRT Hellcat (or something like it) is going to make a return to the lineup sometime soon.
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The supercharged 6.2-liter V8 already lives on in the Durango SUV (although not for CARB states), so it wouldn't take much internal jockeying to press more engine production out of the company. If Dodge follows that path, it would be a surprising about-face from its previous plans, which involved discontinuing the V8 entirely in favor of a twin-turbocharged inline-six or fully electric powertrains.
Despite the Charger Daytona's meager sales and tepid enthusiast response, we'll be sad to see the SRT Banshee get cancelled, especially since it might not even have the chance to convince naysayers of its coolness. The Fratzonic propulsion sound and sinister styling seemed plucked from a dystopian villain's garage, and all that power would've surely made for pretty fun drag strip domination. Although Dodge hasn't confirmed anything – it released a statement to Mopar Insiders saying that it would continue "to reassess product strategy" – the writing seems to be on the wall for the greener, meaner Charger muscle car.
Source: Mopar Insiders
