Let’s see if the new Dodge electric muscle car can follow the original Pony car from America
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- The Ford Mustang Dark Horse and Dodge Charger Daytona have just arisen.
- On paper, these two muscle cars each have their own performance advantages.
- The winner of this gas racing against electric is decisive, but the race is always entertaining.
While we are entering the era of electric muscle cars, the question in everyone’s mind is: how to compare them? In the last drag u, we also get closer to the direct comparison that you can ask for. The Ford Mustang Dark Horse clashes against the Dodge Charger Daytona in a battle of more than 1,100 horsepower. Strap in, it’s about to become interesting.
Statistics: not always what they seem
First of all, let’s talk about figures because they can be misleading or very revealing. The Ford Mustang brings 500 horses (372 kW) and 418 lb-pi (566 nm) of torque at the table from its V8 Coyote V8 V8 engine with natural suction, Gen-5 5.0 liters. He tips the scale at 4,016 pounds (1,821 kg) and, like any real muscle car, sends all this power to the rear wheels.
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On the other side, we have the charger – a different beast. It is fully electric and with all -wheel drive. It made 670 horsepower (499 kW) and 627 LB-PI (849 nm) of torque. It is much more than the Ford, but the Dodge also weighs 5,972 pounds (2,708 kg). It is almost 33% heavier than the Mustang, which raises an important question: does all this additional weight come with its own set of challenges?
Race: power vs manipulation
In theory, all of this should add to a better acceleration of the Dodge, but better braking and manipulation of the Ford. On Tarmac, the first part of this sufficiently cautious prediction turns out to be true. The Dodge move away from the Ford and put a car length or more on it before the braking area. Then the Mustang begins to gain ground when the two enter the area, and that’s where things are starting to become interesting.
In the past, electric vehicles have really fought up the speedometer. Now things are different and the charger uses its brute force to move away from the corner and keep its lead. In the second race, things are especially the same, but the end is a little different. Again, the charger leads the line and in the area.
There, the Mustang begins to move forward as it stops stronger and comes out a little faster. In fact, he does so well that he has at least one car length advance on the Dodge while the two go to the house. Unfortunately for Ford, the Mustang simply does not have enough power to escape.
Close, but not enough
The Dodge rolls up slowly but surely in the pony car and won this 2-0 victory. It is a tight race, but when everything is said and done, the Dodge Charger Daytona claims victory. The Mustang, for all its handling prowess, simply does not have the power to maintain its electrified rival. However, let’s not forget: Mustang may have lost the race, but it seems much more exciting, no matter how much Dodge tries to simulate it with its synthetic fratzonic engine noises.
