REPORT: Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Banshee Is DEAD!

REPORT: Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Banshee Is DEAD!​

Supplier Sources Tell Us, Dodge's Upcoming Performance SRT Electric Car Is Axed​

Stellantis has been moving fast, and this time, it’s not toward full electrification.

In a series of surprising moves over the past six months, Stellantis has reversed course on what once seemed like an inevitable march toward an all-electric future. The 5.7-liter HEMI® V8 has made a thunderous return to the 2026 Ram 1500 lineup, the Dodge Durango will be offered exclusively with HEMI power in the U.S. for 2026, and Jeep® not only confirmed the continuation of the 6.4-liter HEMI V8-powered Wrangler Rubicon 392 but also teased that a Gladiator variant is in development. It’s a stark contrast to the company’s earlier strategy, which aimed to replace nearly every engine with a battery pack.

REPORT: Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Banshee Is DEAD!

Dodge reportedly axes the high-voltage Charger Daytona Banshee as HEMI V8s return and Stellantis pivots away from full electrification amid

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[Mopar426]

Saw that coming a mile away. There was no way they would continue to throw good money after bad. I'd bet dollars to donuts those funds have been directed to be a hellcat / demon redux on the new Charger.

 

[scatpack_69]

This most certainly has not been a surprise. Would have been truly shocking had it come.

Now, let’s get a V8 in Charger, and a proper V8-powered Challenger. Hopefully one more…ahem “retro” (truly hate to use that) looking. Like, previous Challenger, shrunk a bit

 

[patfromigh]

I prefer to use the term heritage over retro. Even in colleges with an engineering focus they tend to pass out the Marxist Kool-Aid. One of the tenets of Marxism is to erase any connection to the past or, "Newer is truer." The Hornet failed because someone failed to recognize the brand heritage. That heritage is more than badges, trim and decals.

The Banshee was going to be a soulless appliance with as many Dodge trinkets as the could possibly add on. Internal combustion engines breathe, just like an animal. It's something an EV can't match, even with fake sounds. Taking the battery electric vehicles through the car wash in cold weather really pointed out to me how lifeless EVs can be. All the petrol fueled cars exiting the carwash would have some heat from the engine and steam would rise off the hood.

 

[bill burke]

Charger Daytona Banshee is dead, long live the Charger SRT Hemi Banshee !
Not a reach on that thought.

 

[Mopar392]

Maybe we’ll finally see the stillborn Banshee 7.0 HEMI.

The good thing is that this platform is flexible and can accommodate battery, inline6 and V8.
So Dodge can bank now on the current administration and sell as much as V8, where it’s legal, and Hurricane in the other states. Then, if the next administration pushes again for EV, Dodge should be ready.

 

[bill burke]

Maybe we’ll finally see the stillborn Banshee 7.0 HEMI.

The good thing is that this platform is flexible and can accommodate battery, inline6 and V8.
So Dodge can bank now on the current administration and sell as much as V8, where it’s legal, and Hurricane in the other states. Then, if the next administration pushes again for EV, Dodge should be ready.

I’m betting we are very likely looking at JD Vance to add eight years to that policy.

 

[Mopar426]

Maybe we’ll finally see the stillborn Banshee 7.0 HEMI.

The good thing is that this platform is flexible and can accommodate battery, inline6 and V8.
So Dodge can bank now on the current administration and sell as much as V8, where it’s legal, and Hurricane in the other states. Then, if the next administration pushes again for EV, Dodge should be ready.

Flexibility is fine but not if its the reason why the car is so unnecessarily heavy in ICE format. Being too heavy was a big reason why the cars never hit critical mass pre-2015. I am sure everyone remembers.