The 2025 Dodge Charger is somewhat even bigger than the Challenger. That’s why

2023 year To dodge The Charger and Challenger were not small cars. But 2025 Daytona Charger what replaces them? It is even more. And we’re not talking about rounding error here; the 2025 charger is 206.5 inches long. That’s just under 9 inches longer than the Challenger and more than 8 inches longer than the old Charger. Car Buyers Guide highlighted the discrepancy with this photo of two generations of Dodge muscle cars side by side at one of the automaker’s latest events.

You’d be forgiven for assuming that the 2023 Charger two-door was significantly longer than its two-door sibling, but at the time of their destruction, the length difference between the two was only about an inch. The Challenger did have a much shorter wheelbase, and combined with a more aggressively tapered rear roofline, this made for a much more compromised rear seat than the Charger. The Challenger’s trunk, on the other hand, was deep and wide enough to swallow a poker table with its legs folded. This time around, however, Dodge’s two-door and four-door flagships are the same length and even share the same roof and floor.

Increasing size from generation to generation may seem counter-intuitive to the mission of a vehicle designed to usher in an era of more efficient performance, especially when you consider that this extra weight comes with a significant reduction in its Internal combustion engine power units. But that extra length (and width, as shown in the image below) is needed for electrified Daytona Charger variants.

How Car Buyers Guide however, also notes that the 2025 Charger has some pluses: tire clearance. Outgoing Mopars necessary them Wide format options to fit tires large enough to handle their considerable weight. This time around, the Charger can accommodate a much wider rear tire in standard form. When the first Hellcats shipped in 2015, they had 275mm rear tires, while the 2025 Charger can fit 325s.

This is thanks to the new Stellantis STLA Large platform, which will also underpin (among other models) the new one Jeep Recon; All of them are expected to pack hefty batteries (the charger has a capacity of 100.5 kWh). With such a mission, it’s no wonder it’s so big. The only more powerful electric platform in the company’s portfolio STLA frameworkwhich is exclusively for Ram and Jeep body-on-frame trucks and SUVs.

Beyond practical considerations, Dodge also seems to be comfortable with the simple fact that the new Charger is big. “In the past, we’ve always owned our scale,” said Scott Krueger, Dodge’s head of exterior design. Drive. “The size, the width, the length, we said ‘don’t be shy about it.’ We wanted to play it out. We knew if we could do the same wheelbase with two doors and make it work, get the proportions right, we knew it would be a smash hit.” Kruger also added that the ’68 Charger, in particular, was a major influence on the new car, and that model “was very long and stretched. It did not hide its length; it plays up. So we took that same mentality to Daytona.”

Dodge is delivering the 2025 Charger to dealerships as we speak, so we won’t have to wait long to see what this all means in terms of real-world performance.

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