You Won’t Believe the Ridiculous Size of the Dodge Charger Daytona Coupe EV’s Backseat and Cargo Area

The all-new Dodge Charger Daytona battery-electric vehicle is special in a long list of ways. It’s the world’s quickest electric muscle car. It is drop-dead gorgeous to behold in person. It’s a long, wide, low coupe with two doors and a secret hatchback. What strikes one when seeing it in person for the first time is just how substantial it is. With all of its size, does it have a useful back seat that can be used in the real world? We endeavored to find out.

We saw the Charger Daytona at the global headquarters of the New England Motor Press Association in Middleboro, Massachusetts. Stellantis did a regional launch of the Dodge Charger Daytona EV and the Jeep Wagoneer S side by side, and the NEMPA membership was floored by just how fantastic these two new green vehicles from Dodge are. 

To see how useful the rear seat is, I scanned the room for the tallest person I could see, and George Kennedy, the group's Vice President, stood head and shoulders above the rest. With no hesitation, George volunteered to sit inside the Charger Daytona’s back seat so I could get some impressions and images.

George is six-foot-three-inches tall, so he has about three inches on me. Having never seen the vehicle before that day, we were able to intuitively grab the front seat assist strap and move the passenger seat forward so George could get in. It was a simple maneuver, with no circus moves needed. 

Once inside, George noted that he had ample headroom. We moved the front passenger seat back into position, adjusted in a way that the six-foot tall me could sit in it comfortably and George still had plenty of legroom. In his words, “Yeah, this is fine.” 

Exiting the Charger Daytona was no big deal either. George let himself out using the assist strap and commented, “This car would be perfect for two couples headed out to dinner. Plenty of space in back for full-size adults.”

This is a remarkable milestone in battery-electric vehicle history. Has there ever been a performance couple with this much rear-seat space? Not to my knowledge. In fact, aside from the last-gen Challenger from Dodge, I can’t think of any other muscle car with so much rear-seat space.

In addition to the big rear seating area, Dodge’s Charger Daytona also has a very practical hatchback with an enormous volume for cargo. When not occupied by a six-foot-three giant, the rear seats can be dropped to allow for a crossover-like cargo space that seemed plenty large to swallow an E-bike, inflatable kayak, or a pair of boogey boards. If the 37.4 cubic feet of space in back is not enough for you, the Dodge Charger also has storage under the cargo floor and of course, a 1.5-liter frunk.

What is most remarkable about all of this interior volume is that when you glance at the Charger Daytona, it isn’t obvious that the car even has a back seat or a hatchback rear opening. It just looks amazing. Somehow, the men and women on Dodge’s design team managed to pull off one of the best-looking designs for an EV in history and make it downright practical at the same time. 

If you are looking for a performance coupe that can sprint from 0-60 MPH in about three seconds, you have a couple of choices. However, none can match the usable interior space of the new Dodge Charger Daytona. 

As easy as this coupe would be to live with, Dodge is planning a four-door, complete with the same hatchback rear end, for later in its product rollout. We suspect that this version will be great for those who have children in car seats or who plan to use the rear seats frequently. 

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Can you name a two-door performance coupe on sale today with this much practical space? How about an electric one?
 

John Goreham is a credentialed New England Motor Press Association member and expert vehicle tester. John completed an engineering program with a focus on electric vehicles, followed by two decades of work in high-tech, biopharma, and the automotive supply chain before becoming a news contributor. He is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE int). In addition to his eleven years of work at Torque News, John has published thousands of articles and reviews at American news outlets. He is known for offering unfiltered opinions on vehicle topics. You can connect with John on Linkedin and follow his work on his personal X channel or on our X channel. Please note that stories carrying John's by-line are never AI-generated, but he does employ grammar and punctuation software when proofreading and he also uses image generation tools.