Daytona Tribute Hellcat May Be the Rarest Modern Charger There Is
Dodge paid tribute to the fifty-year anniversary of the original Daytona with the release of this super limited edition widebody Hellcat.
With all that is going on in the world and Dodge continuing to pump out insane vehicles one after the other, it’s easy to overlook some pretty awesome Dodge vehicles from the recent past. World events have taken all of our minds off of anything related to the year 2020. In the case of the Daytona limited edition Hellcats, that’s just very sad. So we’re here to jog your memory. Though this isn’t the first time we’ve shown you this beast, is there really a reason not to show you again?
The full name is a bit of a mouthful. However, we’re going to let you have it. Ready? This is a 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody Daytona 50th Anniversary Edition. The name is, in fact, almost as long as the car is wide. These Chargers were orchestrated to mark the 50th anniversary of the original 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona. The big wing beast that racing legend Buddy Baker became the first NASCAR driver to surpass 200 miles-per-hour in. Sister car to the Plymouth Superbird that immediately elicits thoughts of another racing legend, Richard Petty. Indeed, the original cars leave a big shoe to fill and the 50th anniversary is a big one. It only makes sense for the milestone marker to be the almighty Hellcat.
Making a statement, yet remaining humble
Other than the Daytona brandishing on the rear quarter panels and the interior, you’d never know you’re looking at a special Charger. Other than the fact that it’s a widebody Hellcat model, of course. However, these Chargers do have a bit more to offer than a standard Hellcat.
For one, the original Daytona’s offered 426 Hemi put out an astounding (for the time) 425 horsepower. So, Dodge couldn’t leave the Daytona edition with the lowly 707 horsepower you get in a standard Hellcat. No way! These things are special, so they got a bump to 717 horsepower instead. Though, the only thing that changed to increase the power output was altering the transmission shift points.
Another difference comes in the colors. These limited editions were only available in White Knuckle, Triple Nickel, Pitch Black, and B5 Blue. According to Mopar Insider, the total number of each production model based on color is as follows:
Pitch Black (PX8) – 163
B5 Blue (PQD) – 156
White Knuckle (PW7 – 133
Triple Nickel (PSE) – 49
Furthermore, only twenty were exported from North America. All twenty export models were in B5 blue.
If you’re doing the math and came to the conclusion that there are 501 of these bad machines, you’d be correct. This was done because it is the same number of original 1969 Dodge Charger Daytonas produced. Who knows, maybe one day these will be crossing auction blocks with staggering hammer prices just like the originals.
While the chance to own one of these Chargers has come and gone, it’s never a bad idea to go back and appreciate a cool car.
Photos: Mopar Insiders
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