Dodge growing energetic aero airfoil system for Charger Daytona

• Dodge is growing energetic aerodynamics for its EVs
• The primary Dodge EV to get energetic aerodynamics is perhaps the Charger Daytona muscle automobile
• A patent was filed with the US Patent and Trademark Workplace outlining the energetic aerodynamics

Stellantis might add an energetic aerodynamic function to the Dodge Charger Daytona, a current patent submitting signifies.

First noticed by CarBuzz and Revealed by the United States Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) on Might 9, after being filed by Stellantis in 2023, the patent submitting reveals pop-up airfoils on the forefront of the Charger’s entrance fascia. Usually flushh-mounted flaps deploy up and into the airstream, a bit just like the active-aero components of a Pagani Huayra supercar.

Dodge Charger Daytona energetic aero patent picture

The entrance wing may very well be one unit or a number of sections, deployed utilizing actuators, based on the doc. The angle of the airfoils may very well be routinely adjusted based mostly on the present drive mode, or manually managed by the motive force.

The redesigned 2024 Dodge Charger will probably be out there with a gasoline inline-6 engine, however this function seems particular to the electrical Charger Daytona variant. The airfoils are mounted on the Daytona’s distinctive R-Wing, a raised part of the entrance finish with an air channel beneath. This allowed designers to present the brand new Charger a proboscis much like the enduring 1968 mannequin, with out that automobile’s poor aerodynamic properties.

Dodge Charger Daytona energetic aero patent picture

Scheduled to reach at dealerships this summer time, the Charger Daytona launches in R/T and Scat Pack configurations, each with dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrains and a 100.5-kwh battery pack. Dodge could also be saving the energetic aero for one more future Charger variant akin to a Hellcat, probably dubbed a Banshee.

Dodge’s Detroit rivals are additionally contemplating energetic aero for future efficiency fashions. Basic Motors has filed a patent software for energetic aero, probably for the C8 Corvette ZR1 as a result of be proven this summer time, whereas Ford has tried to patent deployable dive planes.