The 2026 Dodge Charger exists at a strange crossroads in politics, economics and automotive tastes, as an updated and pleasantly fulsome vehicle marking the 60th anniversary of the longstanding muscle car brand. And are, at present, satisfied with a relatively high-output turbo six-cylinder engine as your sole internal-combustion engine option. It’s at least real, versus the crazily loud and fake soundtrack of the Daytona EV, and it certainly rises to a pleasantly noisy pitch when you get a chance to let the car go. The Dodge Challenger did not resurface in this generation of retro-minded vehicles, so Charger has compensated with two doors, or the four-door version I drove. Or, if you like to mix your metaphors, the Charger Daytona Scat Pack rendition ups the all-electric output to 630-hp, but also weighs almost 1,000 pounds more, due to its batteries.