Call this conversion “semi-official”: the automaker’s not doing it itself, but has okayed this Florida shop to take orders through dealers
- It’s arrived! The first convertible 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona EV we’ve seen
- The manufacturer-backed ‘vert comes from Florida’s Drop Top Customs
- The firm has worked with Dodge in the past on turning new Challengers into ragtops, too
Will the loss of a major structural component cause the thing to flex like two bricks held together by a playing card? Will it have the rigidity of a week-old salad? Or will the low centre of gravity and different weight distribution (thanks to a low-down battery pack and lack of heavy V8 lump in its nose) naturally lend themselves to a life sans roof? We shall see.
Eagle eyes will spy an oddly aligned trunk lid on this blue early-build example, likely the result of trying to fit a round peg in a square hole, since the Charger Daytona is technically a hatchback. That’s a headache with which Drop Top Customs did not have to deal on the gasser. The view with its top up (both from inside the car and to passersby) is also, well, um, interesting. Still, there will surely be takers — and one can hardly argue with the presence of more variety on our roads.
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