Here’s what the new Dodge Charger Daytona’s fake engine sounds like

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Dodge has let rip the final version of its virtual engine sound profile for its upcoming Charger Daytona electric muscle car, and it sounds like a gallon of gasoline combusting in a hot flash.

The new Charger Daytona is, of course, an EV that does not burn any gas. But that isn’t stopping Dodge from trying to trick owners and onlookers with its new “Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust” system that sounds like it’s carrying some sort of Hemi engine but built expressly for a spaceship.

“We know our Dodge enthusiasts want that visceral feel,” Dodge brand CEO Matt McAlear says in a press release. “The Charger’s new Fratzonic system delivers the adrenaline-pumping spirit that they expect.” And Dodge might be on to something: a recent survey...

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