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The Dodge Daytona is an automobile which was produced by the Chrysler Corporation under their Dodge division from 1984 until 1993. It was a front-wheel drive hatchback based on the Chrysler G platform , which was derived from the Chrysler K platform .
Dodge produced three separate models with the name Dodge Charger Daytona, all of which were modified Dodge Chargers. The name was taken from Daytona Beach, Florida, which was an early center for auto racing and still hosts the Daytona 500, NASCAR's premier event. The original Dodge Charger Daytona was designed to beat the competition in NASCAR ...
Daytona – Introduced for 2005, the Ram Daytona was a new sport-truck edition of the Ram. It was available as a 5.7L Hemi V8 in Regular Cab or Quad Cab styles and featured lower-body cladding, 20" chrome wheels, SRT-10 hood, Borla dual exhaust, serialized number plate, and a tall rear spoiler reminiscent of the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona .
Simca Esplanada/Simca Regente/Simca GTX, Dodge Dart, Dodge Magnum, Dodge LeBaron, Dodge Charger, Dodge 1800, Dodge Polara: VW bought 67% of Chrysler Motors do Brazil in 1979 & it then bought the rest in 1980. Chrysler models were phased out by 1981. Chrysler Brazil: Campo Largo, Paraná: 1998: 2001: Dodge Dakota: 3 Tritec Motors Ltda. Campo ...
The 2024 all-electric Charger Daytona, which was teased in 2022 as the Charger Daytona SRT concept car, will be all-wheel drive and have a new sculpted body style that features an “R-Wing ...
Developed specifically for NASCAR racing, the Superbird, a modified Road Runner, was Plymouth's follow-on design to the Charger Daytona fielded by sister company Dodge in the previous season. The Charger 500 version that began the 1969 season was the first American car to be designed aerodynamically using a wind tunnel and computer analysis ...
In 2001, Dodge made its return to NASCAR with the Intrepid. [1] That same year, Dale Earnhardt died from a crash at the Daytona 500, leading NASCAR to make serious safety changes. In 2003, in response to the asymmetrical body of the Taurus in the previous seasons, NASCAR set up new body rules, better known as the "common body templates" rule ...
The following season, Gordon again won the Daytona 500, but the No. 24 team struggled with consistency and failed to win a third straight title. Crew chief Ray Evernham left the team to assist in Dodge's pending return to NASCAR, and was replaced by Brian Whitesell, who guided Gordon to wins in his first two races as crew chief. At the end of ...