This week on EV Rider, it’s time to visualize what the Charger Daytona EV will look like when it debuts as a convertible.
Thanks to AI, EV Rider can give you an early look at how the design and engineering work currently being done in High Springs, FL by Drop Top Customs is likely to turn out.
The long-time customizer has been supplying both factory-sanctioned and aftermarket conversions of the Dodge Challenger for more than a decade and is now turning its attention to Dodge’s first EV muscle car.
As you can see from the AI-generated videos in this week’s episode at the top of this post, the Charger Daytona looks fantastic as a ragtop.
But this isn’t just some AI-slop conjured dream. Drop Top Customs has shared some photos of an actual early build on social media. Here’s what the actual development mule looks like:
Based on its long history, I’ve got a lot of faith that once the engineering is completed, the Charger convertibles that will be delivered to customers, it will be first rate. Two additional photos of the actual development mule for the Charger Daytona convertible are in the video at the top of this post. One of them includes a photo with the top up.
Droptop Customs says on its website that it’s working with Dodge on the Charger Daytona, which implies we might see a factory-sanctioned convertible Charger Daytona.
If that happens it will come complete with a Dodge-sanctioned warranty, just like the limited run of Last Call Challenger convertibles. Remember those?
Drop Top Customs says it now uses precision cut robots for its conversions. The Florida company also engineers in a series of reinforcements to make sure its soft tops don’t become flexible flyers.
I met a happy Drop Top Customs customer recently at an area car show. His Challenger convertible was stunning. You can catch a glimpse of it in this week’s episode.
All this points to a bright future for what is likely to become the first EV convertible muscle car.
But it won’t come cheap. While Drop Top Customs had not launched a new website for the Charger at the time of this story’s posting, the final Challenger convertibles carry a base conversion price of $24,000 on top of the cost of the car itself, according to droptopcustoms.com.
Drop Top Customs is only a few hours away from EV Rider’s homebase so if you’d like me to see if I can arrange a video tour, drop a comment. If I see enough interest, I’ll reach out to see if Drop Top Customs is ready to show off its latest creation along with how it’s made.
In the meantime, enjoy these AI-generated video and photo renderings for a taste of what will probably be available soon in very limited numbers.
