Muscle vs. Microwave? 1970 HEMI Charger RestoMod vs the 2025 Dodge EV Daytona
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What happens when Detroit thunder takes on digital silence? RestoMods just dropped a head-to-head comparison of their RM30 1970 Dodge Charger RestoMod and the futuristic 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona EV, and let's just say… sparks fly (literally and figuratively).
This isn't just a spec sheet shootout — it's a showdown between two ideologies. One car is aggressive, loud, and unapologetically analog. The other is fast, refined, and electric—but feels like it's missing something under the skin. Spoiler alert: you can win the RM30 plus $50,000 at RestoMods.com.
The RM30 is a full-throttle love letter to Mopar muscle. Restored from the ground up by the RestoMods team, this build cranks everything up to 11. It's got a Blueprint Engines 426ci Gen 3 HEMI, pushing 650 horsepower through a Tremec TKX 5-speed manual, and it doesn't stop there.
Specs That Matter:
Holley Terminator X-Max EFI system
MagnaFlow stainless steel 2.5" exhaust with X-pipe
QA1 front cradle & 4-link rear with coilovers
Wilwood disc brakes (14' 6-piston front, 4-piston rear)
Viper Red paint, LED lighting, American Racing wheels on sticky Falken RT660s
Sparco GT buckets, Dakota Digital gauges, Vintage Air A/C, and Hurst pistol grip shifter
Every bolt was touched. Every surface reworked. It smells like 91 octane and sounds like thunder wrapped in steel. It's not a car—it's an experience. You feel the downshifts. You hear the HEMI. And you smile like a maniac.
Then there's Dodge's latest: the 2025 Charger Daytona EV. It's the first all-electric muscle car from Dodge, and while it's got the speed — sub-4-second 0-60, all-wheel drive, and sleek styling — it feels more like an appliance than an icon.
Sure, there's synthetic engine noise. But no matter how many speakers you cram into the chassis, a speaker isn't a HEMI. As RestoMods put it, "You don't cook a steak in the microwave, but we all know this."
The Daytona EV is technically impressive, but it lacks the character, presence, and soul that made muscle cars legendary. The RM30, on the other hand, doesn't just pay homage—it takes the spirit of 1970 and updates it for 2025. It's visceral. It's mean. It's alive.
You can win this fully built RM30 Charger plus $50,000 in cash. It's RestoMods' 30th giveaway build, and easily one of their most complete to date.
➡️ Enter now at RestoMods.com🔥 Or watch the video to see what muscle really sounds like.
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