The Dodge Daytona is a name that has been used for three different automobiles, two of which were variants of the
Dodge Charger. The Daytona name was used for Daytona Beach, which is the place of the Daytona 500.
In the 1960s the Dodge Charger Daytona was a high performance variant of the Dodge Charger. The Dodge Charger Daytona was produced in 1969 and Dodge intended for this vehicle to win NASCAR races, and it did! This Daytona had many special body modifications such as a 23-inch tall stabilizer wing on the rear deck, a specialized rear backlight, a sheet metal nose cone, and fender mounted tire clearance and brake cooling scoops. This vehicle was powered by a 440 Magnum engine with an optional 426 Hemi engine, making the resale value more than $300,000 today.
In the 1970s the Daytona name was used again for a sport version of the Dodge Charger. The 1976-1978 versions of the Dodge Charger Daytona was a stripe package, which it shared its bodyshell with the Chrysler Cordoba.
From the 1980s through the 1990s, Dodge released another Daytona, which was a front wheel drive hatchback vehicle. This Daytona was powered by a 2.2 liter Chrysler K normally aspirated engine that can produce 93 horsepower or 142 horsepower in the turbocharged engine. Dodge would eventually release the more powerful Shelby and IROC versions of this vehicle that proved to be quite popular.
In 2005 Dodge introduced the Dodge Ram Daytona, which was a sporty package for the Ram pickup. The styling of the Dodge Ram Daytona is much like that of the 1969 Daytona. In 2006 Dodge again offered a limited production Dodge Charger Daytona package that offers a very sporty interior, more classic exterior colors, sporty rear spoiler, rear panel stripes, and well as packing an additional 10 horsepower and has proved to be quite popular with buyers.
