The electric version of the new Dodge Charger fails one of the most basic muscle-car tests: It can’t do a burnout. It’s not available with a line lock feature, and whether it would ever get one was initially as opaque as a cloud of tire smoke.

Dick Scott Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Plymouth, MI, is asking $59,652 for a Bright White R/T with an MSRP of $70,175, while Clay Cooley Chrysler Dodge Jeep in Irving, TX, has a Diamond Black R/T with the same MSRP that it’ll sell you for $17k less than list.

Dodge's omission of its line lock feature and the Charger Daytona's inability to perform standing burnouts should be resolved with the SRT variant that's coming next year. At a subdued North American International Auto Show in Detroit,

Apart from pickup trucks, muscle cars were the other niche that would be hit the most by electrification. But, Dodge has ensured it's done positively.