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new dodge charger It’s a very confusing car. there is no room for denial Huge list of defects found in Daytona EVBut despite these, its innate charm worked its magic on many editors. I feel like there’s a fundamentally good car out there somewhere, and I want to support it instead of tearing it down. The 2026 Dodge Charger Scat Pack, powered by a six-pack twin-turbo inline-6, is a better car in some ways and just a different car in others.
correct shortcomings and correct mistakes
At a basic level, a gas-powered six-pack solves EVs’ biggest weakness. EVs are significantly lighter, can travel much farther on a gas tank than an EV with a full battery, and fill up in minutes. More than that, it makes real noise and creates a big smoky burnout. The Daytona EV may be a good car at heart, but it wasn’t the car Charger (and Challenger) faithful wanted. A six pack is almost like that.
Other than the tailpipes and slightly different front ends, the gas-powered Charger Sixpack and EV Charger Daytona are virtually indistinguishable from the outside. From the inside, they are almost identical. However, the way we drive and the emotional responses it evokes are markedly different.
EVs are definitely faster in a straight line.The response is particularly good from roll, and the motor is more responsive in all situations. Its weight and low center of gravity also make it feel planted to the road. However, a weight reduction of approximately 1,100 pounds makes the Charger Sixpack noticeably lighter. (Yes, there’s a big cavity under the car that houses the EV’s battery pack.) This EV is the best-handling Dodge Charger or Challenger ever made, giving that honor to the Six Pack. It feels more like a sports sedan than a straight muscle car because there’s far less mass that needs to change direction. A really, really big sports sedan. Something like, “Longer and wider than a Toyota Sienna minivan.” It’s sporty, just like the AMG S63 is sporty.
Highly flammable situation
Of course the focus is It now has a twin-turbo Hurricane inline-6 under the hood and has been rebranded as the Sixpack here. This Scat Pack model boasts 550 horsepower and 531 lb-ft of torque. The R/T model, which arrives next year, will make 420 horsepower and 468 pound-feet. In the Scat Pack, the engine is mated to an eight-speed automatic and wet-clutch transfer case to send power to all four wheels. Rear traction is aided by a standard mechanical limited-slip differential. The redline is just 6,000 rpm, which is unusually low for this type of engine, but Dodge says it gave it everything it wanted from the engine, so there was no need to raise it. However, that doesn’t mean it can’t be even more powerful in future models.
Dodge also claims a 0-60 mph sprint time of 3.9 seconds and a quarter-mile elapsed time of 12.2 seconds. We’ll have to test and see what times we get, but after three passes around the 8-mile drag strip, we found the car to be surprisingly stable, with only a few hundredths of a second difference between each run. It’s a little annoying that the launch controls are buried deep in some menus, but once you’re on that screen, using them in the tree is easy.
The line lock feature is more complicated, requiring you to stand on the brake, press and hold the OK button on the steering wheel, release the brake without pressing the button, and let the gas flow to the floor while holding the button. If you release the button you can escape, but if you release the button before the wheel spins everything will be cancelled. A pat on the head or a good belly rub may work as advertised, but it takes a lot of steps to get burnt out.
Once warmed up and under control, the Six Pack feels strong off the line. From the roll, it’s not all that impressive, as the car’s weight of about 4,800 pounds speaks for itself. Instead of squeezing the throttle, press the throttle to drop the transmission one gear. It’s a lag city below 2,300 rpm, but once the turbo kicks in (or jumps up with a downshift) and unleashes all 30 psi on the piston, it surges with authority.
The transmission usually operates correctly, but even in Sport mode it can sometimes lose synchronization when exiting tight corners. The paddle shifters, even if too small, correct this and are a true manual mode that doesn’t automatically upshift at redline. We like it, but 6,000 rpm comes on quickly in lower gears, so you have to keep your eye on it.
On the other hand, how much power is sent forward depends on all these modes. Left to its own devices, the car sends 50% of its power forward. All-wheel drive cars are generally available, although the front axle clutch can be disengaged for fuel economy reasons. Selecting Sport mode changes the torque distribution to 40 percent forward and 60 percent rearward. Future software updates may provide other ratios. When set to Sport, you can select rear-wheel drive mode to send all the power to the rear, but think twice before you do so.
AWD has a reason.
Dodge engineers have been very clear about why the Six Pack has standard all-wheel drive, and it’s for performance as well as winter driving. Simply put, the car can’t put all the power down to the rear wheels. If the turbo is applied, the rear wheels will be blown off. All-wheel drive spreads the power across twice as much rubber, giving you the same effect on drag strips and twisty roads. To be clear, it doesn’t drive like an all-wheel drive car. The nose never comes out of corners. Sending power forward only tames the rear, allowing you to safely use the throttle aggressively.
Putting your car in rear-wheel drive mode is a great way to do burnouts and drifts, but that doesn’t work. If stability control is on, more than moderate throttle input during a turn will require computer intervention. If you turn off stability, you will be facing sideways or backwards. If you really want to go fast with the Charger Sixpack, leave it in all-wheel drive so you can hook it up. Otherwise, get ready to show off your Mustang with your car and coffee. genuine Looks like an avoidable wreck.
Also, annoyingly, rear-wheel drive can be switched back to all-wheel drive while driving, but only when the car comes to a complete stop. However, Dodge says this may change in a future software update.
Leaving it in all-wheel drive solves this problem at the cost of some steering feel. To be honest, the steering is numb, but there is some feedback from the dash when power is not sent to the front. However, the need to drive with stability control negates that advantage. The steering is also a bit slow, locking up more than necessary in tight corners and requiring quick hands when trying to control drifts.
Isn’t it this screen again?
Changing these settings means digging into the infotainment screen. The infotainment screen is laggy and the menus are too layered. Rear drive can only be selected in Sport mode, and other settings such as steering weight can only be adjusted in Custom mode. The two-mode exhaust is tied to the engine’s calibration, resulting in either a gentle, quiet exhaust note, or an aggressive, loud exhaust note. As a result, we can’t fully customize the driving experience as much as we would like. Dodge engineers are aware, and yes, this may be fixed in a future over-the-air software update.
I’m happy to report that it didn’t have any bugs like the last car I reviewed. Almost all the software glitches seem to have been fixed, but this one made a completely independent decision to adjust the driver’s seat lumbar support to maximum while driving. Dodge is aware of the bug and has already fixed it in recently manufactured cars.
loud and proud
The dual-mode exhaust system we mentioned is unlikely to appeal to V8 enthusiasts, but those who just want to put gas in their Charger will be satisfied. The vibration on start is solid and reminds me of a BMW M3 or M4, but once you’re on the road it loses much of its edge and sounds like any other straight-six engine. Dodge manages to tamp down the chainsaw whine a bit in loud mode, but it’s more impressive inside the car (where active noise canceling improves sound quality) than outside. A few guys in V8 Mustangs asked us to rev up at stop signs, but we weren’t particularly impressed.
Compared to older SRT and Hellcat models, the new Scat Pack Sixpack is mostly quiet. A Mopar Direct Connection cat-back exhaust is said to be available in the future, but it’s not yet available and is expected to cost close to $4,000 when it does. Dodge would do well to take a page from Ram’s Hemi playbook and make it standard for the Scat Pack. I hope it doesn’t drone like the stock exhaust in loud mode on the highway.
How did we get here and where will we end up?
Rather than just cramming a battery under the hood of an internal combustion vehicle, Dodge designed the charger to easily store the battery pack in the same way it would with a gasoline engine. Ideally, this would allow companies to sell nearly identical vehicles to completely different customers. Normally, this kind of technical compromise requires serious skepticism, but Dodge has done a great job of serving two masters at once.
A starting price of $56,990 is a lot, but unfortunately that’s how much muscle cars cost these days. A Mustang GT with the Performance Package and automatic transmission costs the same, but is four-tenths of a second slower from 60 to quarter (even slower with the manual). Look, you can add a $4,000 exhaust system and still be okay. It costs $5,000 less than the Mustang Dark Horse, yet has more power. And, to be honest, you might as well pay for it. That’s because the next R/T model is only $5,000 cheaper and gives up 130 horsepower and 63 pound-feet, increasing its weight-to-power ratio from 8.7 pounds per horsepower to 11.4. I haven’t driven it yet, but with numbers like these, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Six Pack R/T is dropped from the lineup, similar to the EV Daytona R/T.
If you’re ready to buy a new gas-powered Charger and don’t feel the need to wait to see if Dodge brings back the V8 as everyone is sure they will, there’s finally a car for you.
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