- Dodge has revealed the combustion variations of its Charger coupe.
- $50k R/T and $55k Scat Pack every get the Hurricane twin-turbo I6.
- Scat Pack makes 550 hp, 531 lb-ft; can hit 60 mph in 3.9 seconds.
Muscle automotive followers, it’s protected to return to your Dodge vendor. Seventeen months after pulling the covers off {the electrical} Charger Daytona no one requested for, and which no one seems to be looking for, Dodge has given us the coupe we really do want – almost.
No, the model new Sixpack Chargers don’t have V8s or handbook transmissions – we’re hopeful a Hemi, as a minimum, will come later – nonetheless they’re greater price than the Daytona EVs and they also make precise noises.
Straight-Six Turbo Solely
The Sixpacks can be found two flavors, each of those being accessible with each two or 4 doorways. As with the now-discontinued entry-level EV, the underside combustion automotive will get R/T badges, solely proper right here it comes with 420 hp (426 PS) from a 3.0-liter, twin-turbo Hurricane inline six for $49,999, plus $1,995 trip spot. That’s $9,600 decrease than {the electrical} Charger Daytona R/T worth in 2025.
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The Hurricane engine is comparable motor already accessible in numerous Stellantis merchandise, identical to the Jeep Wagoner, and backs these ponies up with 468 lb-ft (635 Nm) of torque.
Dodge hasn’t revealed acceleration figures for the 168-mph R/T, nonetheless we predict 4.8 seconds to 60 mph (97 kmh) sounds about correct, primarily based totally on the three.9 seconds the 550-hp and 531 lb-ft Charger Scat Pack requires to achieve the similar marker.
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Optimistic, a Daytona Scat Pack can shave 0.6 seconds from the ICE automotive’s best time, nonetheless it costs $18,990 better than the $54,995 Sixpack, and its digital ‘exhaust’ sounds aren’t wherever near as real or fascinating because the precise ones the petrol Chargers make. Yep, the long term seems bleak for Daytona product sales.
Lighter, nonetheless not light
Although the 177-mph Scat Pack is a big 951-lbs (431 kg) daintier than the EV, it is nonetheless 4,816 lbs (2,185 kg), and the R/T is unlikely to be rather a lot lighter. Nevertheless regular all-wheel drive and launch administration modes on every autos help them hook up from the highway everytime you need most stoplight thrust.
And everytime you don’t, and in addition you’d fairly showboat, it’s possible you’ll toggle that exact same all-wheel drive system to ship power to the rear wheels solely, much like it’s possible you’ll on a BMW M3 xDrive or M5.
Scat Packs moreover get a line-lock attribute for quick smokey burnouts, nonetheless the potential to think about a RWD configuration isn’t solely about delivering further pleasing. The system can routinely disconnect the doorway axle at freeway speeds to cut back parasitic driveline losses and enhance monetary system.
New nostril, related mannequin
Visually, the combustion Charger stays close to the design template laid down by its EV brother. The basic physique development is comparable, as are the ’68 Charger influences, and Dodge brags it has the widest hips of any passenger automotive on sale.
Every autos get the similar DRL light signature, nonetheless the place the Daytona permits air to flow into via its grille and exit over the plunging hood, the straight Charger has a normal mounted nostril, a small cooling slot inside the entrance bumper, and a big, shallow hood scoop. On the rear, the ICE automotive has a single spherical tailpipe on both aspect of the bumper, embossed with ‘Charger’ fairly than ‘Daytona.’
Scat Pack or Scat Pack Plus?
All Scat Packs roll on diamond-cut 20-inch wheels and embody a ten.25-inch gauge cluster, energetic sports activities actions exhaust and adaptive cruise as regular, nonetheless enhance to the Scat Pack Plus and in addition you develop the present to 16 inches, add choices like an LED light enhance and powered liftgate, and unlock selections like a panoramic glass roof and Nappa leather-based upholstery.
Non-obligatory on every Scat Packs is a Blacktop Bundle, which supplies black wheels and badging, nonetheless solely Plus shoppers can entry the Carbon & Suede Bundle that does what it says on the tin.
When Can I Buy One?
R/T specs haven’t been detailed however because of it, and the four-door Scat Pack, doesn’t arrive in dealerships until the first half of 2026, nonetheless anticipate smaller wheels and reduce instruments ranges all through the board. Orders for the two-door Scat Pack open August 13, and it’s possible you’ll anticipate to see them on the highway inside the subsequent few months.