Charger- Slowest Selling New Car

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  1. Jul 21, 2026 at 8:08 AM #11
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  3. Jul 26, 2026 at 5:04 AM #13
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    As a comparison, here is Motor Week's review of the Charger Scat Pack Six Pack. They got 12.20 sec. @116 mph in the 1/4 mile and 3.9 sec. 0-60 mph. The MSRP? Three thousand more than the R/T at $56,990.

     
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    That's more than enough power for a street car. I would be looking for some long term reliability if I was planning on shelling out that kind of money.
     
  6. Jul 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM #16
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    Edmunds compared the Charger Scat Pack against the Mustang GT (5L). Overall, they preferred the Mustang over the Charger and only gave it a 4 out of 10 on the "fun meter."

    Here were the performance times:

    Charger- 12.2 sec. @115 mph 1/4 mile and 4.2 sec. 0-60 mph*

    Mustang- 12.8 sec. @111.7 mph 1/4 mile and 4.3 sec. 0-60 mph

    *The Charger had a thermal management issue and the 0-60 mph times increased from 4.2 sec. to 6+ sec. to almost 8 sec. in 5 consecutive runs.


     
  7. Jul 27, 2026 at 7:53 PM #17
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  8. Jul 29, 2026 at 7:23 PM #18
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    Cleetus McFarland tested a Charger EV Scat Pack on a dyno. It produced 686 hp. @3,600 rpm. He also took it to the track and got 11.86 sec. @113.58 mph.

     
  9. Jul 30, 2026 at 5:50 PM #19
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    Car & Driver did a thorough review of the Charger. Here is an excerpt:

    "Even if the new R/T's acceleration times aren't a notable improvement over the old model's, the car is hardly slow. Its 13.3-second quarter-mile at 105 mph almost matches our time for the current base-engine Mustang. (Interestingly, our quarter-mile time for the higher-horsepower Charger Sixpack, 12.1 seconds at 116 mph, almost exactly matched our time for the current Mustang GT.)."

    Tested: 2026 Dodge Charger Sixpack R/T Is the Model's Best Hope
     
  10. Jul 31, 2026 at 8:45 AM #20
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    Check out the crazy under carriage of the Charger R/T and Scat Pack. Start at the 2:50 minute mark. Click on the "Watch on YouTube" link below.


     
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