The 2026 Dodge Charger Scat Pack grew two more doors.
Dodge dropped the V-8 and replaced it with a 550-horsepower twin-turbo straight six, then made the whole thing all-wheel drive with a rear-drive mode. New for 2026: you can get that engine in a four-door with a hidden hatch. It costs $56,995, it hits 60 in 3.9 seconds, and it drinks 91 octane like it's being paid to.
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I spent time with a Scat Pack Plus four-door in After Dark, loaded to $72,455. Here's the full walkthrough, plus the night review, because this car changes completely once the lights come on.
The four SIXPACK trims
Every gas Charger uses the same 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six and the same 880RE eight-speed automatic. The R/T gets the standard-output version at 420 horsepower. The Scat Pack gets the high-output version at 550. Both come as a two-door coupe or a four-door sedan, and the four-door adds $2,000 to every price below. All prices exclude the $1,995 destination charge.
Charger R/T
420 horsepower is still a lot of horsepower.
The R/T is the whole look for five grand less. Same widebody, same lit Fratzog badges, same 12.3-inch Uconnect screen, same standard driver-assist stack. What you give up is the engine tune, the brakes, the suspension and the exhaust. Those four things are most of what makes a Scat Pack a Scat Pack.
It runs 17/26/20 on the EPA cycle, which is meaningfully better than the Scat Pack. If you want the shape and the sound of a straight six and you don't need to win anything, this is the honest pick. Just know that the base R/T rides on 18-inch wheels and cloth seats.
- 420 hp, 468 lb.-ft. SIXPACK standard output, 0–60 in 4.6 seconds
- AWD with rear-wheel-drive mode standard, same as every other Charger
- Touring suspension and two-piston floating calipers front and rear
- 18-by-8.5-inch Tech Silver wheels on 245/55R18 all-seasons
- 10.25-inch cluster, 12.3-inch Uconnect 5 with wireless CarPlay and Android Auto
- Cloth seats, manual tilt column, six speakers. This is the honest base car
- Full driver-assist stack standard including Active Driving Assist and adaptive cruise
Charger R/T Plus
Same engine, better equipment.
R/T Plus is where the Charger stops feeling like a base car. You get the 16-inch digital cluster, the head-up display, the 360-degree camera, premium LED headlamps, the power liftgate, the power column, wireless charging and the nine-speaker Alpine. It also moves to sport suspension and 20-inch wheels.
Here's the part worth knowing: the Performance Handling Group is available on R/T models, and it adds the Brembos, the performance suspension, Line Lock, Launch Control, the 20-by-10-inch wheels on 275/40ZR20 Goodyears, the Gloss Black spoiler and the leather-and-suede seats. That's most of the Scat Pack hardware without the Scat Pack engine. If you like the idea of a 420-horsepower car that stops and turns like the 550, this is the build.
- 16-inch digital cluster plus head-up display and map-in-cluster
- Surround 360-degree camera with front tire-to-curb view
- Premium LED headlamps with signature DRL, auto high beam, rain-sensing wipers
- Power liftgate with programmable height, power tilt and telescoping column
- Attitude Adjustment lighting in 64 colors, wireless charging pad
- Alpine nine-speaker with subwoofer, Uconnect 5 with navigation
- Performance Handling Group available with Brembos and Scat Pack running gear on the 420 hp car
Charger Scat Pack
The one worth stretching for.
Four things change when you step from R/T to Scat Pack, and all four of them matter. The engine goes from 420 to 550 horsepower. The brakes go from two-piston floaters to six-piston fixed Brembos on 380 mm front rotors. The suspension goes to the performance tune with stiffer rear springs. And the exhaust becomes a dual-mode active system that changes character with the drive mode.
You also get Line Lock, Launch Control with an adjustable rpm setpoint, Custom drive mode, the Gloss Black spoiler, the Bee badge and a day at Radford Racing School. Dodge calls this the most powerful sedan under $60,000, and as of this writing nobody has argued.
What the base Scat Pack leaves out: the 16-inch cluster, the head-up display, the 360 camera, the power column, the power liftgate, auto high beam and rain-sensing wipers. Those all come with the Plus content below.
- 550 hp, 531 lb.-ft. SIXPACK H.O., the most powerful Hurricane in production
- 3.9 seconds to 60, 12.2 in the quarter at 114 mph, 177 mph top speed
- Brembo six-piston fixed front calipers on 380 x 36 mm vented rotors
- Line Lock and Launch Control standard, plus Custom drive mode
- Dual-mode active exhaust with 100 mm rolled tips, tuned per drive mode
- 20-by-10-inch Luster wheels on 275/40ZR20 Goodyear all-seasons
- Mechanical limited-slip diff and RWD mode that sends 100 percent of torque rearward
- One day at Radford Racing School included with purchase
Charger Scat Pack Plus
Same car, every screen and camera turned on.
Plus is $4,995 of equipment, ordered on the window sticker as Customer Preferred Package 22B. The engine, the brakes and the suspension are identical to the base Scat Pack. On a four-door Scat Pack that works out to about $61,990 before destination.
What you get: the 16-inch color driver display, head-up display, surround-view camera with tire-to-curb, Attitude Adjustment interior lighting, power hatch, wireless charging, power tilt and telescoping column, memory for seat and mirrors, premium LED headlamps with auto high beam, rain-sensing wipers, ventilated front seats, heated second row, Uconnect 5 with navigation, and Alexa built in.
My tester went further. Blacktop, Carbon & Suede, the 20-by-11-inch wheel package, the glass roof, the Alpine 18-speaker and After Dark paint took it to $72,455 with destination. That's a number worth sitting with, because at $72,000 you're shopping against cars that will out-handle this one.
- Package 22B, $4,995. The entire Plus content group in one box
- Blacktop Package, $1,295. Dark badging, black tips, Blacknoise or dark Luster wheels
- Carbon & Suede, $2,095. Carbon mirror caps and trim, suede headliner and dash, 12-way power seats both sides
- 20-by-11-inch wheels, $1,195. 305/35ZR20 rubber, requires Blacktop
- Full glass roof, $1,395. Fixed panel, it doesn't open
- Alpine 18-speaker, $1,795. 914 watts with subwoofer and amplifier
- Demonic Red leather available in place of black on Plus cars
The Daytona, for comparison
The gas Charger and the electric Charger are the same car underneath, in the same two body styles. There's no hybrid. If you're cross-shopping the two, the trade is 120 more horsepower and a 3.3-second run to 60 against roughly a thousand pounds of extra weight and a 241-mile EPA range.
Charger Daytona Scat Pack
Quicker, heavier, and it needs a plug.
Dual motors, 670 horsepower, 627 lb.-ft., and the quickest run to 60 in the lineup at 3.3 seconds. It also carries a Drift/Donut mode the gas car doesn't get, and adds Track and Drag to the drive-mode list.
The math against the gas Scat Pack is straightforward. The Daytona four-door costs $5,000 more, weighs about 5,828 pounds against the Scat Pack's 4,865, and goes 241 miles on the EPA cycle. The gas car refuels in five minutes and makes a noise. Pick the one that matches how you actually drive.
- 670 hp, 627 lb.-ft. from dual electric drive modules
- 0–60 in 3.3 seconds, the quickest Charger you can buy
- 241 miles EPA range, and the bigger wheel and tire packages pull it down
- Drift/Donut mode plus Track and Drag drive modes, all three exclusive to the electric car
- Rear limited-slip differential on the rear drive module
- Radford Racing School day included, same as the gas Scat Pack
No open NHTSA safety recalls are on file for the 2026 Dodge Charger as of this writing. This is an all-new platform in its first full year, so run the VIN through nhtsa.gov/recalls before you sign anything. That check is free and it takes about thirty seconds.
Complete specifications
Both gas engines are the same 3.0-liter block with different tuning, turbos and compression. Dimensions and capacities below are for the four-door body unless noted.
How the Scat Pack stacks up
There's no direct rival, which is the whole point. Nothing else sells a 550-horsepower all-wheel-drive four-door with a hatch for $57,000. So the cross-shop is a mix of sport sedans that cost more and make less, a pony car that has two doors, and the electric Charger sitting on the same showroom floor. Rival figures are 2026 model year, sourced from Edmunds, Cars.com and Ford, checked August 2026.
| Spec | Charger Scat Pack 4-door | Charger Daytona Scat Pack 4-door | BMW M340i | Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing | Ford Mustang GT Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting MSRP | $56,995 | $61,995 | $62,300 | $63,600 | $51,080 |
| Engine | 3.0L twin-turbo I-6 | Dual electric motors | 3.0L turbo I-6, mild hybrid | 3.6L twin-turbo V-6 | 5.0L V-8 |
| Horsepower | 550 hp | 670 hp | 386 hp | 472 hp | 480 hp |
| Torque | 531 lb.-ft. | 627 lb.-ft. | 398 lb.-ft. | 445 lb.-ft. | 415 lb.-ft. |
| Drivetrain | AWD standard, RWD mode | AWD standard | RWD, xDrive optional | RWD only | RWD only |
| 0–60 mph | 3.9 sec | 3.3 sec | 4.8 sec | 4.6 sec | Around 4 sec |
| EPA combined | 19 mpg | 241 mi range | 29 mpg | 18 mpg (manual) | 19 mpg (auto) |
| Body styles | Two-door and four-door | Two-door and four-door | Four-door only | Four-door only | Two-door only |
| Cargo access | Hatch, 38.0 cu ft folded | Hatch | Trunk, 16.9 cu ft | Trunk | Trunk |
| Manual available | No | No | No | Yes, six-speed | Yes, six-speed |
| Track school included | Yes, one day at Radford | Yes, one day at Radford | No | No | No |
At $56,995 the Scat Pack is the cheapest way to get 550 horsepower and all-wheel drive into a four-door, and the hatch makes it more useful than any of these. Load it to $72,000 the way my tester was built and the comparison changes: at that money a CT4-V Blackwing or an M3 will out-handle it, and both will do it on less fuel. Buy this car near the base price and nothing else touches it. Buy it fully optioned and the money is going to equipment.
What the Charger does well, and what it doesn't
Both lists are specific. If a point doesn't come with a number attached, it didn't make the cut.
- 550 horsepower and 3.9 seconds to 60 for $56,995, with four doors.
- AWD with a rear-drive mode that sends 100 percent of torque rearward for burnouts and drifts.
- The hidden hatch. Folding the rear seats gives 38.0 cubic feet, which no sport sedan in this price range can match.
- Brembo six-piston front calipers on 380 mm rotors come standard.
- Full driver-assist stack is standard on every trim, including the $49,995 R/T (adaptive cruise with stop and go, Active Driving Assist, blind spot, ParkSense).
- Connect ONE connected services are included for 10 years from purchase, with OTA updates and remote lock and unlock, no subscription.
- A day at Radford Racing School comes with the car.
- Dual-mode active exhaust with electronically controlled valves, so the voice changes between Eco and Sport.
- 16 mpg city on a 17.5-gallon tank. That's roughly 280 city miles between fill-ups, and the Scat Pack requires 91 octane.
- 4,865 pounds. It's quick in a straight line and it never lets you forget the mass in a corner.
- 37.2 inches of rear legroom in a car that's 206.6 inches long. The extra doors make getting in easier. The room back there stays the same.
- The base Scat Pack is missing a lot: 10.25-inch cluster, no head-up display, no 360 camera, manual column, manual liftgate, no auto high beam. You almost have to buy Package 22B.
- The $1,395 glass roof is a fixed panel. It doesn't open at all, which is a lot of money for light.
- Option it the way my tester was built and you're at $72,455, which is M3 and Blackwing money.
- 5.5 inches of ground clearance and a 41-foot turning circle make parking garages and driveways an ongoing negotiation.
- NHTSA hasn't crash-rated this car yet, so there's no independent safety score to lean on.
Which Charger should you buy?
Six ways people walk into this showroom, and what I'd tell each of them.
You're here for the look
420 horsepower is more than any muscle car offered as standard equipment, and the R/T wears the same widebody as the Scat Pack. You save $7,000, you gain 3 mpg, and nobody in traffic can tell. This is the sensible answer.
You care about brakes more than horsepower
The Performance Handling Group puts the Brembos, the performance suspension, Line Lock, Launch Control, the 20-by-10s and the leather-and-suede seats on the 420-horsepower car. You get the chassis without the fuel bill of the H.O. engine.
You're going to use Line Lock
If the plan involves a drag strip, a Radford day and a set of rear tires every summer, buy the base Scat Pack and skip the screens. The engine, brakes, suspension and exhaust are all there at $56,995. Spend the $4,995 you saved on tires and track days.
This is your only car
Daily driving a base Scat Pack means a manual column, no 360 camera and no head-up display in a car that's 84 inches wide with mirrors. Package 22B fixes all of that for $4,995, which is the best-value option on the sheet. Around $62,000 before destination.
You want the one I drove
Blacktop, Carbon & Suede, the 305-section wheel package, the glass roof and the Alpine 18-speaker land at $72,455 with destination. The suede and carbon interior is the nicest in the lineup, and the 305s give it the widest stance. Just go in knowing what else $72,000 buys.
You have a garage outlet and a short commute
670 horsepower, 3.3 seconds and a Drift/Donut mode the gas car doesn't get, for $5,000 more. The catch is 241 miles of range and about a thousand extra pounds. If most of your driving is inside 100 miles a day, it works.
FAQ
Is there still a V-8 Charger?
No. The 2026 Charger comes as a 420-horsepower twin-turbo six, a 550-horsepower twin-turbo six, or a 670-horsepower electric. The SIXPACK name is a nod to the three two-barrel carburetors of the 1970s cars, but the engine underneath is a straight six.
What does the four-door cost over the coupe?
$2,000 on every model. The Scat Pack coupe is $54,995 and the sedan is $56,995. Ordering for the four-door SIXPACK Scat Pack opened November 4, 2025, with deliveries starting in the first quarter of 2026.
What's the difference between Scat Pack and Scat Pack Plus?
Nothing mechanical. Plus is $4,995 of equipment ordered as Customer Preferred Package 22B: the 16-inch cluster, head-up display, 360 camera, power hatch, power column, wireless charging, ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, premium LED headlamps, navigation and Attitude Adjustment lighting. Same engine, same brakes, same suspension.
Does it really have all-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive?
Yes, and it's the point of the car. The 880RE transmission uses a multi-disc wet clutch transfer case that opens on command inside Sport mode and sends 100 percent of torque to the rear axle. Torque splits run 40/60 in Auto and Eco, 50/50 in Wet/Snow, 30/70 in Sport, and 0/100 in RWD mode or Line Lock.
Does it need premium fuel?
The Scat Pack requires 91 octane. The R/T only recommends it. Both cars carry 17.5 gallons, and the Scat Pack window sticker estimates $3,300 a year in fuel.
How much can you fit in it?
More than it looks like. The four-door has a hidden hatch: 22.8 cubic feet with the seats up, 38.0 with them folded flat. Rear legroom is 37.2 inches, which is tighter than the 206.6-inch length suggests.
Where is it built?
Final assembly is Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The engine comes from Saltillo, Mexico and the transmission from the United States. The window sticker on my tester listed 44 percent U.S. and Canadian parts content.
Is there a subscription to keep it connected?
The Connect ONE package is included for 10 years from purchase and covers over-the-air updates, remote lock and unlock, SOS calls, vehicle health reports and basic navigation. The paid tier is Connect Wi-Fi PLUS at $17.99 a month after a three-month trial, which adds the unlimited hotspot, stolen vehicle tracking, drive alerts and connected navigation.
Does the glass roof open?
No. The $1,395 panoramic roof is a fixed tinted panel. It brings light into the cabin and that's all it does. If that's not worth $1,395 to you, skip it.
What's the warranty?
Three years or 36,000 miles basic, five years or 60,000 miles powertrain. NHTSA hadn't crash-rated the 2026 Charger as of this writing.
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