The HEMI sings like the best dragster soundtrack you’ve ever heard, the shifts punch you in the back, and 0-60 mph comes up in just 4.3 seconds and the ¼ mile in 12.4 seconds. When you do want to get on it, you can use launch control (we didn’t) or program the dynamics (we didn’t), or just put it in Sport Mode and let it fly.
It is a big engine with loads of low-end power, so a light foot when maneuvering in parking is recommended, and it glides up so easily and effortlessly to the speed limit – and beyond – that you do need to be cautious. Asking what it’s like to drive in daily traffic may seem like asking Superman about his typing skills, but the Scat Pack is quite capable and comfortable when doing the daily commute.
Look up badass in the dictionary and our Charger should be the picture!Īll that power pours into an 8-speed torqueflite automatic transmission that seems well up to the task, and its ability to snap-off lightning shifts, up or down is impressive. The finishing touches are perfect – 392 Hemi badges on the flanks and Scat Pack logos front and rear. We absolutely loved our tester’s F8 Green exterior paint, and adding to the visual menace, our Green Giant had the Satin Black Appearance package that covers the hood, roof, decklid, and rear spoiler. Peeking through those wheels are standard 15.4-inch Brembo two-piece brake rotors with six-piston front calipers from the Charger SRT Hellcat. Massive 20” by 11” black Devil’s Rim alloys fill out those cavernous wheel wells and make the Charger look glued to the ground. More than just a couple sets of cannonball deltoids, the Charger also gets more aggressive front and rear fascias that make really sell that widebody look. And the Charger was already a big sedan! Call it bold and muscular. Originally seen on the Challenger model and offered on the 707-horsepower Charger SRT Hellcat model, the Scat Pack widebody adds integrated fender flares that add 3.5 inches in width. Well the first thing to kick in the old endorphins is the new -for-2020 Widebody exterior.