2 days Ago By [email protected] (Travis Langness)
There are all sorts of performance packages and optional upgrades available for cars these days, but few are as well-known and iconic as the Scat Pack. Available on a number of different Dodge vehicles over the years, the Scat Pack designation generally signals some extra performance, and in the case of Dodge's newest all-electric Charger, that's definitely the case. Replacing the old gas-powered Charger, the current 2025 model is all new and powered by 100.
5 kWh battery. Muscle car fans and Dodge enthusiasts alike might share a bit of skepticism of the new cars, but as our First Drive of the electric Charger proved, they're still fast — no matter what you think of the switch to electric power. According to Dodge, the base R/T version of the Charger can sprint to 60 miles per hour in 4.
7 seconds and the Scat Pack can do it in 3.3 seconds — quick times when you consider that they both weigh nearly 6,000 pounds. But as it turns out, those estimates are dead-on accurate, at least when it comes to the Scat Pack.
When Car and Driver tested the Daytona Scat Pack, it went from 0-60 mph just as quickly as Dodge said it would – 3.3 seconds. That sort of time puts it well ahead of most pedestrian EVs and in contention with some of the quickest cars on the road today.
Muscle cars typically aren't laser-focused on lightweight performance, and the new electric Charger Daytona is even heavier than you might expect. Dodge's spec sheets put the standard Charger Daytona R/T's curb weight at 5,698 pounds, with the Scat Pack checking in at 5,767 pounds. The R/T moves that significant heft forward with 496 horsepower and 404 lb-ft of torque, but the Scat Pack adds significant extra power to pull around its extra heft.
It puts out 670 hp and 627 lb-ft. With both versions of the Charger Daytona, all-wheel drive is standard, helping to launch the EV muscle car in a hurry. If you feel like leaving some black tire-shaped marks on the asphalt, the Scat Pack also offers a Drift/Donut mode (yep, it's really called that) to send all the power to the rear wheels.
Gas-powered versions of the Charger are on their way later in 2025, but don't expect any big V8 grumbles coming from the exhaust pipes. The new gas-powered Charger will feature Dodge's twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six cylinder engine, which makes 550 horsepower on the top trim.
Dodge refers to it as the Hurricane High Output engine. A less-powerful version of the six-cylinder will make 420 hp. Zero-to-60 times aren't available yet, and we don't know if there will be a Scat-Pack version of the gas-powered Charger.
We expect the Charger to be quick, but it'll have a hard time keeping up with the Charger Daytona EV. Along with tire-shredding models like the supercharged Hellcat and Hellcat Redeye , the Scat Pack name made a big mark in the previous generation of Challenger and Charger muscle cars. Back then, the Charger was a four-door sedan, and the Challenger was its two-door sibling.
Now, the Charger is the lone remaining Dodge muscle car, with just two doors. On 2015 Dodge Chargers, an R/T Scat Pack was available that was powered by a 6.4-liter V8 that produced 485 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque.
In Car and Driver testing, the 2015 Charger R/T Scat Pack was capable of reaching 60 mph in just 4.1 seconds. A Challenger R/T Scat Pack was also tested and got to 60 mph in 4.
2 seconds. Both times are slower than what the current electric-powered Scat Pack is offering, but purists will likely argue that the trade-off is worth it to stick with the old gas model. Dodge went on producing Scat Pack models until 2023, when both the gas-powered models were discontinued.
Rumors are currently swirling that Dodge is bringing back the V8 , but the automaker hasn't confirmed whether or not that will be happening — let alone whether those motors will make it into the new Charger platform..
