2026 Dodge Charger Scat Pack Sixpack features twin-turbo 3.0-liter Hurricane inline-six producing 550 hp and 531 lb-ft, accelerating 0-60 in 3.9 secondsStandard all-wheel drive with front-axle disconnect enables 100% rear-wheel-drive mode for drifts and burnouts, starting at $56,990 for two-doorWet/Snow mode and AWD system transform muscle car into genuine four-season performance vehicle, tested successfully on slush-covered mountain roads When you tell a driver the road ahead packs 318 corners into just 11 miles, it's clear they're heading somewhere special. But when navigation reroutes them onto an even more circuitous route to reach the Tail of the Dragon, it feels less like an inconvenience and more like an opportunity. While most folks attending the launch of the new, gas-swilling Dodge Charger Scat Pack Sixpack enjoyed a direct path to the Tail of the Dragon, one driver found themselves on an unplanned adventure along the Cherohala Skyway, a gorgeous ribbon of pavement when weather allows it. It did not on that day. With temperatures dropping to near freezing, blind corners shifting with changing light, and an inch of slushy snow mixed with piles of wet leaves, the experience in the Charger Sixpack became far more engaging than Dodge ever intended. It was less drifting for the fun of it and more unintentional oversteer, demanding quick hands to keep the car away from potential doom.In this case, though, the detour offered a perfect chance to test the Wet/Snow drive mode. This new Charger may pack 550 horsepower under its bonnet, but it also comes standard with all-wheel drive. All-season tires be damned, somewhere 5,000 feet above sea level between North Carolina and Tennessee, a Bludicrous Blue Charger and its driver seemed to genuinely bond. Dodge loves gas engines. The lineup returns to familiar form as the automaker continues rolling out more fuel-fed options. This 2026 Charger Scat Pack Sixpack delivers forward motivation courtesy of a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six cylinder engine. The mill is the Hurricane in its most powerful form, producing 550 horses and 531 pound-feet of torque, metered through an eight-speed automatic gearbox. This engine won't provide aural entertainment. It sounds like there's a race somewhere off in the distance between a Ford Raptor and an old muscle car. Yet the inner ear tells the driver something is happening, just nothing noteworthy enough to quicken the pulse or put a smile on the face. Power-wise, however, it's a terrific engine. Quick off the line, the new Charger races to sixty in 3.9 seconds. Per Dodge, it can fly down the quarter-mile in just 12.2 seconds, and if the throttle stays pegged, eventually it will show 177 mph on the digital gauge cluster display. Yes, AWD is standard, but this car also comes with a front-axle disconnect system that sends 100% of power out back. Simply tick Sport Mode and press the button for RWD to unlock donuts, drifts, burnouts, and brake stands at the driver’s beck and call. In fact, Line Lock is a standard feature on the Sixpack model. Budget for more tires.
