I finally got to Test Drive one (Some comparisons to my Camaro)

[Devcom36]

So the car in question was a 2 Door White Knuckle Scatpack (Not the plus). First initial impressions getting in was the seats are actually quite comfortable and the power seat adjustments were perfect no complaints. The steering wheel I liked I personally like Flat bottom steering wheels and my Camaro has one and I am happy there is one on the Charger and to add the Charger has a flat top as well still don't mind it. The drive itself I think was perfect the car wanted to go as soon as I put it in drive and left off the brake it was going on its own and I actually like that when driving through a parking lot. At work we have company vehicles where I put it in drive and they just sit there when I want to move slowly through the parking lot and I have to press the pedal for them to do anything and it annoys me. This is probably not a big deal but its an annoyance of mine. Getting on the road there is no complaints and lots of smiles, the car gets up to speed faster than you can say its name and masks its weight well. On some the turns though you can definitely tell its heavy but it doesn't feel as heavy as it actually is. The power merging on the highway I enjoyed the feel of it pushing me back in the seat and the sound it greatly reminds me of a BMW maybe M2 or M3 and I liked it. If I did want to hear a V8 I plan on keeping my Camaro I can just drive that to hear it. The brakes are really good some say its too touchy but I think its perfect and I like that in a peformance car. The Throttle response the acceleration passing power everything felt awesome. I can easily see myself beating Dodge's advertised times with this like I did Chevys advertised times with the Camaro. Speaking of the Camaro the Charger is definitely faster in a straight line. Now from a roll I still want to say yeah as well but not sure cause there is a slight delay if you get on it while moving but maybe. Now hard cornering, autocross or a track the Camaro has it beat however that is ok because I consider this car not to be in the same category and it does a lot better on the turning than say last gen Chargers or Challengers ever did.

Now with all that being said and all praise going to what I said above time to talk about the interior which had some cons. I like where the Drive mode selecter is on the steering wheel and I also like the where the ignition is by the shifter I think its awesome like that. I have no problems with the shifter although I wish you could manually shift the gears with that instead of it only being paddle shifters but it is something I can deal with. Speaking of paddle shifters wtf was Dodge thinking with the ones they put on this car. I hate them they not only look dumb but feel completely off in the car not a fan at all. Why not carry over the ones from last gen Challenger or something. Overall though I greatly enjoyed the car and any dislikes I have with it are not deal breakers (even though the Paddle shifters make me mad). The test drive made me want the car more to share a garage with my Camaro. Unless something else comes a long I plan on purchasing in 2027 we have to go through a move first in the fall and I do not like to rush things to make sure I will not have any regrets. I would want it in green with 305s and probably the black top package and I do not want the glass roof. Crappy cell phone picture of the car I test drove included below.

 

[Ares429]

As someone who has been daily driving the Sixpack since January: this is a fair assessment of the car.
You mentioned touchy brakes, either you get used to them or they wear in a little bit. Not sure which.

Also I definitely agree on the shifter. I miss the manual mode the last gen chargers had.

 

[aceinspp36]

I think the thing that bugs me is it hard to see the fuel gauge as the steering wheel blocks it. Later RJD