from nineteen sixty eight to nineteen seventy-one dodge offered a scat pack
performance package on its dodge challenger for 2015 that packages we lived
in the Challenger with this car
the 2015 dodge challenger r/t scat pack
now here's where it gets confusing it is an RP
but there's not a whole lot of RT under the hood under the hood is actually the
6.4 liter v8 485 horsepower from the SRT my dad says that's good to propel the
Challenger r/t scat pack from 0 to 60 in the mid for second range and do the
quarter-mile mid 12
so why not just call it the srt
well the scat pack doesn't have a lot of the expensive features that srt does
like the Viper inspired hood or the adaptive suspension
it also has a different wheel package the SRT has wider wheels and these are
optional
brembo brakes but they're only four-piston calipers upfront compared to
those artis six-piston now what does that do to price bubble the eight-speed
automatic transmission and the standard six-speed manual transmission
come in around 39 thousand dollars for the scat pack compared to 47 thousand
dollars for the manual transmission
srt
speaking of that eight-speed automatic transmission
it is a highlight of the scat pack now with the 485 horsepower v8
it's just a robust transmission that shifts perfectly always finds the right
power band for the engine
it's just punchy and how it down ships and we'll just throw you in the back of
your seat
the transmission is a fourteen hundred dollar option
it's actually not a whole lot more expensive in the manual transmission
because you don't get dinged with the thousand-dollar gas guzzler tax because
of the eight speeds ratings which are 15 miles per gallon in the city and 25
miles per gallon on the highway helped by cylinder deactivation word shuts down
four cylinders when you're at light throttle with the scat pack comes an
active exhaust like the transmission
it is also a highlight of the scat pack experience
I don't think I'd want to even think about putting an aftermarket exhaust on
this it sounds so good that its speed automatic transmission and always
keeping those wonderful sounds in the right places in the rev range
I've also spent time in the dragstrip hero 707 horsepower challenger srt
hellcat now you may not think there would be a whole lot of similarities
between the two because it's over 200 more horsepower but what was surprising
is that the Hellcat with its adaptive suspension turn too comfortable mode and
eco mode activated it was easier to drive than this
scat pack in traffic and slippery conditions that the scat pack is a
fairly high strung car without the ability to really turn down that those
sensitivities to the point where you can with the Hellcat
now obviously there's twenty thousand dollar difference and you might not be
looking at the two but it was a pretty interesting note from my time in both
cars
prior to 2015 challenger had that retro exterior and a retro inter which really
wasn't that night so it's pretty basic
nothing that you would want to spend a lot of time and they read that
completely 4 2015 the new interior is what we've grown to expect from new
chrysler vehicles
there's a lot of Technology materials are nice it's a good way to spend a lot
of time on road trips
more just cruising around seats are comfortable and there's still that same
challenger space on the inside it's a big car and that space really shows when
you can fit in the backseat as an adult and also have a lot of cargo space
the technology on the inside is anything but
retro you have this great 8.4 inch touchscreen that were a fan of an almost
every application also have features like available adaptive cruise control
forward collision warning heated and ventilated seats and heated steering
wheel
what I really like about the interior is the eight-speed automatic transmissions
real gear selector not the electronic one like use than other eight-speed
automatic transmissions and crisis line up
there's a Park reverse neutral and drive position that you can move back and
forth plus you have these paddle shifters that just worked fantastic very
very quick and responsive
unlike a lot of other non dual clutch automatic transmissions this one shifts
very precisely with all of the optional equipment on this particular scat pack
you're looking at a forty six thousand dollars challenger one thing you don't
have to pay extra for is this wild sublime green exterior color
I've met more neighbors in two days driving this car then the two months
that i've lived there is coming out of the woodwork asking about it i had more
attention in this than the 707 horsepower Hellcat do not buy this color
if you're not prepared to attract the attention of every gear head within a
one-mile radius
yeah