YouTube channel, RacerX, takes a pair of Dodge Charger sedans on the road to compare two of the higher performance oriented trim levels of the muscle car from Stellantis. With a blue R/T and red Scat Pack from Clay Cooley Dodge in Irving TX, RacerX tries each HEMI powered Charger out for himself on the road to compare the 0-60 times of each car. Watch the clip to see the Chargers go head-to-head and determine which one is ultimately faster.
0-60 MPH In The Charger Scat Pack
Early in the video, he compares the two Chargers, noting that both cars are fairly similar despite the fact that they have different engines with sizeably different horsepower and torque numbers; they additionally have the same width tires. First up is the Charger R/T Scat Pack, equipped with a 6.4-liter HEMI V8 that outputs 485 horsepower and 475 lb-ft of torque. Unlike the R/T, the Scat Pack can be had in a widebody variation, which has performance implications of its own; the car in this test is a standard body Scat Pack though.
The more powerful Dodge is up first and once on the road, the Scat Pack flexes its muscles and the sounds of its powerful engine and torque are evident. The tires want to spin off the line, which are not the ideal specs for a car of this caliber. After several tests on the road to get the car from 0-60 mph, the R/T Scat Pack returns a consistent time of 5.2 seconds each time. RacerX comments that "it never gets old driving one of these on the street."
Comparing the 5.7 HEMI V8 0-60 Time
Next up is the 5.7-liter HEMI V8, which outputs 370 horsepower and 397 lb-ft of torque. RacerX mentions that this is one of his favorite engines for the street, which powers multiple Dodge vehicles. The overall feel in the car is the same as the Scat Pack, but the 5.7L still sounds "really good" despite its sizable difference in horsepower and torque numbers from the more powerful variant tested first. Due to the tires on the Scat Pack and the way in which they influence the car off the line, it's expected that the standard R/T may actually have an advantage for the 0-60 time.
In sport mode, he takes the R/T in sport mode onto the street, noting that this Charger grabs better off the line. The car initially returns a time of 5.4 seconds for its first 0-60 mph run. The second run delivers a slower time, but was the result of the way he drove the car and not related to the Charger's performance specifically. The third attempt returns a time of 5.3 seconds, just 1/10th of a difference from the more powerful Scat Pack. For the 4th attempt, the R/T ties with the Scat Pack's time of 5.2 seconds from 0-60 mph. After comparing both cars, each manage the same time on the street. Traction limitations in the Scat Pack due to the particular tires on the car limit its time, to an extent, and stickier tires would likely push the Scat Pack much faster than the R/T.