When you
think of a four door car you think of big, bulky and slow. This is just not the case with this car. The engine has so much power that it quickly
over comes the heavy nature of this car.
The suspension is also done in such a way that the car handles like its
much lighter than it actually is. With insanely
big Brembo brake calipers this car comes to a complete stop in the blink of an
eye. Its very impressive for a four door.
My all
time favorite think about the charger scat pack is the transmission. The way this car shifts is other
worldly. The shifts sound like the car
is shooting its self into the next gear in an explosive manner. This is unheard of in a car at the 40
thousand dollar price range. Normally cars
that feel like this are 200 thousand plus.
While I do love their automatic transmission I do wish they offered it
in a manual. It is an American muscle
car and I feel like its un-American to not have that option for people like me
who want that experience of shifting.
The thing
that amazed me the most is how this car handles over 150 miles per hour. In a normal car once you get over 100 miles
per hour you start to get nervous. At 150
miles per hour this car was still calm and collective. 180 miles per hour is where this car started
to feel like a normal car at 100. This car
has been strictly designed for speed and acceleration in a straight line. While this car isn't great around a track
that doesn't even matter to me. It's just
way to fun in a straight line and never gets boring when you put your foot
down. It's also an insanely fun car to
drive sideways. This charger handles
drifting very well and is set up for it out of the factory.
The downfalls
to this car are few, but no car is perfect.
I don't like the slope of the hood as it makes it a little challenging
to park. This could be fixed with a
couple of front parking sensors. The second
is the turning radius is pretty bad but that is to be expected in a four door
of this size. The last and biggest
downfall to this car for me is the lack of manual transmission option. If I'm going to buy a car I want to be able
to shift it. The fake tiptronic paddle
shifters just don't do the job for me. I
understand that the new automatic transmissions shift faster than a human
could. But for me I don't care. With a car like this it's about the experience
and not about being the fastest. I think
dodge dropped the ball on this option that wouldn't have cost much to
offer. Because of that lack of an option,
it's the only thing stopping me from buying one.
