2026 Dodge Charger Six-pack R/T 4-door aims for broad appeal and succeeds somewhat

Looking inside the Six Pack R/T, it’s virtually impossible to tell the difference between the Scat Pack and the Daytona EVs. It’s not close to a luxury car, but it’s a lot better than the old Charger and Challenger it replaces. In front of the driver and above the square steering wheel is a huge 16-inch digital instrument cluster (a 10.25-inch is standard), which may be too big to be useful as both sides of it are cut off by the steering wheel, like the gauges on an old Porsche 911. Right above that is a fairly extensive head-up display.

In the center is a 12.3-inch infotainment screen with Uconnect 5 from Stellantis. Overall, the screens are quite easy to navigate and adjust, but there is a little more lag in the systems than I would actually like, especially in the gauge cluster. Each side of the center screen is flanked by capacitive touch buttons for heated/cooled seat controls, and as has been the case with every other new Charger I’ve driven, it took quite a few presses to get them to actually register my commands. At the very least, there are physical volume and tuning knobs and a handful of other HVAC buttons below the screen.

Although the R/T is the base car, it can still be equipped with all the safety features found in the more expensive Scat Pack and Daytona, including things like a surround-view camera, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot intervention and lane-keeping assist. These systems work very well together, and the Level 2 driver assistance system punches way above its weight class than you might think for a piece of Stellantis technology.

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Also punching above its weight are the extremely adjustable and supportive high-back bucket seats found throughout the Charger lineup. Sure, they’re optional, and I didn’t get a chance to check out the base seats, but they look so cool that I don’t think they’re an option you can skip. While the 121-inch wheelbase doesn’t seem to make much of a difference on the road, it certainly pays off when it comes to interior space.

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The back seats don’t have much going for them other than the fact that they are heated and have some charging ports and vents. At least there’s a ton of room there – 3 feet of legroom to be exact. That 4.1 inch improvement over the old car, combined with 36.9 inches of rear headroom, means I can fit behind myself very comfortably, and I’m 6 feet tall. If I turned myself and four passengers into a blob, I could fit 103.1 cubic feet of us in the Charger Sixpack, and that’s before we even talk about the car’s best feature: the liftback.

Dodge says you can fit 22.8 cubic feet of whatever you want in there. If that’s not enough, drop the rear seat and it expands to 38.0 cubic feet. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a sedan with more space than that.