Its semi awkward position, leaning far over to the left in 1st gear, requires a firm hand to shove through the gates. The shifter will quickly become your second most immediate emotional link to the Challenger. The first option that must be selected is the $1,000 Tremec 6-speed manual ‘box. What is a Shaker hood? You’ll understand when you see one. Ticking the Shaker box adds a functional shaker hood with cold-air induction. Going Scat Pack brings with it the responsibility that is harnessing a 485-horsepower 475 lb-ft of torque 392ci 6.4L V8. The star of this review is the R/T Scat Pack Shaker. I did not get much wheel time, but I can easily imagine doing this to a used Challenger R/T, but not telling anyone about it… The extra power is immediately noticeable as is the deeper exhaust note. There’s one catch, though: The car’s no longer street legal. The total cost of the upgrades exceeds $8,000 for 450 hp and 455 torques. The final numbers trump the old SRT’s 6.1L output. Scat Packs 1 and 2 must be purchased as well, bringing total power increases to 75 hp and 45 lb-ft of torque. For $4,500, output rises roughly 60 hp and 50 torques. The kit includes MOPAR performance CNC ported cylinder heads, hi-flow headers and catalysts as well as a Stage 3 performance PCM. It can get confusing but this kit is offered as a retrofit to 5.7L Hemi, adding upgrades to improve on the HEMI’s power. There, I got to spend some time at the wheel of an R/T Scat Pack3. I’d driven most versions of the car since its arrival in 2009 but by the time I brought the Scat Pack home, I’d fallen hard for the big brash pony car.Ī week before I picked up the presser, I’d made my way to FCA’s full-line party in Chelsea, MI. She was instantly enamored with the car, while I resisted ever so slightly. She had the 2015 Challenger RT Scat Pack 6M a few weeks before I got my hands on it, and she was gracious enough to allow me a few turns of the wheel. This passion that draws us together also draws us both to FCA’s car there’s something purely emotional about every aspect of the Challenger. As an FYI, she has a real job but moonlights as an auto journo part-time. We're both passionate about many things (including cars obviously), despite coming from opposing factions. In my experience, opposites may attract but it’s a temporary thing. The girlfriend and I have much in common, as most couples should have. In the recent past, I would have taken the Ford home then it was all about the Chevy but in the end, today at least, the Dodge won me over and would get a privileged spot in our tightly packed driveway. I’ve waxed on about the Mustang and the Camaro, and my numerous encounters with these cars over the last few years, and this is the culmination point. The summer has come to a close, and perhaps it’s fitting that the final pony car I write about is Dodge’s Challenger.
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