Which is faster scat pack or hellcat

By now, we all know the headline feature for the 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat. 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI (say that in your deepest, macho-est voice) V8. 707 horsepower — or 717 if you get the Daytona 50th Anniversary Edition — and a 0-60 time that would embarrass most sports cars. In a family sedan. That’s all great, but it’s just one of the options that continues to define the Charger lineup for this new model year.

Another big -engined option is the even more massive 6.4-liter V8 Scat Pack. Although this time it’s naturally-aspirated, you still get 485 horsepower and 475 lb-ft of torque. Both the Scat Pack and SRT Hellcat mate up to an eight-speed automatic transmission. Both cars also get the Widebody treatment for 2020, allowing buyers to save nearly $20,000 when buying the Scat Pack instead of the Hellcat. With all the differences between the two, which is the better buy? In this video, Roman compares the two point-for-point to find out.

Which is faster scat pack or hellcat
2020 Dodge Charger Scat Pack Widebody and Charger Hellcat Widebody. [Photos: Dodge]

A new look with the Widebody

The 2020 Dodge Charger offers the Widebody treatment strictly on the Scat Pack and SRT Hellcat. That adds new front and rear fascias, those massive fender flares, and SRT-tuned Bilstein adaptive suspension. Thanks to the 3.5-inch wider fenders, Dodge also fits 305/35 ZR20 Pirelli P-Zero tires, giving the cars more grip on the street. Both still have more than enough power to light up the rear tires though, should the mood take you.

Which is faster scat pack or hellcat

For its part, the $71,140 and up SRT Hellcat Widebody is the fastest production sedan you can currently buy. Its top speed is 196 mph, and it can sprint from 0-60 in 3.6 seconds. The Scat Pack is ever so slightly slower, making the run in just 4.3 seconds. One performance change specific to the Hellcat Widebody, however, is electric power steering. The driver can calibrate the steering feel through the SRT Performance Pages.

Which is faster scat pack or hellcat
2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat interior.

What about equipment?

With either the 2020 Dodge Charger Scat Pack or SRT Hellcat, you still get FCA’s 8.4-inch Uconnect 4C system. A 19-speaker Harman Karson audio system is available in both models. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto come standard across the 2020 Dodge Charger range. As far as comfort features are concerned, there are mainly cosmetic changes that separate the two cars, but both offer a better degree of practicality since they are still large sedans.

Of course, the Charger SRT Hellcat offers up some serious punch with all that power. Remarkably, though, both big V8 options manage between 22 mpg (Hellcat) and 25 mpg (Scat Pack) on the highway. With the base 3.6-liter Pentastar V6, which still puts out nearly 300 horsepower on rear-wheel drive SXT models, manages 30 mpg on the highway. Not bad for a car that’s spent nearly a decade in its current form.

Check out more on the 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Scat Pack and SRT Hellcat above. We’ve also covered the limited-run Daytona 50th Anniversary Edition. Watch that below:

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If you sit around reading reviews of the Hellcat, it may be easy to fall victim to the allure of a sub-$100,000 muscle car with more power than most mid-engine supercars. We found the Hellcat to be surprisingly livable if not a bit scary when pushed hard and it is certainly worthy of dream car status. But driving the Scat Pack has softened our opinion. After driving a Charger with "only" 485 hp, we found it to be more than adequate and in fact, far more usable out on the road.

Whereas the Hellcat lights up its rear tires with the smallest provocation, the Scat Pack is more effectively able to let you enjoy the power without worrying about crashing or going to prison. Even on a race track, it would take some long straights for the Hellcat to hold a tangible advantage and out on public roads at legal speeds, there is barely an appreciable difference in acceleration.

If it were our money, we'd gladly save more than $25,000 by getting the Scat Pack Widebody. We understand getting the Hellcat if money is no object but on a budget or otherwise, we prefer the Scat Pack.

Whats faster Hellcat or 392?

How do the Durango SRT Hellcat and Durango SRT 392 compare? By the numbers, the Durango Hellcat is (unsurprisingly) quicker than the Durango 392. The Hellcat accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds and on through the quarter mile in 11.7 seconds at 117.3 mph.

Which is faster SRT or Scatpack?

The SRT 392 is not faster than a Scat Pack, despite wearing the infamous SRT badge. Both cars are powered by the 6.4L naturally aspirated Hemi V8 engine, and both cars produce 485 horsepower. Furthermore, both cars weigh about the same and incorporate the same styling.

What is faster than a scat pack?

The Toyota GR Supra might not be as classically handsome as the Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack, but it is undoubtedly faster. The GR Supra, with the turbocharged 3.0 inline six-cylinder mill, produces 382 horsepower, a far cry from the Mopar's 485 ponies.

Is a 392 faster than a scat pack?

With that said, a 392 is not faster than the Scat Pack. The reason that the difference in speed between the 392 and Scat Pack is probably unnoticeable is that both are powered by a 485-horsepower, 6.4-liter supercharged V-8 and have almost identical weights.