2015 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 6.4L Automatic - Car and Driver (blog)
It’s a corner that, for a long time, those of us who savor engaging one’s left leg and right arm to shift gears have been reluctant to admit even exists: In most instances, no objective case can be made for choosing a manual over an automatic when... The latest example of this reality is the 2015 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack , one of the more beastly muscle cars to ever have leapt from a Detroit-based engineering department. Sharing its naturally aspirated, 392-cubic-inch pushrod V-8 (Dodge likes to cite the displacement in cubic inches because heritage. ) with the pricier, somewhat higher-tech SRT 392 model , the R/T Scat Pack comes with a choice of a six-speed Tremec TR6060 manual or, for $1400 more, an eight-speed paddle-shifted TorqueFlite automatic. We tested the manual version a few months ago, and that car also lost a three-way comparison test with a Ford Mustang GT and a Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE, yet this Challenger impressed us with its brute force, bad-ass attitude, and ear-shredding... We blasted to 60 mph in a blistering 4. 2 seconds, hit triple-digit speeds in 9. 6 seconds, and passed the quarter-mile mark in 12. 6 seconds at 114 mph. The manual Scat Pack hit those same benchmarks in 4. 4 seconds, 10. 2 seconds, and 12. 9 seconds at 113 mph. The improvement is in no part attributable to the Scat Pack’s programmable launch control, which is part of the standard Performance Pages app. Source: www.caranddriver.com
