The gas Charger returns
The Dodge Charger Sixpack is the car a large chunk of the Mopar faithful were waiting for while Dodge tried to sell them an electric one. After the EV-only launch of the new Charger flopped, the twin-turbo gasoline version reached dealers through 2026 — and with it came the brand's renewed claim to affordable, big-number muscle. The four-door Scat Pack Sixpack, arguably the version most buyers actually wanted, only began deliveries this year.
The numbers are the story. The two-door Sixpack R/T starts at $49,995 and the four-door Scat Pack Sixpack at $56,995, both excluding destination. The Scat Pack's twin-turbo 3.0-liter Hurricane inline-six makes a reported 550 hp, and Dodge markets the result as the most powerful sedan under $60,000 on sale. As pitches go, that is about as unsubtle as muscle-car marketing gets — which is to say, exactly on brand.
The rollout has been deliberately staged. Orders opened in mid-August 2025, two-door deliveries started in December 2025, and four-door deliveries began in the first quarter of 2026. As of mid-2026, then, this is still a fresh car working its way onto lots rather than an established fixture on them.
Two doors, four doors, and a Hurricane straight-six
Purists will note the obvious irony. Sixpack once meant three two-barrel carburetors feeding a V8; now it means an inline-six force-fed by two turbochargers. Dodge clearly decided the name mattered more than the literal hardware, and on the spec sheet it is hard to argue with the outcome. A reported 550 hp from a 3.0-liter Hurricane six in the Scat Pack is serious output for the money, whatever the cylinder count.
The bigger philosophical shift sits underneath. All-wheel drive is standard on both the two-door and the four-door Sixpack models. The old rear-drive Charger built its reputation partly on tire smoke; this one is engineered to put its power down instead. For buyers in snow states, standard AWD is a genuine, practical upgrade. For burnout traditionalists, it is a culture change they will need to make peace with.
The four-door matters most commercially. The Charger name spent years as America's default performance sedan, and the Scat Pack Sixpack sedan — the variant that only began reaching customers in Q1 2026 — is the shape that lets the Hurricane engine handle school runs and airport trips as well as stoplight theater.
The sub-$60K power play
Dodge's central boast — the most powerful sedan under $60,000 on sale — is a marketing line, but a pointed one, and it is how the car has been positioned in launch reporting. At $56,995 before destination, the four-door Scat Pack ducks under that ceiling with room to spare, at least until destination charges and options do their usual quiet work on the invoice. The two-door R/T, meanwhile, keeps the range's entry point just below $50,000.
Cross-shopping is genuinely awkward for rivals. Affordable performance coupes such as the Honda Prelude, Toyota GR86 and Ford Mustang EcoBoost play a different game entirely — lighter, cheaper, and nowhere near this output. Sedan shoppers who want this much power typically have to spend well past the Charger's ask. That pricing gap is the Sixpack's entire argument, and it is a strong one.
The honest assessment
On paper, the Charger Sixpack reads like a convincing apology for the EV-only launch strategy. The caveats deserve equal billing, though. Both prices exclude destination, so the real-world transaction sits higher. The headline 550 hp figure belongs to the Scat Pack specifically — buyers eyeing the cheaper R/T should confirm the output of their exact trim rather than assume parity. And the car is very new: four-door deliveries only began in Q1 2026, which means long-term durability of the Hurricane driveline in this application is unproven by definition, not by accusation.
Then there is the sound. A twin-turbo inline-six, however potent, will not thunder like the V8s that built this nameplate. Whether that matters is a conversation between you and your ears. What the Sixpack does offer — reported 550 hp, standard AWD, four doors if you want them, and a sticker under $60,000 — is a package nothing else on sale directly matches.
The questions buyers actually ask
How much does the Dodge Charger Sixpack cost? The two-door Sixpack R/T starts at $49,995 and the four-door Scat Pack Sixpack at $56,995, both excluding destination. Budget above those figures once destination and options are added.
Is the Charger Sixpack all-wheel drive? Yes — AWD is standard on both the two-door and the four-door Sixpack models, a clean break from the rear-drive tradition of earlier gas Chargers.
When did deliveries actually start? Orders opened in mid-August 2025. Two-door deliveries began in December 2025, and four-door Scat Pack Sixpack deliveries followed in the first quarter of 2026, with cars reaching dealers through the year.
Key takeaways
- The gasoline Dodge Charger Sixpack reached dealers through 2026 after the EV-only launch underwhelmed.
- The two-door R/T starts at $49,995; the four-door Scat Pack Sixpack at $56,995, excluding destination.
- The Scat Pack's twin-turbo 3.0-liter Hurricane inline-six is reported at 550 hp.
- All-wheel drive is standard on every Sixpack, two-door and four-door alike.
- Dodge markets it as the most powerful sedan under $60,000 on sale, per launch reporting.
Sources & further reading
- Manufacturer pricing and launch reporting via TFLcar (Nov 2025), MoparInsiders, autoevolution and CarGurus (2025-2026)
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