 What is up you guys welcome back to another one if you are new to the channel I am Goldpony I do new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube and today. We are in the new 2021 Dodge Challenger Scat pack courtesy of Stetler Dodge G bram in York PA for more information on their inventory Please feel free to check out the link in the description box below So what happened this one today actually because there are a couple new changes for the 2021 Challenger Scat Pack Also, this actually believe it or not is more spacious than the Camaro and the Mustang So wanted to check it out for that reason as well It gives it a little bit of a leg up when comparing those three at least and also I review this one every single year because it is Just frankly a very fun car to drive. So I'm excited all that. What do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it and as always let's start with pricing and so MSRP for the 2021 Challenger Scat Pack will start at $39,495 then there is the wide-body variant of the Challenger Scat Pack That one is going to start at forty seven thousand six hundred ninety dollars But regardless of what variant you go with the power plant on this beast is going to be the same Powering this one is going to be a six point four liter naturally aspirated Hemi V8 putting out four hundred and eighty five horsepower at sixty one hundred RPM four hundred and seventy five pound feet of torque available at forty one hundred RPM power sent to the rear wheels to a Six-speed manual which is the standard transmission set up But there is an optional torque flight automatic with paddle shifters that we do actually have today That one is going to be a fifteen hundred forty five dollar option if you wanted to go that route But all in all zero to sixty time comes in at approximately 4.2 seconds quarter miles been tested at twelve point five seconds top speed get this 176 miles per hour usually it's electronically limited on let's say the Mustang to a hundred fifty five So it's pretty cool. Not that you would ever go that fast. Maybe but 176 mile per hour top speed is pretty darn cool in this thing MPG numbers in case you were interested 14 in the city 23 highway taking premium Unlimited fuel but so before we do any kind of paddle shifter test or acceleration test here in our Challenger Scat Pack Do want to mention there are some drive modes There's actually a button labeled drive modes go figure just in front of the shifter when you press that is going to Give you automatic custom sport and track adjusting things like the shift points Throttle response steering sensitivity things like that essentially did one also mention There is launch control for the Challenger Scat Pack as well Which is going to be amazing if you plan on taking this thing to the drag strip So wanted to give you guys that as well But now having mentioned all that what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and put it in sport driving mode and let's do a quick little paddle shifter test here And by the way to put it in full manual shift mode Which you want to do is slide the shifter all the way to the back and to the left That is going to give you full control over the shifting and now let's find a straight away And let's see how quickly these paddle shifters are going to react for us here They are quick Not that I would expect anything less than a car like this anyways, but yeah really really quick reacting paddle shifters They don't shift for you automatically if you wind it out too long Very nice setup when it comes to paddle shifters in the Challenger Scat Pack without a doubt Let me now give full control back to this Challenger Scat Pack. I think you guys know what we have to do next Here is our straight away and three two nobody behind us and one How y'all, why are we spinning? Yeah, buddy I love this thing. I just love this thing That was a heck of an acceleration. You can feel it like it gets your blood flowing. I absolutely love it That's probably a stupid thing to say. This is a super fun car essentially This is why I review this thing every single year. That was a blast Definitely a fun car to drive. So enough of the acceleration to go along with that as always breaking is going to be equally important Let me start with the new feature for the brakes actually on the 2021 Challenger Scat Pack You can now get SRT branding to those Brembo brakes if you wanted it So not really a huge feature there, but it's going to be a slight change I should say up front you're going to get 14.2 inch ventilated front disc That is going to change with a wide body variant bumping that up to 15.7 inch Ventilated front discs in the back either way you're going to get 13.8 inch solid rear discs As far as that 60 to 0 stopping distance goes that comes in at 108 feet, which is insanely respectable Not quite as good as the Mustang I know that comes in at 99 feet, but still 108 feet will bring you to an absolutely ridiculous stop so quickly So definitely no issues there and braking feel by the way is perfectly fine. So absolutely no issues there for me Do you want to also mention in addition to that that there is a dynamics package that goes for $2,395 That is going to give you six piston front cowbursts That's going to give you a little bit better braking there as well But then touching on suspension and handling up front You're going to get a short and long arm front suspension in the back independent multi-link rear suspension front and rear stabilizer bars Do you want to also mention though where the suspension really gets good for the Challenger Scat Pack Is there is an adaptive damping suspension that goes for $995 so it is optional But this is a suspension component always like to recommend in my reviews because it really does give you the best of both worlds So it monitors each shock absorber individually So it's going to adjust to the road imperfections not only giving you a smoother ride But when you're going around the turns a little bit faster It's also going to tighten up that suspension giving you better handling as well So all in all like I said best of both worlds and definitely an option I would recommend for this one. So overall though as far as ride quality goes You are going to feel a little bit more of the road because this is a sports car or a muscle car I should say after all, but it's definitely not too bad. I mean it's something you get used to It's really not all that bad for what this car is. I should put it that way as far as the steering feel goes That's absolutely wonderful I love driving cars like this for that reason alone the steering feel Is so heavy not as heavy as the hellcat version of this car. I will say that I remember that very distinctly That is a super heavy steering feel. I love it But still the challenger scat pack gives you an amazing steering feel instantly points you in the direction that you want to go Because you have better feeling of being in control of this one. So I absolutely love it for that reason as well As far as cabin noise goes really all i'm getting it's not wind noise It's the noise from the exhaust which is absolutely wonderful And that is something that is most definitely not going to get old if you were considering this car to start with So I love the exhaust sound that we will be doing an exhaust clip later in the video So stick around for that. But anyways touching on visibility actually can see perfectly fine out the back sometimes with sports cars or muscle cars Whatever you don't always get that like let's say the Camaro for instance, but honestly with the challenger It's perfect visibility and no issues for me whatsoever So big fan man to go along with that actually rain sensing windshield wipers do come with the technology group that goes to $495 that essentially is going to turn on this windshield wipers whenever the challenger scat pack detects any kind of mist or rainfall So just one last thing you got to worry about there in the end But that about rounds out the performance segment of this review you guys Let's all go ahead and take a look at the exterior of this brand new 2021 dodge challenger scat pack. All right, so here she is you guys the new 2021 dodge challenger scat pack finished in triple nickel Definitely looks good. Anyway, so let's go ahead and start up front of the challenger here split front grille You guys can see you got the rt badging on the one side Challenger badging located on the passenger side of the vehicle. Another thing I think is really cool about this I'm going to get up close here. So you guys can see it the daytime running lights Which by the way comes standard across the board within the inner part of those headlights It's actually it serves as an air filter. I love the dodge logo within that as well It's on both sides actually, but I'm just going to show you one side here But actually serves as an air filter directing cool air to the engine to help cool it down I think that's one of the coolest features is something dodge originally did on the hellcats But now they have brought it down to the scat packs. It's pretty freaking cool If you ask maybe anyways also down below got to mention that matte black front lip always looks good down there And then just heading up top. You got the ram air style hood which assists with engine cooling once again Yes, it is functional in case anybody was curious about that Let me touch on the headlights a little bit halogen headlights actually still come standard on the challenger scat pack Believe it or not, but I will say you guys can see we don't have the halogens today because we actually have the optional HID headlights which come with the driver coffin is group that goes for $1295 if you wanted them That is again what you guys are looking at either way you get the automatic feature still meaning when it starts to get dark Out at night those headlights will turn on automatically for you there So that's always good daytime running lights are leds all the way around and that comes standard across the board as well One of the cool things about the challenger is just below this headlights You actually do have fog lights that come standard across the board and they are just halogen They don't come standard in leds unfortunately or hids or anything like that So I wanted to mention that too, but a very very nice retro very nice look up front to the challenger scat pack But now let's go ahead and make our way to the side of this one And so yet again I have climbed in the woods for you guys to get a better look at the challenger scat pack here from the side Black windows surrounds do come standard matte black side skirts towards the bottom as well Of course, you have the bumblebee badging located on the front fender 392 just below that and that's classic scat pack logo right there Of course as far as that rt side graphics go that is going to be optional. We do have that option It's not going to come standard. So imagine the car without the graphics That's essentially how it's going to come standard when it comes to the side mirrors They are body colored power adjustable side mirrors. They are actually heated heated side mirrors do come standard On the challenger scat pack as well. So that's always nice Take a look down at the wheel setup 20 by 9 inch double five spoke alloys is the standard configuration on this one However, there are of course plenty of optional 20 inch wheel designs available Most of them being 20 by 9.5 inch when it comes to the design So a little bit thicker setup when it comes to the wheels However, I will say the wide body variant actually ups that to 20 by 11 inch Wheels that is pretty darn cold and that's going to give you optimal grip in the back Of course when you go to accelerate and really helps with everything including handling and all that Anyways wanted to mention that as well. Now. Let's go ahead and make our way to the back of the challenger scat pack So but now since we are around back when it comes to that matte black rear spoiler The standard configuration actually has the bumblebee logo located in the upper right hand corner If you guys are looking where I'm looking right now, but we don't have that today And reason being is we do have the optional srt performance spoiler that goes for $995 So that's what you guys looking at right now. Of course just below that you can find led split tail lights They do come standard dodge lettering in the middle of it all and just below it all you will find dual exhaust outlets with chrome tips So having said that I promised it to you guys you guys know what we have to do next as always here Is that exhaust clip? So So now since we are around back of the challenger when it comes to opening that rear trunk There actually is a button on the key fob. You simply press that twice Also a button kind of camouflaged into the trunk itself That is yet another way you can go about opening that rear trunk But once opened up cargo capacity comes in at 16.2 cubic feet Which quite honestly is kind of impressive But anyways, if that was not enough space there is a 6040 split meaning the rear seats do fold down For a good bit of extra space there then if you needed it then make it your way up to the rear legroom This is where the challenger really wins when you're comparing it to the Camaro and the Mustang For instance, the challenger rear legroom actually comes in at 33.1 inches Which can be actually comparable to some sedans out there, but for reference, I mean even six feet tall This is how much space I had back there Still going to be kind of a tight fit quite honestly again I'm six feet tall But still the fact that it has 33.1 inches of rear legroom is great when you compare it To the Mustang and the Camaro which both come in at right around 29 inches even So a good bit of extra space when you're comparing those two at least you should be able to fit a small child Maybe even an adult if you fiddle around with the front seats a little bit So I think that's pretty cool quite honestly and believe it or not the headroom was also quite nice And there's actually rear ventilation for those rear passengers as well Another one of those features that doesn't even always come standard on sedans It definitely not the Mustang I know so pretty cool that there is rear ventilation back there as well But now let's go ahead and make our way to the front seats of the challenger Eight-way power adjustable driver seat with four-way power lumbar does come standard That a four-way manually adjustable passenger seat comes without as well Heated front seats on this one actually do come standard too. That's pretty cool Cloth seating with the b logo at the top is going to be the standard setup for the challenger scat back However, there is a plus package that goes for $2095 that we have today And that gives you the nappa leather alcantara seating combination that you are currently looking at Again with the b logo towards the upper portion of the seat But I will say seats are plenty comfortable definitely bolstered quite well in the corners there So what's going to hold you in place around the turn? So definitely no issues whatsoever when it comes to seat comfort And I love the alcantara always been a fan of suede and alcantara seating. So definitely quite nice there Now let's go ahead and take a look at the steering wheel. It is tilt and telescoping 10 and 2 grips are definitely quite nice Leather wrapped is going to be the standard configuration, which is perfect Heated steering wheel is going to be optional, but it doesn't come standard on the challenger scat back I was expected there. It's just a luxury feature. I guess you could say But so now let's go ahead and make our way to the startup on this one Let me first start by showing you guys the key You do have your dodge logo on the one side when you flip it over lock unlock the button to pop the rear hatch And that little circle with the times two button in the middle They're just going to be your remote start so you can warm the challenger up on super cold days Kind of unlike today actually in pennsylvania. So coming nice out today But anyway, so it is all a push button start with keyless entry that comes standard So all I am going to do is simply put my foot on the brake here and press that engine start button Which is located just by the driver's right knee It's open then once started up tachometer is all the way to your left speedometer is to your right and There is a digital portion of the gauges found in the middle there And so that can be controlled by using the steering wheel mounted controls on the left side there Giving you things like a digital speedometer, which honestly is probably what I would leave it on There's also your tire pressure information But most importantly, there are the performance pages the performance portion of the gauges were really You can test out pretty much anything you could possibly think of and it actually saves those statistics To the car love this about dodge products. I love this about the challenger. You can do a zero to 60 timer If you want to there's zero to 100 There's your quarter mile timer braking distance g4 statistics and most importantly on my very favorite feature of this one Top speed it actually saves the very top speed that this vehicle has ever gone I absolutely love that and other manufacturers don't do that The Mustang does this kind of thing as well, but it doesn't give you the top speed and the chimera does kind of the same thing as well So I don't know. I really like that top speed indicator on the challenger And now don't take that as an incentive to go as fast as humanly possible But I do like that. It's there nonetheless But of course you also have your fuel economy trip a trip the information audio setting safety information when you need Your next oil change the list goes on so really quite a bit You could check out up there having said that me personally I still wouldn't have minded a full digital gauge cluster because really you can completely customize it when you got that You can still have this retro look to the gauges just in full digital form So in the future, I know dodge wants to keep this car retro and they still can I just would prefer a full digital gauge cluster because you can completely customize it change the colors change everything About the look of it. So that's what I would prefer but touching that on overall interior quality There is a power sunroof that goes for $1,295 that we do not have today overhead sunglasses holder does come standard up there dole zoom climate control also comes standard Auto dimming rear view mirror with garage door transmitter is going to come standard as well By the way, the garage door transmitters. They're located on the roof there for up to three different garage doors But the fact is the auto dimming rear view mirror. That's definitely very convenient there Aluminum foot pedals coming with a couple of the different package options. We do have them today So I wanted to show them to you guys and actually there's premium stitch door and dash panels that are available That's one thing I sometimes get in the comments that the interior quality isn't the best because of that But it is available as an option. So I wanted to mention that as well. What are the cool parts about the interior quality? I like the 392 bumblebee badging found just Underneath of the passenger side air vent there that definitely looks really good And there is some stitching to the leather located around the infotainment screen just above the gauges and all that That definitely looks good as well But I will say one Optional package that I would go with at least for the interior. There is a carbon and suede interior package that goes for $1,595 and that adds authentic carbon fiber interior accents and a suede headliner As well So that's a pretty cool package there if you're in interior quality at least But just to the right of the shifter, you got a little bit of storage there Just behind that you have dual cup holders, of course And then all of your hookups Essentially is going to be located within the center armrest. Of course, you got cargo space in there as well But two usb charging ports auxiliary port any 12 volt power outlet within that center armrest as well So overall interior quality is pretty much as expected It could be better and it can get better with the optional package options that I listed to you guys But now taking a look at the tech screen and is an 8.4 inch color touchscreen display Which still believe it or not it's kind of above average for the segment That's kind of cool bluetooth and audio streaming coming standard android auto apple carplay also standard Meaning if you have a smartphone simply hug it up to the challenger via usb cable And you can display a free navigation system up on that screen as well as the ability to like and dislike your Pandora songs And there's a couple other compatible apps up there as well Factory navigation system is available for $795. Of course, you don't need it though If you have a smartphone like I just was saying Drive mode adjustments are also located up there as well as launch control There's also climate control settings you could check out up there and of course your radio settings And so by the way when it comes to the sound system on the challenger scat pack Six speakers is going to be the standard configuration But there are actually two different optional sound systems available for the challenger scat pack One of them being an alpine sound system. That is the one we have today that comes with nine speakers And 506 watch which is a good bit and we're going to test that in a second But $995 is the price of that one if you were interested and then there is the 18 speaker Harmon kardon sound system 18 speakers in the car of this size. That should be absolutely insane But $1795 with that one. There's going to be a subwoofer in the trunk There's a green edge external amplifier as well with that one But like I was saying we got the alpine sound system It is one of the optional ones with nine speakers and 506 watts. So all I'm going to do here is simply turn on the radio We're going to find out what's playing today and let's test out the sound system on this one Okay, so not as much bass as I would expect that sound system to have I will say that but the clarity was very very good and it was very very loud as well And that's what you're going to get with 506 watts again, especially with a two-door car You're going to have the loudness the clarity was excellent Not quite as much bass as I would expect that sound system to have but that's what you got the harmon kardon for But last thing I wanted to mention you guys on that tech display though is when you do put this one in reverse You will find a rear view camera that does come standard across the board letting you know who or what is behind you Which is always is going to lead us into safety and so to start front side side curtain airbags do come standard This one is not an IIHS top safety pick as expected really for the segment here in the back You're going to have latch aka lower anchors and tethers for children for the rear car seats Tire pressure monitoring system also comes standard rear parking sensors actually come standard as well You don't always get that so that's pretty cool But I do want to mention there are two optional packages that are available when it comes to safety One of them is a driver confidence group that goes for $1,295 That gives you a blind spot monitor with rear cross traffic alert the hid headlights I showed you guys earlier in power folding side mirrors as well We do have that option obviously because we do have all of those things so that's pretty nice Then there is the technology group that is a little less expensive for $495 This is one I would definitely recommend though. This gives you automatic high beams rain sensing windshield wipers Adaptive cruise control and forward collision warning as well. So that's actually a good bid for only $495 Only I know it's a good bit of money still but in the grand scheme of things It's not all that much when you're spending this much money on a car But overall when it comes to my final thoughts here of the challenger scat pack There is a reason I review this one every single year It is because it is an absolute blast to drive the hemi v8 is a legendary engine And it puts the power to the ground very well when equipped with summer tires That's just one of the things I wanted to mention to you guys This one actually comes standard with all seasons And so when you put that much power to the ground, especially in colder weather You're going to get some spinning But if you really want to take full advantage of the power produced by the challenger scat pack Definitely consider putting some summer tires on this one or go with one of the optional wheel configurations that come With the summer tires, so we do want to mention that I actually do love the retro styling of this one as well That's a big plus for me that technology package that I was mentioning to you guys That is something I think should be standard on this one. Maybe it's just me there But a lot of the other vehicles these days are giving you this kind of safety feature standard now Also, I think another benefit to the challenger scat pack is there are a ton of different options Really allowing you to customize this thing and really make it your own There's the ta package which I haven't mentioned yet that goes for $3,995 a trans amp package I should say mopar cold air intake comes with that along with a ton of other stuff There's the shaker package. I guess for $2,595. It gives you a shaker hood again with a bunch of other stuff as well There's the 1320 package if you're into drag racing. That's pretty cool. It goes for $3,995 It actually gives you drag radial tires So that is taking full advantage of the power in this thing like I was saying an adaptive damping Suspension as well again best of both worlds there There is going to be a drag mode as far as the driving modes go. That's pretty cool And also a passenger and rear seat delete as well And that's going to save you a good bit of weight as well for the drag strip also a trans break I should mention that's important in drag racing but Overall again plenty of different options available. You can really customize this one and make it your own And it is a super fun car, which is why I am in it yet again But that is about it for this review you guys. Thank you so much for watching Feel free to follow me on social media at the bottom on the screen specifically tiktok I've really been hitting that hard lately with all of these cars short little clips of these vehicles So feel free to follow me on that Be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell notification button if you're in a new car reviews That is what we do here on this channel after all Do appreciate you guys watching more than you know when I will see you guys all in the next video Stay gold