FIRST DRIVE: 2026 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack 4DR

This past week, Dodge invited me down to eastern Tennessee to drive the all-new 2026 Dodge Charger SIXPACK Scat Pack. That was the main attraction for most people attending the event, but Dodge also brought something that really mattered to me on a personal level — the 2026 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack EV four-door. As the owner of a 2025 Charger Daytona Scat Pack EV two-door, I already know what the electric Charger is capable of. But as a dad with two teenagers and someone who uses my car for everything from family life to filming content, I needed to see for myself whether the four-door Daytona is the smarter version of the modern Charger.

Right from the start, you can tell Dodge didn’t take shortcuts when creating the four-door. Instead of designing a traditional sedan with a separate profile, Dodge engineered the four-door and two-door Daytona models to share a common roofline, liftgate, and front and rear fascias. Both versions maintain the coupe-like silhouette Dodge wanted. The Charger has always been known for its muscular stance, and the four-door actually enhances that presence. The rear doors don’t interrupt the shape — they complete it. The way they fill out the back half of the car makes the whole design look more balanced and cohesive. With the widest body of any production car in the entire industry, the Daytona has a ton of presence, and the four-door’s proportions work so well that I honestly think it looks better than the two-door.

When you step inside, the similarities between the two versions continue. The interior space is basically the same as the two-door, but the usability is a night-and-day difference. The cabin offers best-in-class passenger volume and best-in-class rear cargo volume thanks to the “hidden hatch” liftgate design. With 38.5 cubic feet of cargo space — which is 133% more than the outgoing Charger — this car is incredibly practical. Whether it’s luggage for a weekend trip, groceries piled high, camera equipment for my channels, or just daily family life, the storage flexibility makes the car feel like a performance fastback instead of a traditional sedan.

The rear seats have plenty of room for real adults, not just kids. Headroom and legroom are both excellent, and the seating position feels natural instead of cramped. But the biggest advantage the four-door has over the two-door is simple: getting in and out of the car is far easier. With my own two-door Daytona, the long front doors look great, but they’re a hassle in tight parking lots. And getting people into the back requires sliding the front seats forward and asking passengers to squeeze through a narrow opening.

The four-door eliminates all of that. You just open the rear door and step right in — no climbing, no contorting, no rearranging seats. The slightly shorter front doors also make daily entry and exit easier when you’re parked between two giant SUVs. And with the B-pillar moved forward to sit beside the driver instead of behind them, the seat belt finally rests in a natural, comfortable position. It’s a small detail, but one you notice immediately. For families, adult passengers, or just hauling gear, the added accessibility alone makes the four-door Daytona feel like the more complete, user-friendly version of the car.

On the road, the 2026 Daytona Scat Pack EV four-door drives exactly the way a modern Dodge muscle car should. There is no added length or weight compared to the two-door model, so the driving experience is nearly identical. The instant torque comes on strong, the throttle response is immediate, and the all-wheel-drive system helps the power hook up immediately. Even in the light snow we experienced in Tennessee, the Charger felt sure-footed. The AWD system adjusted quickly, and the car stayed planted and predictable. You never feel like the weather is overwhelming the car — it just digs in and goes.

Compared to the early 2025 Daytona EV models, the refinements Dodge has made are noticeable. The suspension tuning feels smoother, soaking up bumps and imperfections with more confidence. The cabin is quieter, road noise is reduced, and the steering calibration feels more natural in both everyday driving and more spirited driving situations. As someone who daily drives a Daytona Scat Pack EV, I recognized right away that Dodge has been hard at work polishing the formula.

Inside the cockpit, the driver-focused layout remains one of the best in the industry. The 16-inch digital cluster and 12.3-inch Uconnect 5 touchscreen give you all the information you need. The Performance Pages and EV Pages are fast, detailed, and intuitive. The pistol-grip shifter, the thick steering wheel, the standard nine-speaker Alpine system, and the overall layout make the car feel familiar but more refined than before.

One important thing Dodge made sure to do was keep the four-door and two-door Daytona Scat Pack models equipped identically. You don’t lose features by choosing the more practical version. Both body styles share all the major performance hardware and technology:

• Full suite of Drive Modes: Sport, Track, Drag, Custom, Snow, Valet, Eco, and more
• Drift/Donut Mode, Launch Control, and race-prep systems
• Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust — a patent-pending EV performance sound system
• R-Wing front aerodynamic pass-through
• PowerShot button for a 40-horsepower burst
• Track Package availability with 16-inch Brembo vented rotors, the biggest brakes ever offered on a Dodge
• Staggered tire setup: 305/35 front, 325/35 rear Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 3s
• Standard AWD with a mechanical limited-slip differential
• One-pedal driving with three adjustable regenerative braking levels
• Standard safety features: automatic emergency braking, active lane management, blind-spot with lane assist, traffic sign information, drowsy driver detection, rain-sensing wipers, automatic high beams, rear cross path detection, crash notification, SOS, and more
• Up to 241 miles of range on cars with the Track Pack (up to 267 miles of range on cars without the Track Pack) with 20–80% charging in about 24 minutes on a fast charger
• Standard Level 1/Level 2 universal charging cord
• Built on the STLA Large platform supporting dual-motor EV or AWD ICE configurations

By the time I wrapped up my drive, the conclusion was pretty straightforward: the 2026 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack EV four-door is the version that best fits real-world life. It keeps the two-door performance attitude, the electric muscle-car personality, the tech, the sound, the handling — all of it — but adds daily usability, comfort, and, I’d argue, better styling.

Dodge didn’t just build a four-door. They built the most complete and most practical version of the modern Charger — without sacrificing what makes a Charger a Charger.

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