Daily Driving a Manual 6 Speed Hellcat Challenger - What to Know!
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- Опубликовано: 16 май 2021
- What you should know about daily driving a manual 6 speed Hellcat Challenger. Where will your friends fit? What if it rains? What if you get stuck in traffic? Will it get stolen? Can you even see out of that thing?
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The only way I'll take a hellcat. If you can't drive a manual you're missing out.
Yes if you don’t drive a manual you are missing out ALL the action…
Probably lowers the chances of it getting stolen too
I have almost 90k miles on mine, according to FCA the base hellcats are grand touring cars. It is extremely comfortable and roomy, and easy to drive, full stop. Add the fact it is a legitimate 200 mph car, and those qualities are extremely rare. Mine is actually my family car, kids, groceries, road trips, everything.
Agreed. This car gets a bad rap for it's weight and handling. But daily drive a Lotus Elise and lmk how that works out. Wrong purpose of this car IMO. This car is a grand tourer as you said with a crap ton of power!
90k miles must be your only car wth hahah mine hasn’t hit 13k miles yet
@@jesussavescars807 it's got over 100k now, I bought it because I want to drive it, not look at it in my garage while I drive something else, I have another car, I like driving my hellcat driving everything else sucks.
@@jesussavescars807 drive it or someone else will when you sell it lol.
@SwellHemi in reality, except for front end collisions, there shouldn't be much wrong with a used hellcat, most people don't drive them much, or really very hard when they do. At the same time it is a legitimate 200 mph car, it's going to require more maintenance than a Honda civic. On that note you should know what you are getting into, a tune up every 36k miles 16 spark plugs, about 450 for the set, 250 for a headlight bulb, and the inner fender well has to come out, 550 for front brake pads, 1k for a front rotor, minimum of 300 for a tire. I would think you would be ok, as long as there's no weird noises on the test drive and you get a pre inspection from someone who knows about hellcats. I drive my car hard, every day, so I expect mine to need more repairs, my biggest problem has been finding someone with the necessary aptitude and attention to detail to work on it. A slight drift in your alignment becomes a hard push under hard acceleration and or at high speed and so on, good enough is not good when it comes to maintenance. Eventhough it may not sound like it, I say get one, of course lower miles are more desirable, but idgaf really how many miles, it is the best car all around I've ever owned, faster than a Nascar, literally, and can fit my whole family and our crap, comfortably for a cross country trip. I would absolutely buy an extended warranty, the one with the best coverage in terms of components covered is the FCA extended warranty, it's also very expensive and doesn't cover the car for a long time. Carshield isn't the best company for coverage, although it's decent, they aren't the best when it comes to major repairs, over a certain amount can only be authorized by 2 people in the company, however the price is decent and more importantly as long as you pay every month, the coverage never ends, it has saved me a lot of money. I would wait though, right now the car market appears to be beginning to realign with reality, the end of summer maybe, at the earliest we should see a return to more normal prices, the price of my car increased right around 20k at the peak. But lots are a lot more full, I'm starting to see rebate and cash offers, so it's coming back, until then, you will most likely pay way too much.
not whom i expected to see driving this thing and I love that fact that you are. well done sir, carry on !
Haha thanks man! I am totally not the stereotype for this car but what can I say. I've loved this car since they showed the concept back in 2008!
@@natesrt it's an awesome car. thanks for posting. #DareToBeDifferent #Thanks
I just stumbled onto your channel and glad to see another local mopar fan driving a manual. I've owned a manual scat and now a 392 T/A for over 4 years and loving every minute of it. Hope to see you out there sometime. Keep on rowing those gears!
What color is your T/A? I'm gonna have to be on the lookout now. I love seeing other Mopars while driving around! Do you ever go to the Cars and Coffee Miami events?
@@natesrt Yellow jacket. The only 392 T/A I've seen in Miami. I used to go to Casavana before covid and plan to return next month. Looking for other events also. Let me know
@@joel2033 My son loves car shows so we try to go every month. We just did back to back shows this past weekend with Supercar Saturdays and then Cars and Coffee. It was my first time to Supercar Saturdays but what a sight to see so many supercars and hypercars together at one event. I love the yellow on these cars so looking forward to seeing yours next month!
Great video, straight to the point! I believe it's the only modern 5 seater coupe sports car out there. Thanks
Nice! Love to see people dailying manuals. I drove a ZL1 and was super surprised at how easy it was to drive in the city. It seems like this one is similarly easy. Also, love whatever you're doing with the rotating camera there. Cool setup, smooth and not bouncing around, good angles!
Thanks! I daily drove a manual G35 for a few years in bumper to bumper rush hour traffic and didn't mind it much. I think the power has a lot to do with it since you can get a bit lazy about shifting and there's still enough power to move in a higher than optimal gear.
@@natesrt Yeah I've been dailying stick in traffic for years at this point, and it doesn't bother me too much unless I'm in something with a really heavy clutch. I just expected that all that power was going to make it tough not to launch it in first in traffic, and I expected a really rough ride, as well as a heavier clutch, but it actually handled the city really well. I got to drive a manual 2011 SRT8 that was a blast, and I imagine the Hellcat engine only adds to that fun.
Can I ask what your setup is with for that camera?
Enjoy! And keep up the good work!
Thanks! The gearing is great in the Hellcat so even with all the power it's still very easy to drive slow in traffic. The camera is an Insta360 One R using the 360 module. I have it mounted on a selfie stick clamped to the headrest. The only downside is the limited resolution (no 4K on consumer 360 cameras yet).
@@natesrt Very cool, much appreciated! I had a go-pro mounted on the passenger headrest for a little bit, but there was so much bounce. I'll have to check out the Insta360 though. I feel like the interior shots talking and stuff don't really need the 4k, but definitely a bit frustrating that it's not offered. Thanks again!
@@GearboxCarReviews For the bouncing, the image stabilizing makes a huge difference. I can use the 4K module on the Insta360 and it's still smooth. I have an older GoPro that doesn't have stabilization and the difference is night and day. Even in track mode 👍
Great video man! This helped me a lot.
Thanks man!
Terrific! Thanks. Do more videos
Thanks man! More to come!
1k subs. Gratz! :)
Thanks man!
Thanks man...this video really helps me know what i want to trade my 392 SRT for.
Np man glad you got something out of the video! I loved my 392 but the Hellcat delivers the power bump I always felt I was missing.
Just got a new '23 Manual Hellcat, won't ever be even close to a daily driver but I wouldn't have a problem with it if it was. 👍🏼👍🏼
Had a few sets of those Conti's on my S2k, they were the best tires in the wet by far.
I was surprised by how well they hook on the Hellcat for a tire with a decent tread wear rating
I live in the snow belt. I've never had snow tires. Always ran all seasons and never had major problems. GOOD all seasons (or currently running maxxis razr on my jeep) and zero problems. Only time I use 4x4 is for off road.
Nice! I switched over to a summer tire down here since it never gets cold and she's been hooking up way better.
Nice vid man!
Thanks!
Great video man
Thanks!
Two videos in an I love your channel. Just a normal guy, speaking normally about an outrageous car (ie not some youtube "bro")
Thanks man!
Thanks bro.
Glad you liked it!
Oh yes. My ‘21 redeye was stolen a week ago. Currently finishing off the paperwork on a ‘20 widebody 6 speed. These things do get stolen left and right. Secure them!!
Sorry to hear that man! I think that Widebody Manual Hellcat is gonna be a rarer beast though. Nice find! Plus it comes with built in anti theft being a manual 😂
The hellcat dose love the highway. But I wouldn't Daly because devalue. But it's hell of fun to drive
Car is beautiful man! I saw a 2023 in the showroom this week with a manual and man is it gorgeous and I want one haha. Is that a car seat in the back? If so I’m Curious how that fits. Thanks!
Great car setup in terms of camera and mic. don't even see this level of attention from bigger RUclipsrs who like to set up like 5 cameras in their interior
Thanks man!
make more videos u give excellent information
Thanks man! Really glad you like the content and appreciate the feedback!
@@natesrt ofc man u deserve it, its been a long time since I actually enjoyed a car vid and I hope your channel grows in the future so you get to review more cars
Drive my Scat every day and love it. And it loves gas 😂
And the top shelf stuff at that too 🤣
Yep. MPG in my 6MT Scatpack id similar, bit higher, 10.8
still one hell of a daily driver
This car brings a smile to my face every time I drive it. And such a great place to be in for a long drive.
@@natesrt wow I can imagine how comfortable this car is on long drives, I sat in a Daytona and that was most the most smoothest thing ever I can't imagine what the hellcat feels like
@@prodyung829 Having had a 392 before, it feels pretty much the same, just that there's a lot more power if you need it. Passing in a 392 was effortless - in this it's just plain insane!
@@natesrt wow man thank you for that. I can't imagine what a hellcat feels like man 🤯🤯
Dawg. LMFAOOO. How do you get that camera setup???? Also I wouldn't daily drive a hellcat in Florida traffic. Boy boy BOY! Good content! 💪🏿💪🏿
It's a 360 camera so you can get all the angles in post. South Florida traffic does suck but the torque in this beast makes driving a manual bearable. Plus 1st goes up to like 66mph so you hardly need to shift in stop and go.
What kind of camera do you in your have in the car? I forgot what year ZR1 you start in 6th gear.
You know Nate had some action in those back seats though
LMAO 😂
Are you using a 360 camera? Very cool rotation, getting the different angles.
Thanks man! Yeah it's an Insta360 One R with the 360 module.
My 392 Scat WB M6 can drive around all day in 3rd and never need to shift. I bet it's nuts driving my car with an entire Iroc-Z's more horsepower. lol
Lol yeah even on the highway just passing in 6th is easy if I don't feel like shifting down.
Most people in southern states don’t even know what makes a snow tire so different.
Lol so true. All seasons means all seasons right? 😂
This is exactly what I was looking for my man. Great vid! Deciding between a manual widebody challenger scatpack or hellcat. How much do you drive and how much do you fill up?
Thanks man! So most of my driving is city and I average under 9 MPG but I also have a lead foot. I took a highway trip over the weekend and that was closer to 20 MPG. On the highway, you can just leave it in 6th gear and cruise. Even passing in 6th is effortless! I used to have a 392 Challenger and I felt like it could have used a little bit more power - 550 probably would have been enough. The Hellcat met that need and then some! Good luck with your decision - either way the car is bad ass!
I got a manual scat widebody. City and hwy driving I averaged 18 mpg. I got 320 miles off a full tank.
I don't think I've ever got that much off a full tank in combined driving. Not even on my old 392 or 6.1L SRTs. But my right foot has always weighed a ton 😂
@@natesrt I'm a trucker so I try not to get speeding tickets. A lamborghini and a porsche tried to race me,lol. I only show off when I go from 1st to 2nd gear. I like watching people's reactions to the loud motor. The other gears I change quickly. I stay in 6th on the hwy.
The roads are the same here in South Florida but my right foot is too heavy to get good gas mileage 😂
make a video where you show how you recorded this and with what camera to do the 360
Thanks for the tip! You're not the first to ask and I'm sure a video would be a great way to go through it!
Pulling off in 3rd your just wearing out your clutch 😂
Yeah you're right. I would do that normally. But the amount of torque this car has to start off in a high gear is 💪
Hey there! What's your camera setup? I love yours and want to buy one! Pls tell me link 💥👍😎
It's an Insta360 One R using the 360 mod. I have a video up on the channel that goes through my setup including the mics if you want to check it out!
@@natesrt awesome! Im gonna check it out
Do you think i’ll be able to buy a hellcat later on in the future even if there discontinued?
You should still be able to find used ones. I think they made so many that it shouldn't be too hard to find one.
Challengers have the worst blind spots I drive a 2020 without blind spots and it’s tough checking it
There's a trick where you turn your side mirrors out really far that they just overlap a bit with your rear view mirror. I've been doing that for a while and it seemed to help with blind spots.
Does it have rev match also is the clutch heavy?
No rev match at least on mine. I don't think the clutch is heavy. I used to have an STI with an aftermarket clutch and that was really heavy. This feels like butter compared to that one.
I had no idea these could come stick I hate dodge less now.
Lol glad I could help sway you a bit 😂
Where’d u get your shifter?
Barton Industries direct from them. You can check my latest video for the review and I put a link in the description of that video to the Barton site.
What kind of camera you using
Insta360 One R
The 2023 Hellcat M6 people were dreaming about four months ago appears to be vapor.. too bad.
It's confirmed now but they're gonna be hard to find in the next few months...
@@natesrt I got a VON over three weeks ago, but still no VIN....
@@Ramblequist Hopefully it will be soon now. When I ordered mine it took a couple of months to get a VIN but then it moved pretty quickly. How did you spec it out?
@@natesrt Octane Red, Black leather like yours. Got the Black badging..They really put the screws to we late buyers, $995 charge for "Jailbreak", it's a phantom charge.. Carbon Fiber is gone, so took dark engine turn panel. Many guys wanting stripes, they're gone too.
@@Ramblequist Love the color! Sounds like a nice build and you'll have one of the last ever produced! Let me know when you get it!
Lol bruh you crack me up lol 😆
What year is your hellcat?
It's a 2015. Close to the end of the MY since I picked her up in August.
Just got a 2016 RT manual. I’m new to manuals. Can anyone explain to me why my engine revs very high when I shift into 5th gear?? If I’m cruising at 65 miles on a straight away I want to get into fifth but as soon as I shift into gear the rpm shoots up and freaks me out lol. Wth is going on.
From 4th to 5th? Shouldn't shoot up like that.
@@natesrt yea at first I thought it was me but it happens every time. It nearly redlines so I’ve avoided going into 5th. Taking it in to get serviced. I skipped 5th gear and went from 4 to 6 no issues a few times
@@satanic6stringbender Almost sounds like it might be going into 3rd instead of 5th. Maybe some issue in the shifter. Hopefully the dealer can figure it out. Keep us tuned!
Definitely sounds like you’re shifting into 3rd instead of 5th
Mmm try letting off your foot out the gas pedal when shifting see how that goes 🫠
Is the clutch hard by any chance
I don't think so. I had an STI with an aftermarket clutch that was insanely hard - this one felt like butter compared to that.
NateSRT friend has a hellcat and his clutch is really hard. Probably depends how it’s made
My clutch is bone stock. I haven't had to replace it yet. I've had manual Challengers before so maybe I just got used to it. Also that STI clutch was brutal so it might've given my left foot a good workout lol 😂
bro how the camera do dat?
It's a 360 camera so you can reframe and do those type of angles in post. You can check out the "Making Of" video on my channel to see how it works and what equipment I'm using.
@@natesrt cool
Whats the Width size on the tires you got
Stock size 275s all around
If I try to start from third gear in my forte, it just stalls. I’ve done that twice in one year of owning it, by accident.
That torque 😂
@@natesrt 1.6 turbo. 201hp. I literally came from a 3 cylinder that made 74hp. So at this rate, I’ll be in a v8 by 2030. Lmao
@wwjoshdew I just picked up a Miata also and I gotta say it is fun to have to keep the car in the power band. It's so easy to be lazy in the Hellcat coz there's torque everywhere lol.
Scats and hellcats are better daily drivers than mustangs or camaros. Hands down. Even mustang drivers have said that to me.
Ummm ... you never never never start in 3rd or 4th , 5th gear period and your car should’ve died and if don’t your clutch is slipping now...
Get a heavy duty racing clutch assembly , your pedal will need to be push harder but the rewards are a big plus @ 700+hp engines.
This car is a monster. It didn't need much revs to get going in 3rd but yeah won't be doing that again. Clutch is still fine. The worst I did to the clutch was after I first got it. I wasn't letting it out quick enough when downshifting to gun it. I smelled the clutch bad back then but learned from my mistake to be quick in and out. I will likely do a McLeod when it's time to replace the clutch finally. And then start upgrading the drivetrain components going back 🙂
@@natesrt around what rpm is it best to immediately release the clutch in a hellcat?
@@JrGivesBack I'm not the best at launching but I'd try 4K and feather the throttle after you dump it. Depends on your tires also.
clutch of this car must be too cheap there, cause you are not afraid to destroy it....
Indian guy in a hellcat thats pretty rare
Whereabouts are you
South FL. You?
@@natesrt Alberta Canada. Right above Montana
You can roll any car from third gear. Lol.
How much does it cost to import it to india
No idea but I've heard import duties are really high over there
@@natesrt For how much did you bought it bro
@@sanu5858 I got mine new in 2015 for 65K
@@natesrt ok😎