2019 Widebody Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack Review: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- The $6,000 Widebody package sounds expensive, but you get a lot for your money. Find out what's all included in our Good, Bad, & Ugly review!
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The 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T ScatPack Widebody might be THE BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK Challenge. It comes with a massive 6.4 liter V8 engine, a wider track, more rubber, and fancier suspension tech, that comes on top of an already well established Challenger platform that has been around for more than a decade. Come see what's Good, Bad, & Ugly about this totally new trim from the folks at Dodge.
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the wide body is the visual upgrade that the car needed
Agreed
I don't think it needed an upgrade but it does look nice
@@Robert-goose1 I think the Challenger Front Grill and lights are tucked away too far Back. They should bring the Lights and grill out a little bit plus the Wide body and It's complete !! Front facial starting to look dated and looks like a Cutout Slot !
Agreed.
@@Robert-goose1 it needed wider tires and the widebody did that for it. Visual upgrade is just a plus
That was a good review, but I will have to disagree with you on one thing though. The body styling can never be put in the ugly category because no matter what they do with Challenger in the future, it will never get any better than this design as this is the retro look that has made it such a winner
are they getting rid of this look in '20??
✊
Timeless.. American.. muscle..💪
Yes sir . This car will never be obsolete.
Great review, but can never be described as ugly. THE best looking modern muscle car.
I just got my WB Scat about a month ago. I got it in Indigo Blue and added dual black matte stripes. It looks soooooooo damn good. I love it. Drives great, sounds awesome, really fast, handles incredibly well for such a big car, and it's just so bad ass looking. It puts a smile on my face everytime I look at it, and another everytime I start it up, and an even bigger one when I hit the gas on a straight, and one more when I get out and look at what I just drove. So happy with my decision.
Congratulations dude!
-Hansen
Have you had any reliability issues?
Nothing's quite like it..
BRUH that’s a beautiful car
Bought a 370z in 2011 to pick up asian chicks. Owned it 5 years, picked up 0. Traded it for a challenger in 2016, picked up 3 so far. True story
LOL
congrats fartdonkey
Fat ones
God Bless America
FartDonkey lol that's a great story and so much for ricers LOL. Mopar or no car 👍
everyone says these things being big and heavy is bad and thats why i love them, i like a big car, a safer car, a presence on the road.
DONT CHANGE A THING, Beautiful car, roomy ,comfortable a,d FAST.
Let Chevy and Ford change their looks every 2 years, and still come up short. That classic design is perfect. Its he POWER that keeps the Challenger a LEGEND.
Saw the movie VANISHING POINT
as a child.. the car had left an impression in my mind from that moment on for me..
My challenger SP is not my daily but there's car seats in back seats and a stroller in trunk with other baby shit. These are street beasts maybe not track beasts but in real world 95% of performance car owners dont track their cars anyways. Too many people get caught in driver journalists opinions. Buy the car that makes you smile
All day long this car will make you smile!!😎😎😎👍
Amen
Exactly. Zl1 1le owner telling me "yeah but can your charger handle on a track" - oh you mean how your 1LE goes to car shows and sits in the garage? Lol
Yep. And the few times I’ve had mine at the track, most of the Camaro, Mustang and M3/4s we’re behind me. Most of their owners can’t drive their cars to even 75% of its ability.
Plus who wanna track their baby??? you are going to baby your baby maybe just a few stop light to stop light pulls maybe some burnouts but yeah
I don’t care nothing about the weight of the car it is very comfortable and powerful I love the car will be buying one in a few months
Me and you both.
Have you gotten one?
Yup same here! My only ever issue was the turns but with the widebody it’s gotten way better from what I hear
Terrence Long so did u end up getting one
@@jaydam5096 I did! Bought a 19 challenger scat pack Octane Red. I love it. Just hit 5K miles
I think it is one of a kind, so it’ll never get old. Hope they never stop building it and never redesign it 😁
Yea we are a big fan of this car. The Redeye is probably our favorite lol
-Hansen
They're already working on a whole new chassis. 2021 maybe time for the big change
Paul M absolutely, that design never gets old and will always look great no matter how long one has it. I have a 2010 SRT and the only difference exterior wise is the front grill and rear designs, other than that they are identical and I love mine
I just hope they don’t take away the American muscle car shape and look. New Camaro is hideous and Mustang looks like a Euro car.
Also add a option to turn mds off in normal mode.
I'm still waiting for my proper old school charger re-design
An old video I know, but still valid. I bought a 2021 392 scat pack widebody with the 6 speed manual transmission and I love being able to control that sound. It's also a lot of fun to drive!
I disagree....The challenger is a classic design and will never need to be changed.
I hope they keep it unchanged for at least as long as the porche 911 has been around.
Sucks production of the challenger is done.
I LOVE my 2020 Challenger Widebody!!! It's my daily driver, and makes me smile every morning!
Thanks for the positive review. I just bought one of these. A lot of the things the reviewers bag on is the things I like about the car.. I drive monthly from Costa Mesa Ca. to Lake Havasu city Az . 300 miles and I wanted a comfortable car, but i hate sedans , but i'm 60 and I love go fast cars. I love the recliner size seats.. I like that it's kinda heavy as it makes it a nice ride on the road, but track mode and it's like point and shoot.. I love mine
"acceleration test" *hits the gas*.... "yep it works"
We are all about science here
-Hansen
I plan on running down to my Dodge dealer and putting down money on an order for 2022 RT challenger widebody. Back in the 1970s had a poster this car on my bedroom wall, it’s been a dream car for me. My only complaint is that it doesn’t offer all leather seats, it’s Alcântara and Leather. I’ve driven all the challenges and I think this is the best balance and the biggest bang for the buck. 65,000 fully loaded is a very good price for that performance and handling. Compared to a Corvette which I have specked out but $90,000. The challenger is a no brained. I ordered my car and I got it April 15, 2022. I love it does everything well have a glorious sound from the exhaust. I decided to upgrade my stereo system to the Harmon Cardin 18 speaker system with a subwoofer and has a great sound I’m very happy with my purchase.
The only true muscle car on sale today.
The challenger won't look outdated because its designed based on the classic and it has that kind of timeless simplistic beauty. Newer cars need to redesign because crazy designs need to get crazier otherwise they get boring.
eddie g absolutely and 💯%, the design is timeless and will always look great. The exterior on my 2010 SRT looks almost identical to the new regular body with the exception of the front grill and rear tail light bezel, other than that they're pretty much the same outside and I love the design
They have really improved the challengers exhaust system over the years, that is a nice aggressive note and I like it. When my challenger srt8 was stock it sounded really mellow and the mufflers and resonators were restrictive, so I replaced it with 3" SLP loudmouths and now it rocks. They consist of 2 racing bullets that are pretty much straight through and flow great. Its awesome to see that they made the Improvement. I think that this scat is cool and like the widebody, but if I could I would definitely go for the redeye hellcat. That's something that hasn't changed much, the SRT seats are extremely comfortable and so is challengers ride
Yeah these wide-bodies are badass. I hope you got a chance to check out our Redeye first drive impression.
-Hansen
I own a 2016 R/T and absolutely love it!! I love it so much that the wide body is my next upgrade to buy!! I love the Challenger very fun to drive and I have no complaints I'm a old school muscle car fan and I just love the way this car looks. Lots of potential here and close to 500 hp under the hood great car and way lot's of fun!!!
Maybe you should checkout our first drive of the Redeye.... just sayin... 797 hp....
-Hansen
That's good😊
One of my cars is a 2014 Mustang GT with 10,000 miles, and I don't care for the look of the new ones. I haven't been a brand loyalist since the age of reason (12 or so). I've always wanted all of them, and have been fortunate in owning an unreasonable number of muscle and sports cars in my 65 years. I've thought the Challenger to be the best looking of the big 3. My wife is a few years my junior, but when she retires, we'd like to spend a good deal of our time roaming the U.S. by car, and I've thought a Hellcat or perhaps the Scat Pack would make a comfortable yet powerful and fun car for that. Thanks for the comprehensive review, it was helpful.
As a scat pack owner I have to say I absolutely love the retro exterior styling, and performance. My only negative is the interior is a bit plain
I like how every time the car gets under power you shut up and smile :)
Hahaha. Focus needed
-Hansen
LOL.. that's what I can't express in words.. that moment!!.. just gotta be there..
Dodge engineer 1: but if we put on wider wheels they'll stick out past the fender
Dodge engineer 2: somebody call bushwacker.
Nice “R/T scatpack wide body” review. I appreciate the review of the model that I and probably most others would consider purchasing due to costs and practicality. I have the urge to drive my 944 and Corvette out to my Dodge dealer as a down payment for this exact test car.
The only classic muscle body you can still buy. The car reminds me so much of 1970 charger! That car is like an alligator!
This is only new car that looks more classic muscle car than most 60s muscle cars...even more than the 70 Challenger...only car that looked better was my 69 Charger RT I sold for 7000 in 1999. ):
Outdated platform? Now this is the biggest advantage of this car 😅
Platform maturity usually means the bugs are worked out and parts will be available too.
I was surprised when you listed the Uconnect as a "bad". Most auto journalists like that system when compared to all the others. Oh well, to each his own. Nice job on the review and I love the drone shots of the car. Keep up the good work!
I still like Uconnect. The 8.4” display is NICE. But from a user interface perspective it’s sort of all over the place. Thanks for the compliments! Really means a lot!
-Hansen
Agreed. Would love to know what SL thinks is a good infotainment. I have lived with, not test driven, a Chevy, Ford, VW, infinity, and this is best system in my opinion.
@@ShiftingLanes I have 2 Ford F150s, a Toyota 4Runner and a Jeep SRT. the Uconnect is miles better than Fords or Toyota. so unless you're comparing it to a Euro spec'd car it's the best of the big 3 and Toyota.
When you sit the new Challenger next to an old one. It seems stretched. As in the new car has a lot of side height and it looks taller.
In my opinion, the wide body breaks up the side lines really nicely. It looks more proportional. I wouldn't get a Challenger without the wide fender configuration.
The Hellcat and Redeye get a lot of attention, but I think this configuration in the video is probably the sweet spot in performance and looks.
I would only buy the 6 speed myself. Because I feel the 6 speed with the pistol grip shifter is an iconic thing for the Challenger.
Excellent review and you hit the main points. You a preaching to the choir when taking about the platform. It applies to both the Challenger and Charger. Both are aging well but after 11 plus years of the same thing it's getting old. Im on my second Charger in that time. Currently driving a 2015 Loaded Scat Pack 392. I bought it because I liked the facelift it got. However, Im so ready for a new design inside and out it's killing me. The widebody's are very cool but other then that it's the same old same old especial inside the cabin. I get it. It works for Dodge but come on it's been over a decade man.
This would be a lot better if you learned how fantastic the ZF8 is. I was like you, bolt-action > slushbox, by default... but the ZF8 is anything but a regular transmission. It's revolutionary.
You are the only reviewer I have ever heard complain about the U Connect.
Gilbert Nadeau The uconnect sucks. I have a 2013 Chrysler 300 S. My uconnect system wouldn’t update properly so I couldn’t make or take phone calls. After the fourth time at the dealership (who couldn’t get it to update) they finally replaced the entire unit. That was eight months ago and so far it’s working fine.
@@robo08ify sorry to hear you have had so many problems. I've had it in several cars and have never had an issue. My wife currently has an Infiniti with the Nisan system and it is deplorable. Don't care to much for the Ford synch systems either. Way to hard to navigate through.
Is this a typo on the year? You mention the extra money for the widebody and I’ve seen more than one video that Dodge decided to make it standard. Correct me if I’m wrong but most people are very happy about this. Great video! Such a beauty!
Benny Bodash its a $6k option
Benny Bodash it’s NOT standard. You will be charged for the WB option
This car will never be out of style. Love the interior lot's of room. I test drove the new camaro's and mustangs way to small for me. If I wanted that I would buy a corvette again.
It’s too bad that the UConnect system was not upgrade in year 2021. It would have been the perfect time to add the 180° birdseye view feature.
I think in 2020 I will buy that same exact car same color it's beautiful has everything I need fast reliable and hot looking
Did you buy one
Your criticism of the "aging" is a bit weak. I've gone from a 2010 to a 2016, and found it to be a huge upgrade, very different vehicles. The sheet metal is very much the same, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the Challenger design is classic.
This is a good review on the R/T Scat pack, especially for someone that is considering it as their next car. Thank you I enjoyed it a lot
Bought the F8 Green Wide Body Special Edition, Shaker, Challenger & having owned Pontiac T/A’s Formula 350, Nissan Z, BMW M6 & M8 competition, this Challenger is hands down my favorite, I’m not into racing, I just like the package @ the relic age of 65, with the car being so called overweight, the ride is second to none! My only drawback is knowing where the cheapest gas stations are located, it like gas.
$55k for this or a used Hellcat? Hmmm... I’d take this and upgrade as I go. Why? Warranty, wide body, brand new, etc.
Same bro. Get this, throw a procharger in it and it’ll be faster than a hellcat already
Tough one...How "used" is the Hellcat?
You simply can't beat the feeling of driving a brand new car (mainly because of the new car smell)...Although these cars are tough, I would much prefer a brand new SP with a very short and known history, lol.
But that doesn't mean great finds aren't possible.
@@Darontheblasian If you boost this engine you need to upgrade engine internals to be on the safe side.
Hellcats are trash. I trust that 6.2 about as much as Hillary Clinton. Ive seen 8 get new engines within 5000 miles at my dealership alone
@@TheJr2010 my 392 puts down 780wheel with stock engine
I really enjoyed this review. Like myself, you don't have any hang ups about getting the biggest and badest version to drive around town, and, like me, feel the best way to enjoy these cars is to get to as you put it, roll your own gears. I recently leased the 2018 R/T Shaker Plus for 3 years and now I am looking forward to upgrading to the wide body version next time around. What I don't agree with is buying a car like this, You lock up too much of your money for too long, they can be expensive to fix, and as you said can look outdated in just one year. Leasing a car means just changinbg the oil every 5k and that's it. A lot less money down and still, hands down, one of the best scents in the world: the smell of a new car every 2 or 3 years!
Rear seat delete and a supercharger. Best car
Dude the TREMEC Manual transmission is simply the BEST money can buy dude, It's what's also on the GT350's and every review on Earth praises them man, wtf ???
I wannA see the 1320 reviewed, please, when available.
The Shakers Hood with the Wide body would actually look better than the HC hood
T U Agreed, I’d love to see that combo. Still waiting for a shaker option for the Charger, too.
Awesome review video! This is exactly how I want my Challenger to be. The color is priceless!!! Thumbs-up 👍
If the only “ugly”, is that the Challenger may look outdated in a couple of years, then that’s totally ok with me! I’ll take a retro-looking 10.9 second 1/4 mile Hellcat any day! Thanks for posting the vid on this R/T SP Widebody! Cheers!!
So thick!
I thought my 2016 scatpack was thick. 305s stock? Yes plz. I hope they do the same thing to the Charger.
True it 10yrs plus but the classic look is not a ugly because no matter what that muscle classic look will never go out of style. So that to me is a good thing not ugly.
Sounds LIKE THAT "False / Negative", was her getting mad that you said the 6spd was better than her! lol Good video Sir!
I totally agree with too much info on the Uconnect for the driver while driving. I don't mess with it while I am driving my wife's Cherokee. I get her to navigate it or I wait until I am stopped at a light. I own a 2018 Camaro SS and I had a F150 before that and I think the Uconnect is the best system out of the big three. The back up camera is not as crisp as Ford though.
It's a great package on a car that really doesn't have any lines to speak of. Challenger got a bit dated too quickly but a V8 compensates for everything else :D
Well for the infotainment I’d rather too much info than not enough...because when you need the extra info it’s there rather than needing it and be missing *FOREVER*
The good: it exists. The bad: it’s not in my garage......(yet)
I'm Impressed, keep it going Dodge "FCA"
Got a 21 wide body scat chally blacked out red interior… I know they say muscle cars only attract dudes…. But LET ME TELL YOU, this car is the best wing man you’ll ever have 🤣🤫
the only thing that sucks is that in the auto scat pack they have the cylinder deactivation.. my guess is that the engine of the manual scat pack should last twice or three times as long as they dont have the deactivation paired with them.
Very informative thank you
Actually my last comment was a bit harsh. I hope you're successful and happy in life.
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It wuld be nice if they put a Granny shift mode in set the gears to change slow or to were you culd customize settings
Some folks talk ish about the scat pack new but old features...but i think they built the car for the ones who want the look of the hellcat but not the HP or the low gas mileage
Nothing ugly about this beauty!
This thing sounds legit. A real tuners car it would kill a hellcat dollar for dollar with mods.
I like they've kept it virtually unchanged. I liked the mustang when it was "taller" and the camaro I liked better when the lights were "round". But just my opinion
Great video!... But as far as price wise the GT and the SS are not even almost comparable to a scat pack. Those are base model v8s. The scat pack is absolutely not at the base model V8.
nice review, but you do realize that this ten year old car is made to look retro like the ones from the 70s. so it is suppose to look outdated..in a sense. If you want modern looks, there is every other brand to choose from. Still nice review though.
Yup! Just stating that the others (GM and Ford) have been making big revisions, while this one has been more or less the same. Nothing wrong with “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it”. Thanks for watching! We did a first drive impression of the Redeye as well, make sure you check that out as well!
-Hansen
@@ShiftingLanes will do
I almost bought a 2018 TA 392 and went with, believe it or not, a slightly less powerful (6.2) Chevy SS ...in Slipstream Blue. I loved the Mag Ride Control feature. LS3...what a sweet engine. Sleeper looks, yes, but looks a lot better up close over time. HUD and all the gadgets, though I left off sun roof. LOVE the above car though and thinking about owning it AND SS! I hadn't bought a new car in 24 yrs when I bought SS, so...(and not being married or with kids) maybe I'm getting ready to live L-A-R-G-E?!! The purple seems to be the way to go with this WB.
Fun review, well done!
You are wrong about the ZF transmission. The Hellcat uses a beefed up unit. Hellcat is a 8HP90 and rated to 900 FT/TQ. The SCAT and RT are 8H70 700FT/TQ and the V6 is a 8HP45 with.... shock, 450 FT/TQ
Everyone agrees UConnect is one of the easiest to use around. Information overload is like ... welcome to Audi/BMW/MB world :) Cool video thou!
Do you have any idea if the cuda is coming back
What you say it's ugly I think it's the best thing ever if dodge moves forward with a new platform it will always be cool having the last retro design
Love this car ! Great colour too.
It's a fun-bus.
So, second-hand 'standard' SRT Hellcat wide-body OR one of these Scat Pack wide-bodies?
As a daily driver the whine of the supercharger could get irritating and all that HP could get scary...I'm thinking.
Great review but Connect is 10x better than anything else out there. I love it.
Question, can you supercharge a 2018 Scat Pack Shaker? Any information would be greatly appreciated! Great video, thanks...
No but can do boost but don’t know how that would effect the car in the long run….still might have to upgrade internal
The Challenger is the most classic of all current muscle cars, it has a similar look to a 70's Cuda and that's precisely the reason why many people are buying it; they are buying it for how it looks, and the argument of a 10-year-old outdated platform as an "ugly" feature is not valid because people owning this car couldn't care less about that. The outdated platform may be a concern for Camaro's and Mustang's enthusiasts because they are constantly updating it and how those cars look, that's not the case for the Challenger who looks just like a classic american muscle car, and as far as I concerned, it better stay that way.
I'd love to buy myself one of these cars.....same Octane Red color. I'd get the SXT with a 3.6L V6 engine. It would be a nice addition to my 2019 Chevy Camaro SS.
Gorgeous red!
Great vide, keep up the great work u do🤘
Thanks for the compliments!!
-Hansen
Dodge challenger is perfect the way it is.. I don't care if they keep the same design for the next 20yrs.. Camaro and mustang turned into sports cars and that's why they keep redesigning coz they are still looking for the perfect design..
Offset the wheels, drop the suspension SLIGHTLY, and custom exhaust, cold air intake. That’s all the car needs.
That would actually be a false positive but your face told the story Lol my 2019 Ram done the same thing to me scared the crap out of me Good vid I’ve watched it numerous times.
Remember to ring that bell! *Cue outro.
What did u mean by FCA cars?
I wish they had a Laguna Leather option....oh well..need to find a 2015-2018 SRT 392 now....
Good review, thanks. I've got mine on order in F8 green that might be here in a month or so. The 19 SP and the SP WB have numerous differences such as different sway bars, springs, shock tuning, front brakes, the hood is different (WB has the extractors) and even the grille is different. Not sure why Dodge didn't just keep the SRT 392 name to be honest. I had a 2012 Challenger Classic but sold it years ago but have always loved the looks of these. I figure sooner or later FCA will quit making these and decided now was the time.
Thanks for watching! F8 green is a sick color!
-Hansen
I see a Mavic!
My 2018 RT 6 speed manual is a beast..Terrible in wet weather..can't wait to get rid of it..
I’m looking to get one, let me know of your discount
It's not terrible in the rain. Stop driving like a dumbass and acknowledge that you need to be light on the throttle when there's rain on the road.
Connect system check your setting on your phone
Can't beat a Challenger Scat WB esthetics. 2021 Triple Nickle 21mpg. 6 speed.
Great review. Definitely tried to be objective and comprehensive.
But he fell victim to the fact that it’s a really nice car! 😃
That’s fine... 👍👍👍
Maybe they're thinking "if it's not broke, don't fix it" or maybe they don't have anything new on the drawing board so they're sticking with the Challenger platform. In either case, I still like Challenger in all of it's variants.
Great review big bro!
it will be mine in the next few years but for now i can only dream....
The UConnect is literally the best media display and interface on the market. Have you ever used the Ford or Chevy? Ford is the worst on my god I csnt stand it.
Thanks for a very informative review! I just bought a 2018 R/T and love it for many of the comfort reasons you mention as well as a cool design that revives the muscle car look! I'm sick of the homogenized jelly bean bubble cars that pass for vehicles these days. I'm glad you didn't mention how the Easter Bunny left Easter eggs in your car or how Dodge provided cup holders in the engine compartment like some other review I watched...
Even my 2018 Chrysler 300 has the cup holders in the engine bay. I like it.
Have you put it on the Dyno?
Hmmm to trade in my 2019 Ram North edition 4x4 or not to trade....
Trade. You only live once
That’s the perfect car to put the hellephant into