3-month roundup review with the Scat:
Overall, I put on about 5000-ish miles in the first three months, for the amount of power this car offers being a four-door sedan, I think it’s a ‘bargain’ for the price given V8’s have been a dying breed for quite some time now. If you wanted a four-door sedan with a V-8 other than the Charger [Which has 485HP/475TQ] , you'd have to look at the German sector.
Anyways, I’ll just list the pros/cons of this vehicle, but the most impressive thing isn’t just the crazy power with the Scat, it’s the transmission shifts are razor sharp, the 8-Speed ZF is as close to dual clutch as you can get, with incredible reliability with virtually zero issues. (Another YouTuber hit 100,000 miles with his Scat, and not one issue with the drivetrain.) That all said, this car has been far more enjoyable than my GT (Which needs more Drive time). But like most, my favorite thing has to be the exhaust, I have a full Mopar cat back exhaust on this car, The sound emanating from those pipes is straight brutal.? [Which...that’s not even when ‘sport mode’ is activated, which opens up the exhaust valves. ]
Pro’s:
1.) 6.4/8-speed ZF. Killer combination with the 6.4 power tweaked by the SRT team and the transmission shifts are insanely quick.
2.) 8.4 UConnect. Responsive/fluid and overall ease of use. Also, nice bright/vibrant display with no ‘glare’ issues.
3.) Fit/finish. No rattles/squeaks. The ‘Pitch black clear-coat’ paint has a really high gloss shine to it (More so when you see it in person), and then I added the ceramic coat to it, it made it pop even more.
4.) Beats Audio. Honestly, not a fan of Beats in general, but the sound is pretty good, the subwoofer can be a bit overpowering in the trunk, but you can tweak that setting where it doesn’t override the actual music/audio you’re listening to.
5.) Steering wheel/seats. Let me just say I’m very particular about my steering wheels for my cars, and I absolutely hate the steering wheel in my GT, kind of boring and not aggressive. Dodge nailed the steering wheel, has a great thickness and a 10/2 notches are are very prominent. The seats are very aggressive with the bolstering, and they hold you in comfortably.
6.) Brembo brakes. Not much to say here, Brembo is known for their stopping power and quality, and the braking power on this car is excellent.
Cons:
1.) The USB ports are awkwardly located deep inside the center console, although Dodge does give you four of them (2 in the center console and 2 in the rear for the back seat passengers.)
2.) The dash material. Also Commonly referred to as the ‘basketball grip material’, and it looks exactly like that, like a black basketball type material-ish for the dash. It seems durable, but I just don’t think it’s very aesthetic.
3.) Fan speed. When controlling the AC, just doesn’t seem the fan is not that powerful, but maybe other cars I have had just seems like it’s stronger. Minor nitpick, but worth noting.
4.) Gas cap button release. It’s weird, because it’s actually built into the door, but it’s on an angle and you can’t really see it when seated in the car, you have to search with your hand to find it unless you have the door open. But at least Dodge was smart enough to make this a locking gas cap, where Ford Failed with the ‘Push style’ cap. ?
5.) The doors. It’s a common complaint that the doors open _very_ wide, which means when you are seated in the vehicle, you really have to reach to shut them depending how wide they are open. That’s ‘by-design’, because Dodge is using the same type of fitment they use for the Police vehicles [
The wide doors are used for cover in High risk traffic stops], but I understand the complaint how it’s uncomfortable to have to literally reach outside the to shut the doors.
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