The Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack May Be One of the Brand's Better Bargains

by Chris Teague

Published: November 27th, 2024

The Dodge Charger Daytona EV is so new that many people have likely never seen one in person, but the car might soon become one of the better lease deals in the automaker’s lineup. CarsDirect located a bulletin sent to dealers by Stellantis that details the numbers for a 24-month lease on the Scat Pack trim, and the early figures look promising.

The bulletin stated a low money factor for a Scat Pack lease that gives it the equivalent of a 0.14 percent APR, lower than the 0.65 percent advertised for the lower-level R/T trim. The Scat Pack also has a better residual value, at 59 percent, compared to the R/T’s 54. Buyers also get a $7,500 lease cash incentive through Stellantis Financial for new Scat Packs.

Dodge hasn’t advertised Scat Pack lease deals yet, but it's offering the R/T as the first lease. It’s available on a 24-month lease for $549 per month, with $4,999 due at signing. The automaker is also offering financing through Stellantis Financial for six years at zero percent interest.

The Charger Daytona has a lot of skepticism to overcome. Dodge is the house that Hellcat built, and the brand’s typical buyers don’t exactly fit the EV mold. That said, the automaker is planning internal combustion engines for the car, though they will come in the form of turbocharged six-cylinder mills instead of the roaring V8s buyers have become accustomed to.

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Chris Teague

Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.

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Billccm on Dec 02, 2024
Mark my words. Whomever takes over what remains of the former Chrysler Corporation will put a hemi V8 in this vehicle.

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Fahrvergnugen on Dec 02, 2024
Scat to me is the stuff that sits on top of the litter in the box. Poor choice on naming, but I guess it grabs attention...

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- Ajla on Dec 02, 2024
  I wasn't around back then, but did people have that same connection when the name was introduced in the late 1960s?
  
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