Motortrend: 2024 Mustang GT vs 2023 Challenger Scat Pack WB Head-to-Head Review

[Katastrophe]

Haven't seen this posted yet, so I figured I'd share!

2024 Ford Mustang GT Performance vs. 2023 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack: Bummer, Dude. (motortrend.com)

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[Zig]

Haven't seen this posted yet, so I figured I'd share!

2024 Ford Mustang GT Performance vs. 2023 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack: Bummer, Dude. (motortrend.com)

‘The Mustang is unquestionably the…’

 

[agreywolfe]

"Verdict: A drastic improvement on previous Mustang GTs that has us eagerly anticipating the hotter versions to come."

Motortrend about to start a knife fight in the comments lol

 

[rockman 2738]

The guy testing the cars said he owned a hellcat at one time. He could have been a Challenger salesman. He seemed to find fault with everything about the Mustang and drooled all over the Challenger. Totally biased from the get-go.

 

[OppoLock]

The guy testing the cars said he owned a hellcat at one time. He could have been a Challenger salesman. He seemed to find fault with everything about the Mustang and drooled all over the Challenger. Totally biased from the get-go.

Everything sounded objective to me, yet there were inconsistent remarks that sound at odds with prior majority evals.

Called the steering fast, when the majority of press opinions have called it a hair better than slow.

Also figured it would’ve been a no-brainer clarification that the difference in 0-60 entirely comes down to the transmissions, not the gearboxes. Very little mention that the 1/4 was identical with a much higher trap in the 650, and the explanation for the 0-60 delta was about the peaky powerband, when it’s really down to that powerband being mated to the MT82D4 and its Grand Canyon-sized gears.

I didn’t realize that everything meaningful that could be adjusted is entirely locked to the drive modes though. My GT could adjust steering independent of throttle and traction, and my GT350 could adjust steering, throttle, suspension, and exhaust independently. Can anyone confirm that? If so, massive mistake that Ford should fix for ‘25 and remedy for ‘24s via an OTA update.

More good feedback about how much more buttoned down the GT is versus the 550 though. That was a major annoyance for me.

 

[5.0S550]

Odd they put 6spd vs the 8spd and yet the performance was mostly the same. "the challenger is only good in the straight line" Runs the same as the manual gt in straight line and worse at everything else. "I'm having a hard time picking a winner" weird review.

 

[ShaBoingBoing]

Garbage comparison. Why put an auto against a manual? Why say the challenger is faster when the cars have the same 1/4 mile but the mustang has the faster et?

 

[ThreePedalPlow]

Way to compare a manual to an auto Motor Trend and not even mention the automatic Mustang would smoke that thing on the track and a straight line and then go forward with posting this garbage video without mention that it isn't apples to apples.

 

[Arthonon]

Yeah, that was a weird review. And it's almost like the reviewer had seen other reviews of the '24 and just wanted to say something different.

 

[Dave2013M3]

I hate his reviews. He always strikes me as a whiny bitch. Sorry...also his voice sounds like Remi in Ratatouille

 

[rockman 2738]

Everything sounded objective to me, yet there were inconsistent remarks that sound at odds with prior majority evals.

Called the steering fast, when the majority of press opinions have called it a hair better than slow.

Also figured it would’ve been a no-brainer clarification that the difference in 0-60 entirely comes down to the transmissions, not the gearboxes. Very little mention that the 1/4 was identical with a much higher trap in the 650, and the explanation for the 0-60 delta was about the peaky powerband, when it’s really down to that powerband being mated to the MT82D4 and its Grand Canyon-sized gears.

I didn’t realize that everything meaningful that could be adjusted is entirely locked to the drive modes though. My GT could adjust steering independent of throttle and traction, and my GT350 could adjust steering, throttle, suspension, and exhaust independently. Can anyone confirm that? If so, massive mistake that Ford should fix for ‘25 and remedy for ‘24s via an OTA update.

More good feedback about how much more buttoned down the GT is versus the 550 though. That was a major annoyance for me.

So, are you including his take on the styling and the interior?

 

[RocketGuy3]

He's calling the Challenger being quicker as a point in it's favor based on 0.3-s different 0-60 times? When it has an auto and the 'Stang has a stick?

 

[TheRuthlessObliterator]

That dude is clearly so biased. L comparision.

 

[marcekb]

Called the steering fast, when the majority of press opinions have called it a hair better than slow.

The steering is faster for sure. What I've seen repeatedly in the reviews is that the steering is vague, but never that it's slow. I find the steering somewhat vague for sure, but predictable. And, noticeably faster.

I didn’t realize that everything meaningful that could be adjusted is entirely locked to the drive modes though. My GT could adjust steering independent of throttle and traction, and my GT350 could adjust steering, throttle, suspension, and exhaust independently. Can anyone confirm that? If so, massive mistake that Ford should fix for ‘25 and remedy for ‘24s via an OTA update.

I was surprised by this when I got my car as well. If you learn the controls, there is a little flexibility, but nothing like in the S550. Most modes don't let you change anything but the dash layout. Mine is M6, so throttle response is highly configurable. And I agree that they should update the configurability of the car.

 

[rockman 2738]

He's calling the Challenger being quicker as a point in it's favor based on 0.3-s different 0-60 times? When it has an auto and the 'Stang has a stick?

Plus, how would the 1/4 mile time improve with the auto.

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