Plenty of British enthusiasts already own an American muscle car. Most of them got there through a grey importer, a shipping container, and a lot of paperwork. That changes now: the eighth-generation Charger has an official UK retail channel, a sticker price, and a delivery month.
Unity Automotive lists the Charger Sixpack R/T from £69,995 and the Scat Pack at £76,000, a £6,000 step for an extra 130 hp, and says stock of both will reach the UK in October 2026. The Oxfordshire dealer group’s Charger model page has the details.
Both run an eight-speed automatic with standard all-wheel drive.
How it gets here
This isn’t a Stellantis UK franchise launch. Dodge’s European business runs through an independent importer. Dodge’s own European release says its cars are distributed through official importer KW Automotive and its authorised dealers, with spare parts supplied by Iron Parts and Services BV. Orders opened across Europe in June, with prices from €66,000 and first deliveries expected from September 2026.
The release (Stellantis Europe) never mentions a right-hand-drive car, and neither does Unity’s listing. Every Charger appearing in Dodge’s European material is a left-hooker. Assume you’ll be overtaking on the A40 from the wrong seat, and get it confirmed in writing before you sign.
The engine Dodge picked instead of a Hemi
The Sixpack name refers to the 3.0-liter “Hurricane” twin-turbo straight-six, not a nod to carburetors. Dodge quotes 3.9 seconds to 60 mph and a 12.2-second quarter-mile for the 550-hp Scat Pack, and 4.6 seconds and 12.9 seconds for the 420-hp R/T. Unity’s page says the Scat Pack’s high-output engine runs up to 30 psi of peak boost.
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Thirty psi is a lot of boost for a road-going inline-six. First, fuel quality and oil-change discipline matter more than they did with a lazy old V8. Second, a tune will find extra power cheaply. Overdo it, and fixing the engine won’t be cheap.
The drivetrain is the more interesting part. All-wheel drive is standard, but a button sends 100% of torque to the rear wheels, and the car has Launch Control with five intensity levels plus Line Lock for burnouts. That’s the part that makes sense in Britain. A 550-hp muscle car you can drive through February without spinning, and still turn rear-drive on a dry track day, makes much more sense here than the rear-drive-only Challengers people used to import.
What Europe spec adds
European cars come in Plus trim, which adds 20-inch wheels on three-season tires, a head-up display, a 360-degree camera, and a 16-inch digital instrument cluster. The driver-assistance package includes Level 2 assisted driving, blind-spot detection, traffic-sign recognition, and automatic emergency braking.
Be skeptical of those three-season tires. The name sounds reassuring, but on a heavy, powerful car they’re a compromise. Budget for a proper winter or summer set if you live somewhere with real weather.
The tax you’ll pay after the purchase price
At this price, the Charger falls straight into the UK’s tax for expensive cars. Petrol cars listed above £40,000 pay an extra £440 a year in vehicle tax, for five years from the second time the car is taxed. That brings the annual bill to £640.
The first-year rate is the larger unknown. First-year tax depends on CO2 emissions and runs from £10 up to £5,690 for petrol cars above 255g/km. Unity’s spec panel currently shows no CO2 or MPG figures. Get the official UK emissions number before you put down a deposit, because a twin-turbo, all-wheel-drive car this size is unlikely to land in the cheap bands.
Warranty, parts, and insurance
Unity says new Dodges come with a two-year, 200,000-km manufacturer warranty that can be extended to five years. Two years is short for a £76,000 car with a new-generation turbocharged engine, so the extension is worth pricing at the point of sale.
Parts come through an importer, not the usual Stellantis UK network, so ask how long a front bumper or a headlamp actually takes to arrive. A low-volume, left-hand-drive import with 550 hp is also exactly the kind of car insurers price carefully. Get several quotes before you commit, and confirm the insurer accepts left-hand drive without a surcharge.
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One last thing to check: Unity’s own Dodge brand page still talks up Charger engines making up to 797 hp. That’s copy left over from the old Hellcat era. Ignore it. Your Charger will have six cylinders and two turbos.
Should you order one?
If you want a new muscle car with a warranty and a UK dealer behind it, this is now the most credible option outside a Mustang. The Charger is quicker on paper, has all-wheel drive, and is easier to live with than any grey import. You’ll have to accept the left-hand drive, the tax bill, and a dealer network that is currently tiny. It’s a real UK launch, but a niche one. Would you take a left-hand-drive Charger, a £640 annual tax bill and a factory warranty over a right-hand-drive Mustang?
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