Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Gets Pit Against Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack in EV Muscle Car Showdown

This interesting race pits two famous American muscle car names against each other, but with a modern electric twist. The Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance has 480 horsepower and 700 lb-ft of torque, while the Dodger Charger Daytona Scat Pack, with its special “Powershot” button turned on, brings 670 horsepower and 630 lb-ft of torque.

They raced in something called a U-drag—a quarter-mile straight run, then a U-turn, and a dash back to the starting line—checking how fast they start, stop, and turn. Here’s what happened: Right from the start, the Mustang’s lighter build helped it jump ahead, but the Charger’s huge power kicked in fast, passing it by more than a car length before the first quarter-mile was done. The Mustang made a tighter turn at the U-bend, but the Charger was too far ahead to catch, and it pulled even farther away on the way back. They did a second race, and it went about the same, though the Charger had a tiny braking slip-up and almost swerved into the Mustang’s path.