Compare the2027 Dodge Charger VS 2026 Cadillac CT4

For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Dodge Charger have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision. The Cadillac CT4 doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Dodge Charger 4-Door are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The Cadillac CT4 doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.

To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, All-Wheel Drive is standard on the Charger. But it costs extra on the CT4.

The Charger’s driver alert monitor detects an inattentive driver then sounds a warning and suggests a break. According to the NHTSA, drivers who fall asleep cause about 100,000 crashes and 1500 deaths a year. The CT4 doesn’t offer a driver alert monitor.

Both the Charger and the CT4 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning and available around view monitors.

The Dodge Charger weighs 1009 to 2406 pounds more than the Cadillac CT4. The NHTSA advises that heavier cars are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts.

There are over 4 times as many Dodge dealers as there are Cadillac dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Charger’s warranty.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2025 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Dodge vehicles are better in initial quality than Cadillac vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Dodge above average in initial quality. With 20 more problems per 100 vehicles, Cadillac is rated below average.

The Charger has more powerful engines than the CT4:

	Horsepower	Torque
Charger R/T 3.0 turbo 6-cylinder	420 HP	468 lbs.-ft.
Charger Scat Pack 3.0 turbo 6-cylinder	550 HP	531 lbs.-ft.
Charger Super Bee 3.0 turbo 6-cylinder	600 HP	531 lbs.-ft.
Charger Daytona Scat Pack electric motors	670 HP	627 lbs.-ft.
CT4 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder	237 HP	258 lbs.-ft.
CT4 2.7 turbo 4-cylinder	310 HP	350 lbs.-ft.

As tested in Car and Driver the Charger R/T 3.0 turbo 6-cylinder is faster than the Cadillac CT4 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder:

	Charger	CT4
Zero to 60 MPH	4.7 sec	5.8 sec

On the EPA test cycle the Charger running on electricity gets better mileage than the CT4:

			MPGe
Charger
	AWD	Scat Pack 305 Tires Electric Motors	93 city/79 hwy
		Scat Pack All Season 325 Tires Electric Motors	82 city/73 hwy
		Scat Pack Performance 325 Tires Electric Motors	80 city/70 hwy
CT4
			MPG
	RWD	2.0 turbo 4-cyl.	22 city/32 hwy
		2.7 turbo 4-cyl.	21 city/31 hwy
	AWD	2.0 turbo 4-cyl.	21 city/31 hwy
		2.7 turbo 4-cyl.	21 city/29 hwy

The Charger can travel with zero emissions for 223 to 267 miles (dependent on model). The CT4 can’t move without running its internal combustion engine.

Regenerative brakes improve the Charger Daytona’s fuel efficiency by converting inertia back into energy instead of wasting it. The CT4 doesn’t offer a regenerative braking system.

The Charger has a standard locking charge port which locks and unlocks with the power locks. The fuel filler door is not lockable on the CT4. A locking charge port prevents tampering and damage; a locking fuel door helps prevent fuel theft and vandalism, such as sugar in the tank.

In its Green Vehicle Guide, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rates the Dodge Charger higher (6 to 10 out of 10) than the Cadillac CT4 (5 to 6). This means the Charger produces up to 19.8 pounds less smog-producing pollutants than the CT4 every 15,000 miles.

The Charger’s optional launch control uses engine electronics to hold engine RPM’s precisely in order to provide the most stable and rapid acceleration possible, using all of the available traction. The CT4 doesn’t offer launch control.

For better stopping power the Charger’s brake rotors are larger than those on the CT4:

	Charger R/T	Charger Super Bee	CT4	CT4
Front Rotors	13.9 inches	16 inches	11.8 inches	12.6 inches
Rear Rotors	13.8 inches	16 inches	12.4 inches	12.4 inches

The Charger stops much shorter than the CT4:

	Charger	CT4
100 to 0 MPH	297 feet	324 feet	Car and Driver
70 to 0 MPH	151 feet	158 feet	Car and Driver
60 to 0 MPH	104 feet	123 feet	Motor Trend

For better traction, the Charger has larger standard tires than the CT4 (245/55R18 vs. 225/45R17). The Charger’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the CT4 (F:305/35R20 & R:325/35R20 vs. 235/40R18).

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Charger R/T has standard 18-inch wheels. Smaller 17-inch wheels are standard on the CT4 Luxury. The Charger Scat Pack’s 20-inch wheels are larger than the 19-inch wheels optional on the CT4.

The Charger offers an optional driver-adjustable suspension system. It allows the driver to choose between an extra-supple ride, reducing fatigue on long trips, or a sport setting, which allows maximum control for tricky roads. The CT4’s suspension doesn’t offer adjustable shock absorbers.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Charger’s wheelbase is 11.7 inches longer than on the CT4 (121 inches vs. 109.3 inches).

For better handling and stability, the average track (width between the wheels) on the Charger is 7.8 inches wider in the front and 6.8 inches wider in the rear than the track on the CT4.

The Charger Daytona Scat Pack Four-Door handles at .97 G’s, while the CT4 Premium Luxury AWD pulls only .83 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The Charger Daytona Scat Pack Four-Door executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 1.9 seconds quicker than the CT4 Premium Luxury AWD (24.6 seconds @ .84 average G’s vs. 26.5 seconds @ .67 average G’s).

The Charger Six Pack offers available computer-generated active noise cancellation to help remove annoying noise and vibration from the passenger compartment, especially at low frequencies. The CT4 doesn’t offer active noise cancellation.

Because it has more passenger and cargo room, the EPA rates the Charger Four-Door a Large car, while the CT4 is rated a Compact.

The Charger has 13.1 cubic feet more passenger volume than the CT4 (103.1 vs. 90).

The Charger Four-Door has .8 inches more front headroom, .2 inches more front legroom, 3.3 inches more front hip room, 2.4 inches more front shoulder room, .4 inches more rear headroom, 3.8 inches more rear legroom, 5.3 inches more rear hip room and 4.7 inches more rear shoulder room than the CT4.

The Charger Four-Door has a much larger trunk with its rear seat up than the CT4 (22.7 vs. 10.7 cubic feet).

To make loading and unloading groceries and cargo easier, especially for short adults, the Charger offers an optional power liftgate, which opens and closes automatically by pressing a button. The CT4 doesn’t offer a power trunk.

The Charger uses gas struts to support the hood for easier service access. The CT4 uses a prop rod to support its heavy hood. It takes two hands to open the hood and set the prop rod, the prop rod gets in the way during maintenance and service, and the prop rod could be knocked out, causing the heavy hood to fall on the person maintaining or servicing the car.

The Charger’s instruments include an oil pressure gauge and a temperature gauge - which could save your engine! Often ‘idiot lights’ don’t warn you until damage has been done. The CT4 does not have an oil pressure gauge.

The Charger’s standard speed-sensitive wipers speed up when the vehicle does, so that the driver doesn’t have to continually adjust the speed of the wipers. The CT4’s standard manually variable intermittent wipers have to be constantly adjusted.

Heated windshield washer nozzles are standard on the Charger to prevent washer fluid and nozzles from freezing and help continue to keep the windshield clear in sub-freezing temperatures. The CT4 doesn’t offer heated windshield washer nozzles.

Both the Charger and the CT4 offer available heated front seats. The Charger also offers optional heated rear seats to keep those passengers extremely comfortable in the winter. Heated rear seats aren’t available in the CT4.

The Dodge Charger comes in coupe and four door hatchback bodystyles; the Cadillac CT4 isn’t available as a coupe.

A group of representative automotive journalists from North America selected the Charger as the 2026 North American Car of the Year. The CT4 has never been chosen.

The Dodge Charger outsold the Cadillac CT4 by 70% during 2025.