Compare the2027 Dodge Charger VS 2025 Polestar 2

In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the Charger 4-door are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The Polestar 2 doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.

The Dodge Charger has standard driver and front passenger side knee airbags mounted low on the dashboard. These airbags help prevent the driver and front passenger from sliding under their seatbelts or the main frontal airbags; this keeps them better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. Knee airbags also help keep the legs from striking the dashboard, preventing knee and leg injuries in the case of a serious frontal collision. The Polestar 2 doesn’t offer a front passenger side knee airbag.

Both the Charger and the Polestar 2 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, four-wheel antilock brakes, all-wheel drive, 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, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.

Dodge’s powertrain warranty covers the Charger 1 year and 10,000 miles longer than Polestar covers the 2. Any repair needed on the engine, transmission, axles, joints or driveshafts is fully covered for 5 years or 60,000 miles. Coverage on the Polestar 2 ends after only 4 years or 50,000 miles.

There are over 76 times as many Dodge dealers as there are Polestar dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Charger’s warranty.

The Charger Scat Pack’s standard 3.0 turbo 6-cylinder produces 74 more horsepower (550 vs. 476) than the Polestar 2’s electric motors. The Charger Super Bee’s standard 3.0 turbo 6-cylinder produces 124 more horsepower (600 vs. 476) than the Polestar 2’s electric motors. The Charger Daytona Scat Pack’s standard electric motors produces 194 more horsepower (670 vs. 476) and 81 lbs.-ft. more torque (627 vs. 546) than the Polestar 2’s electric motors.

As tested in Motor Trend the Charger Daytona Scat Pack electric motors is faster than the Polestar 2:

	Charger	2
Zero to 30 MPH	1.4 sec	1.5 sec
Zero to 60 MPH	3.2 sec	3.7 sec
Zero to 80 MPH	5 sec	6.1 sec
Zero to 100 MPH	7.6 sec	9.8 sec
Passing 45 to 65 MPH	1.4 sec	1.7 sec
Quarter Mile	11.5 sec	12.3 sec
Speed in 1/4 Mile	120.5 MPH	109.5 MPH

Motor Trend magazine performs a classic 0 to 100 MPH and back to 0 MPH performance test. The Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack Two-Door completed this feat in only 11.8 seconds. It took the Polestar 2 Performance Package 14.2 seconds.

The Charger Daytona Scat Pack 305 Tires on electricity, only, can travel longer on electricity, only, on a full charge than the Polestar 2 Performance Pack (267 miles vs. 254 miles).

The Charger has a standard locking charge port which locks and unlocks with the power locks. The Polestar 2 doesn’t have a locking charge port. A locking charge port prevents tampering and damage.

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 Polestar 2 doesn’t offer launch control.

For better stopping power the Charger Super Bee’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Polestar 2:

	Charger Super Bee	2
Front Rotors	16 inches	14.8 inches
Rear Rotors	16 inches	13.4 inches

The Charger stops shorter than the Polestar 2:

	Charger	Polestar 2
100 to 0 MPH	297 feet	322 feet	Car and Driver
70 to 0 MPH	151 feet	160 feet	Car and Driver

For better traction, the Charger’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Polestar 2 (F:305/35R20 & R:325/35R20 vs. 245/40R20).

The Charger’s optional tires provide better handling because they have a lower 35 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Polestar 2’s optional 40 series tires.

The Charger has a standard easy tire fill system. When inflating the tires, the vehicle’s integrated tire pressure sensors keep track of the pressure as the tires fill and tell the driver when the tires are inflated to the proper pressure. The Polestar 2 doesn’t offer vehicle monitored tire inflation.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Charger’s wheelbase is 13.4 inches longer than on the Polestar 2 (121 inches vs. 107.6 inches).

For better handling and stability, the average track (width between the wheels) on the Charger is 5 inches wider in the front and 5.5 inches wider in the rear than the track on the Polestar 2.

The Charger Daytona Scat Pack Four-Door handles at .97 G’s, while the Polestar 2 pulls only .85 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 1.7 seconds quicker than the Polestar 2 (24.6 seconds @ .84 average G’s vs. 26.3 seconds @ .68 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 Polestar 2 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 Polestar 2 is rated a Mid-size.

The Charger has 7.1 cubic feet more passenger volume than the Polestar 2 (103.1 vs. 96).

The Charger Four-Door has .4 inches more front legroom, 2.6 inches more front hip room, 3 inches more front shoulder room, 3.3 inches more rear legroom, 4.5 inches more rear hip room and 6 inches more rear shoulder room than the Polestar 2.

The Charger Four-Door has a much larger trunk than the Polestar 2 with its rear seat up (22.7 vs. 14.4 cubic feet).

A standard locking glovebox (which can’t be accessed with the valet key) keeps your small valuables safer in the Charger. The Polestar 2 doesn’t offer locking storage for small valuables.

The Charger’s optional easy entry system raises the steering wheel and glides the driver’s seat back when the door is unlocked or the ignition is switched off, making it easier for the driver to get in and out. The Polestar 2 doesn’t offer an easy entry system.

The Charger offers an optional heads-up display that projects speed, navigation instruction and driver assistance information readouts in front of the driver’s line of sight, allowing drivers to view information without diverting their eyes from the road. The Polestar 2 doesn’t offer a heads-up display.

To shield the driver and front passenger’s vision over a larger portion of the windshield and side windows, the Charger has standard extendable sun visors. The Polestar 2 doesn’t offer extendable visors.

The Dodge Charger comes in coupe and four door hatchback bodystyles; the Polestar 2 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 Polestar 2 has never been chosen.

The Dodge Charger outsold the Polestar 2 by over 18 to one during 2025.