Compare the2026 Dodge ChargerVS 2025 BMW M8

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 BMW M8 doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Dodge Charger Four-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 BMW M8 doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.

Both the Charger and M8 Gran Coupe have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The Charger has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The M8’s child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.

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 are reminded to check the back seat. The M8 doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.

Both the Charger and the M8 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, 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 BMW covers the M8. Any repair needed on the engine, transmission, axles, joints or driveshafts is fully covered for 5 years or 60,000 miles. Coverage on the M8 ends after only 4 years or 50,000 miles.

There are almost 7 times as many Dodge dealers as there are BMW 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 BMW vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Dodge above average in initial quality. With 16 more problems per 100 vehicles, BMW is rated below average.

The Charger Daytona Scat Pack’s standard electric motors produces 53 more horsepower (670 vs. 617) and 74 lbs.-ft. more torque (627 vs. 553) than the M8’s 4.4 turbo V8.

On the EPA test cycle the Charger running on electricity gets better mileage than the M8:

The Charger can travel with zero emissions for 223 to 267 miles (dependent on model). The M8 can’t move without running its internal combustion engine.

The Charger has a standard cap-less fueling system. The fuel filler is automatically opened when the fuel nozzle is inserted and automatically closed when it’s removed. This eliminates the need to unscrew and replace the cap and it reduces fuel evaporation, which causes pollution. The M8 doesn’t offer a cap-less fueling system.

For better traction, the Charger’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the M8 (F:305/35R20 & R:325/35R20 vs. F:275/35R20 & R:285/35R20).

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 M8 doesn’t offer vehicle monitored tire inflation.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Charger’s wheelbase is 9.7 inches longer than on the M8 Coupe/Convertible (121 inches vs. 111.3 inches). The Charger’s wheelbase is 1.8 inches longer than on the M8 Gran Coupe (121 inches vs. 119.2 inches).

For better handling and stability, the average track (width between the wheels) on the Charger is 4.2 inches wider in the front and 3.7 inches wider in the rear than the average track on the M8.

The front grille of the Charger uses electronically controlled shutters to close off airflow and reduce drag when less engine cooling is needed. This helps improve highway fuel economy. The M8 doesn’t offer active grille shutters.

Because it has more passenger and cargo room, the EPA rates the Charger Two-Door a Large car, while the M8 Coupe is rated a Subcompact. The EPA rates the Charger Four-Door a Large car, while the M8 Gran Coupe is rated a Mid-size.

The Charger Two-Door has 22.1 cubic feet more passenger volume than the M8 Coupe (103.1 vs. 81). The Charger Four-Door has 3.1 cubic feet more passenger volume than the M8 Gran Coupe (103.1 vs. 100).

The Charger Two-Door has .2 inches more front headroom, .5 inches more front legroom, 2.3 inches more front shoulder room, 3.3 inches more rear headroom, 7.7 inches more rear legroom and 10.7 inches more rear shoulder room than the M8 Coupe.

The Charger Four-Door has .5 inches more front legroom, 2.4 inches more front shoulder room, .6 inches more rear legroom and 3 inches more rear shoulder room than the M8 Gran Coupe.

The Charger has a much larger trunk with its rear seat up than the M8 Coupe (22.7 vs. 14.8 cubic feet).

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 M8 does not have an oil pressure gauge.

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 M8 doesn’t offer heated windshield washer nozzles.

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 M8 doesn’t offer extendable visors.

According to iSeeCars.com the 2025 Dodge Charger retains 47.49% of its original value after 5 years, significantly more than the 40.38% resale value of the 2025 BMW M8 after five years, which can save the Dodge’s owner up to $52179.79678 in depreciation.

The Dodge Charger outsold the BMW 8 Series by almost seven to one during 2024.