Compare the2026 Dodge ChargerVS 2025 Maserati GranTurismo

To maximize occupant safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Dodge Charger have pretensioners to eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision. The Maserati GranTurismo doesn’t offer pretensioners.

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 Maserati GranTurismo doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.

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 GranTurismo 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 GranTurismo doesn’t offer knee airbags.

The Charger’s standard lane departure warning system alerts a temporarily inattentive driver when the vehicle begins to leave its lane and gently nudges the vehicle back towards its lane. A lane departure warning system costs extra on the GranTurismo.

The Charger has a standard blind spot warning system that uses sensors to alert the driver to objects in the vehicle’s blind spots where the side view mirrors don’t reveal them. A system to reveal vehicles in the GranTurismo’s blind spot costs extra.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Charger has standard Rear Cross Path Detection, helping the driver avoid collisions. Maserati charges extra for Rear Cross Path on the GranTurismo.

Both the Charger and the GranTurismo have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact 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, rearview cameras and available around view monitors.

The Dodge Charger weighs 609 to 1756 pounds more than the Maserati GranTurismo. The NHTSA advises that heavier cars are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts.

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

The Charger’s corrosion warranty is 1 year and unlimited miles longer than the GranTurismo’s (5/unlimited vs. 4/50,000).

There are over 25 times as many Dodge dealers as there are Maserati dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Charger’s warranty.

The Charger has more powerful engines than the GranTurismo:

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

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

The Charger can travel with zero emissions for 223 to 267 miles (dependent on model). The GranTurismo 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 GranTurismo doesn’t offer a regenerative braking system.

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 GranTurismo doesn’t offer a cap-less fueling system.

For better stopping power the Charger Daytona Scat Pack’s brake rotors are larger than those on the GranTurismo:

The Charger stops shorter than the GranTurismo:

For better traction, the Charger has larger standard tires than the GranTurismo (275/40R20 vs. 265/30R20). The Charger’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the GranTurismo (F:305/35R20 & R:325/35R20 vs. F:265/30R20 & R:295/30R21).

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 GranTurismo doesn’t offer vehicle monitored tire inflation.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Charger’s wheelbase is 5.7 inches longer than on the GranTurismo (121 inches vs. 115.3 inches).

For better handling and stability, the average track (width between the wheels) on the Charger is 3.3 inches wider in the front and 3.1 inches wider in the rear than the track on the GranTurismo.

The Charger Daytona Scat Pack Two-Door handles at .99 G’s, while the GranTurismo Trofeo pulls only .97 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

For better maneuverability, the Charger Six Pack’s turning circle is .7 feet tighter than the GranTurismo’s (40 feet vs. 40.7 feet).

Because it has more passenger and cargo room, the EPA rates the Charger Two-Door a Large car, while the GranTurismo is rated a Subcompact.

The Charger has standard seating for 5 passengers; the GranTurismo can only carry 4.

The Charger has 14.1 cubic feet more passenger volume than the GranTurismo (103.1 vs. 89).

The Charger has a much larger trunk with its rear seat up than the GranTurismo (22.7 vs. 10.9 cubic feet).

The Charger’s standard rear seats fold to accommodate long and bulky cargo. The GranTurismo doesn’t offer folding rear seats, only a ski pass-through.

The Charger’s optional easy entry system 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 GranTurismo doesn’t offer an easy entry system.

The Charger’s standard power windows have a locking feature to keep children in the rear seat from operating them, but the driver can still raise and lower all of them with the lock engaged. Maserati does not offer a locking feature on the GranTurismo’s standard power windows.

Both the Charger and the GranTurismo have standard 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 GranTurismo.

The Charger has a standard heated steering wheel to take the chill out of steering on extremely cold winter days before the car heater warms up. A heated steering wheel costs extra on the GranTurismo.

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

The Dodge Charger outsold the Maserati GranTurismo by over 58 to one during 2024.