Brian Chee’s opinion of the 2006 Dodge Charger SRT-8’s Comfort:
Just as with the driving experience, the 2006 Dodge Charger SRT-8 suffers in comparison to the Chrysler 300C SRT-8 when the topic is comfort. It’s a strange thing – maybe the quality of the interior has something to do with the comfort of the car. After all, the seats are comfortable, and the plastics are acceptable. It’s a big sedan, so there’s plenty of legroom and elbow room. Functionally, the Charger is a comfortable ride. What makes it less so is that it feels as though the cabin was lifted straight out of a regular Charger, or a Magnum, and the result is disappointing. One doesn’t feel that way – at least less so – in the 300C SRT-8 or the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8. This is the case despite upgrades such as power sport seats, red stitching and side bolsters. There’s also a carbon fiber finish throughout, and leather on the wheel, plus cool blacked-out instrument gauges. It’s all nice, but not quite enough, something that likely has to do with what the SRT-8 starts out with. A normal Charger is less refined on the inside than the 300 or the Jeep Grand Cherokee, and the result is a feeling that you and a pal took a regular old sedan and turned it into a 425-horsepower monster, as opposed to the feeling you get when you buy a fine machine off the lot.

Christian Wardlaw’s opinion of the 2006 Dodge Charger SRT-8’s Comfort:
Big car + big doors = easy entry and exit. Once inside, you would think that these appealing, super-bolstered sport seats would be more comfortable, but I couldn’t get properly situated behind the 2006 Dodge Charger SRT-8’s wheel. One reason is the lack of a cushion tilt adjuster. The chair raises, but flattens out as it goes higher, so to get proper thigh support I needed to sit low. That made it a bit uncomfortable to put my left elbow on the tall door panel sill for cruising. Add those stiff bolsters and my ever-widening frame, and sitting in here for a day’s drive is not nearly as appealing as, say, a Volvo. A tilt and telescopic steering wheel helps make the car more comfortable.

Rear access is hampered by the sloping roofline, so watch your head. Since the rear seat’s H-point is so tall, though, it’s still pretty easy and once they’re tucked inside, your passengers will be happy. The Charger SRT-8 is surprisingly comfortable in the back, where you sit high on a bolstered bench with lots of foot space. Leg room, however, feels tighter than a standard Charger. It’s not uncomfortably tight, since you sit high with terrific thigh support, but with a tall person up front and another tall person in back, the tall person in back will have his legs flush against the soft front seatbacks. Headroom is also at a premium, even for a guy with a short torso like me. The fold down armrest is nice; locating the dual cupholders there with hard plastic surrounds where your elbow will rest is not.

Finally, note that this is a loud car. Engine rumble, exhaust roar, tire whir, wind whoosh – it’s all here. A squeak was evident on sectioned concrete highway, but otherwise I heard no untoward gremlins inside. Not that I could if I wanted to.

Thom Blackett’s opinion of the 2006 Dodge Charger SRT-8’s Comfort:
For a brief period of time during college, my ride was a trashed 1977 Ford pickup, transportation that set me back $600, plus the hundreds that went into making it move forward when the transmission wasn’t slipping. The best parts of that pile of dung were the seats bolted through some 2x4s and the rusty cab floor. They were supposedly out of an unfortunate Chevrolet Cavalier Z24, and they seem to have been resurrected for use in the 2006 Dodge Charger SRT-8, at least in looks and the use of the fabric inserts. The resemblance is uncanny but the side bolsters, covered in cheap leather, are substantial enough to keep a good-sized driver in place during hard cornering.

There’s plenty of head and leg room up front, both seats offer power adjustments, and the driver benefits from a tilt and telescoping steering wheel wrapped in leather. Rear seat passengers will find sufficient room, provided Daddy Longlegs isn’t riding shotgun, but the dark leather interior and thick rear pillars make it feel a bit claustrophobic back there.

Ron Perry’s opinion of the 2006 Dodge Charger SRT-8’s Comfort:
I love the seats in the 2006 Dodge Charger SRT-8. The leather with the suede inserts and the excellent bolstering make you feel like you’re driving a racecar. They also have enough adjustment to get your seating set just right. The seats really give you that feeling of being tucked in and safe, yet the interior of the Charger feels spacious. Even the backseat room surprised me. Getting in and out is easy and once inside you will find plenty of head and knee room. The leather is soft and of high quality, and the use of the suede inserts really adds to the comfort. This is a car I would make a long road trip in whether in the front or the back seat.