The AWD Dodge Challenger Is Now A Thing, But Where's The V8?
A few weeks ago, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made a bit of a boo boo by accidentally confirming the existence of an all-wheel drive Challenger. Now, the car has been revealed in full.
The bad bit? As anticipated, there’s no bit shouty V8 options. The newly christened Challenger GT comes only with a 3.6-litre V6, putting out a modest (well, in muscle car terms) 301bhp and 268lb ft of torque. Only comes as an automatic, too.
The GT gets the same all-wheel drive system as the AWD Charger (also only available as a V6 auto), meaning it’s rear-wheel drive most of the time, with the front driven wheels re-engaging when required.
It’ll set you back $34,490, and will do 18mpg city and 27mpg highway - with those curiously smaller American gallons, obviously.
While it’s just a V6 for now, who knows - if it does well perhaps FCA will be moved to make some V8 versions. Imagine a Hellcat with a slightly less ferocious appetite for rear tyres…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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Kills the character in my opnion
It’s challenging to have so much power…
At Dodge HQ: Damnit guys, you made the wrong AWD car!
Buy a v8 challenger…buy awd parts…convert over. Laugh in FCA face..
wtf is dodge doing, first the ugly ass 2017 cuda and now a 4wd because the v8 had traction issues and they put in a darn v6
Really hurts.
I don’t get why they got rid of awd v8 they had them since 2014 in the chargers
This is blasphemi
Thank god Chevy always offers a manual…