Thank you, really nice articles. Still can not figure out when the 2020 Dodge Chargers are coming out!! A friend of mine just ordered one the high end Challengers, will not be in for 8 - 12 weeks. Got the 1k discount per HP along with an additional 1500.00 off MSRP.
Donlen still saying production starts Nov 18 so figure mid Dec they'll be some on the lots. The Widebodies and special colors not til after the new year.
Spoke to my friend late this afternoon and found out that Challenger will be a 2019 (WTH) ...he was told 8-12 weeks.....for a 2019 WB Challenger. WOW, Chrysler production has never made sense. My 2016 Charger Hellcat I dragged my trailer 500 mi to get it at the end of October 2015. Sorry, I don't mean to jack the thread.
Not gonna be 12 weeks, that would be February. No way. Probably not even 8 weeks. They're wrapping up 2019 and cranking them out. Now the WB still has to go to the Upfitter but I'll say closer to 6 weeks.
Not sure it's apples to apples but my '19 Charger HC was 34 days from order to delivery in Phoenix and 11 of those days were on the rail. So 23 days from order to out the door at Brampton. So yes they are cranking them out.
So...no AWD for the GT? This makes the GT a pointless trim level.
For 2019, the Charger GT in rear-drive form started at $31,745, but for 2020, it starts $150 more at $31,895. Also, while there was an all-wheel-drive Charger GT offered in 2019, that configuration is not currently listed for the 2020 model year.
It is so you can have the look of a Scat, but with the V6 engine ...if I were in the market for a new Charger I'd take a look at one (not everybody needs/wants/afford a Hemi).
Just an FYI, my local dealer in the Chicago area has a wide body Scat listed on their web site, octane red and $47,500.00. Stock photo so I suspect it is in transit.
Seems to be SOP in a lot of the cases. My dealer sent me an email on Dec 7th and said "I wanted to give you another update on the Hellcat- the build was completed earlier this week and the vehicle is currently in “JB” status. This means it’s being shipped to the body vendor for all decals and what not. Usually once it’s in this stage of production (if body vendor is running on time) it’ll ship within a few weeks. With the holidays I’m thinking early/mid January would be the latest for it arriving." DAMN...what's the hurry
It is kind of weird that they did that: in 2018 the GT was an AWD drive V6 with the body kit, but apparently they didn't sell many. I guess more people wanted the body kit and didn't care about AWD.
I can understand FCA's thinking. The GT is the performance V6 model like the name GT implies.
20 inch wheels standard and stiffer suspension and all the luxury items available, and then add the optional performance handling group with Brembos as said that you can't get on an SXT.
It would be nice to have a performance AWD even a 5.7L again now that the A5 has been discontinued but apparently FCA still thinks of AWD as utility rather than performance so just don't need two different AWD models. They say if you want AWD, get an SXT.
Guess that doesn't bode well for an A8 AWD R/T now either.
I’m in the market for an AWD 5.7 Charger. I would of instantly paid for one had they existed for public consumption. And for that matter if it was a Magnum it would of been bought in a nanosecond. I really liked the Magnum R/T & SRT8 interior notwithstanding.
I can understand FCA's thinking. The GT is the performance V6 model like the name GT implies.
20 inch wheels standard and stiffer suspension and all the luxury items available, and then add the optional performance handling group with Brembos as said that you can't get on an SXT.
It would be nice to have a performance AWD even a 5.7L again now that the A5 has been discontinued but apparently FCA still thinks of AWD as utility rather than performance so just don't need two different AWD models. They say if you want AWD, get an SXT.
Guess that doesn't bode well for an A8 AWD R/T now either.
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