Dodge Flexes Its Winter Muscle With 2020 Charger GT AWD
Customers who want a four-door muscle car with all-wheel drive now have more options. Dodge announced that the Charger GT will be available with all-wheel drive for 2020, following in the footsteps (or tread tracks, as it were) of its two-door sibling, the Challenger GT.
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Only SXT versions of the Charger were previously available with all-wheel drive. The GT model joins the list, adding all-wheel-drive functionality to the model’s performance look and sport-themed features list.
Outside, The GT AWD model wears a performance hood, front and rear lower body elements, sculpted side sills and a specific spoiler. It rides on an all-wheel-drive suspension and 19-inch aluminum wheels in a Satin Carbon finish. Inside, it adds a performance steering wheel with paddle shifters, Dodge Performance Pages with the 8.4-inch Uconnect multimedia touchscreen, Houndstooth cloth high-bolstered performance seats and a Dark Dub Plate instrument panel.
Power comes from the regular GT’s 3.6-liter V-6 engine which is good for 300 horsepower and 264 pounds-feet of torque. It’s matched with an eight-speed automatic transmission and has an EPA-estimated fuel-economy rating of 18/27/21 city/highway/combined mpg, down from the regular model’s 19/30/23 mpg.
Aside from mileage, all-wheel drive will cost in other ways, too. The 2020 Charger GT AWD starts at $36,490, $3,100 more than the rear-wheel drive GT. The 2020 Charger SXT AWD starts at $35,090 (all prices include a $1,495 destination charge).
The sedan won’t exactly be available in time for the most wonderful time of the year, however. Dodge said dealer orders for the new model open in January and the Charger GT AWD should arrive in dealerships later in the winter.
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