Did my local dealer announce the 2017 Challenger GT AWD before Dodge did?

"Flyboy is FAA certified insane" (flyboy396)
11/17/2016 at 11:40 • Filed to: Challenger

This article greeted me when I was looking for the service tab:

They also mentioned some bullshit about AWD being better for the spring and fall wet roads here in Florida, and “gravel road and parking lot piece of mind”As well as a mild caution to not take your new AWD challenger to the sands, as it will not have the grip with its “summer performance” tires.

Now that I think about it though this might actually give some people a reason to buy one down here if RWD scares them for whatever reason. Also mentioned in the article was the fact that the Hellcat and SRT models don’t get AWD this year but to wait for 2018 to see.

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DISCUSSION (16)

HammerheadFistpunch > Flyboy is FAA certified insane
11/17/2016 at 11:49

I noticed Toyota dealers did the same thing with the C-HR or some such alphabetsoupname

Kinja'd!!!

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > HammerheadFistpunch
11/17/2016 at 11:50

Is that Toyota’s version of the Hr-v?

HammerheadFistpunch > Flyboy is FAA certified insane
11/17/2016 at 11:52

yup. And the rage I feel towards both those names AND their similarity is way stronger than it ought to be.

Kanaric > Flyboy is FAA certified insane
11/17/2016 at 12:07

So it’s a v6 challenger with awd.

What is exciting about this again?

Bourbon&JellyBeans > Flyboy is FAA certified insane
11/17/2016 at 12:32

Lol @ “gravel road and parking lot peace of mind.” It’s like they found someone who’s never driven a car to write that ad. I’ve been on plenty of gravel roads and parking lots and only once did I wish I had AWD (it was on a camping trip and my car just refused to go up the hill). For snowy conditions, this thing is gonna be a beast.

My bird IS the word > Flyboy is FAA certified insane
11/17/2016 at 13:17

I am seriously considering one for a DD. If I lived in florida I would just buy RWD though.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Flyboy is FAA certified insane
11/17/2016 at 13:23

Why though? You can’t do glorious smoky burnouts with AWD.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > My bird IS the word
11/17/2016 at 13:38

My roomate has a 2014 V6 as a DD. It’s very comfortable, and the leather seats are nice, but if you’re looking for premium quality or any sort of “sporty” driving dynamics then look elsewhere. It feels like a Dodge ram. And not in the good way.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > Bourbon&JellyBeans
11/17/2016 at 13:43

If you want a comfortable, AWD 2-door cruiser a V6 challenger is the car to go with. My roomate’s 2014 is a beast at crossing Florida quickly with 28 ish mpg.

I kinda expected more of a “performance” feel from a car like this but it’s just not at all like that. Long distance cruiser, only. City MPG is horrible at about 15

My bird IS the word > Flyboy is FAA certified insane
11/17/2016 at 14:13

tbh I am really not liking most of my options. My mini has kind of turned me off to the whole “hot hatch” thing and I have no desire to maintain a subaru. I also won’t really have the money to drop on a more expensive car when I go to buy.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > My bird IS the word
11/17/2016 at 14:20

Used and CPO Challengers are relatively inexpensive, luckily.

Bourbon&JellyBeans > Flyboy is FAA certified insane
11/17/2016 at 14:43

Sounds like my Mustang. It’ll eat the hell out of the highway with about 30mpg, but with the way I drive in the city I see about 13mpg.

Mustafaluigi > Flyboy is FAA certified insane
11/17/2016 at 16:00

Your roomies 2014 is not an AWD though.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > Mustafaluigi
11/17/2016 at 17:34

Yea I know. Everything I said applies still.

My bird IS the word > Flyboy is FAA certified insane
11/17/2016 at 20:06

I figure the awd challenger won’t be much more expensive than the base given the proliferation of tech.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > My bird IS the word
11/18/2016 at 01:06

Actually if they’re going with it only being on the “GT” trim level, the other Dodge cars with “GT” trim levels are kinda high priced due to options