Hello

Does any of you know whether or not know if the challenger will be rear wheel drive for sure. I did read in a mag last year that it would be. Yes light of the changes that get made in production I needed to ask?

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YES, go to the Challenegre site and read the updates here as well.

http://www.dodge.com/en/challenger/index.html

 

Being where I am, and what I've driven in with the Stang and the last snow storm even with TCS, I wouldn't mind having an AWD version. It was slightly pathetic that I made it from work to home almost, got stuck on a hill that everyone was getting stuck on other then 4x4, but then I get home and get stuck on a small hill in our parking lot. I would say to be fair they made it nice and slick with the plow, but my wife's Neon made it up the hill. Think my mistake came when I stopped on it, I don't know. I backed up a good amount and then eventually made it up, but still. Would just be easier with AWD.

 

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I look a the pic in the spy shots etc. and it looks like to me that the car is a front wheel drive.
The rear rims don't look like the off set is right for rear wheel drive, and as you know you can't always count on what you read.
When I get it I would like to put some nice deep dish hi polished alum rims with some big fattys on the back .... ya old school like.

 

I'm very sure it will remain RWD. I don't think they have a FWD transmission that can handle the torque of the 6.1L Hemi, let alone the 5.7L besides the Rampage concept which was only a concept. FWD would have too severe torque steer for them to consider switching over, plus the platform from which it is based off of was a RWD/AWD only set up. I would like to see them offer AWD as it would be a useful option not only for the sake of snow, but also AWD is good for performance.

 

Um, no.

In some of the spy shots you can see the rear diff.

It's DEFINITELY RWD. It's being built in a RWD plant on an RWD platform. There's zero, repeat zero, chance that this car will be FWD.

 

Cheekie, not all RWD cars have staggered rear wheels, or deeper lip on the rear wheel, which is what I'm guessing you refer to when you say the rear wheels do not look like RWD. It is a popular look now, so popular that even some FWD cars are finding ways to recreate it, so wheel appearance cannot be used as a reliable indicator of drivetrain layout.

With regard to AWD: AWD adds weight, which is the last thing the Challenger needs. I don't think it's impossible that they would add it later, given that some of it's LX platform cousins are using AWD, but I'd probably opt for RWD and either run snow tires in winter, or keep it out of the snow entirely. A classic style American muscle car that couldn't do a rear-wheel burnout would freak me out

 

i dont think that there would be an AWD challenger simply because there is no proven market for it...

i grew up in a very hilly area, with a rwd truck for a winter driver, and i had no problem...too many people anymore trade in driving ability for 4wd, but it doesnt work, which is what accounts for the high number of accidents involving 4wd vehicles. i have no problem getting around the detroit area in the winter with either of my rwd vehicles...

 

My challenger will never see snow but out the Garage door window and may rarely see rain. My motorcycles have seen both (dropped one outside of Altoona, PA in January because of salt/sand on an interstate entrance ramp), but again the Challenger will be on a limited diet of fuel and sunshine!

 

ours also wont be driven in winter...thats what we have a 1983 aries (with 30,000 original miles) and my ramcharger for!