2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat
Rear Wheel Drive, Smoke Show
Written by: Jen Dunnaway, Automotive Editor
What's new:
For 2020, the Charger gets a variety of available trim
and materials upgrades throughout the lineup, including a ton of fancy new
wheel choices, a Satin Black exterior accent package, and a Carbon and Suede
package for the interior. AWD becomes available on the GT as well as the SXT
(though it still can only be combined with the V6). The Widebody treatment
becomes standard on the Hellcat and is now an option on the Scat Pack as well,
and bringing the Hellcat’s adaptive suspension and big brakes to the other
performance Charger
What's hot:
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Sumptuously comfortable, roadtrip-worthy interior.
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Hellcat combines a supercar’s power output with four-door sedan
practicality.
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In Widebody format, the Charger puts power to the pavement more evenly than
equivalent Challenger.
What's not:
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It’s a bit of a blunt instrument whose power overwhelms its handling.
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Some interior appointments are a bit uncouth for such an expensive car.
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The supercharged Hellcat guzzles premium fuel like it’s going out of style.
The Charger
sedan has been around for a dog’s age, and although it has received its fair
share of upgrades and power increases, it is fundamentally the same car that
Dodge rolled out in 2006 when it resurrected the classic nameplate. Although
its underlying architecture may be ancient, the Charger’s major strength is in
its variety—you can get anything from a $30K workaday commuter with a V6 (and
optional AWD) to, in true Dodge fashion, a firebreathing beast capable of
laying down a sub-11-second quarter mile. Who says you can’t have scads of
unholy power in a car practical enough for daily-driver duty? That’s the
question my Charger Hellcat tester implicitly asks. And while this Charger is
unapologetically nowhere near as refined as muscular European “sport sedans”,
it beats those cars in pure insanity and delivers more smiles-per-gallon than
just about any four-door on the road. Recently, I spent a week in the top-dog
Charger Hellcat to see how it holds up not only against Dodge’s flagship Challenger
Hellcat, but also as a standalone muscle sedan.
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Key Features &
Specs |
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Large Cars |
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21 Highway / 12 City |
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Intercooled Supercharger Premium Unleaded V-8
6.2L/376 cu in |
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Automatic w/OD |
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Rear Wheel Drive |
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5 |
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707 |
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5 / 5 Stars |
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