A Muscle Car You Can Play in the Snow With
Not everyone likes the idea of buying a sports car or a powerful rear-wheel-drive coupe only to store it for the long winter season. That's why some drivers still dare to challenge the ice and play in the powder, but that can put their safety at risk.
However, there are a few options on the market that are safer than others, like: the Dodge Challenger GT.
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Added to Dodge's lineup since the 2017 model year, this car has proven to be as fun to drive as other Challengers, but with one important difference: all-wheel drive.
The system includes an active transfer case with front axle disconnection. Under normal conditions, the clutches are not activated and all power is sent to the rear wheels.
For them to activate, the driver must intervene by selecting Sport mode, or the car must detects the need to connect the front axle - after analyzing steering wheel and throttle movements, road conditions, and even outside temperature. Up to 38 percent of the engine's torque can be routed to the front wheels.
And it works very well overall. The torque distribution limits make understeer virtually impossible, which increases driver involvement. You should also know that the electronic stability control can be completely deactivated for additionnal fun.
It's important to note that the all-wheel-drive Dodge Challenger comes exclusively with the 3.6-litre V6 (305 horsepower) and the eight-speed automatic transmission (which well calibrated as you climb up the gears). Also, in addition to the GT version, there have been SXT base versions with AWD available for some time already, like this superb 2020 model with less than 11,000 km for only $45,965 on Otogo.ca.
