Charger AWD Sport: So sporty Dodge’s cameras couldn’t keep up with one long enough to take a proper photo
It might not seem like it, but Dodge offers a hefty number of Charger variants—there are nine individual trim levels, not counting all-wheel-drive versions—and now it’s adding a new All-Wheel Drive Sport package aimed at sport-minded snowbelters. Essentially, the Charger AWD Sport’s equipment list mirrors that of the Charger Blacktop package, but with the addition of four driven wheels. If this formula seems familiar, it’s because Chrysler recently pulled nearly the exact same rabbit out of its product-planning hat with the 300S-based 300 Glacier Edition.
To refresh your memory, the Charger AWD Sport’s stuff that was swiped from the Blacktop includes a gloss-black grille insert, steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters (the Sport is the only all-wheel-drive Charger to get them), sport seats, sport calibration for the transmission, and a thumping Beats Audio sound system. The Sport also gets unique 19-inch aluminum wheels with black-painted inserts, as opposed to the Blacktop’s 20-inch, all-black units. Dodge is making the snow-friendly Sport package available on Charger SXT, SXT Plus, R/T, and R/T Plus models. SXT-based cars share their V-6 power with standard SXT Chargers, but get a sport-tuned exhaust and cold-air intake that bump output from 292 hp to 300; R/T-based models get the same 370-hp Hemi V-8 as regular versions.
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Buyers can order a Charger AWD Sport now, but Dodge will only build the winter-ready model between now and February. Specifying the package adds just $1395 to the price of an all-wheel-drive Charger SXT or SXT Plus, and only $1195 above the cost of an all-wheel-drive R/T or R/T Plus. Doing the math, that means buyers get the Sports, er, sporty looks for between $33,685 and $36,685.
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