Dodge bought the Challenger for 15 years and by no means gave it a full redesign. Depsite that, it bought properly for a coupe and finally proved much more fashionable than the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro. Over time, Dodge made a protracted collection of enhancements and supplied the Challenger with extra particular editions than many individuals knew what to do with. And but, the Challenger was by no means fairly excellent till one YouTuber lastly fastened it. Meet the world’s first Challenger Hellcat 4×4.
As everybody is aware of, Dodge finally added all-wheel drive as an possibility, however you couldn’t get an all-wheel-drive Hellcat. In reality, until I missed one, Dodge by no means supplied all-wheel drive on any Challenger with a V8. And whereas it was enjoyable to drive within the snow, the shortage of floor clearance and a real 4WD system meant you couldn’t get very far any time you tried to take it off-road.
Now, the Stellantis Explainers will inform you that’s since you might at all times purchase the Ram 1500 TRX if you would like an off-road Hellcat, however that’s Ram, which is a very separate firm, and the 1500 is a truck. Anybody who wanted a Hellcat-powered off-road coupe was merely out of luck. In the meantime, each Porsche and Lamborghini launched off-road-focused variations of their very own coupes. Clearly, the demand was there, Dodge.
Might it in all probability use a sway bar? Certain, for those who’re into that entire “secure and predictable to drive on public roads” factor, however that’s straightforward so as to add. Now that the Hellcat 4×4 has handed its preliminary shakedown check, I need to see this factor set free within the desert. Set the off-road Hellcat free, Western Champlin! Let’s see this factor fly off some candy jumps!
