When future product timelines are pushed back, fall back to spinning things off your hottest model. That’s exactly what Dodge is doing, according to Automotive News, as it moves to introduce yet another 707-hp Hellcat-V-8?powered variant to its lineup next year, a wide-body, rear-wheel-drive Challenger Hellcat dubbed the Challenger ADR. Dodge also will introduce, for the first time, an all-wheel-drive non-SRT Challenger. These should pique consumer interest until the automaker’s delayed next-generation vehicles, including the replacements for the Charger sedan and Challenger coupe, arrive around 2018.
Challenger ADR
The Challenger ADR will sport flared bodywork that should amp up its visual menace to a degree finally equal to the bodacious 707-hp supercharged V-8 found between its front fenders. For a peek at what the Hellcat-powered ADR might look like, we’d look no further than the GT AWD concept Dodge debuted at the 2015 SEMA aftermarket show in Las Vegas. It’s not clear if the ADR will port over that bodywork essentially unchanged, but we hope it does?the GT AWD looked perfect. Challenger GT AWD
But wait, there’s more! In addition to its visuals, the GT AWD concept also seems to have provided a hint at the Challenger’s mechanical future with its all-wheel-drive system. Indeed, Dodge will create its first all-wheel-drive pony car in the form of a new V-6?powered model called, yes, the GT AWD. If adding all-wheel-drive to t...