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steps longer here than they should.Charger seats six footers comfortably up front. With those seats so set, six footers
in back will find it a snug fit for head and legroom. While no sedan will match acrossover for utility, Charger’s trunk is generously sized at 16.5 cubic-feet. The rearseatbacks fold forward to accommodate additional cargo. They don’t fold flat, whichmakes for an uphill load floor with long items, and you’ll likely have to move the frontseats up first, so the headrests will clear.
Changes for SXT AWD in 2020 are few, and mostly involve rim choices. SatinCarbon 19” wheels are standard. The Blacktop package has been updated with new,19”, “Black Noise” wheels, and the Plus Group now includes 20” Satin Carbon wheels.
With big sedan utility, AWD traction, and an old school vibe, Charger SXT offersan interesting, winter-friendly alternative, to a sea of crossovers. The newly availableGT AWD adds another option for Charger, though with no Hemi under the hood, theaggressive scoops, spoilers and stripes are selling the sizzle without the steak.
A regular contributor to the Times Union for over 25 years, Dan Lyons is the award-winningauthor of six books, and photographer of more than 190 calendars.
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HisnameisZoraArkus-Duntov,andalthoughtheCorvettewasnothisidea,hehelpeddevelopitintotheperformanceiconitistoday.
Who Is This, Anyway...
To guess his secret identity,read the following clues!
1) He was born in Belgium onChristmas Day in 1909.
2) In his early years he livedin Russia and Germany andobtained a degree in engineeringin 1934.
3) He envisioned the Corvetteas a performance, youth-oriented machine.
4) He lobbied for the Corvetteto gain V8 power.
5) He also created Rochesterfuel injection and developed a
special racing version of theCorvette called the GrandSport.
Give Up?
Our sources report that theautomaker’s long-servingmidsize sedan that first brokecover for the 2006 model yearwill be going away after the 2020 model year.In its place, Ford will introduce the Fusionwagon in early 2021. This won’t be just anyaverage-looking or acting model, however,but, taking a page from the Subaru Outback,it will arrive with all-wheeldrive, a hiked-upride height and plenty of protective body
cladding. There’s no word yet regardingengines, but Ford has plenty of turbochargedfour- and six-cylinder powerplants (regularand hybrid) in its arsenal.
The Fusion sedan, pictured, is on the wayout, but a wagon model with plenty of rideheight and all-wheel-drive will arrive in 2021.
The Ford Fusionmight live onas a wagon
Under the hood, Charger SXT and GT models employ a 3.6L V-6. The six checks in with292 horsepower and 260 lb.-ft. of torque in RWD versions; 300/264 in AWD cars.
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Al Capone’s Caddy is up for sale: Celebrity Cars,a Las Vegas dealership, is selling the gangster’s 1928 Cadillacsedan. The restored car comes with its original 90-horsepower341-cubic-inch V-8 and three-speed manual transmission. Italso has quarter-inch armor plating inside the bodywork andthicker glass that Capone added for protection. The asking pricefor this exquisite piece of mobster history is a cool $1 million.
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