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Originally Posted by AussieCJ7
Speaking with local Jeep SRT dealer after buying an SRT, he indicated we would get the Jeep Track Hawk (grand Cherokee with hell cat running gear) about 6 months after official US release, and the current plan is to bring the Dodge Charger/challenger platform to Aus after the major platform upgrade in 2019/2020 ish time frame as this will be on the Alfa Guillia platform architecture
They dont want to do the RHD engineering and compliance work on a end of model lifecycle car which makes sense
Given the hellcat and Jeep SRT are similar prices in US would expect similar pricing here in Aus
So pretty sure in the fullness of time we have a good chance of seeing them but at least 3-5 years would be my guess
BTW they are now doing an AWD version of the V6 so imagine an AWD Demon ??? would help with the traction issues
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I heard in regards to the Hellcat/Demon that AWD could possibly be on the next chassis, most likely slightly wider - probably why they used flares on the Demon, for now.
They've gotten rid of most of the traction issues that the Hellcat had for the Demon. Now running wider drag radials, suspension mods, torque reserve system and transmission brake - could be even more.
Also with the crate option, they've only named about 12 of the 18 items it comes with (all tools are from Snap-on), the most recent being an ECM.
Cheers for the inside info, sounds good!