Dodge’s Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody: A Fast And Powerful Four-Door Sedan

Following the launch of Ford’s muscle car, the 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500, Fiat Chrysler Automobile's (FCAU) Dodge brand has stepped up to the plate with its 2020 Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody, which the company said is the only four-door muscle car on the market.

Powering the car is a 6.2-liter HEMI Hellcat V8 engine rated 707 horsepower. The engine has 650 pounds per feet of torque and powers a TorqueFlite 8HP90 eight-speed automatic transmission. Top speed of the vehicle is 196 mph, which Dodge said is “the most powerful and fastest mass-produced sedan in the world.”

The widebody package is a standard feature on the SRT Hellcat with integrated fender flares adding another 3.5 inches of body width, providing room for 20-inch by 11-inch wheels. The car is also outfitted with Pirelli 305/35ZR20 tires.

Other features of the Hellcat include Brembo six-piston front calipers with two-piece front brake rotors and Bilstein three-mode adaptive damping suspension.

"People say, 'no one wants cars anymore.' I would tell you that the 40,000 people who bought a Dodge Charger so far this year would probably agree, because to them, the Charger isn’t just a car,” Tim Kuniskis, head of Passenger Cars – Dodge, SRT, Chrysler and FIAT, FCA – North America, said in a statement. “The Charger’s reach extends beyond body-style practicalities and it can’t be defined by average industry shifts.

"Can you buy a vehicle that is dollar for dollar more practical than a Charger Widebody? Absolutely, but there are also more than 1,000 flavors of ice cream and vanilla is only one of them. If the 'average' person will own six cars in their lifetime, our cars need to connect so strongly that people can't help, but turn around and take a second look before walking away."

The 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody and Scat Pack Widebody models will be available for order from dealers this fall. The Charger Widebody will be at dealerships in early 2020, the company said.

Shares of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles stock were up 0.91 percent as of 3:44 p.m. ET on Thursday.