Car and Driver - USA (2019-10)

68. CHARTING THE CHANGES. CAR AND DRIVER. OCT/2019

New Cars for 20 20 Chevrolet — Fiat

Voyager: Plymouth used
to make a minivan called
the Voyager. Remember
Plymouth? Now that name
has reemerged on what is
essentially a stripped-down
Chrysler Pacifica. Why? The
Voyager is for buyers on a
budget; the Pacifica will be
the premium minivan in the
Chrysler showroom.
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Unchanged: 300, Pacifica

Ferrari

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F8 Tributo: With the reboot

of Magnum, P.I. signed for

a second season, it was

imperative that Ferrari get the

308 GTS’s spiritual successor

fitted with four round taillights

instead of the two on the 488.

The bodywork is all new—and

freshly alluring—but mechan-

ically, the Tributo boasts the

Dodge
—
Journey: When we found
out that the optional 283-hp
3.6-liter V-6 was being axed
for 2020, so many terrible
jokes about the journey and
the destination jammed up
in our brains like... well, like
traffic behind a Journey with
the 2.4-liter 173-hp four-
cylinder. All-wheel drive, which
was available only with the
V-6, is also off the menu as
the Journey plods toward its
conclusion.
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Minor trim changes:
Challenger, Durango, Grand
Caravan
Dead: Challenger SRT Demon

is more than that of eight

Prius Primes, so... The car

has a trio of motors—two at

the front axle and another

between the engine and eight-

speed transaxle. All three help

with energy recuperation and

draw power from a 7.9-kWh

lithium-ion battery. The front

motors also enable all-wheel

drive. Expect this 211-mph

Ferrari to rival the Porsche

918’s record zero-to-60-mph

time of 2.2 seconds—if Ferrari

lets us test one. The swoopy

aluminum and carbon-fiber

bodywork generates a hefty

860 pounds of downforce at

155 mph. Fun fact: The trans-

mission doesn’t have a reverse

gear; the front electric motors

handle that function.

running gear with the Buick
Encore GX (i.e., a pair of
turbocharged three-bangers,
optional all-wheel drive, and
plenty of advanced safety
technologies).
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Minor trim changes: Malibu,
Silverado 1500, Traverse, Trax
Unchanged: Express, Spark,
Suburban, Tahoe
Dead: Cruze, Impala, Volt

Dodge Charger: A Widebody setup similar to

what debuted on last year’s Challenger is now

standard on the 2020 Charger SRT Hellcat and an

option on the Scat Pack. The Widebody includes new

front and rear fascias as well as unique side sills and

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the big Dodge around bends. The upcharge for the

Widebody kit will be similar here to what it costs on

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same 710-hp V-8 as the 488

Pista. We’re not complaining.

Figure on a zero-to-60-mph

time of 2.8 seconds and a

top speed of 211 mph. The

F8 Tributo starts around

$277,000—Detroit Tigers

baseball cap and Aloha shirt

sold separately.

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SF90 Stradale: This car

boasts many firsts. The first

production Ferrari plug-in

hybrid. The first mid-engined

Ferrari with all-wheel drive.

The first Ferrari to be beaten

by a Toyota Prius. Wait, what?

Okay, so we’re referring to

the Prius Prime’s 25 miles of

electric-only driving range

versus the SF90’s claimed 16,

but then, the SF90’s combined

output of 986 horsepower

MONZA SP1/SP 2

There’s no windshield,

top, or passenger’s seat

in the SP1, so it should

come as no surprise

that this limited-edition

model (Ferrari is making

fewer than 500) isn’t

street legal in the U.S.

The SP2 has two seats,

which makes it twice

as practical as the SP1.

Both are based on the

812 Superfast and should

cost about $1.8 million.

Fiat

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Unchanged: 124 Spider, 500L,

500X

Dead: 500

DODGE CHARGER SRT

HELLCAT WIDEBODY

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Unchanged: 488 Pista,

812 Superfast, GTC4Lusso,

Portofino

Dead: 488GTB, 488 Spider