[Honeybadger]

Here's a Canadian Dodge DGC site for the 2019s, providing a comparison of models.

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OP is in the US. There are a lot of differences between Canada and US versions. As others said, the GT was fleet-only in the US. There were a lot of differences between the Canada and US SXT models (I shopped both and ended up buying a Canadian one).

While Canada got 9(!) trim levels in 2019, the US got only 3, plus the fleet-only GT.

Attached is the 2019 US brochure for reference.

 

[Honeybadger]

I rented Caravans all the time and they were always GT trim. US and Canada.


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Not always GTs. My wife had a SXT rental in FL (from Dollar/Thrifty) and I drove our Canadian SXT down. It was fun doing a side by side comparison before returning the rental.

I had a SXT rental last March in FL too. If you look at US for sale listings for SXTs, you can find lots that were former rentals.

 

[Honeybadger]

I also see that the towing capacity remains 3,600lbs, but there's no mention of a tow package that offers something similar to the Nivomat load leveling shocks. Those really helped with rear sag when towing.

The tow package was still available on Canadian 2019s. In the US, it was available up to 2017 for sure and likely 2018.

Too bad you aren't in Canada. There are still some brand new 2020s available with big discounts (25% off MSRP).

 

[Honeybadger]

I kind of don't understand why they made the edges with leather, and the middle parts with that "faux suede"/fabric (?),

As Levy says, it's suede, not faux suede. But the edges aren't leather, they are leatherette (aka faux leather).

 

[Honeybadger]

Thinking about it I believe my Suburban is all real leather too, but I haven't given it a close look either.

They aren't. From the 2021 Suburban brochure: " Leather seating surfaces in front and second rows; third row is vinyl-covered." The non-seating surfaces (sides and backs) are vinyl. Other years are the same.

 

[Honeybadger]

I was downloading 5th gen brochures to figure out the different trims and options and I swear GT had a different and more sport suspension tune.

Also the cloth seats on my 25 year old Grand Voyager with 250k miles are far far superior to any leather seat I've ever seen as far as longevity. Driver seat looks as good as the passenger. And super comfy (I have 4th gen with leather too).

And doesn't Mercedes use fake leather (I'm down with any good materials).

According to the 2019 Canadian brochure, the GT comes with a "performance suspension" whatever that means. There is no GT in the US brochure as the GT was rental fleet only.

Mercedes does use fake leather, which they call "MB Tex". It's pretty good but they are upfront it isn't leather.

 

[Honeybadger]

Thanks for this info!

After owning a GT for a year and a half (one of many Caravans all the way back to Gen 1), I finally got around to searching for the differences because I was curious what they are. Always hoped that I would discover some type of drivetrain or suspension performance feature but alas, there appear to be none unless you include the 17" rims. My exhaust seems to have a bit of rumble to it and a muffler shop mechanic mentioned the possiblity of a larger pipe on the GT model but I have not verified that yet. I did find one with a roof rack though. 😉 The red stitching on black trim is very cool.

Nope, no drivetrain, suspension or exhaust difference between GT and SXT, or any other trim.

The exhaust does have a growl to it, which is interesting because I also have a Journey with the same engine, but has dual exhaust outlets. You would think the Journey would have more exhaust sound than the DGC, but it's the other way around.