Dodge signs off the modern muscle era on a high

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The Challenger Demon 170.

Runs on E85.

1025 horsepower.

8.91s @ 151mph in the quarter on a prepped track.

A factory-option parachute.

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Hopefully we see some of these at a drag 'n' drive event in the near future.
 
Not been able to deploy the power since the Hell Cats with 707HP, the even faster special models are useless for anyone considering anything but collecting or drag racing. As a road car, the Hell Cat is the best of the bunch or a Scat Pack regular Hemi.

Huge cars though and out of the American GT/Sports segment one of worse handling, but without doubt the best looking of all the modern muscle cars as they truly still have that old school muscle look/vibe about them.
 
Anyone buying one of these for handling or "deploying the power" for anything other than drag racing should probably have their petrolhead card taken away.


This is an adult man's toy - it's not meant to be beautiful, or quick, or set lap records. It's meant to make a ton of noise and smoke and turn every grown man in to a 5 year old again, and I think they succeed at that very well.
 
Diddums said:
Anyone buying one of these for handling or "deploying the power" for anything other than drag racing should probably have their petrolhead card taken away.


This is an adult man's toy - it's not meant to be beautiful, or quick, or set lap records. It's meant to make a ton of noise and smoke and turn every grown man in to a 5 year old again, and I think they succeed at that very well.
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But unless you have ideal conditions it doesn’t even do its supposed drag racing forte well. See 5:50

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Dodge Challenger Demon v Porsche 911 Turbo S - DRAG RACE

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Ideal conditions is much better - 4:47

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Dodge Demon vs Lamborghini Aventador | Top Gear: Series 25

Matt LeBlanc takes the Dodge Demon for a spin, but the Demon was made to do one thing, tear up a drag strip. How will it perform in a drag race against a Lam...
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Barely beating a 911 C4(S?):

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Hellcat Challenger vs Porsche 911 Carrera 1/4 Mile Drag Racing

Dodge Challenger Hellcat lining up with a Porsche 911 Carrera for a couple decent 1/4 mile drag races.#hellcat #porsche #dragrace
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Agree the sound is phenomenal though.
 
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Are they still rwd only with that power (im assuming yes)? 4wd isn't exactly new, so I don't see why not make them power all 4 wheels so you can get the power down. Oh I've just realised, they don't drive round corners in America, they have to stop at them, that explains the handling :p .
 
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theone8181 said:
Are they still rwd only with that power (im assuming yes)? 4wd isn't exactly new, so I don't see why not make them power all 4 wheels so you can get the power down. Oh I've just realised, they don't drive round corners in America, they have to stop at them, that explains the handling :p .
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Muscle cars aint 4WD !
Though as much as they weigh they might as well add an X-Drive system that can be selectable RWD or AWD like BMW.

The Challenger is not about lap times, its about been a red neck, pulling wheelies, burning a set of tyres per day, drifting, burn outs and the noise. :D
 
Recently rewatched the GT episode where they're in Detroit in the Mustang RTR, Challenger Demon and Camaro Exorcist.

I want a US muscle car.
 
adam cool dude said:
Okay maybe not the 1960's but mid 00's Challenger instead.
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And yet the '08 Challenger feels like a wholly different beast compared to the current model. Even leaving the higher-powered variants out of it. The interior changed beyond recognition, the automatic transmission gained three gears, the suspension got some foibles tweaked out of it, tyre design caught up to it/got a bit closer to it...
 
Gibbo said:
Muscle cars aint 4WD !
Though as much as they weigh they might as well add an X-Drive system that can be selectable RWD or AWD like BMW.

The Challenger is not about lap times, its about been a red neck, pulling wheelies, burning a set of tyres per day, drifting, burn outs and the noise. :D
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I do miss the noise. I've been (semi) joking with the mrs that she should get a mustang (a proper one, nothing with ecoboost in the name) for her 40th. Then she can have her fiesta for winter and mustang (with roof down) in summer :p . I do like the look of the classic ones, but I bet they're a handful and expensive to buy.
 
Nasher said:
Not sure I'd actually want to use one on British roads, you'd end up binning it if you even tried to use half the power.
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The original 3 litre Capri was enough of a handful, especially in the wet if you didn’t keep a few bags of cement in the boot.

Just about every Hellcat video on YT seems to feature them going sideways into the scenery on dry, flat and straight sections of road. They’d fill more ditches than the first hot hatches did over here if they become popular.
 
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