The Dodge Challenger Demon Will Only Have One Seat To Save Weight
Remember that 90kg+ SRT Demon weight loss Dodge has been on about? Now we know exactly what kind of diet the incoming Challenger king is on: it’s been stripped of all its passenger seats.
Yep, according to Motor Trend and numerous other outlets it’s a single-seater as standard, which accounts for a large chunk of the weight reduction.
Dropping the front passenger seat, rear bench and all the associated belts accounts for a substantial 51kg loss, but it looks as though you’ll be able to option them should you fancy terrifying a passenger or two.
The remaining weight is shed thanks to lighter 18 x 11-inch rims, fewer speakers, a load of missing carpet and sound insulation, lighter anti-roll bars, lighter brakes and a ‘deleted’ spare wheel. Oh, and a little weight has been shaved off by ditching the electrically adjusted steering column and the parking sensors. Thorough, no?
The total loss is 105kg, but when you factor in the Challenger’s hilariously fat 315-section front and rear drag radials plus flared wheel arches, the reduction stands at 97kg.
The car is expected to be revealed at the New York Auto Show this April.
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Ejecto seato cuz!
What about removing the body beacuse weight reduction brooo…and also its going to look cool!!!
Basically, the weight reductions is equivalent to the average weight of an American lunch
Car is literally the size of an aircraft carrier. Seats 1
Es wäre ja auch zu einfach den Stahl in den Karosserie Pressen gegen Alu Blech zu tauschen und geschmiedete Felgen zu verwenden, sowie dünnere plastik verkleidungen und eine leichtere Abgasanlage…
Und anstatt des 120kg schwerem 10gang Automatik Getriebes ein manuelles Viper Getriebe
I’m looking at that image above and I’m wondering…. Surely, with the arch extensions, they could’ve fitted WAY wider tires? If you take away the arch flare and the part of the wheel that’s actually under the flare, there’s only a teeny tiny narrow wheel left, way narrower than a stock Challenger?
How is this minimal weight loss acceptable when the seats are gone? If i wanted that id buy an ebay civic :S
That would mean it ways 1916 kg, which is still A LOT. They should use like light weight body panels or do an aerodynamic shape
I wish they would just show us a picture of it already.