The Dodge Challenger 'SRT Demon' Is Coming, Because The 707hp Hellcat Is Obviously Underpowered
Power is by far and away the one thing the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat doesn’t need any more of. After all, it does push out 697bhp - or more neatly 707hp - via its oh-so angry supercharged V8. And yet, it seems an even more powerful Challenger is on the horizon.
It’s called the Challenger SRT Demon, and judging by the trailer above with its scary robotic devil thing plus a few words from Dodge big cheese Tim Kuniskis, this thing’s going to usurp the Hellcat in terms of straight-line performance:
“Most cars attempt to be everything to everybody. Then there are the rare few that revel in a single objective, rendering them totally irresistible to a subculture…The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is conceived, designed and engineered for a subculture of enthusiasts who know that a tenth is a car and a half second is your reputation.”
Dodge has released a mini site for the car, giving a countdown for no less than 11 incoming teaser videos (12 including the one you see here), with the last landing on 11 April. The New York Auto Show kicks off on 14 April, so it seems that’s where the car will receive its proper debut.
As Dodge aficionados will tell you, the Demon badge isn’t a new thing. It was used for a performance version of the Dodge Dart back in the 1970s, one of the lesser known muscle cars of the time. It’s likely this new Demon might make more of a mark, however.
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why are you saying 697 instead of 707?
Metric Horsepower (PS/BHP) = 0.986 imperial Horsepower (HP).
They’re just using different units.
Next thing you know, 1200hp will be considered “average”
To everyone saying they will make it all wheel drive, I don’t think they will. There is no such thing as an all wheel drive muscle car. They’re probably gonna widen the body, tune up the power, put wider wheels on and lighten the car. That’s my take on what’s gonna happen.
The challenger GT was a test run of whats to come. There will definitely be and AWD version.
Why was the video deleted?
Wait… revelation. The robot cat thing was a Hellcat… and then it morphed into a demon… mind blown.
There is an AWD version on the way and it’s a V6 because the transmission can’t handle the power. There might be a high horsepower AWD Challenger in the future but I don’t think it will be the Demon. I mean, the Trackhawk’s AWD couldn’t handle 707 so I doubt they’ve developed on that can handle even more.
Are we going to have a repeat of what happened in the 70s with the Demon and after 6 months it’ll be called the Challenger Hellcat GTR?
Too bad their engines are just as reliable as their customer support. I had a 2012 challenger and will never buy a DODGE AGAIN! Threw a rod at 30k. Dodge acted as if they didn’t know me when it came time to fixing the engine. POS CAR. STAY AWAY FROM DODGE! OR JUST DON’T “DRIVE” IT. THESE PEOPLE PUT 700 HORSES IN A LAWNMOWER ENGINE.
I need to get one!
As if I can afford it
JanBerens kann man mal machen. Ich finde auch, dass 700 Pferdchen nicht ausreichend sind