The Dodge Demon Is Here At Last And It's So Fast It's Been Banned From Racing
The Dodge Demon launch saga is over at last, and it’s good news! The strip-ready supercharged 6.2-litre monster will have a mighty 840bhp; a healthy whack more than people had previously thought.
That huge power figure, matched with 770lb ft of angry, means a showroom-fresh 9.65-second quarter-mile. It’s so damn fast that it’s already been banned from competition by the American National Hot Rod Association, which certified the time on a real drag strip. Hell yes. Banned for being too fast? Well played, Dodge. We love it. We’ll even forgive the 14 mildly irritating weeks of teasers.
It hits the incredible new benchmark drag time with a combination of systems that help it launch with 1.8g of force. That is incredible. Dodge says that’s a harder launch than any production car, ever. Zero to 30 takes one second, 60 is smashed in 2.3 seconds, 100mph is yours in 5.1 seconds, and at the quarter-mile finish line it’s doing 140mph. Take that, Tesla.
We already knew about the semi-slick drag tyres, proper trans brake and strengthened driveline, not to mention its ability to run 100-octane racing fuel, but now we can see the whole thing as the makers intended. The front rubber is super-skinny, as per a proper drag car, and the launch is so fierce that the Demon actually wheelies.
The Demon is also already a step closer than expected to the power figure revealed by Hennessey for its highly-tuned Chevrolet Camaro, dubbed The Exorcist in direct response to the Demon.
Dodge’s final, four-minute video majors on the Demon’s drag speed potential, and we can’t blame them. This, right here and now, is a sub-10-second car straight out of the box. No overnight parts from Japan required.
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Has so much torque it moves the earth backwards when it launches (insert volvo here)
Roberto Pagan McLaren P1 (McLaren squad)
I like it just because there is now a road legal petrol car which is faster than any road legal electric car. Inner petrolhead satisfied
Go internal combustion!
Probably not for long, the tesla roadster is supposedly going to be stupidly fast, close to a 2 second 0-60. And it’ll handle great due to a super low center of gravity. What a great time to be into cars!
With rate that battery tech and electric motors are developing, the Demon might have competition very soon. You have to remember that the Demon is a dedicated drag car, while the P100D is a full weight “luxury” sedan. And they are almost matched in performance.
It’s banned because all cars that do sub 10 seconds must have a roll cage
Not if the manufacturer can prove that the body of the car offers enough structural rigidity without one. Same reason as why the McLaren 650 GT3 doesn’t have a cage either.
Wait until me regular gets ahold of this car
*Mr
Now, I’m waiting somebody to build a street legal machine dedicated to drifting…
starts looking at the Nissan S16 due out this year
Take that Tesla!
Was the time it needed to come in over 9.66?
Dodge knew this I’ll bet… and that will make it super collectable later.
The fastest they’re allowed is 9.99@135 mph
Nice music from “Winter Soldier” in the first clip https://youtu.be/GZB9l3TMAvM
Dodge: should we change the styling up a bit?
People who worked on demon: nah, styling is overrated, no one will notice
I mean, they literally mention #ifyouknowyouknow as one of the trademarks of the Demon. To most people it looks like some average muscle car, but only enthusiasts know of its hyper-car killing straight line performance. It’s meant to be a sleeper.