"The hell cat is dead"? For fuk sake stop with the overreaching. Even if the Demon runs high 9's bone stock (which I think it will) the Hellcat, SRT, & SP's will be just fine..and stop focusing on 0-60 times. They are literally the stupidest acceleration test numbers still being used in today's modern performance cars. Just concentrate on the 1/8 mile et, & 1/8 trap speed, the 1/4 mile, & the 1/2 mile numbers..for example on the Demons performance page it has the 1/8 mile trap speed "@125mph" so in all likelihood the 1/4 mile trap speed will be OVER 137mph which should put the Demon into the 9's if the driver can cut a decent 60ft
I wouldn't buy it if it only has a little more horsepower than the hellcat, like all this hype just to be like 50 HP more than the hellcat? I call bullshit, probably has different settings for 700, 800, 900, maybe even 1000. I guess we gotta wait for it to be revealed.
Joaquin Rodriguez if the demon has 50+ hp more than the hellcat, plus weight reduction and awd, there will be some serious gains. biggest complaint about the hellcat is lack of awd, and how heavy it is. I think Dodge was listening.
A few things: The dyno chart in the performance pages clearly shows over 900 hp. Why didn't you mention that? The Charger Hellcat will do 0-60 in 3.5 secs, not 2.9. The Hellcat is not being replaced by the Demon. It's just another toy SRT came up with for fun.
engine cubic inches is 405 which is 6.66 liters. quarter mile time is 9.99. engine horsepower over 800 on red key and premium gas. cruising horsepower 757. will have trans brake and launch control built-in from Factory first car ever.
I'd be surprised if it didn't have 666 hp.... That would be appropriate. With a 250-275 lb weight loss, and some 3.91 rear gears, that would be enough to run low 11's at 126-127 on drag radial tires from factory. The current Chally HC can't get below 12 sec at 121 on factory tires.
talk about options. demon, hellcat, gt awd model, srt8, RT model the list just goes one. some of the best models over all on the market and for the power you get out them is insane.
the car makes an insane amount of horsepower. The drag coefficient is not bad at all and is actually pretty aerodynamic with all the air extractors the car has. and finally if you have not read any news you would have failed to realize that the car is over 200lbs lighter than the hellcat.
AutoFang insane power is insane wheelspin, aerodynamic compared to what? It's a block. 200lbs lighter which is why it's faster than the hellcat, I think with all those variables it's a very decent 0-60 time
Who cares about aerodynamics off of the line. The Demon has AWD to help it off the line and in acceleration times. The weight issue is still there, I agree but it's a true muscle car.
I agree with your assumptions. I do however now support ( I didn't until now) the 4WD theory as it's a better a differentiation move and dovetails with future models. I recently drag raced a friends Nissan GTR and was floored by the amazingly consistent 11.30 times on a 4,500 lb. car. It was AWD with a lot of power and heavy...what other car fits that description? A little more HP on a Hellcat will not make the needed separation from a branding standpoint. I like your E85 fuel option theory! I run a pro-street blown 1971 Dodge Demon and E85 amounts to dirt cheap race gas. Plus the fuel cools intake temps. to the point of being too cold. Good problem on a supercharged application. Good problem!
it will likely not have awd as dodge will not put the money into research and development to create a transmission that can handle that amount of power
