RE: Dodge Challenger Hellcat: You Know You Want To
Discussion
TheLuke said:
J4CKO said:
TheLuke said:
Its way too heavy to be quick, It weights a smudge over 2 tons with driver. Thats utterly ridiculous, you cant even blame it on airbags and the like either. Its must be made of lead.
Not quick, really, what exactly are you used to ?They do a quarter mile in 11 and a bit seconds, less on drag tyres
What exactly are you expecting, have you been in something that rapid, got out and gone, "Hmm, bit slow that", been in a 911 turbo which is in the same ball park and its ridiculous.
J4CKO said:
Its is what it is, and its about as fast a car as you can buy at less than a million quid, hypercars are only a second or so quicker, its mixing it with 600/750 CC Sportsbikes.
What exactly are you expecting, have you been in something that rapid, got out and gone, "Hmm, bit slow that", been in a 911 turbo which is in the same ball park and its ridiculous.
I suppose you have a point in regards to value, I suppose Its just not as fast as you would expect for a 707hp car and I dont suppose it handles well given the weight, but then again thats probably the market its designed for, given Murica' and there love for drag strips.What exactly are you expecting, have you been in something that rapid, got out and gone, "Hmm, bit slow that", been in a 911 turbo which is in the same ball park and its ridiculous.
I quite regularly go in 400+hp 1100kg cars (part of being involved in drifting). Which might be the issue, as this isnt my sort of car really.
dzernski said:
I love these. I wouldn't buy one because I'm a Camaro owner (and having sold the diesel mondeo it is my daily) but that's the prime reason. We should celebrate that the Americans are unhinged enough to make these things and run them before everyone goes Volvo.
I agree. You can slate many things about these and other Yank cars - but the very fact they are still doing it is ace. In my book.fesuvious said:
I own one, use as a daily.
It is utterly fruitloop. Unhinged.
Love it.
Every day is daft, everyday involves some wheelspin, everyday the noise is crazy (Borla exhaust and the supercharger whine). Tunnels, well, I own a F355 and neither that nor the Evora can come close.
In short, owning an unhinged car makes every day fun, and makes me smile everyday.
Owning a Hellcat makes you laugh, it's therapy.
Best post I've seen on here in ages.......... It is utterly fruitloop. Unhinged.
Love it.
Every day is daft, everyday involves some wheelspin, everyday the noise is crazy (Borla exhaust and the supercharger whine). Tunnels, well, I own a F355 and neither that nor the Evora can come close.
In short, owning an unhinged car makes every day fun, and makes me smile everyday.
Owning a Hellcat makes you laugh, it's therapy.
TheLuke said:
J4CKO said:
TheLuke said:
Its way too heavy to be quick, It weights a smudge over 2 tons with driver. Thats utterly ridiculous, you cant even blame it on airbags and the like either. Its must be made of lead.
Not quick, really, what exactly are you used to ?They do a quarter mile in 11 and a bit seconds, less on drag tyres
fesuvious said:
To quote the colleague I was working with at Donington yesterday
'give me chance to get home before you leave just in case you floor it and stall the rotation of the earth'
Anyone here making critique of the Hellcat is either a member of greenpeace or needs to hand their PetrolHead card in on the way out.
It doesn't have to be the fastest, it doesn't have to handle, it doesn't have to lap Silverstone GP in 2:20.
It just has to be f
king bonkers. THAT IS IT!
That is the whole point.
'give me chance to get home before you leave just in case you floor it and stall the rotation of the earth'
Anyone here making critique of the Hellcat is either a member of greenpeace or needs to hand their PetrolHead card in on the way out.
It doesn't have to be the fastest, it doesn't have to handle, it doesn't have to lap Silverstone GP in 2:20.
It just has to be f
king bonkers. THAT IS IT! That is the whole point.
TheLuke said:
J4CKO said:
TheLuke said:
Its way too heavy to be quick, It weights a smudge over 2 tons with driver. Thats utterly ridiculous, you cant even blame it on airbags and the like either. Its must be made of lead.
Not quick, really, what exactly are you used to ?They do a quarter mile in 11 and a bit seconds, less on drag tyres
fesuvious said:
Sense.
Well, in the sense that on a racetrack I'd be long gone.
The point, once again is missed. Like people here completely miss the 'point' of a hellcat.
Pistonheads : pedantry & pointless picking of pointless points matter
which tracks do you think you could lap faster in your Capri than the Konigssegg ? (just curious)Well, in the sense that on a racetrack I'd be long gone.
The point, once again is missed. Like people here completely miss the 'point' of a hellcat.
Pistonheads : pedantry & pointless picking of pointless points matter
Guvernator said:
Goofnik said:
Just note that here in the states, there's now a widebody version of the Hellcat, that comes with 30mm wider section widths out back.
This car just looks soooo right. I WILL own one of these one day, it might not be right now but one day, she will be mine!
My only gripe with these cars is that they need more wheel OEM. I bracket race my Scat Pack Challenger and use Nitto NT05R 305/35/19 on aftermarket 19" rear wheels when I'm at the track.
I can beat a poorly driven Hellcat on OEM wheels/tires with around 200 less hp. Hellcat's OEM wheels and tires are not capable of hooking the power that they are being loaded with.
For those that say they have too much power - that's not the issue - they just don't have enough wheel, as evidenced by the Demon. It's tires can harness 840 trans-locked hp and run 9 second quarter miles.
WCZ said:
your ford capri vs a konigsegg @ Spa
2:32.14 to beat (6 seconds faster than a 675lt) but yes, still 2 seconds slower than a Radical RXC V8
i'm just astonished that your ford capi can keep up with this kind of car
I suspect you're confusing a track dedicated special with a road car - the Capri should win, take it on the road and a different story2:32.14 to beat (6 seconds faster than a 675lt) but yes, still 2 seconds slower than a Radical RXC V8
i'm just astonished that your ford capi can keep up with this kind of car
Back on topic - I do love the Hellcat, that being said I think I'd be just as happy with an SRT
irocfan said:
I suspect you're confusing a track dedicated special with a road car - the Capri should win, take it on the road and a different story
Back on topic - I do love the Hellcat, that being said I think I'd be just as happy with an SRT
I'm not confusing anything, I just would have thought that in terms of aerodynamics and chassis that a Ford Capri wouldn't ever be able to lap SPA quicker than Konsigsegg which has lap times not too far off those of a Radical, regardless of modifications. Back on topic - I do love the Hellcat, that being said I think I'd be just as happy with an SRT
WCZ said:
irocfan said:
I suspect you're confusing a track dedicated special with a road car - the Capri should win, take it on the road and a different story
Back on topic - I do love the Hellcat, that being said I think I'd be just as happy with an SRT
I'm not confusing anything, I just would have thought that in terms of aerodynamics and chassis that a Ford Capri wouldn't ever be able to lap SPA quicker than Konsigsegg which has lap times not too far off those of a Radical, regardless of modifications. Back on topic - I do love the Hellcat, that being said I think I'd be just as happy with an SRT
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