RE: Dodge unveils 1,025hp Challenger SRT Demon 170

[TheMilkyBarKid]

Hilarious and terrifying in equal measure I should think. Talk about going out with a bang, I love it!

[Undercover McNoName]

Twinair said:

Everyone NEEDS one of these…!

Absolutely.

No they don’t.

[E90_M3Ross]

5lab said:

technically a road car - as in its road legal, and has all the proper bits.

1.6 seconds. to 60. with rwd. love it.

Thanks for confirming

[UncleRico81]

vivstiloe said:

Needs a parachute because it weighs so much. Aerodynamics of a brick.

So if it has the Aerodynamics of a brick, it wouldn't need a parachute would it?

[E90_M3Ross]

UncleRico81 said:

vivstiloe said:

Needs a parachute because it weighs so much. Aerodynamics of a brick.

So if it has the Aerodynamics of a brick, it wouldn't need a parachute would it?

Don't let facts and logic get in the way of a stupid argument

[Water Fairy]

mrclav said:

BigChiefmuffinAgain said:

Amusing that next to an article on how it has taken Lamourghini 3 motors and umpteen drive modes to harness 1015 BHP at cost of who knows how many £,000's is one about an American car generating 1025 bhp for under $100,000....

And I would rather have the Lamboghini every day of the week over this Yank thing.

Impressive numbers for sure but ultimately a bit 2 dimensional

[J4CKO]

QuartzDad said:

PH said:

1,025hp and 945lb ft of torque on an E85 ethanol mix, or 900hp and 810lb ft on more readily available E10.

Dumb question, if you put E85 in a M5, E63, Huracan, 812 etc. would you also get a 15% increase in bhp?

No s dumb question but I think the answer is no by and large as the car has to have a "flex fuel" sensor to detect the E85's high ethanol content and it switches to a suitable map in the ECU that alters the boost and ignition timing etc to work with the characteristics of Ethanol as a fuel, rather than normal Petrol.

Might give some benefit, but only within the existing maps that the "non E85 ready" car has, i.e. it wont detect knock, will run a bit coller so will advance ignition as far as it can but its more like its got good petrol, rather than a predominately Ethanol blend.


As for the performance "Try that Tesla", er they have done, its called the Plaid and is in the same ball park performance wise, on standard road tyres. Its a normal 4 door saloon that anyone can drive vs what is a drag strip refugee on special tyres that are basically a drag tyre. There is no way a 4 wd car will go sub 2 seconds to sixty on road tyres, never mind a 2wd one.

Ok, prefer this but wouldnt rule EV's out, and best not to compare a big engined old school American coupe with highly developed Italian exotica, too different.

[asci.white]

QuartzDad said:

Dumb question, if you put E85 in a M5, E63, Huracan, 812 etc. would you also get a 15% increase in bhp?

Higher rated fuels allow for more power in forced induction motors. As long as the ECU is happy with their being no knock detected it will ramp up what's available, even NA engines can benefit.

[howardhughes]

Twinair said:

Everyone NEEDS one of these…!

Absolutely.

Ermm no thanks. Not me.

[VTC]

howardhughes said:

Ermm no thanks. Not me.

You need a new username then

[Sr.Gringo]

These things are everywhere in the US. Admittedly the lesser powered versions but still, they're a dime a dozen. Usually driven by kids.

Awful thing. Just crap. Remodeled versions of a classic car probably go quite well with the mock Tudor houses of certain Californian suburbs.

[Mark_Blanchard]

So 0-60 in 1.6 seconds. That means it's the fastest acceleration production car in the world.

Beating all of this lot: https://blog.dupontregistry.com/features/633151/fa...

[JuanMochay]

vivstiloe
Posted 2 hours ago
Needs a parachute because it weighs so much. Aerodynamics of a brick

Doesn't make sense. Brick aero would make it need less parachute not more. Weight doesn't correlate to aero either.

[Hairymonster]

Sr.Gringo said:

Remodeled versions of a classic car probably go quite well with the mock Tudor houses of certain Californian suburbs.

Don't they all drive Prius's? Priurii (?)

[Twinair]

Undercover McNoName said:

Twinair said:

Everyone NEEDS one of these…!

Absolutely.

No they don’t.

Do.

[hemidom]

Love it, obviously. Dodge are giving the Challenger a proper send off!

[Painter38]

I`m getting a Banana Splits vibe from this.

[Fishy Dave]

Sr.Gringo said:

These things are everywhere in the US. Admittedly the lesser powered versions but still, they're a dime a dozen. Usually driven by kids.

Awful thing. Just crap. Remodeled versions of a classic car probably go quite well with the mock Tudor houses of certain Californian suburbs.

I drove a V6 Hertz rental about 800 miles through Florida in November. I took it for a slowish couple of laps around Sebring, a bit wallowy and the 245 section rear tyres a bit slidy. I thought it was perfectly ok, damned with faint praise maybe, but I'd not turn my nose up if offered one. The are 3/4 visibility was a shocker though.

Edited by Fishy Dave on Tuesday 21st March 15:38

[unsprung]

Video of the product launch high jinks, here:

https://www.tiktok.com/@forrestsautoreviews/video/...

For smokey goodness, watch 'til the end.

[Arsecati]

Mark_Blanchard said:

So 0-60 in 1.6 seconds. That means it's the fastest acceleration production car in the world.

Beating all of this lot: https://blog.dupontregistry.com/features/633151/fa...

Nope, Dodge are quoting this figure using the 'drag standard one foot runoff', or whatever stupid thing they call it, it's not measured in the same way. It's still b@st@rd quick (though the road legality of those tyres also has to be called in to question), but you'd be looking at around the 2 second mark minimum if using same parameters.

Oh, and the Rimac Nevera is actually quicker than the lot.