The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Takes on the Dodge Hellcat in a Drag Race and the Results Are Not What You’d Expect

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The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is one of the most powerful vehicles on the market and is a step up from the previous muscle-powered machinery of the Dodge Hellcat.  When people speak about these two muscle-cars, the biggest appeal and talking point is the horsepower.  By all the metrics, the Demon should blow the Hellcat out in a straight up race.  If you’ve ever wanted to see a Demon vs Hellcat, Autoweek has the video for you.

They highlight a new video that shows the Demon taking on two different Hellcats.  The surprising part is that the Demon struggles to keep up with the Hellcats.  It is one of those times when the numbers might be in the favor of the Challenger SRT Demon, but that doesn’t mean the drivers are evenly matched, which could explain the races showcased.

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Is The Dodge Viper Coming Back?

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The poor Dodge Viper.  It was brought back to such fanfare and proceeded to slowly get pushed away as the drivers who wanted power saw the Hellcats and Dodge Demon as the new hotness in comparison.  It lead to the Viper once again being put away with no idea of when it would come back to the auto world.  It didn’t take that long it seems as Car and Driver is reporting that the Viper is making a come-back.

The new Viper is coming back but with some changes.  The biggest change that may dampen the excitement of some fans is the lose of the V10.  The new Viper will be powered by an aluminum-block V-8.  The new engine that the Viper will house is predicted to have 550 horsepower with a manual transmission still being offered.  A second engine option, a second-gen Hellcat engine as Car and Driver puts it, would be offered as a supercharged 700-plus-hp variant.

There is no confirmation of this being a thing, but as the article shows, the upcoming Detroit Auto Show in January would be the 30th anniversary of the Viper’s concept debut and if Dodge and SRT are going to bring the Viper back, you could not ask for a better time to really take advantage of the nostalgia it would generate.

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Dodge Viper Gets Legacy Honored at Former Production Plant

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The Dodge Viper may be gone, but new steps taken by FCA US will make sure that it is not forgotten.

The fate of the Viper is a sad one.  It almost feels like it was made before its time.  With the recent major releases of muscle cars with the Hellcat and Demon Challengers and Chargers, it seems that high-powered cars are popular again.  Yet, that didn’t benefit the Viper which tried to stage a come-back only to get put on ice once again.  Fear not Viper fans, as FCA US will be giving the plant where the Viper was being produced a new way of honoring the legacy of the Dodge Viper.

The Conner Avenue Assembly Plant was the former production home of the Viper and it will now be the home of the FCA’s concept and historic vehicle collection.  The collection will be made up of all things pertaining to the Viper.  This includes things found while the assembly line was being dismantled like signed sketches, photos, posters, and more.

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