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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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Is a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Drag Pack Being Made?

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Have you been wanting more power for the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat?  Is 707 horsepower just not enough.  For those that believe that, there is some good news.  Rumor has it that Dodge is putting together a new package to give the Hellcat even more performance power.

Torque News has the break down.  In it they discuss the possibility that Dodge is readying a new “Drag Pack.”  This rumor stretches back from last year and has been a hot topic with Hellcat fans.  One of the reasons for the strength of this rumor is thanks to the Dodge Demon.  That mighty muscle car is going to be limited to only 3,300, so it stands to reason that Dodge would want to use the technology of the Demon in something else.  And that is where the Hellcat Drag Pack could be coming from.

Elements of the Demon that could make the leap over to the Hellcat to increase performance could be something like the Air Grabber hood or similar tires.  Any one of the many reasons why the demon was able to pull off the incredible technological feats it was capable of could find themselves helping to bring the Hellcat back into the spot light with the addition of this drag pack.  If it exists, hopefully we’ll found out soon.  Until then, would you want to see a performance drag pack for the Challenger Hellcat?

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