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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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Get Ready for the Rebirth of the Dodge Demon!

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The Dodge Demon is coming back from the dead.  This reanimated muscle car will be what puts the Hellcat to shame.

At the New York International Auto Show in April, Dodge will be showing off their latest and greatest muscle car to date; the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon.  The challenger for the Demon’s return is to see if it can top the already massively impressive Dodge Challenger and Charger SRT Hellcat.  That’s quite the feat for Dodge to attempt.

“Most cars attempt to be everything to everybody.  Then there are the rare few that revel in a single objective, rending them totally irresistible to subculture,” said Tim Kuniskis, Head of Passenger Car Brands for FCA North American in a statement.  “The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is conceived, designed and engineered for a subculture of enthusiast who know that a tenth is a car and a half second is your reputation.”

In the upcoming days and weeks, Dodge will be teasing out glimpses of the Demon.  The first is n their new website dedicated to the Demon reveal, www.ifyouknowyouknow.com.  The first is a video called “Cage” which is a tease of things to come.

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