Dodge has built the most powerful and quickest production-ready muscle car in the world, the new Challenger SRT Demon 170. Utilizing the marque’s signature 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI V8 engine, the new car has been treated to tweaks and upgrades throughout the engine compartment to take the car all the way to 900 HP and 810 lb-ft of torque when running on standard E10 pump fuel, or a colossal 1,025 HP and 945 lb-ft on an E85 ethanol blend.
The results are astronomical for a road-legal car. It’ll hit 60 MPH in 1.66 seconds, pulling 2.004 Gs from acceleration. In testing, the Demon 170 achieved a quarter-mile run in 8.91 seconds at 151.17 MPH, which is helped thanks to special programming and components found within the chassis, suspension, and body.
For example, the tires at the rear measure 17 inches by 11 inches, while “Drag Mode” suspension tuning propels the car forward while keeping the rear stuck down. Likewise, torque-shaping technology has been added to keep the car from spinning up its wheels, and adaptive dampers provide maximum weight transfer. All of this and more — like “Line Lock” burnout modes — help the car launch perfectly every time.
Those wanting even better results can equip the Demon 170 with carbon fiber wheels over the stock aluminum ones, saving over 31 lbs across all four wheels. As standard, the car is also made lighter than its predecessors with lightweight front brakes, hollow sway bars, passenger and rear seat delete, trunk trim and noise, vibration and harshness pad delete and lightweight interior carpets with a minimal audio system.
Enhancing the ownership experience, each of the 3,330 built will come with a numerically-detailed Demon 170 decanter set. All this can be yours for a demonically-priced $96,666 USD.
Take a closer look at the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 above, and find out more on Dodge’s website.
In other news, Ford has unveiled the Explorer EV cross-over SUV.
