Challenger SRT Hellcat Official Info

Discussion in 'Challenger News, Articles and Media Reviews' started by BIRDMAN, Jul 2, 2014.

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    This is by far the baddest muscle car to date.
     
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    "707 hp" might sound impressive at the bar with all your buddies, but it will mean very little in reality. I had an '09 Challenger R/T with a 6-speed manual, and it didn't have anywhere near enough traction to handle only 410 lb/ft. How in blazes is a Hellcat going to put 650 lb/ft to any good use? Unless it comes with AWD, I sure hope they've sourced some magic tires for it. By the way, did they ever solve the wheel hop issue?

    That said, when I was a 12-year-old kid back in 1967, I had a car magazine that claimed that by 1976 Detroit would be offering the option of a 700-hp engine. It now appears that their prediction was only off by...39 years!

    There's an awfully good chance that this car will be the final shot in the muscle car wars. I think whatever price they'll be asking for a Hellcat will seem dirt-cheap 20 years from now. JMO...
     
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    And up here it will be closer to $80,000.00
     
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