Dodge Challenger SRT Demon

  • Teaser for 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon debuting at 2017 New York auto show

    Dodge has revealed yet another feature fitted to the upcoming Challenger SRT Demon designed to get the car down the line quicker. The latest is a transmission brake, a feature normally reserved to the aftermarket world. Its addition to the Demon makes the car the first transbrake-equipped production car in history. Like the torque reserve feature announced a week ago, the transbrake, designed for automatic cars, allows you to dial up the revs while keeping the car as stationary as possible. The result is quicker power delivery and higher engine launch torque which in turn leads to explosive...

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    'The Fate of the Furious' music video features the Dodge Demon

    Promotion for the eighth installment of the Fast and Furious franchise, "The Fate of the Furious," is close to reach a boiling point as we near the movie's debut. Of course the stars of the movie aren't just the actors, but also the cars. And one car in particular will stand out more than others...

  • Teaser for 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon debuting at 2017 New York auto show
    Torque reserve gives Dodge Demon its devilish exhaust note

    The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon will be one of the meanest sounding cars on the road, and that's not only due to the car’s uprated supercharged 6.2-liter Hellcat V-8. You'll notice a distinct exhaust burble in the latest teaser video. The sound is partially due to the car’s advanced...

  • Teaser for 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon debuting at 2017 New York auto show
    Dodge Demon infotainment system to display performance data

    Drivers of the upcoming Dodge Challenger SRT Demon won’t need to bother with aftermarket timing equipment because the car will provide performance data via its Uconnect infotainment system. Drivers will also be able to customize performance settings via the system. The Demon, a new version of...

  • Teaser for 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon debuting at 2017 New York auto show
    Here's how the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon protects its drivetrain

    The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon will be one of the most powerful cars in production when it debuts on April 11. We’re talking an output higher than the 707 horsepower of the Challenger SRT Hellcat on which it's based. Dodge has already outlined the modifications made to get all of that power...

  • Teaser for 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon debuting at 2017 New York auto show
    2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon coming with drag mode

    Dodge has revealed that its upcoming 2018 Challenger SRT Demon will come with a special drag mode designed to help it get down the line quicker. Whereas the related Challenger SRT Hellcat was designed to be a good all-rounder, whether it was running the drag strip, attacking a road course or...

  • Teaser for 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon debuting at 2017 New York auto show

    We know the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon will pack more power than its 707-horsepower Hellcat sibling, but this is just one of the factors that will enable the car to launch off the line much harder. In the latest installment of its teaser campaign for the Demon, which debuts April 12 at the 2017 New York auto show, Dodge detailed some of the mods designed to help the car claw at the road and get down the line quicker. We already learned that custom 315/40-size Nitto NT05R tires will be fitted at each corner. These are street-legal drag radials with a 15 percent larger contact patch...

  • Teaser for 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon debuting at 2017 New York auto show
    Dodge Demon will boast largest functional hood scoop on a production car

    The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon will be a lighter, wider and—most importantly—more powerful alternative to its Hellcat sibling. We now know one of the methods Dodge will employ to boost output of the mighty supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 fitted to the car, which in the Hellcat already...

  • Teaser for 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon debuting at 2017 New York auto show
    Does the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon have 757 horsepower?

    We don't know yet how much horsepower the new 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon has, but that hasn't stopped everyone from looking for clues. Every teaser we've received so far has revealed more about the new beast, and now the latest one might've just exposed the car's horsepower rating. The sharp...

  • Teaser for 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon debuting at 2017 New York auto show
    2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon fully customizable for the street or strip

    A teaser video for the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is out and hints at the new levels of customizability that will be offered with the car. Given the fact it’s based on the Challenger SRT Hellcat and comes with factory-installed radial tires, it’s easy to write off the Demon as...

  • Teaser for 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon debuting at 2017 New York auto show
    2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon’s wide-body design revealed

    Dodge has dropped more details on its upcoming Challenger SRT Demon, and the latest look reveals the car’s sexy wide-body design. Yes, the Demon is going to be as mean as its name implies, with the car adopting some very pronounced fender flares as revealed in one of the teaser shots. And...

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    2018 Dodge Demon, 'Fast and Furious 8' timelines seem awfully close (Update)

    UPDATE: It's probably not a coincidence. A video has surfaced that shows Vin Diesel and a pair of Challengers with a Demon-looking badge visible on one of the cars. Picture below. The latest season of "Sherlock" came to a strange close, so we're putting our deductive logic to the test if you don't...

  • Teaser for 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon debuting at 2017 New York auto show

    A week ago Dodge came out with the statement it’s about to unleash the Challenger SRT Demon for 2018, likely the final model year for the current generation of the muscle car icon. Along with that bombshell, the company released a ballsy teaser video featuring a hellish big cat made out of car parts prowling atop scurrying white mice, symbolizing the Challenger SRT Hellcat among the sea of the mundane. In the closing frames, the mechanical cat explodes and out pops an angry-looking demon. So what exactly will this new king of the hill be? Dodge is holding back most of the details until...

  • Teaser for 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon debuting at 2017 New York auto show
    The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon will be a meaner Hellcat halo car

    You thought the 707-horsepower Hellcat was going to be the king of the Dodge Challenger lineup? Apparently you, and we, thought wrong. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] has announced it will be bringing the ultimate performance halo car to the 2017 New York auto show, the 2018 Dodge Challenger...

  • 2018 Dodge Challenger ADR (wide-body SRT Hellcat) spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Dodge Challenger ADR (wide-body SRT Hellcat) spy shots

    Dodge’s wide-body Challenger is real. Prototypes for a new range-topping Challenger, one positioned above the SRT Hellcat, have been spotted testing on Michigan roads ahead of a likely market launch in 2017. This would make it a 2018 model. The prototypes are wearing standard body panels but...

  • Dodge Challenger GT AWD concept, 2015 SEMA show
    Challenger to receive AWD model, wide-body Hellcat before 2019 redesign

    Dodge is working on a redesign of its Challenger muscle car for 2019. In the meantime, the long-in-the-tooth current model (it’s been on sale since 2008) will continue to receive updates. For 2017 there’s a Challenger T/A that benefits from a few upgrades including some items borrowed...

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