Dodge is about to summon the Demon on the stage of New York. The Detroit-based manufacturer has been hinting at the entry of its demonic Challenger for a few weeks now with a few teasing glimpses of the fiery monster and its evil attributes. Our spy sleuths have spotted the Demon prowling in the open lands of the Detroit facility where it was conjured.
There are many details yet to be uncloaked, like how many horses would be running under its hood. But even the specifics we have so far end up giving us delicious chills. Here is everything we know about the Demon.
Dodge says the Challenger Demon is ‘Not Domesticated’. What it means is, the Demon was born to set fire on the drag strip. It has a purpose-built dragster mode and every piece of equipment in it has been outfitted to ensure that the Demon goes blisteringly fast down the quarter mile.
Although the Demon has burned more than 215 pounds of fat compared to the Hellcat, it is fatter, wider and a whole lot meaner. It loses the seats in the process - all of it actually. But who needs passengers while flying down the drag strip anyway.
The Demon wears diabolic fenders, flared to accommodate the 315/40R18 section Nitto NT05R drag radials. Yes, the Demon is the first ever factory production car equipped with street-legal drag radials as a standard fitment.
Adorning the hood is the biggest functional air scoop ever. Appropriately called the ‘Air Grabber’, this 45 square-inch air scoop, in combination with headlight-integrated vents, channels a cooler and denser charge of oxygen to create havoc in the V8.
The drag-tuned Bilstein adaptive suspension can easily transform the beast while driving in the Drag mode. However, the weight transferring ability of the bespoke suspension is loathsome. So it won’t be very promising on any road which isn’t straight.
The drivetrain of this monstrosity is carved out of heat-treated, high strength, race hardened components to let this muscle car burn the tarmac without exploding.
When the Demon screams past the redline, it almost sounds like a clarion call from the gates of hell. This is primarily due to the drag-special Transbrake and a sophisticated Torque Reserve launch-control. Thanks to these monstrous contraptions, the Demon will rule the drag strip.
Speaking of contraptions, this Demon from hell has a ‘cool’ trick up its sleeve. Thanks to a 'liquid-to-air charge air cooler system', this fire-breathing monster will be fed with cold air charge, courtesy of car’s air conditioning system. How cool is that?
Now, the Demon has an appetite for nothing but 100-Octane racing fuel. But Dodge is kind enough to give a crate full of wrenches and tools in which you'll also find a PCM transplant which can make the Demon gulp the standard gasoline.
Apart from all the small and big technological trickeries, the Demon is now rumoured to have muscle power of more than 1000bhp, which will very likely leave two parallel lines of tyre-burn marks wherever the abominable happens to go.
All these glimpses and teasers lead upto one thing - judgment day. That's the day the Demon will be unleashed upon the mortals. Given the voracious appetite of this dragster when it comes to resources, the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is definitely not for the faint hearted. The Devil himself will be walking it down the aisle at the New York Auto Show.
