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Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

tonyk

tonyk

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11.0 seconds flat in the quarter....204 mph top speed.

Those quarter mile numbers are crazy, my Kawasaki ZRX 1100 won't run eleven flat. If it were much faster you'd need special licensing to run at the strip.


I would have never dreamed you'd see a two hundred mile an hour sedan from one of the big three, the corvette maybe, but a sedan no.

Skip to the 2:27 mark for the good sounds.

http://youtu.be/_W9jOf0Pgn8
 
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After enjoying the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge as part of this past weekend's race program at Road America I was wondering where Mopar was. The class included a classic Mustang/Camaro battle that brought back memories of the old TransAm series. A hotrod Challenger would've been a gas.

But...then ya gotta come up with a red/white/blue Javelin to make it complete:D
 
I saw a show where the Hellcat dipped into the 10's on racing slicks. What's the rule for 10 second passes. Roll cage, fuel shutoff, racing seat, 5 point harness....anything else?
 
That car is Insane. Very cool, but insane. As far as muscle cars go, these are the good old days.
 
tonyk said:
11.0 seconds flat in the quarter....204 mph top speed.

Those quarter mile numbers are crazy, my Kawasaki ZRX 1100 won't run eleven flat. If it were much faster you'd need special licensing to run at the strip.


I would have never dreamed you'd see a two hundred mile an hour sedan from one of the big three, the corvette maybe, but a sedan no.

Skip to the 2:27 mark for the good sounds.

http://youtu.be/_W9jOf0Pgn8
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And priced at $60K. Woot! If they are not limited production and I can walk into a dealership 6 months after they go on sale and drive one home... It will be difficult not to buy one.
 
The reason it is so fast is because it is attempting to outrun its own ugliness.

Jesus, that's ugly. Sorry guys, don't want to offend, but I think Dodge missed the "style" mark on this car.

And my favorite bodystyle of all time is the 1969 Dodge Charger.

Go figure.

edit - and a 4,560 lb curb weight? Dear God, that's chubby.

I miss Colin Chapman.
 
tonyk said:
11.0 seconds flat in the quarter....204 mph top speed.

Those quarter mile numbers are crazy, my Kawasaki ZRX 1100 won't run eleven flat. If it were much faster you'd need special licensing to run at the strip.


I would have never dreamed you'd see a two hundred mile an hour sedan from one of the big three, the corvette maybe, but a sedan no.

Skip to the 2:27 mark for the good sounds.

http://youtu.be/_W9jOf0Pgn8
Click to expand...

go buy the zzr 1400
 
onwardjames said:
The reason it is so fast is because it is attempting to outrun its own ugliness.

Jesus, that's ugly. Sorry guys, don't want to offend, but I think Dodge missed the "style" mark on this car.

And my favorite bodystyle of all time is the 1969 Dodge Charger.

Go figure.

edit - and a 4,560 lb curb weight? Dear God, that's chubby.

I miss Colin Chapman.
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I know...they just have to go and make these cars safe and comfortable and ruin everything. A seriously stripped down Challenger with the Hellcat blown powerplant would sell like crazy and be the new darling at local drag strips around the country. Actually, I could see that being a modern day Mopar muscle car of iconic proportion beyond what the Charger Hellcat could attain.
 
onwardjames said:
I miss Colin Chapman.
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Some assert Jimmy Clark was killed by a suspension failure. Lotus didn't have a reputation for solidity.

I thought BRMs were cool.

I like the Charger sedan. When my wife and I were car shopping a few weeks ago I was quite taken with the V-8 Charger. But my wife was keen on a 4x4 F-150 crewcab with the Ecoboost 6 we saw, and it suited me as well, so we bought it. 5700 pounds and goes like Hell. 365HP and 420 foot lbs of torque from 3.5 liters, amazing stuff. The Ford dealer says with a Roush tune the HP goes over 400 and I keep the Ford warrantee. Hmm.
 
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The other stat I saw listed for this ride is that it can drain the fuel tank in 13 minutes. Now that's impressive. :)
 
tomlinmgt said:
I know...they just have to go and make these cars safe and comfortable and ruin everything. A seriously stripped down Challenger with the Hellcat blown powerplant would sell like crazy and be the new darling at local drag strips around the country. Actually, I could see that being a modern day Mopar muscle car of iconic proportion beyond what the Charger Hellcat could attain.
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lol, I know, airbags in the ashtrays, red leather gearslappers, bum massagers, etc.

Sure seems they could reduce that weight substantially, tho, without losing safety and comfort.

Let's see that number again. 4,560 lbs. Two and a 1/4 tons.

That's approaching Bentley size.

Clearly my sorta-youthful exuberance for light, nimble cars isn't a sentiment that is shared here.
 
onwardjames said:
Clearly my sorta-youthful exuberance for light, nimble cars isn't a sentiment that is shared here.
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Well for me depends on where I live. When I lived in Lexington I enjoyed the turbo Saab convertible we had, what with having so many hilly and curving country roads to bomb around on. But Florida, Hell, it's so flat it makes Illinois look like East Tennessee. We considered buying a Mazda Miata as a second car, but with no curvy roads and weather so hot and humid we'd seldom put the top down we went in a different direction.

Even so, now that we have the F150 we're considering getting rid of our Edge for a Fiesta ST.
 
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Well for me depends on where I live. When I lived in Lexington I enjoyed the turbo Saab convertible we had, what with having so many hilly and curving country roads to bomb around on. But Florida, Hell, it's so flat it makes Illinois look like East Tennessee. We considered buying a Mazda Miata as a second car, but with no curvy roads and weather so hot and humid we'd seldom put the top down we went in a different direction.

Even so, now that we have the F150 we're considering getting rid of our Edge for a Fiesta ST.
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You were in Lexington for awhile? Awesome. And here's a +1 for the Fiesta ST!!

I have a miata, and there are exactly 2 weeks in the spring, and 2 weeks in the fall that are neither too hot nor too cold to have the top down (the missus isn't much on being hot or cold, me I'm a bit more of a leatherneck).

Still, a nice fall afternoon with a miata, top-down, on a country road, is a pleasure everyone should experience at least once. We even took it to Klingman's Dome (sp?) in Gatlinburg, top down. Breathtaking.
 
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