Am I the only one excited about the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon?

"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform) 01/19/2017 at 11:10 • Filed to: None

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In a world where pony cars are turning into track toys, it’s awesome to see that Dodge is still sticking with the old muscle car doctrine.

Dave the car guy , still here > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 11:12

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Yes?

PS9 > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 11:15

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Bugatti: With the Chiron, we have created the most powerful road car available today. We went as far as we could. Anything beyond this point would be stupid and dangerous for a street legal vehicle.

Dodge: Hold my beer.

Milky > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 11:16

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I’m excited that they are making more versions so Hellcats don’t stay halo status and depreciate.

TheHondaBro > Dave the car guy , still here 01/19/2017 at 11:16

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Booo

Ilike_cougars > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 11:16

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Yes..

TheHondaBro > Ilike_cougars 01/19/2017 at 11:17

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Again, booo.

For Sweden > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 11:19

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Yep, just you. We’re waiting for the new Chevy Spark

not for canada - australian in disguise > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 11:19

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I’m conflicted. One on hand, crazy powerful muscle car. On the other hand, FCA could use the money they use to develop stuff like this or the Hellcat to actually TRY and make good regular cars for once. Maybe.

TheHondaBro > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/19/2017 at 11:24

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Which won’t work if they keep killing off their economy cars. Which are also crap.

TheHondaBro > For Sweden 01/19/2017 at 11:24

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*unzips cargo shorts*

404 - User No Longer Available > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 11:25

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Maybe getting old is part of the formula, but I’m now more in the “low power with skinny tires” camp instead of “POWERRRRRR”

Dave the car guy , still here > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 11:26

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The way I see it is that it will likely replace the Mustang as the car that drives through the crowds at Cars & Coffee events. Just being honest.

TheHondaBro > 404 - User No Longer Available 01/19/2017 at 11:26

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I like that too, but also POWWAAAA

itschrome > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 11:26

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I dont understand it. It’s what just a hell cat with less weight and a smidgen more power?? Why not just call it the new hell cat? I’d be more excited for a lighter more fun lower trim. Or a smaller rwd coupe with 4's and 6's to slot below the challenger.

EL_ULY > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 11:26

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in diecast form, yes

Mercedes Streeter > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 11:27

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I’m excited. Dodge is one of the few American car companies out there that still embrace old school automotive traditions. Little-ish car, heavy as heck, but paired to monster power...all for a low price. Mmmmmmm. They don’t care about beating the world, they care about having fun and appealing to emotions.

Such a shame they’re connected to FCA, they could be so great if they didn’t have to be tied to FCA’s pathetic shenanigans.

TheHondaBro > Dave the car guy , still here 01/19/2017 at 11:27

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Hellcat are expensive. No way a bro is getting hold of one as easily as he can a Mustang GT.

TheHondaBro > itschrome 01/19/2017 at 11:28

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It’s probably going to have something special, that a hellcat doesn’t have.

McMike > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 11:28

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I don’t know why they are bothering with it. They already have a muscle coupe with the V6. Only an idiot would waste thier money and buy anything more.

CalzoneGolem > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 11:28

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I’m confused at what the difference between this an the Hellcat

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/19/2017 at 11:28

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I’m sure it cost a few hundred million less to develop this.

TheHondaBro > CalzoneGolem 01/19/2017 at 11:30

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Dodge has been very vague about it.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > CalzoneGolem 01/19/2017 at 11:30

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More power, race fuel capable(rumored), less weight, and more tire.

TheHondaBro > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/19/2017 at 11:30

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Alright that’s it, the cargo shorts are coming off.

TheHondaBro > McMike 01/19/2017 at 11:32

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But it’s a muscle car.

bob and john > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 11:32

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its a lot of hype for a W211....

Dave the car guy , still here > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 11:45

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Just give it time. It scares the hell out of me when I look at some of the goobs at our C&C events driving Vipers, Maserati, Porsche and Ferrari. Plus you don’t need to be able to afford these cars before you get access to one. Was just in the news this week where a 24 y.o. car salesman in Colorado died in Maserati. Experience matters when it comes to high horsepower. Just look at all the people who wrecked Hellcats in the first week they owned them. We had a Corvette Z06 at work being repaired last summer that was wrecked with under 1k miles and needed over $15k in repairs. I was surprised the guy got it under control enough not to total it. I can predict that the first week the Demon is available somebody will total one.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/colorado-maserati-salesman-dies-sports-car-wreck-article-1.2948249

http://www.hellcat.org/threads/two-men-killed-high-speed-hellcat-challenger-crash.22001/

CalzoneGolem > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/19/2017 at 11:46

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Ah, a Trackcat.

Haase > McMike 01/19/2017 at 11:46

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Apparently you haven’t driven a V6 Challenger and a Hellcat back to back. The Pentastar is a great engine... But it’s boring.

CalzoneGolem > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 11:47

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The demon’s in the details.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > CalzoneGolem 01/19/2017 at 11:47

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More of a “Fuck Your LT4" Cat.

Wheelerguy > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 11:48

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But would Ford and Chevy play the power game, too?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > itschrome 01/19/2017 at 11:48

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I’m with you, it would have been cool to use the Demon name for a high powered brz competitor. Smaller RWD, but still higher HP. It’s kind of a waste of the Demon name.

I mean let’s be honest. We’re pretty much to the point where go *shrug* another crazy high horsepower limited production run mopar on the same aging and oversized platform. OK

McMike > Haase 01/19/2017 at 11:54

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There’s no need to drive a Hellcat anymore.

Ever since Dodge started calling thier AWD V6 Challenger “The worlds first AWD Muscle Sedan,” there’s no need to waste your money to get a real muscle.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 12:21

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Yes. You are.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 12:22

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...which should have died in the 60s along with Chrysler as a whole.

TheHondaBro > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/19/2017 at 12:26

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Obviously not fam!

RallyWrench > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 13:00

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I can’t not love the Challenger, it’s just cool. It doesn’t pretend to compete with the Camaro or Mustang, it’s just a car you point at the horizon and firewall it.

TheHondaBro > RallyWrench 01/19/2017 at 13:02

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This x100000.

Shift24 > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 13:07

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If they had updated the styling from 2008 maybe. I agree it will make power and quick and be the ultimate muscle car but why? This is the problem I have with the hellcats. To me I would rather build my own car from ground up and make 700+ horsepower because its easy to make power. Slap a big Turbo a 4.8L LS V8 and you can make 1200hp . Now getting it to handle is another thing.

Though I would be interested if they updated it a bit to this, because damn it looks good. 71 Challenger but updated with current Challenger bits

Haase > McMike 01/19/2017 at 13:54

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Nobody needs a Hellcat and I wouldn’t call them a waste of money either. But I wouldn’t go so far to say that a V6 AWD Challenger is a muscle car... It’s a marketable compromise.

Plus, it’s missing two things.

itschrome > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/19/2017 at 14:53

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exactly!

itschrome > TheHondaBro 01/19/2017 at 14:55

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a new badge, less weight and a smidge more power.. BUT THE MARKING POTENTIAL IS THROUGH THE ROOF! and hey maybe at least it will force the depreciation on a hell cat a bit faster. after all who wants a hellcat when it’s not even the most power muscle car. pft...

TheHondaBro > Shift24 01/19/2017 at 15:22

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I don’t know. The new Challenger front clip on the old Challenger looks wrong.

TheHondaBro > itschrome 01/19/2017 at 15:24

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The year is 2024. Dodge has just announced the Challenger SRT Lucifer. Any attempts at road testing have resulted in the planet rotating backwards.

BigBlock440 > CalzoneGolem 01/19/2017 at 16:13

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I’m more curious about the difference between the Demon and the TrackPak.