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Whitemamba
10-02-2014, 02:27 PM
I just saw this article about the Hellcat Charger. It just keeps getting better. The article will explain what I am talking about.

https://autos.yahoo.com/news/charger-hellcat-hits-60-under-3-seconds-might-183052913.html

And supposedly has never been tested at full throttle.

PS: I apologize if this has been previously posted.
SN95SNAKE
10-02-2014, 11:57 PM
Crazy fast! Hopefully these live up to all the hype!
ACRucrazy
10-03-2014, 04:16 AM
Man I may need to order one of these for 2016!
Thawk97
10-03-2014, 12:47 PM
I just learned it's not actually a HEMI, which I found interesting:

http://blog.caranddriver.com/ten-shades-of-hell-10-things-we-learned-about-the-stonking-707-hp-hellcat-v-8/
FrgMstr
10-03-2014, 01:34 PM
Has not been a true hemispherical engine for many many moons. But the branding is strong. :)
BlknBlu
10-03-2014, 01:38 PM
i want one

B5 Blue no options

Bruce
V1P3R
10-03-2014, 01:59 PM
uh oh Bruce! Are you gonna need a bigger garage?
SN95SNAKE
10-06-2014, 11:22 AM
I saw one in red at the OC Auto Show yesterday. Looks pretty good in person!
plumcrazy
10-06-2014, 12:03 PM
moved thread to proper forum
Joel
10-06-2014, 03:09 PM
Pretty damn close. See this article: http://www.moparts.org/Tech/Archive/bb/58.html Definitely not a wedge or a "porcupine" head. But Car and Drive probably has never had one apart to see what they really look like. A double plug 426 Hemi looked similar but without the "quench" chambers, which, as you can see, are pretty small. And getting 707 HP out of a streetable old style 426 would be tough.


I just learned it's not actually a HEMI, which I found interesting:

http://blog.caranddriver.com/ten-shades-of-hell-10-things-we-learned-about-the-stonking-707-hp-hellcat-v-8/
Viper.954
10-06-2014, 05:26 PM
I wonder if I can use that $15,000 voucher on a Hellcat? That car is bad ass! I assume the Challenger will be even faster.
FrgMstr
10-06-2014, 05:37 PM
I wonder if I can use that $15,000 voucher on a Hellcat? That car is bad ass! I assume the Challenger will be even faster.

Challenger is NOT faster. Charger has much better aero.
IndyRon
10-06-2014, 07:10 PM
I read a few places that the curb weight of the charger is 150-200# lighter than the challenger. Not sure how that's possible with a physically larger, 4 door car, but that would explain the differences in performance. If only they'd make a 2 door charger that was 10-12" shorter overall and look the part of a muscle car instead of a stretched limo grocery getter, I'd be game for one....esentially the Mopar equivalent of the late model GTO.