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[ACRucrazy]

What Does The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon's Mysterious License Plate Mean?



The new Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is like a Hellcat, only wider, faster and with more power. How much more power? Well, that license plate teased by Dodge might have the answer.

It’s not totally clear what the plate means. If you add ‘1' to both figures, you get 12.576@135—12.576 seconds at 135 mph—but that is a slower quarter mile than the Hellcat this car supersedes.

But it might not have anything directly to do with quarter mile figures, as very-friendly-with-Dodge-publication MotorTrend mused:

One curious Easter egg Dodge has left us to ponder can be seen in the photo of the Demon’s rear end. The license plate reads “#2576@35,” and with Dodge urging us to look for clues every week, there’s no way this is just a random string of characters. One guess for the first number is that it’s the new supercharger’s displacement: 2,576cc or roughly 2.6 liters.

The blower in the Hellcat displaces 2.4 liters (2,380cc). The “35” could refer to boost pressure, but 35 psi is a ridiculous amount of boost for a production car. The Hellcat runs 11.6 pounds, for reference. Technical director Frank Markus suggests it could refer to 35 psi of manifold pressure, which would equate to 20.3 psi of boost. That’s still a lot, but it’s slightly more believable than 35 pounds.

That is a lot of boost, indeed. Of course, that’s not the only thing it could be.

If you figure $2,576/month for 35 months, you get a not-surprising MSRP of $90,160, as our own Justin Westbrook and Tom McParland theorized on our office chat room. Jason Torchinsky also posists that the 2576 likely refers to HR 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act.

What do you think the plate means?

http://jalopnik.com/what-does-the-do...-li-1791648705

[BlknBlu]

The item on the license plate looks to be the cost of the heads on the car. as was listed on another side. I remember when Hellcats were cool....lol Factory drag radials, is way cool

Bruce

[v10viperbox]

315 wide and those tires and lower weight and a new hood and possible AWD. Way way cool. Its not the 400lb weight reduction rumor that was floating around but it is cool enough as it is.

[Boosted Motorsports]

Thats awesome to get another FCA branded tire! I know it's unfortunate the Viper is being phased out and that this shares the same chassis/body as a grocery getter V6 Challenger but it's still pretty damn cool to see a company shove over 700hp into this car...

[Purple Haze]

I'll wait for the 2020 Gen VI Viper...I really think it's coming back...If not doesn't cost anything to wonder...

[Boosted Motorsports]

AWD burnout marks as others have pointed out. You can see the faint overlay of a secondary lighter burnout patch.

[GTSgreg]

I'll wait for the 2020 Gen VI Viper...I really think it's coming back...If not doesn't cost anything to wonder...

I agree. Some executive will get bored without the famed super car, and it'll become an ego project again in the future.

[Stealth78]

AWD burnout marks as others have pointed out. You can see the faint overlay of a secondary lighter burnout patch.

Kind of funny because in the articles it states that it is "definitely not AWD".

[Stealth78]

Road & Track wrote "So, first off, yes, the Demon will be able to do a burnout, as we predicted. Also, it's most certainly not all-wheel-drive—that's not what an AWD burnout looks like. And if you listen, that's definitely the SRT Hellcat engine's 707-horsepower supercharged wail coming from this thing." I guess there is no guarantee but.......

[BlknBlu]

I don't think it will be AWD, I bet it gets shipped with a set of skinnies and barely has a back seat.

Bruce

[ACRucrazy]

I don't think it will be AWD, I bet it gets shipped with a set of skinnies and barely has a back seat.

Bruce

Yea that was my thought. Trunk kit of Skinnies made avail through Mopar for legal reasons and the fronts as spare rears or something.

[BlknBlu]

This will be a purpose built machine, would be nice to see gears with it too.

Bruce

[Lawrenzo]

I haven't noticed any mention of the transmission. Will it be available with a manual trans or just an automatic?

[sfm79]

I'll wait for the 2020 Gen VI Viper...I really think it's coming back...If not doesn't cost anything to wonder...

I'll be wondering right along with you.

[100]

2,576 lbs or #s with a 35 amp alternator to save weight or (35 special edition.)

[mattssg]

It looks like it's only having the drivers seat as a non-option... all other seats (including passenger.) are "options." they also removed some carpeting.

So it looks like it's going to be a hellcat with wider tires, a subpar audio system with 2 tweeters, no carpets, no seats, and probably a small increase in boost.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autos...cid=spartandhp

[BlknBlu]

Rumor, will be built at CAAP

Bruce

[ACRucrazy]

http://www.roadkill.com/2018-dodge-d...-pandoras-box/

2018 Dodge Demon Wants You To Open Pandora’s Box



What’s in the box? Can we see what’s in the box? The list of things we know about the 2018 Dodge Demon now includes that it comes with a box, and there are eighteen items in the box including “track tools, spare wheels, and a Track Pack system.”



The fourth teaser in Dodge’s water torture of information about its upcoming wide-tired, lighter weight, big fendered, mouse-munching, super-Hellcat Challenger is sort of like the campaign itself. We want to know the answers of what’s in the box. The theme of this round seems to be customization, as Dodge asks us to make choices about whether street manners, quarter-mile times, or road course handling is the end goal. We’ve all sort of decided that the new Challenger is a straight-line blister pack and the latest video and photos does nothing to disabuse us of that. We don’t know what is in the box, but we do see Tom Coddington‘s name plate on the promo photo showcasing the custom nature of the container. Coddington was a member of the Dodge Ramchargers in the 1960s–a group of renegade engineers who made the company’s reputation on the dragstrip. That said, Coddington also involved himself in the Trans-Am Cudas and Challengers, so there still could be the smallest chance that this is a corner turner.

“The Challenger SRT Demon provides a platform from which each customer can design their own ultimate “Street/Strip” muscle car. It’s not intended for a road course,” says Dodge.

Oh. Well then. Guess that’s settled. “Each customer can decide at the time of order, or once they own the car, or even on a moment’s notice that they want their car to favor street performance, drag strip performance or something in between,” the latest press release says. Ok, so, you buy one of these, and you get a box, and there’s something in the box that helps you get to the track? Is it an SRT engineer? That would be useful



Dodge will reveal the 2018 Dodge Demon at the New York Auto Show, but you can keep up with the devilish gossip at www.ifyouknowyouknow.com, where fans and followers can get weekly updates, download sharable content and gain insight into the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon’s engineering prowess.

Videos released so far:

“Cage” debuted January 12
“Reduction” debuted January 19
“Wide Body” debuted January 26

[smhog]

Based on the new video, looks like you guys were right. A pair of skinnies come "in the box"

The wheels in the Crate video are 5 spoke. What are the odds these will match the wheels on the Demon?

[Stealth78]

The wheels in the Crate video are 5 spoke. What are the odds these will match the wheels on the Demon?

Good.... Very Good!!!

[Camfab]

It looks like it's only having the drivers seat as a non-option... all other seats (including passenger.) are "options." they also removed some carpeting.

So it looks like it's going to be a hellcat with wider tires, a subpar audio system with 2 tweeters, no carpets, no seats, and probably a small increase in boost.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autos...cid=spartandhp

"If you ain't first, your last"

[Lawrenzo]

Looks like the Tesla "Jerk" will be stiff competition for quickest road car title- 0-60 in 2.28 seconds with a 10.5 1/4

http://www.motortrend.com/cars/tesla...44C210888E6790

[Ripper]

Looks like the Tesla "Jerk" will be stiff competition for quickest road car title- 0-60 in 2.28 seconds with a 10.5 1/4

http://www.motortrend.com/cars/tesla...44C210888E6790

Sick numbers for a 5000lbs+ 4-door sedan.. Wow