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NO more teasers or leaks, here it is in all of its drag strip demolishing insanity. Behold, the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon.
We won’t bore you with any of the press guff: here are some of the more ridiculous facts about Dodge’s fastest-ever road car.
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But what a Tesla Model S P100D won’t do on its way to 100km/h is lift its front wheels clean off the ground. The Demon is certified by Guinness World Records as the first-ever production car to lift the front wheels on launch, doing so for a distance of almost a metre (89cm).
Based on the already muscle-bound supercharged 6.2 of the Charger and Challenger Hellcat, the Demon’s extra oomph comes courtesy of a larger supercharger, increased boost, a higher redline, a liquid-to-air intercooler, and extra cooling systems to ensure it doesn’t blow up.
Launching the Demon will see you reach 48km/h in one second flat, with the highest lateral acceleration of any production car at 1.8g.
The car comes from the factory with ultra-sticky Nitto drag radial tyres on all four corners, identically sized so owners can replace the front pair with a pair of skinny ‘front runners’, and then have an extra set of boots to cycle through at the drag strip.
You won’t be able to share any of this with your mates, as the Demon only has one seat – the driver’s – as standard. Buyers do have the option to reinstall the front passenger and rear seats, and carpeting in the boot space, for a not-unreasonable $US1 each.
All this, and the car still comes with a three-year warranty including five years of powertrain coverage. There are no plans for right-hand drive production.
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