Challenger Hellcat Demon
 

Looks like Dodge?s Demon will have AWD, 912 lb.-ft. of torque | Driving



http://www.dodge.com/en/ifyouknowyouknow/

315 tires on all 4 corners is pretty massive, this should be cool

just slightly bigger than the z/28 which had 305's all around...

demon: http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims...qgitlg39co.jpg

Wonder if they used the drive train from the STR8 Jeep? Sounds like they recreated Ken Blocks Hoonicorn

Berz out.

how could it do burnouts with awd?

also what would be the point of putting drag radials on it if its awd?

It's not a mustang

You see little timmy,
When a car's engine provides the wheels with more torque and power than available traction, the tires spin and generate heat through friction, enough heat that the rubber compound starts to combust and turn into smoke.

It looks something like this:

http://st.hotrod.com/uploads/sites/2...ng-burnout.jpg

^ that was chained to the ground. regardless of the crazy torque, i don't think it'd be an easy feat to do a burnout on an awd with 315's, at least not for a very long time. but I guess if those 315's are drag radials..

It's pretty simple really, no tire in the world is going to be able to stick with almost 1,000lb/ft of torque tearing them apart... Burnouts will not be an issue.

kinda surprised the hellcat didn't have a roll cage,neither does this..Danger!

Should have the same torque to weight ratio as a dually cummins.

I'm guessing they can adjust the awd system to be 100% rear bias to do a burnout on the rear tires.
As for why it needs drag radials on all 4 corners.
Because race car.

They will undoubtedly have a control module to turn the AWD off for rear burnout box action at the strip. You have to really. Having drag radials on all 4 will again be drag race track specific. Driving around with them on all the time will be hard on the tires and it will wobble at highway speeds. If you've ever driven around with slicks on the highway (back in the glory days of street racing going from spot to spot) it's not fun lol.

Berz out.

And who said gas powered muscle cars are dead? Can't wait to see reviews on this beast.

I absolutely fucking hate Chrysler and their products but their Hellcat stuff is off the chain. Hope the build quality doesn't see these things falling apart in 5 years.

so if the rumors are true the demon is awd, this short youtube review on how the awd system works in the new gt might tell us what to expect:

I'm all for these cars, and their rediculous power numbers...

BUT, perhaps Dodge could focus on the fit and finish of the vehicles in question first? I swear to god, every single one of these cars I see, the panel gaps etc are beyond bad, especially the trunk lid/tail lights. At night it's even more obvious, due to the tail light design. Anyone paying that kind of money for a car shouldn't be getting such shit IMO

It's a muscle car. The target audience does not care about fit and finish. It's all about the power. Being a muscle car it has to be able to do a burnout or it can't be called a muscle car.

cringed at the marketing, are they targeting teenagers?

is it sad that I want FCA to build an electric Hellcat? Something that will wreck Tesla's ludicrous mode.

I am not less certain that this demon is awd.

I am reading elsewhere that the awd system in the gt adds 200lbs to the car, and the demon supposedly is 200lbs less than the hellcat... Dosen't add up.

^ it doesnt really make any sense that theres a video of it doing a burnout if its awd, unless it has a 2wd mode specifically for burnouts.

if it is awd and has drag radials then dodge is going to warrantying a lot of busted driveline parts.

i dont see how they could shave 200lbs and also add awd.

We have this motto at work, fit or finished, you only get one.

2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon drops seats, carpets to cut weight - Motor Trend

Also when going AWD all 4 tires must be the same size. This is another indication that having the big rubber all around would support this.

Berz out.

tfw when your car has one seat and no carpeting but still weighs over 4000 lbs.