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The Most Powerful Muscle Car in the World

The Most Powerful Muscle Car in the World

1,025 Horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 Sets
New Performance Benchmarks

LAS VEGAS, NV – March 21, 2023 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –

  • 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 reaches 60 miles per hour (mph) in just 1.66 seconds and delivers the highest g-force acceleration of any production car at 2.004 gs
  • Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 delivers 1,025 total horsepower at 6,500 rpm and 945 Ib.-ft. of torque at 4,200 rpm on E85 ethanol blend
  • Demon 170 produces 900 horsepower and 810 lb.-ft. of torque on E10
  • Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170, the seventh and final Dodge “Last Call” special-edition vehicle, is history’s first-ever eight-second factory muscle car
  • Challenger SRT Demon 170 runs the quarter-mile in an NHRA-certified 8.91-seconds at 151.17 mph
  • Producing full performance at the drag strip results in the Challenger SRT Demon 170 receiving an NHRA violation letter “ban” for running a sub-nine-second quarter-mile without a safety cage and parachute
  • Red keys only for the Challenger SRT Demon 170 — horsepower output is determined by the percentage of ethanol detected in the fuel
  • Extensive component upgrades/features critical to harnessing the 1,025 horsepower include:
    • Modified 3.0-liter supercharger features a larger snout with 105mm throttle body and 3.02-inch pulley
    • All-new driveline includes HIP (Hot Isostatic Pressing) processed housings, larger 240mm ring and pinion, pressure cast new case and new mountings, rear axle housing is 53 percent stronger with new geometry rear differential housing and featuring Direct Connection logo, larger rear cover-mount fasteners, increased case depth and more
    • Rear prop shaft 30 percent stronger than original Demon and stronger half shafts designed with larger inner-connecting spline and revised heat treatment
    • 315/50R17 Mickey Thompson ET Street R drag radials — never offered before on a production car — critical to vehicle performance, deliver extra tractive force
    • Patent-pending TransBrake 2.0 includes torque-shaping capability, a technology utilized in competitive drag racing with easier driver interaction to dial-in pre-set torque limits
    • Unique Drag Mode suspension provides maximum forward drive and custom race settings for drag calibrations
    • First-ever factory production car built with staggered drag radial tires and fender flares
    • Revised rear suspension for an increased contact patch
  • Primary engine power components are completely upgraded — camshaft is the only significant part…

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