Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat sets 11.2sec quarter-mile

Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat sets 11.2sec quarter-mile

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Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat sets 11.2sec quarter-mile

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Dodge is giving its Challenger owners full on bragging rights at the drag strip and racing to the front line of the horsepower wars with its new 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.

The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is the fastest muscle car ever with a National Hot Rod Association-certified quarter-mile elapsed time of 11.2 seconds at 125mph with stock Pirelli P275/40ZR20 P Zero tires. With drag radials, the run dropped to just 10.8 seconds at 126mph!

“It wasn’t long ago that a 10-second car, was a full-on racecar. The new 2015 Dodge Challenger raises the bar to a level some of us never thought we’d see,” said Tim Kuniskis, president and CEO, Dodge and SRT Brands. “With the new Challenger SRT Hellcat, we’re reaching deep into our history and bringing back the notion from the muscle car era of the street and strip dual-purpose car. Not only can Challenger run 10s on the drag strip, but you can also fit your family and drive cross country. This new 2015 Dodge Challenger is the ultimate GT muscle car.”

The fastest muscle car ever is also the most powerful muscle car ever, thanks to the Challenger SRT’s HEMI Hellcat, which delivers an unprecedented 707 horsepower and 650 lb.-ft. of torque. The Challenger’s new 6.2-liter Supercharged Hellcat HEMI engine is also the first factory supercharged HEMI.

In addition to the awe-inspiring 707hp, the new 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat has been redesigned and totally re-engineered to be the most true-to-form muscle coupe on the market with performance-enhancing technologies inside and out, including the new TorqueFlite 8-speed automatic transmission or 6-speed manual and an all-new interior inspired by the classic 1971 Challenger.

2015 Dodge Challenger SRT (left) and Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat (right).The Dodge and SRT brands now offer the most complete lineup of muscle cars in the market, including the new 2015 Dodge Challenger SXT with its standard powerful and fuel-efficient Pentastar V6 engine combined with the TorqueFlite 8-speed transmission that delivers 300 horsepower and an estimated 30 miles per gallon; the 2015 Dodge Challenger R/T with the high-torque 5.7-liter HEMI now paired with the TorqueFlite 8-speed or 6-speed manual transmission; and the all-new 6.4-liter HEMI Challenger Scat Pack that delivers 485hp and 475 lb.-ft. of torque with the TorqueFlite 8-speed or 6-speed manual.

The 2015 Dodge Challenger and Challenger SRTs are built at the Brampton, Ontario, assembly plant and will start arriving in Dodge dealerships in the third quarter of 2014.

To see the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat earn the right to be called the fastest muscle car ever, watch below:

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