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      10-22-2017, 07:21 PM   #45
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The demon is a great car but as car and driver pointed out . . . If you turn the steering wheel it voids the warranty.
Clueless...I've been on the track with a hellcat and it was keeping up with (or beating) all the other race spec street cars (Porsches, Vettes, BMWs, etc). I was shocked.
Informed. At the local track, it's all driver followed by car. But when you level the playing field? Things change. For instance, if you had a professional racing car driving a hellcat on Virginia international Raceway, say for example, which, A certain magazine just so happened to do. The results? With a lap time of just over three minutes the hellcat was half a second faster than a V-6 Camero and 4/10 of a second faster than a Ford focus. That's impressive company.
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Informed. At the local track, it's all driver followed by car. But when you level the playing field? Things change. For instance, if you had a professional racing car driving a hellcat on Virginia international Raceway, say for example, which, A certain magazine just so happened to do. The results? With a lap time of just over three minutes the hellcat was half a second faster than a V-6 Camero and 4/10 of a second faster than a Ford focus. That's impressive company.
Just needs moar power! 1000hp or nothing!
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I am with everyone that says the Hellcat is a track worthy car. The Demon, probably not so much. Even in the advertising they advertise it as purely a straight line car. The suspension is totally different than the Hellcat and is not meant to handle well.

First article I could find that talks about the suspension. I think I would not want to be on a track with a car that in essense drains the front shocks of their fluid anytime you go full throttle. This is how they got the thing to get that track time. Crazy weight transfer to the rear under throttle.

https://www.caranddriver.com/feature...-demon-feature
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Damn. Bravo Dodge.
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Damn. Bravo Dodge.
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In my opinion, it's about time to forget about straight only cars as that is already a dead end. Electric cars leave no choice. Demon isn't going to change anything - it's already dead on arrival. Soon a average 4 door electric sedan driven by granny will beat Demon on a straight line (and maybe on track too lol) and still have time to take a selfie

Future for enthusiasts is in cars that have best chassis and are fun to drive on the track, on the roads and look good and classic. Focus will shift from performance to driving fun. I suspect cars like Porsche 964 Growler with air cooled engine with MT and direct steering - will be a new classic. Supercars will have less place to be as their performance will be beaten by same granny in her electric grocery car
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Clueless...I've been on the track with a hellcat and it was keeping up with (or beating) all the other race spec street cars (Porsches, Vettes, BMWs, etc). I was shocked.
tell us more please
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tell us more please
Drivers make a difference, but it looks like you're not aware of that.
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Drivers make a difference, but it looks like you're not aware of that.
I'll put $100 on a spec miata over a hellcat at the track anyday
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Drivers make a difference, but it looks like you're not aware of that.
So we're back to the car not being all that fast on the track? Just to be clear.
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They released their crate engine at SEMA:

Chrysler releases 'Hellcrate' 707-HP Hellcat crate engine at SEMA - The Torque Report
https://apple.news/ANTP6rOZRRoK5m4JMIZjiEw

Still wish BMW offered a plug and play kit of sorts. Wonder what their reasons are for not doing it.
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So we're back to the car not being all that fast on the track? Just to be clear.
Not if you're driving . J/K...don't even know you.
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So we're back to the car not being all that fast on the track? Just to be clear.
Not if you're driving . J/K...don't even know you.
Haha, I'd just roast the rear tires and probably break a shock on the rumble strips.
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