and that my friends is the sound of 700 horsepower long ago 1 700 horsepower was
just for race cars just for supercars
we're here with the 2015 dodge challenger srt hellcat and it's 707
horsepower supercharged v8 is the most extreme challenger that you can buy a
lot goes in to making that monster of an engine work with the rest of the
Challenger
so let's take a look at what goes into the Hellcat and we can make a challenger
hellcat video without taking it to the track
the engine itself is ninety-one percent new compared to the 6.4 liter on which
it's based and there are a lot of different systems that go into
supporting that much power on the outside you have this new hood now it
has functional heat extractors it's been off for a while and it's still pumping
out heat down at the headlight level the inboard driver side headlight is removed
and in its place is an air intake that goes straight to the engines air box
down a little lower
there are no fog lights instead it's just open grill space to get as much air
as possible into the coolers and heat exchangers behind that grill
the brakes are the largest that Chrysler is put on any of its vehicles at 15.4
inches with six-piston calipers that's even larger than the Dodge Viper now
well over to the transmission choices you have an eight-speed automatic
transmission and a six-speed manual transmission
the six-speed manual is taken directly out of the Viper and eight-speed
automatic is beefed up and it's the most stout eight-speed that Chrysler makes
out back you have beefed up
rear end and actual components and you have this exhaust this wonderful
wonderful exhaust that's two and three-quarter inch dual pipes with an
active exhaust system and let me tell ya it is an experience unlike anything else
out there if the makers of Godzilla are looking for something new to sample for
a monster sound they got to get a hold of one of these
Hellcat is as rock is fast and wild as you'd expect but it's also extremely
controllable and it can be very very mild when you have all the modes dialed
down a little bit maybe it's a long wheel base or the 4400 pound curb weight
but it never feels white-knuckled or if you're not in control and then when you
do turn all those modes down to eco and street settings you can drive this thing
like a v6 drive it all day long in the city hit every pothole in be in complete
comfort then you get out on highway and you stretch its legs and just unleashed
the 707 horsepower which is very wild experience The hellCats 8.4 inch touchscreen
houses the command center for numerous power transmission and suspension
settings
the hell cat has three pre-programmed driving modes default sport and track
but beyond that you can customize each individual setting of the transmission
suspension and power output in the custom setup you can choose between 700
horsepower 500 horsepower or transmission and track sport street
modes
there's also an eco mode that numbs down all of the settings and makes this
powerhouse as drivable as a v6 and have you have traffic now there's more
information in the center dashboard the digital display between the tachometer
and speedometer houses a lot of interesting information that people who
are going to driving on the track are going to want to see individual items
like intake air temperature in a cooler temperature temperature of the
transmission oil temperature there's just a huge amount of information
available
it's available in the digital display and also set up as gauges in the
performance pages of the 8.4 inch display
now on top of that you also have a diagnostic center here that can show you
diagnostic trouble codes as they pop up if there's anything
with the car quarter mile times for the Hellcat are estimated by dodge at a
blistering 10. eight seconds in the quarter mile but with sticky drag radial
tires on street tires they say it should do 11 . two seconds we're going to put
that to the test
so let's head to the drag strip
we've been able to pull some mighty impressive times in the challenger
hellcat 707 horsepower may seem excessive and it is but it works in the
hell cat
anything less than ludicrous and this thing just would not have stood out as
the way it does