Well, the new SRT Hellcat will be sold for $59,900, much less than the anticipated and rumored $70,000 figure.
As for the hard numbers, the tier-one Hellcat is anticipated to get from 0-60 MPH in the “mid 3s,” says the President and CEO of Dodge brand, Tim Kiniskis – and this behemoth will sprint all the way up to 199 miles per hour.
The 707-hp, 650 pound-feet of torque earth-rotator contains 91-percent new parts compared to the standard 392 engine, so this isn’t just the SRT engine with a blower on top – the crank, pistons, connecting rods, and bottom-end are all new. This monster takes 80 horsepower just to drive the supercharger. In fact, the new SRT Hellcat is so powerful that Chrysler needed new dynos to test the engine – the ones used in Viper development weren’t adequate.
Furthermore, this fire breather can burn a whopping 1.5 gallons of fuel per minute, but if you drive it like your wife would, it can still return an impressive 20 miles per gallon on the freeway. As previously confirmed, this is a straight racecar right from the factory, with a quarter-mile time of 11.2 seconds on street tires or 10.8 on drag radials.
To bring you back down from warp speed, the Hellcat will benefit from massive 15.4-inch front brakes and a three-mode adaptive suspension (normal, street, race) Buyers will have a choice of a rev-matching eight-speed automatic or six-speed manual. The 8AT gets a 30-percent increase in its torque capability thanks to upgraded internals, and the manual transmission is derived from the Viper.
Also, since this amount of raw power can’t be trusted by anyone – the Hellcat will get a valet mode key which mandates second-gear starts, a 4,000-rpm rev limit and lowered power overall, down to a measly 500 HP or so.
The 2015 Challenger will hit showrooms next month.