707 HP Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat hits the drag strip

[1972MustangSVH]

It's on! The Challenger only has 707 h.p.

http://shelbyamerican.com/2013shelby1000.asp


and the Shelby only has 1000...

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1086727_twin-turbocharged-saleen-s7-turns-2200-hp-on-the-dyno-video

 

[matrixx]

Ford, shelby, svt, whatever should have made the code red mustang a reality. This hellcat would be laughed at.

 

[rpmcarter]

1000 horses....but dont advertise the car on a WET STREET it makes you look less than confident in your results.

 

[1972MustangSVH]

I have to think that 1100 h.p. might make any street seem wet.

 

[rpmcarter]

well my car will do what that did on a street with the same conditions. But I will have to to admit I was fooled by looking at the video...the streets had moisture appearing stuff on them appearing they WERE wet and in fact what really fooled me was a tell tell sign was the water drops on the windshield.

 

[matrixx]

I've done burnouts with a dodge aires k when road was wet.

This car, nor the builders were trying to "fool" anyone with their video.

Gear matching boost control, twin fuel systems, this thing is a beast, yet tame enough on street to drive just like a stock GT.

 

[cjstaci]

59k and the dealers will surely mark that up by at least 10k. It's a bad *** car for sure, and I like the looks of it because it's retains so much old school styling.

As for late model mustangs; I think the 2014 5.0 looks good, the shelby is bad *** and I am sure you could tweak it the 700hp range or more. I don't know if I like the overall styling of the 2015 yet, maybe it will grow on me. I bet ford and chevy will turn up the heat on the hp wars for 2016.

For me, when it comes to cars in the 60k and up range, I still prefer to have a classic. While they don't have the drivability of a new car, classics still look the best, turn heads everywhere you go, and you can build an old school engine to make all the power you want.