After the Chrysler team launched the challenger in hellcat version months ago, the experts at Dodge immediately rolled up their sleeves and started designing an even more toxic charger, a sedan in the same "hellcat" version. Instead of 600 HP, the 6.2-liter HEMI supercharged gasoline engine will squeeze out as much as 707 HP of maximum power, which is enough for 328 km/h.
The result of the work is the fastest series-produced sedan of all time, as the 6.2-liter HEMI supercharged the engine was "winded up" to as much as 707 HP or 520 kW and a truckload of 880 Nm of torque, which is enough to cover the hundred on the speedometer in super sports cars 3.7 seconds, and the meter then stops only at the mark 328 km/h. Thus, the "quarter mile", as long as typical American straight line races, should be covered in 11 seconds, which brings it very close to the magic limit of 10 seconds. it surpasses even the most powerful "household" supercars such as: chevrolet camaro ZR1, Dodge Viper SRT GTS, Corvette ZR1.
The most powerful version of the charger shares most of the driving mechanics as well as the engine with the previously mentioned challenger, whose power and therefore performance have been increased from 600 hp to over 700 hp. This makes the Charger SRT hellcat significantly stronger than even the most obvious competitor BMW M5, which in the 30th anniversary commemorative version of this model is capable of 600 hp.
At the same time, the engineers gave it an even more powerful chassis and suspension Brembo braking system with what 390 millimeter disc brakesi, and at the same time they improved it weight ratio between the two wheel axles, where it now stands 54:46 in favor of the front pair of wheels, which is very close to ideal weight distribution.
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The transmission of enormous power to the rear pair of wheels and consequently to the road is taken care of by an improved system eight-speed automatic transmission, with only 160 millisecond intervals between individual gears. The best possible contact with the ground is ensured by special Pirelli P Zero performance tires, which are mounted on 20-inch rims. Vnoznik also has a system of adjustable shock absorber hardness in three settings.
A special feature is also the keys, or rather two of them, where red key in the launcher odklen the whole 707 hp cavalry under the hood, while the black key only limits that to 500 hp. with this, the owner can plan and coordinate to whom he assigns which key and thus how much power is under the fingers of the individual driver. Additionally, for those who do not trust the car to other drivers, when the staff of your favorite restaurant parks it in their parking lot, there is a setting where the owner uses a four-digit code to turn on these Valet Fashion, where the electric engine additionally trims the wings of the engine.
The sale of the currently most powerful American "muscle car" will start in the first half of next year, and shortly before that Dodge will also reveal its price, but it should be close to the price of the previously mentioned Hellcat challenger, that is to say around 60 thousand American greens. If you want to be one of the first to drive it into the garage, know that production will be limited to only 1,200 examples per year.
