The Challenger SRT Demon 170 was born from spite.
following as measures to recoup some of the investment from that program. Thankfully for fans, 2019 was not a normal year.“Now right after that, that car should’ve gone, and the new car should be there,” said Kuniskis. “What happened in this timeline? Merger. One of the biggest mergers in automotive history. And then Covid hits. Oh shit. If you’re an enthusiast, great, because now people are worried about way more important things than the L Cars.
It was in the middle of the Covid pandemic that the Demon 170 project was born. Kuniskis secured the budget for a special project following an early meeting with Stellantis leadership, but lacked any staff to work on the project amid the lockdowns. Despite local ordinances suggesting otherwise, Kuniskis managed to set a meeting with 40 Dodge employees outside of the SRT building.
To call the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 crazy is perhaps a bit of an understatement. Thanks to an entirely reworked 6.2-liter V-8 engine that runs on E-85, the Demon 170 is capable of producing 1025 hp and 940 lb-ft of torque. Combined with a trick suspension, Transbrake 2.0, and sticky Mickey Thompson drag radials, the Demon 170 can do 0-60 mph in 1.66 seconds with a 1-ft rollout. Find yourself a prepped surface and this Mopar will rip through the 1/4 mile in an NHRA-certified 8.
“We didn’t ask for these rules to change, we don’t want these rules to change, but I gotta mountain of debt that I have to pay back,” said Kuniskis. “So while everyone else is going to build an electric car, we’re gonna channel this. And the only way that you cannot be first and not be last, is if you have something better than the guy that was first. So everyone else is going to build an electric car, we’re going to build a muscle car.
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