Dodge teaser footage is hellacious – in that excellent, metaphorically tire-shredding way. And that's what we've got right now, in advance of the eponymous line's infernal release. Will 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon be a beast "on steroids … to leave 707-horsepower [Challenger] Hellcat [models] in its dust?" What about Challenger's and Charger's supercharged 6.2L HEMI powerhouse V8 engines, the former's hands-on thrills delivered six-speed manual TREMEC transmission? Only time – and more video to tantalize at http://www.dodge.com/en/ifyouknowyouknow/ – will tell.
Lock & load. #DodgeDemon pic.twitter.com/2cS9335RRo
— Dodge (@Dodge) March 23, 2017
Even the 2017 Dodge Charger line is the lair of more than a few monsters. The 2017 Charger SE base boasts a rear-wheel drivetrain for sports-car thrills, 3.6L Pentastar® V6 24-Valve VVT engine purring under the hood at already laudable 292 horsepower, and with up to 260 pound-feet of high-performance torque to get your blood coursing. And she's a competitor, with smooth handling only a TorqueFlite eight-Speed automatic transmission, rack-and-pinion steering and all-speed traction control can deliver, an independent front and five-link rear touring suspension to show us the meaning of "sport", and the true speedster signature of an LED racetrack tail lamp. It goes without saying that even 2017 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, climbing atop step-down Charger SRT 392's crushing 485-horsepower, 475 pound-feet-torque-capable 6.4L HEMI® SRT® V8 to Car and Driver's 4.5 out of 5 rating and the moniker of "most powerful production sedan on earth," ought to say something of 2018 Challenger SRT Demon. But Dodge plays it close to the chest. Not that it isn't exciting enough to see the "Street & Racing Technology" acronym in each name.
Get a feel for one of these beasts in advance of Dodge's unleashing with a test drive here at our Lithia Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Medford showroom. We showcase Dodge Challenger and Charger alike, in GT, R/T, SE, SRT Hellcat and SXT models to get your wheels spinning. Stop by and peel out in one with us!