The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat will be going on sale this fall, the auto maker announced yesterday. This monster will come equipped with a 707 horsepower 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI V8, far exceeding the 662 horsepower Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 and the 580 horsepower Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.
That extra power comes at a price though. Whereas the GT500 goes for $55,935 and the ZL1 goes for $57,650, the Hellcat will run you a whopping $60,990 at launch. This is still better than the 691 horsepower Lamborghini Aventador which’ll cost you $397,500.
With 650 lb-ft of torque, the Challenger SRT Hellcat is the most-powerful American production car ever made, and Dodge is claiming that it can do a quarter-mile run in 11.2 seconds at 125 mph on its showroom stock tires, and just 10.8 with a set of street-legal drag radials installed.
Dodge also announced pricing for the rest of the 2015 Challenger lineup. The SRT 392, with a not-at-all-shabby 485 horsepower, upgraded six-piston Brembo front brakes, three-mode adaptive suspension, and new Drive Modes function starts from $45,995.
The Challenger R/T leverages its 5.7-liter HEMI and new TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic transmission for a fair bit of fun at $38,495, while the R/T Scat Pack offers 6.4-liter HEMI power, and two new R/T Shaker models add a dose of retro style.
The more pedestrian 2015 Challenger SXT benefits from this year’s redesigned exterior, and while not a tire-shredder, still offers a balanced 305 horsepower and EPA 30 mpg highway. If you’re after a base challenger, that can start from as little as $26,995.
The 2015 Dodge Challenger range, including the Hellcat, arrives this year, from the third quarter of 2014. Read more about this story here.
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