Dodge has revealed its final “Last Call” version of the current Challenger, and it’s a monster.
This ethanol-burning, fire-breathing drag race special Dodge offers up to 1,025 horsepower, 945 lb-ft of torque, 0-60 in 1.66 seconds, and a quarter mile elapsed time in an NHRA-certified 8.91 seconds at 151.17 mph.
The 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 delivers more than 2 g of lateral force during launch, the highest number for any production car. Dodge’s CEO, Tim Kuniskis, used the industry official term “bat-[redacted] crazy” to describe the Demon 170.
As with its predecessor, the new Demon is a numbers car. It’s also a car that isn’t afraid to be offensive. An inscription at the entrance of its enormous hood scoop reads Alcohol Injected. If that doesn’t make you bristle, the 170’s rageful exhaust sound should.
With E85 in the tank and on a fully prepped surface under perfect conditions, Dodge claims the Demon 170 clocked a quarter-mile run of 8.91 seconds at 151 mph and hit 60 mph in just 1.66 seconds. Of course, it won’t be that quick on the street.
Obviously, the 170 had to one-up the old Demon, so naturally the new one can still do a crowd-pleasing wheelie—as seen in numerous press photos and video clips Dodge has released. The 170 can also be outfitted with a parachute through Direct Connection, the place for the brand’s factory-backed performance parts. What a time to be alive.
The new Demon engine also sucks air through a bigger 105 mm throttle body. At up to 164 gallons per hour, Dodge says the new injectors can flow more fuel than a typical shower head can dispense water. A modified version of the supercharger from Dodge’s Hellephant crate engine is mounted on top. That larger 3.0-liter unit generates a whopping 21.3 psi of boost pressure, significantly more than the 14.5 psi made by the old Demon’s 2.7-liter supercharger.
