Circus-master Kuniskis<\/strong><\/p>\nDodge\u2019s motorhead-in-chief is a rare bird. A drag racer himself, Kuniskis walks the talk. His words drip with scorn for the self-driving car trend, referring to its advocates as \u201cthe autonomous anonymous.\u201d Kuniskis wants to make drivers\u2019 cars.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to walk you through a virtual run of what\u2019s it\u2019s like to run a Demon,\u201d he said. \u201cActivate your line lock. Start spinning your drag radials \u2014 get them hot and sticky. Over 200 degrees. You will literally have dripping rubber off of your tires. It\u2019s pure car porn.\u201d Does any other auto exec talk like this?<\/p>\n
Demon from Hell<\/strong><\/p>\nDodge chose Pier 94 in New York\u2019s Hell\u2019s Kitchen district to introduce the Demon. Subtle.<\/p>\n
A sequel for a sequel<\/strong><\/p>\nBefore the Dodge reveal on Pier 54, Dodge hosted an exclusive pre-screening for \u201cThe Fate of the Furious\u201d at AMC Loews Lincoln Square Theater on Broadway. The eighth installment of the \u201cFast and Furious\u201d movie franchise co-stars Vin Diesel and (natch) the Challenger Hellcat\u2019s sequel, the Demon.<\/p>\n
Co-stars unite<\/strong><\/p>\nSpeaking of Vin, the muscled celebrity was on hand for the Demon\u2019s reveal, striding on stage after Kuniskis in a leather racing jacket. Diesel will tell you he prefers motorbikes, but he has a soft spot for Dodge. \u201cI realize that I am part of a brotherhood,\u201d he said. \u201cThe brotherhood of muscle that goes back to the Dodge Brothers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Skinny, not fat<\/strong><\/p>\nThat record-breaking 9.65 quarter-mile time was set on skinny, front dragster \u201crunners\u201d \u2013 just like the front tires you see on NHRA funny cars. The tires come in an available \u201cDemon Crate\u201d of drag-mod goodies, The runners store neatly in a foam insert in the trunk for transport to track. Leave the standard, 12.4-inch radials on the front and the Demon will be a bit slower \u2014 but still sub-10 seconds.<\/p>\n
Wheelies on Woodward?<\/strong><\/p>\nYou bet. The Demon\u2019s acceleration torque is so violent (a record 1.8 g-loads for a production car) that it will lift the front wheels in the air through first and second gears.<\/p>\n
Banished Demon<\/strong><\/p>\nThe National Hot Rod Association certified the Demon\u2019s production-record setting quarter-mile time and then promptly banned the Demon. How come? \u201cThe elapsed time and the speed (140 mph) on this run exceeded the limits … of our rules,\u201d wrote the NHRA. \u201cThe car exceeds 9.99 seconds and 135 mph.\u201d<\/p>\n
That is, Demon should have a roll bar to legally run at those speeds.<\/p>\n
Icebox<\/strong><\/p>\nTo pack the 2.7-liter supercharger with enough cold air to make 840 horsepower, the Demon actually diverts its air conditioning to the intercooler to chill the air by 45 degrees. \u201cSo hot. Yet so chill\u201d as Dodge puts it.<\/p>\n
Options<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Demon may be a stripped-down dragster (saving 200 pounds) to optimize performance, but it still comes with familiar options like power sunroof, heated leather seats, heated steering wheel.<\/p>\n
Less familiar are for the missing front and rear passenger-seat options. You can have both for $2.<\/p>\n
Price?<\/strong><\/p>\nDodge is mum for now, but chances are it won\u2019t be much different than the $62,495 Hellcat because the Demon comes with so few amenities. If you\u2019re one of the lucky 3,000 customers to own one, however, it should be worth every penny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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