Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE:FCAU) showed off its new Dodge Demon last night before the start of the New York Auto Show today.
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The Dodge Demon is Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s big attempt to draw in customers looking for a street legal drag racing car. It was introduced by Vin Diesel and some obvious references to the Fast and the Furious film series were made.
Here are a few things to know about the Dodge Demon.
- The car’s full production name is the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon.
- It has the most powerful V8 ever put in a production car.
- The Dodge Demon can go from 0 mph to 60 mph in 2.3 seconds.
- It then only takes 5.1 to reach 100 mph.
- The Dodge Demon is able to do the quarter mile in just 9.65 seconds.
- It has 770 pound-feet of torque.
- The car puts the driver under 1.8g on launch.
- When taking off, the car pops the front wheels 2.92 feet off of the ground, which is a Guinness World Record for a production car.
- Buyers can chose to forgo passenger and back seats to reduce the weight of the car.
- 3,000 of the Dodge Demon will be sold in the United States and another 300 are going to Canada.
- It features air intake scoops to increase power the faster the car is going.
- The car also has a new feature called the SRT Power Chiller that uses the air conditioner to cool air from the supercharger, which also increases its power.
- The price of the Dodge Demon hasn’t been announced, yet.
You can learn more about the Dodge Demon by clicking these links. There’s also a video below with more information.
