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Dodge Challenger Hellcat vs. Twin-Turbo Chrysler 300 Drag Race Will Offend Many

Dodge Challenger Hellcat vs. Twin-Turbo Chrysler 300 Drag Race 4 photos
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In theory, the battle we're here to show you shouldn't have happened. First and foremost, people don't race on the street, because they understand the dangers of engaging in such activities, right?
Secondly, Chrysler 300 owners who love to drive on the road don't stain the muscle machine purity of their rides with a twin-turbo setup.

There's also a third point, one that might rings the bell stronger than the first two - the Hellcat can't be attacked. Since we're talking about a cult car, the sheer idea of a profane whose Chrysler has turbos under the hood daring the challenge (no pun intended) a Hellcat can be enough to infuriate purists.

Heck, that would be like a race taking place over in Europe, involving a twin-turbo BMW 335i willing to duke it out with a Porsche 911 GT3 RS PDK.

Well, while both the GT3 RS and the Hellcat are rolling icons, other drivers do attack them and we're here to see what happens when such a shenanigan takes place (by the way, here's the BMW-Porsche race, in case you missed it).

The sprint we see here takes place on the highway, which means we're treated with the usual rolling start. According to the uploader of the clip, the Mopar machine comes in stock condition, while the 300 has been gifted with a TT setup involving 6766 units.

The action kicks off with the Chrysler running a... relaxed setup - to be more precise, this means its V8 only gets to use 7 psi of boost. However, as the driver of the 300 gets acquainted with the acceleration abilities of the 707 hp Dodge, the man goes for a more serious setup, one that involves a boost pressure of 15 psi.

Alas, the Chrysler 300 passenger is just as guilty of a crime as the drivers. And no, we're not referring to vertical filming, but to the aural trouble associated with having the window all the way down while trying to capture the race.

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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
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