This 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 is basically a newborn. It has less than 30 miles (48 km) on the odometer and still wears the plastic on the wheel and infotainment display. In other words, the steering wheel never felt the warm touch of a human hand before, aside from when the workers assembled the car, of course, but let's assume they wore gloves. All silliness aside, though, the main question is, will this puppy sell, or will it sit in a garage for a very, very long time, given the Demon's current situation on the market?
Muscle car enthusiasts love the Demon 170 for a few reasons. Two good ones would be the 6.2-liter HEMI engine and the 3.0-liter supercharger that, when equipped with the right E85 concoction, produce 1,025 horsepower (1,040 ps/765 kW) and 945 pound-foot (1,281 Nm) of torque.
On the track, this translates into a 1.66-second acceleration time from 0 to 60 mph and a certified 8.91-second time down the quarter-mile. Dodge also brags about the Demon 170 having the highest g-force acceleration of any current production car, rated at 2.004 Gs.
Only 3,300 Demon 170s will be produced, with 300 going to the land above, Canada. At launch, the MSRP was a fitting $96,666, but we all know that's not the case, at least not now. To our purpose, the seller is asking for no less than $199,900, and currently, there's no option for financing, though that might change at some point.
Photo: Vanguard Motor Sales
Here comes the tricky part. The market hasn't been too lenient with Dodge Demon 170s, and more often than not, sellers prefer to keep their gem inside a garage rather than give it up under the asking price. In April, one such owner refused to sell their 26-mile Demon for $160,000 after purchasing it for $124,441.
Another example is a Massachusetts dealership slapping away $165k for a 21-mile plum 1,025-hp Challenger. Other dealerships did the same to $166,000 offers. While it's not exactly apples to apples, a model like this in Europe can go for 250,000 Euros, the equivalent of $269,312, but that's with shipping, flipping costs, and currency parity.
However, things don't seem so doom and gloom for the buyer anymore, with a recent Demon 170 displaying 19 miles on the clock breaking the mold and selling for $152,170. One week prior, another one was handed off for $156,500 with 262 miles on the clock. The trend is seemingly going down, which could mean we might soon see price tags in the high $140k range, only to head over to the lower 40s.
Thus, our question for the item of the day remains: does this Demon have a snowball's chance in Hell of getting sold for $200,000, or will the seller lose some money in the end? That's still steep for an upgraded SRT Hellcat, but no matter what, it's still tons of fun to watch this wheelie machine tear up the drag strip, especially when it's up against a fully electric Lucid Sapphire.
Codrin just loves American classics, from the 1940s and ‘50s, all the way to the muscle cars of the '60s and '70s. In his perfect world, we'll still see Hudsons and Road Runners roaming the streets for years to come (even in EV form, if that's what it takes to keep the aesthetic alive). Full profile
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