Rare Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 Drags Identical Twin, Which Do You Think Will Prevail?

Of course, there will be a period of adjustment to the new reality where the Charger is the last muscle car nameplate standing as the Challenger just bit the dust. It's also a big discussion about whether or not the new STLA Large-based Charger should even be called a muscle car since it doesn't have a big V8 lump under the hood, and it's not even RWD anymore, as all versions announced so far come with standard all-wheel drive.

On the other hand, the folks who got their hands on one of the seven 'Last Call' special editions of the 2023 Dodge Charger and Challenger don't necessarily care about these conundrums. Especially the lucky few owners of the ultimate Challenger – the 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170. Produced until December 2023 in just 3,300 examples, this version had no less than 1,025 horsepower on E85 fuel and an expected quarter-mile time of just 8.91 seconds at over 151 mph.

Naturally, everyone can easily assume that owners of the Demon 170 will slide into just two major categories – those treating it like a garage queen to make a profit flipping it now or guarding it until its values soar even higher, and those who use it exactly for what it was intended for – living life a quarter of a mile at a time. Recently, quite a lot of examples have come out of hibernation as spring takes action at racetracks all around America.

Of course, most of them have been activated in the sunnier states like Texas or Nevada, but they're still rare. Well, this time around, someone caught two of them side-by-side, waiting for a quick brawl. More precisely, the videographer behind the Wheels Plus channel on YouTube is a big fan of The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and he witnessed something truly special there: not one but two Demon 170s racing.

Even better, the two beasts decided to fight each other even though they're identical twins – they're both dressed in Plum Crazy Purple, one of the most beloved Mopar colors out there. In fact, it would be hard to make out who's-who if not for the different identification numbers on the rear side glass or the fact that one of them had silver and the other went for black alloy wheels to house the cookie cutters up front and the meaty tires in the back.

In the end, since they have identical credentials, predicting the racetrack battle's outcome is impossible. However, since we're not going to spoil the result, there's still time to give your opinion before watching the short video embedded below.