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Stock Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye Runs 10.2s Quarter-Mile With Drag Radials

It may not be the fastest Dodge Challenger on the blacktop, but the Redeye can sure put up a fight with a set of lightweight wheels complemented by super-sticky rubber. This particular car, for example, runs Forgestar D5 flow-formed racing wheels wrapped in Mickey Thompson drag radials. Otherwise, the car is said to be completely stock.
Bone Stock Hellcat Redeye With Drag Pack - Best 10.2s at 135 MPH 1/4 Mile 5 photos
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Bone Stock Hellcat Redeye With Drag Pack - Best 10.2s at 135 MPH 1/4 MileBone Stock Hellcat Redeye With Drag Pack - Best 10.2s at 135 MPH 1/4 MileBone Stock Hellcat Redeye With Drag Pack - Best 10.2s at 135 MPH 1/4 MileBone Stock Hellcat Redeye With Drag Pack - Best 10.2s at 135 MPH 1/4 Mile
Owned by Chris Fuller of EVL Bee Designs, the Redeye in the following video exceeds the manufacturer’s quarter-mile estimate by quite a lot. Dodge quotes 11.10 seconds right out of the box, which sounds pretty impressive given the 797-horsepower rating and street-going tires.

On the first run, Chris posted 10.27 seconds at 135.27 miles per hour (217.7 kilometers per hour) in his Mopar machine. Second time out on the track, the elapsed time improved to 10.26 seconds at 135.69 mph (218.3 kph). Not bad if you ask me, and it certainly isn’t bad when compared to the Super Stock. As a brief refresher, the next fastest Dodge Challenger after the Demon needs 10.5 seconds with the standard Nitto NT50R drag radials.

“Built on the belief that there’s never too much horsepower,” according to its maker, the Redeye differs from the Hellcat in a few notable ways. One of them is the IHI twin-screw blower, which displaces 2.7 liters instead of 2.4 liters. The more potent sibling also flexes a 220-mph (354 kph) speedometer, which is pretty optimistic given that it can’t hit that speed.

$13,300 more than the Hellcat, the Redeye is also available as a widebody if you’re prepared to pony up $6,400 for the flared wheel arches and 11-inch-wide wheels compared to 9.5s. Dual stripes add $995 to the tally, the Performance Spoiler is $995, and red seat belts will set you back $395.

Going forward, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has confirmed three more variants of the Challenger and Charger until these two bad boys will be redesigned inside and out. We don’t know too much about the upcoming versions, but FCA let it slip what’s in the pipeline for its full-sized muscle cars.

Head honcho Tim Kuniskis can’t imagine the future without “electrification, specifically for performance.” As for how the Challenger and Charger will be electrified, the answer comes courtesy of the hybridized 8HP automatic transmission from ZF Friedrichshafen with a built-in electric motor.

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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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