When it comes to Demonology videos, they never disappoint. This time is no exception, as we're witnessing the mighty Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 roll race other heavy contenders like the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 (tuned), a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R, and a fearsome modded turbocharged 2024 Toyota GR Supra.
To address the Dodge elephant in the room, Herman Young's limited-production Demon 170 is stock, meaning it has a 6.2-liter V8 HEMI mill aided by a 3.0-liter supercharger that, under day-to-day conditions, delivers 900 hp and 810 lb-ft (1,098 Nm) of torque. However, if you feed the little Demon a special E85 concoction, you unlock the full 1,025 hellish horsepower and 945 lb-ft (1,281 Nm) of torque.
Dodge boasts this "zero bs." muscle car can cross the quarter-mile finish line in 8.91 seconds at 151.17 mph or 243.28 kilometers per hour and can go from 0 to 60 in just 1.66 seconds. With the highest 0 to 60 g-force acceleration of any current production car, rated at 2.004 Gs, this thing was bred for one purpose and one purpose alone: burnouts and drag racing. Too bad production is capped at 3,300 units, out of which 300 are destined for Canada.
The first race was between the Demon 170 and the glorious 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. Fresh from the shop, the 2020 Shelby came with a 5.2-liter V8 that produces 760 hp and 625 lb-ft (847 Nm) of torque. However, this was no "ordinary" Shelby GT500. The owner modified it to increase the output, and while talking to Herman, he uttered "920," which could mean the current hp output. No matter, because the Demon won by a mile, so it was time for its next victim.
Coincidentally, the next car on the Demon's hit list was another Whipple supercharged Mustang, which tried to put up more of a fight, but ultimately failed, just like its Shelby sibling. The driver mentioned that he had a lot of wheelspin, so another round would have been great, but alas, 'twas not meant to be.
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Next, a brave Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R faced the Demon, and although it tried its hardest, it still wasn't enough to secure the race. It was a stock 2013 model, which means it has a 636cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that delivers 131 hp at 13,500 rpm and 52 lb-ft (71 Nm) of torque at 11,500 rpm.
The last contender finally ended the Demon's domination streak. However, the Supra won the second race after losing the first one. The owner said his 2024 GR Supra model still has the stock engine, but with heavy modifications like the turbocharger. The standard GR has a 2.0-liter inline-6 turbocharged engine that produces 255 hp and 295 lb-ft (400 Nm) of torque and can go from 0 to 60 in 5 seconds flat.
The Premium 3.0-liter inline-6 version outputs 382 hp and 368 lb-ft or 499 Nm of torque, which can hit 60 in 3.9 seconds. The top speed is limited to 155 mph or 249 kph. These Toyota performance numbers are under perfect conditions and tested on prototype versions by professional drivers, so take them with a grain of salt.
Unfortunately, this wasn't supposed to be it from Demonology. The roll races from the Texas Motorplex were just the warm-up before some serious drag racing, but everyone had to pack and leave sooner than planned as it started to rain. The upside is that we'll most likely see even more from the amazing Demon 170 down the quarter-mile track next week.
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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