Yesterday, Dodge launched the 2019 Challenger Hellcat Redeye, boasting the most powerful production V8 engine — 797 horsepower and 707 pound-feet of torque — and the quickest muscle-car speed, with 0-60 in 3.4 seconds and a 203 mph top speed. But you know that already; what of the other Challengers?
First, of course, the “ordinary” Hellcat, shown above, was boosted to 717 horsepower and 656 pound-feet. But there’s more; all Hellcats get the dual-snorkel hood shown above, inspired by the 1970 Dart Swinger and 1971 Demon. The Challenger R/T Scat Pack Widebody takes the Demon’s fender flares, which add 3.5 inches to its width, so it can run fatter tires — to make for better launches and faster real-world acceleration; the stock tires are 305/35ZR20 Pirellis on 20×11 wheels. What’s more, all the Scat Packs (which are 392-powered) get the old Hellcat hood. Finally, the Challenger R/T and GT RWD are getting a standard high-performance suspension.
Dodge is, in short, making its lineup ever-more muscular.
David Zatz has been writing about cars and trucks since the early 1990s, including books on the Dodge Viper, classic Jeeps, and Chrysler minivans. He also writes on organizational development and business at toolpack.com and covers Mac statistics software at macstats.org. David has been quoted by the New York Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Detroit News, and USA Today.
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