Hennessey to Boost Dodge Challenger Demon to 1,500 HP, Because Hennessey
Hennessey's no stranger to extracting four-digit horsepower figures from American engines. The tuning shop offers 1,000-horsepower packages for the Chevy Corvette Z06, Camaro ZL1, the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, and the Challenger SRT Hellcat—and, by bolting twin turbochargers onto their naturally-aspirated engines, claims to be able to extract 1,120 hp from the outgoing Dodge Viper that the Demon is replacing at the top of Dodge's performance car lineup and 1,200 hp from the Ford's Shelby GT350.
Still, 1,500 horsepower is more than even the 1,451 hp Hennessey managed to squeeze out of the 7.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 the company crammed into its final Lotus-based Venom GT hypercars. While the Demon's boxy body means it likely won't come close to touching that car's 260-plus mile-per-hour top speed, almost doubling the top Challenger's output should be enough to knock a few tenths off that claimed 9.65-second quarter-mile run.
If an additional 660 horsepower isn't enough, Hennessey says it will also be offering numerous other upgrades for the Dodge Demon, including an NHRA-certified roll cage and a drag chute. Because the only thing more badass than a 1,500 horsepower Texas-tuned muscle car is a 1,500 horsepower Texas-tuned muscle car with a parachute.
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