2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Makes its Official Debut

David Web
Automotive Cars Updates Blogs
3 min readMay 26, 2017

After months of suspense and hints, the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon has finally been launched. The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon generates 840 horsepower, 770 lb-ft of torque, 2.3 seconds to 60 mph run and a quarter-mile run of 9.65 at 140 mph. And the good news is that Dodge is trying to keep the price under $100,000. Moreover, if the reports are true, Demon will only be available for one year. Hence, the car dealerships in Alabama and other localities will be charging big markups on the model soon after the release of MSRP.

The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is designed specifically for drag racing, and is the first street-legal production car, which when accelerated very hard, can lift its front wheels off the ground. The Demon not only sports aerodynamic bodywork, but is also powered with a 6.2-liter supercharged V8. The Demon inbuilt calibrated engine control computer helps take advantage of more than 100 octane race gas.

The Demon is also the only car with a novel liquid-to-air intercooler chiller system which diverts cold air from the air-conditioner loop and also an After-Run Chiller in order to cool the supercharger after the engine is shut off. The NHRA has certified the Demon to be the quickest car, till date due to it’s horsepower figure, 0 to 60 and quarter-mile times.

A driver would be thrown back against his seat, with the 1.8 Gs, with the Demon’s power, software and hardware. Moreover, the Demon is the first production car, till date to have pulled a wheelie from a dead stop. It’s time for some flying, car lovers.

In order to make the The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon powerful, many improvements have been given to the red-painted supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V8. It’s equipped with a large 2.7-liter supercharger which increases the boost up to 14.5 psi and redlines at 6,500. The Demon has an inbuilt SRT Power Chiller, a system that cools the incoming air, coming through the Air Grabber hood scoop by using the air conditioning.

In an effort to eliminate teeth-shattering wheel hop under hard launches, The SRT Demon in order to eradicate the body shaking wheel hops faced due to hard launches. The car uses wheel-spin sensors in order to detect any slight slip and temporarily curbs the engine torque to reestablish the traction quickly and protect the driveline.

For the streets, the Demon has certain selected drive modes, the drag strip, and a valet mode which is protected by password which limits the horsepower, engine speed to 4,000 rpm and also disables the shift paddles and launch control. This vehicle will change the future of racing cars and Dodge has promised the vehicle won’t be too pricey also. If you are really interested in purchasing a Demon, then it is wise to contact your Birmingham car dealerships and book the model right away.

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David Web
David Web

Written by David Web

I’ve been an automobile blogger for brands like Honda, Nissan, CDJR, automotive marketing etc.