The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat brings with it a totally awesome name, Hellcat, and the mine’s better than yours claim that it’s the fastest and most powerful sedan [Clarkson] in the woooorld [/Clarkson].
To back up that claim the SRT Hellcat’s 6.2 litre supercharged V8 snorts out a mammoth 707hp (527kW). At 880Nm torque is hardly lightweight either. Coupled to an 8-speed auto the Hellcat does the standing quarter mile in 11 seconds flat and has a top speed of 204mph (328km/h).
Conspicuously, a 0–100km/h time, or even a 0–60mph time, has not been nominated in the text below from Dodge. A bit of research comes up with a 3.7 second answer to the 0–60mph question. Yeah that is pretty fast. Although the Porsche Panamera Turbo S reaches the mark in 3.2 seconds, but is 0.5s slower over the quarter mile.
As well as its fastest and most powerful claims the Hellcat proves the adage that the red one is faster. Next year, when the “sinister” looking Hellcat goes on sale, it will be supplied with two key fobs. One black, the other red. It’s only the red key fob which will provide full access to the car’s peak power and torque. It’s not clear how much the black fob limits power but it’s an interesting approach nonetheless.
We’re unlikely to see the Hellcat on the prowl in Australia, but that 6.2 litre Hemi engine will no doubt find its way into a Chrysler 300C SRT. The question is, will it have all 707hp?