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Mecum's 2018 Dodge SRT Demon Offering

This is fantastic!

A hammer price of $240,000 takes home the 2018 @Dodge SRT Demon Offering!

Both cars had under 80 miles with the dealer plastic still intact. Click the link for all the details: https://t.co/T7OyhBndse#MecumMonterey #Monterey #CarWeek #Mecum #ThatsMyDodge #WhereTheCarsAre pic.twitter.com/pue0PXWsMo

— Mecum Auctions (@mecum) August 24, 2018

Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320

1320 feet is a quarter mile, so that's a cool number for the new Dodge Challenger Scat Pack, which is essentially a dragster.

At Road and Track, "The Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 Takes a Page From Porsche":

The Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 takes a page from Porsche. https://t.co/WP99vSkJXw pic.twitter.com/xoLsESJSe3

— Road & Track (@RoadandTrack) July 19, 2018

Today, Dodge announced the new 2019 Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320, a lightweight, dragstrip-oriented version of the Challenger R/T. In essence, it's a naturally aspirated, narrow-body version of the Challenger Demon, named "1320" for the number of feet in a quarter-mile. With a 485-horsepower, 6.4-liter V8, a zero-to-60 time of 3.8 seconds, and a quarter-mile of 11.7 seconds, Dodge says it's the quickest naturally aspirated muscle car on sale today. It's also the result of a brilliant strategy that reminds us of one of our other favorite performance-car brands, Porsche. And no, we haven't lost our minds.

Much of the cool stuff from the Challenger Demon has slowly trickled down into the rest of the Challenger lineup. The 840-horsepower Demon’s bolt-on fender flares soon found a new home on the 707-horse Hellcat Widebody for 2018. The huge 2.7-liter supercharger from the Demon, along with some supporting engine mods, help give the 2019 Hellcat Redeye its 797-horsepower rating. And the 2019 R/T Scat Pack Widebody is basically a Hellcat Widebody without the supercharger. Plus, there's the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, which borrows its 707-horsepower engine from the Hellcat and receives the Demon's clever Torque Fill system for quick dragstrip launches. Basically, Fiat-Chrysler has been spreading the Demon's best bits all around the SRT family.

The new R/T Scat Pack 1320 joins that list. From the Demon, the 1320 gets adaptive dampers with a special mode to help transfer weight to the rear axle during launches; a TransBrake that locks the output shaft of the eight-speed automatic to build revs at a standstill at the starting line; and Torque Reserve, a computer-controlled ignition timing system designed to maximize the power the engine's kicking out as the car is straining to leave the starting line.

There's also a line-lock function so you can preheat the tires with a big smoky burnout, and systems to minimize wheelspin and axle-hop on hard drag launches. For hardware, the 1320 gets upgraded half-shafts from the Demon, plus sticky, 275-mm wide Nexen street-legal drag radials, a super-sticky summer-only tire. And like the Demon, the 1320 comes standard with only a driver's seat, for maximum weight saving—though you can option a front passenger seat and rear seats for $1 each. Equipped with only a driver's seat, the 1320 weighs 4127 lbs—87 lbs lighter than a regular R/T Scat Pack. In terms of looks, the 1320 is closer to a narrow-body Hellcat—it has that car's vent-and-scoop hood and large trunk spoiler—though the split grille and the "1320" bumblebee logo give it away as a non-supercharged Challenger...

More.

Added: Lots more details at PR Newswire, "2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320: Beware of the Angry Bee at the Drag Strip."

Justice Department Wants Refund from Georgia Sheriff Who Bought Dodge Muscle Car

This Georgia sheriff's department bought a Hellcat with asset forfeiture funds, heh.

At Instapundit, "YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK — AND PLAY: Justice Department Wants Refund from Sheriff Who Bought a Dodge Charger Hellcat."

Hey, "That's My Dodge," lol.

Dodge Challenger Hellcat for 2019

Still the same basic body styling (which some reviews have said is dated) but with new aggressive twin scoops. Definitely looks awesome. I don't mind the supposedly dated body style. I love the Challengers. LOVE!

At Car & Driver, via Jay Leno's Garage, and Autoblog below:

ICYMI: SRT Teases New Challenger Hellcat Hood. #JayLenosGarage https://t.co/qvs77tMEIA pic.twitter.com/vhda4vxKEE

— Jay Leno's Garage (@LenosGarage) May 5, 2018

2019 Dodge Challenger Hellcat with twin-scoop hood spied with no camouflage: https://t.co/JpQTXODAeR pic.twitter.com/Lx1Bj5mUmt

— Autoblog (@therealautoblog) May 7, 2018

Badass Challenger

Seen on Twitter:

Monday muscle. (Photo credit: George N.) #ThatsMyDodge pic.twitter.com/6gbkPV3dqp

— Dodge (@Dodge) January 15, 2018

Jay Leno's Muscle Cars (VIDEO)

Man, Jay Leno's a fine car collector!

He's got the old 1960s-era Dodge Challenger in there, and it's totally rudimentary. He's got it parked next to the new Dodge Challenger Hell Cat, heh.

Challenger Wheelie

More Dodge Demon:

pic.twitter.com/J1lADzccss

— Dodge (@Dodge) December 8, 2017

Dodge Demon

Just was reminded of this monster on Twitter.

The Dodge Challenger Demon is a street-legal dragster. That's it. It's a race car, bottom line.

I've been reading about it at Road and Track and Car and Driver, and will post more later.

But watch the videos. It's seriously as mean as you can get. It's not built for Grand Prix racing. Or for Daytona, even. It's built for the drag strip and will blow your mind. (At the second video below the Demon pops a wheelie.)

Built for the strip. pic.twitter.com/SCW4UCb67u

— Dodge (@Dodge) December 22, 2017

Trick Dodge Challengers

This Jerry D. on Twitter is really cool, lol.

Perfect DNA twins! #Dodge #MoparLogic #Mopar #MoparOrNoCar #Challenger #Hellcat #Hemi #Srt8 #DodgeDemon #RaceCar #TransAM pic.twitter.com/AW4ol5uSKM

— Jerry D (@Mopar_Logic) November 3, 2017

New Dodge Challenger

I just tweeted right now. More photos of this beautiful babe later:

.@Instapundit Not the best photo, but it's my new Dodge Challenger, at 6:00am this morning while stopping for coffee at 7/11, ahead of my Tuesday commute to Long Beach. #YOLO @PatriarchTree pic.twitter.com/egRai0qsWB

— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) November 15, 2017