In a post-Viper world, the Challenger has become the object of Dodge and SRT?s performance affections. The 707-hp, hybrid-car-baiting Challenger Hellcat is as fine a place to start on additional variants as any?and that’s just what Dodge is doing in resurrecting an old nameplate, Demon. Now comes a bit more information that seems to confirm the SRT Demon will be a ferocious drag-racing, well, demon.
In previous drips of info?here is the first, and here is the second?Dodge said we can expect the Demon to be more than 200 pounds lighter than the Hellcat, much of which is due to the removal of the rear seats and other interior trimmings. It?ll also have its own steering, suspension, and brake setups. And we think we?ve learned some additional things about the car from the image above?specifically, its torque output at the driven wheels in first gear (crankshaft torque multiplied by first-gear ratio and final-drive ratio, divided by driven wheels) and how many of those wheels may be driven. The car is wearing a license plate that says ?#2576@35,? which we interpret to mean that it will make 2576 lb-ft of torque at 3500 rpm, again, to each driven wheel. Considering the rear-drive Hellcat makes 4010 lb-ft at each driven wheel, the Demon?s lower figure in comparison may mean it will feature all-wheel drive.
Another clue is that the Demon will ride on lightweight 18 x 11-inch wheels wrapped in four 315/40 Nitto NT05R drag radials; they’re DOT certified...