Dodge Hellcat

**RUTHLESS** · 08-04-2015, 12:07 PM

I am not keyboard racing here, I wanted to see other peoples reactions to the cars and get some input.

I had my first chance to watch a hellcat at the FLDs and was excited to see one in person off its leash. From what I have read and heard the cars are monsters in stock form but I was sad to see it getting its butt kicked after waiting to see one for so long. Now I don't have the details on the driver or if this was the first time out but here is what I saw.

The car seemed hard to launch on the rather small tires for a high power and heavy car. With that said I was expecting a top end charge to over come the cars that it was racing but that didn't happen either. Are these cars just low end monsters or do they pull up top too?

Has anyone driven one or seen how the perform against other cars in person? I am left kinda disappointed because I was all pumped up about the 707hp rating and all the internet articles I have read. I have not watched any videos and was going to when I got a few mins.

Do they mod easy like the Terminators of years past?

**yeahloh95** · 08-04-2015, 12:49 PM

there is one at prp going 10.8 with just a drag radial that is pretty good in my book

**RUTHLESS** · 08-04-2015, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by yeahloh95

there is one at prp going 10.8 with just a drag radial that is pretty good in my book

That's much better then what I just saw so maybe something was wrong or just a new driver.

**lib88stang** · 08-04-2015, 01:38 PM

The guy at the FLDs with the Hellcat said he wasn't a good driver.

**RUTHLESS** · 08-04-2015, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by lib88stang

The guy at the FLDs with the Hellcat said he wasn't a good driver.

Was he using launch control or any of the onboard toys to help?

**Stangman701** · 08-04-2015, 02:05 PM

I've been following the Hellcat forums a little bit. Seems like they're still struggling with the tuning. When/if they get that figured out I'm sure those cars will make good power. Wouldn't be surprised to see 800 to the wheels with some simple bolt-ons. If they made a Charger with a manual I'd be much more interested.

**Mark Aubele** · 08-04-2015, 05:27 PM

I want one. Just too ****ing big. But for a daily I would buy one in a heartbeat. Keep trying to get the wife to trade her car in on one but she won't play ball.

**phillysrt4** · 08-11-2015, 07:57 PM

off topic, but are the dealer markups on those down there still crack-smoking high?

**torqueboxer** · 08-11-2015, 09:35 PM

My money's on a used zr1 for 70k

**Stangman701** · 08-12-2015, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by torqueboxer

My money's on a used zr1 for 70k

I've been watching those recently and nice examples can be had now for around $60K

**torqueboxer** · 08-12-2015, 10:32 AM

Yep, when they hit 50 I'm gettin one

**Mark Aubele** · 08-12-2015, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by torqueboxer

Yep, when they hit 50 I'm gettin one

Funniest post of the year. Makes the Seer thread look like the god damn holocaust

**Monkeygrits** · 08-11-2015, 10:02 PM

I just saw one go on some mecum bidding show that follows certain cars across the block I guess go for well over 100k bucks. Insanity.

**Cam99** · 08-11-2015, 10:45 PM

10K over is what I've been seeing them for

**no1sirbutler** · 08-13-2015, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by phillysrt4

off topic, but are the dealer markups on those down there still crack-smoking high?

Originally Posted by Cam99

10K over is what I've been seeing them for

The 2 down here that I know of were sold at sticker....at least according to the owners. A small dealership down just got a red one in and supposedly they are only asking sticker for it. $62K. I've only seen pic of it and going off what my buddy says. I plan on stopping by the next time I'm in the area to check it out closer