2023 Dodge Demon Celebrates The Hemi’s Demise

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This will eat Teslas for lunch…

After all kinds of hype involving horrific CGI leprechauns and such, Dodge has finally revealed the final Last Call model: the 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170. That’s right, the Demon is back and it’s better than ever, pushing performance to a level the EV fanboys are going to absolutely hate. You could argue this proves American muscle isn’t dying but this is the final death rattle for the Hemi in Dodges, so that wouldn’t be accurate and that’s why this reveal is bitter-sweet.

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First, the amazing specs: Dodge says the 2023 Demon packs one hell of a wallop thanks to a modified 3.0-liter supercharger paired with a 105 mm throttle body and 3.02-inch pulley. That setup is good for 1,025-horsepower and 945 lb.-ft. of torque when running on E85. Dodge has made it clear this vehicle will run 8-second quarter miles right out of the box, the first production muscle car to do so. It’s NHRA certified at 8.91 seconds at 151.17 mph, so the thing does sneak under the 9-second mark.

There’s all kinds of wizardry going on with the driveline, rear axle, suspension, etc. to coax more performance out of the Demon 170. In all honesty, this is an impressive machine and does clearly illustrate how the other Last Call models were essentially just cosmetic packages.