Off-road Dodge Challenger Hellcat? One designer asks why not

Online chatter regarding Dodge's 707-hp monster engine has hit record highs, and for good reason. We've driven the 2015 Challenger Hellcat and determined that it is, unsurprisingly, a properly fast muscle car; and, perhaps more surprising, one that can actually handle corners. But how does it handle off road?

That's not a question many will have ever thought to ask, except that one man did. His conclusion: not nearly good enough. Enter the concept Dodge Challenger A/T Untamed, the first muscle car that can scale giant rock faces while still obliterating the strip.

The man with the mad mind is Joey Ruiter, a designer based out of Grand Rapids, Mich. Ruiter told Autoblog that an off-roading Challenger with the 707-hp motor would be the "most insane ride ever." However he did concede that a tuned V-6 might make more sense due to the weight savings. (I say screw weight, because Hellcat.)