Here’s How Fast The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Really Is – SlashGear

The regular Charger SRT Hellcat that Car and Driver tested blasted to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds, which is slightly shy of the manufacturer’s performance figures. “Dodge says the Widebody Hellcat can hit 60 mph in 3.6 seconds and cover the quarter-mile in 10.96 seconds, which might be possible with slicks on a prepped dragstrip,” Car and Driver notes. Like most high-horsepower rear wheel drive cars, traction on the street is a real challenge. The advertised top speed of the Hellcat Widebody is 196 mph, which is remarkable since it’s definitely on the chunky side, aerodynamically speaking.

Car and Driver also put the 807 horsepower Hellcat Redeye through paces. It hit the 60 mph mark in 3.5 seconds and ran its quarter-mile in 11.5 seconds. According to Dodge, the top speed of the Hellcat Widebody is 203 mph, which blows away direct competitors like Chevy’s Camaro ZL1 and Ford’s Mustang Shelby GT500. But the Charger Hellcat will still lose in a race against its little brother, the Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock, in a drag race. The Challenger SRT Super Stock sprints to 60 mph in 3.25 seconds and breezes through the quarter-mile in 10.5 seconds. Credit must be given to the Charger, though, because it is much more practical for hauling a family around compared to the Challenger’s cramped rear seating.

All 2023 Chargers will have a special “Last Call” plaque under the hood to commemorate the final production run before Dodge marches headlong into a future consisting primarily of electric vehicles. But given that Tesla’s latest Model S Plaid rockets from zero to 60 mph in just 2.1 seconds, perhaps that electrified future isn’t so bleak after all.