Sooo how does Venom kill Demons???

[SVTSNAKE355]

VENOM kills demons on the TRACK!!!!!

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[TTony]

The DCT transmission will be a major benefit to drag racing, I'm looking forward to see what this GT500 will do and it may surprise you. I have a 625hp (~550rwhp) E92 M3 with a DCT transmission that runs 10.7's on only 295 width tires at a weight of 3600lbs. The (relatively) low 350lb ft of torque and high 8600 rpm combo allow more power to be put down at all rpms. Between the DCT and the engine characteristics, the car puts the power down and I don't feel like I have traction problems. It may be a similar situation with the GT500.

 

[TTony]

The Demon is very quick on launch - but only at a dragstrip and ideal conditions. On the street or if it isn't driven just right it can blow its tires off just like any other high powered, front engine, RWD vehicle.

Exactly. On the street, it performs just like other Hellcats. Spinning tires and watching other cars taillights...

 

[_M_]

It was an ill thought out statement by a marketer trying to be coy and funny and it failed. These cars aren’t competing.

 

[1mic]

Fixed

His reaction is perfect. Ford hyped the hell out of this car and it can't beat my 5-year-old Corvette Z06.

You really don know if the car will beat your z06. the GT500 has a DCT, im betting it does in the 1/4 mile.

 

[Genxer]

Who

Am I the only one that is a bit disappointed? If we are referring to "Venom kills Demons" but only on a road course then why was there the comparison/statement made in the first place since the Demon was always deemed a straight line performer? 2020 GT500 is capable of mid 3 0 to 60 which is approx on par with a 2018 5.0 a10 full bolt on car, sure you get the carbon fiber this and active aero that but come on, in the context of equaling let alone trying to better the Demons the GT 500 is simply keeping pace with whats already out there, the Hellcat is rates at 3.6 to 60 and the ZL1 does it in 3.5 so in those metrics its just keeping pace, nothing extraordinary, now, the 2020 GT500 on a road course may be the top contender but that is yet to be seen, sorry for the rant but ALL this time and we get straight line performance thats a bit better than a full bolt on 5.0 and no HP or TQ numbers...come on Ford SMH!!!

Has anyone gotten their stock Hellcat to do 3.6? It seems to lack the traction.

I remember seeing a test on TFL car where they tried over and over 0-60 with a Hellcat and couldn't do better than about 4.7 seconds 0-60. Some of this comes down to specmanship. What is reality and how much are a car company's marketing people willing to stretch the truth.

The Demon is very quick on launch - but only at a dragstrip and ideal conditions. On the street or if it isn't driven just right it can blow its tires off just like any other high powered, front engine, RWD vehicle.

I saw a video like that, maybe the same one. Dodge went full stupid with Challengers, they didn't put enough tire under them. Every time I see one on the road they look like a pig rolling on pizza cutters.

 

[MaskedRacerX]

Dodge went full stupid with Challengers, they didn't put enough tire under them. Every time I see one on the road they look like a pig rolling on pizza cutters.

The widebody option looks __so__ much better, there's no way I'd buy one without it (even with the $6K premium). Pretty cool that it's now offered on the Scat Pack, you can load one up and stay under $50K even with the widebody.

 

[Hack]

The widebody option looks __so__ much better, there's no way I'd buy one without it (even with the $6K premium). Pretty cool that it's now offered on the Scat Pack, you can load one up and stay under $50K even with the widebody.

You like those bolt-on fender flares, huh?

 

[MaskedRacerX]

You like those bolt-on fender flares, huh?

I do, I think they work well with the car's design and old school styling, and allowing for a 305 at all four corners that totally changes the stance. Look, I've had a number of winning show cars, I've got a design background, I'm not some bumblefuck Cletus that "Do like them big ol' fenders", I have some fundamental grasp of automotive design and get that they're not a full fender replacement, but in the case of the Challenger - they work - both aesthetically and functionally.

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