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Our spy photographers have sent us the best images yet of Dodge's upcoming Challenger Hellcat, revealing the front end design and new hood scoop set to adorn the top-spec muscle car.
Although we were disappointed that Dodge didn't show the Hellcat at the recent New York auto show, it doesn't look as though we will have to wait much longer to see the supercharged Challenger. The Challenger Hellcat's front end design looks to be complete, including a Viper-esque hood scoop.
That Viper connection likely isn't an accident as the Hellcat promises to rival Chrysler's flagship model, which is now sold under the SRT banner, in terms of total power.
"We have a situation where, you know -- we may have a situation -- where the flagship car is not the most powerful car in our arsenal ... how do we explain that to ourselves? So we have an internal horsepower race as well as an external one," SRT CEO Ralph Gilles revealed in an interview published in the April issue of Hot Rod Magazine.
Taken at face value, Gilles' statement means the Challenger Hellcat will pack over 640 horsepower and 600 lb-ft. of torque. Those figures would put the coupe just behind the Ford Shelby GT500 and well ahead of the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.
Although precise technical details are being kept under wraps until the Hellcat's debut, power is expected to come from a 6.2-liter Hemi V8 engine fed by a large supercharger. The Challenger will boast a modified front end with larger air intakes in order to feed the required amount of air to the supercharger, and it looks like the rear end could get a few tweaks as well.
The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat will be revealed later this year and go on sale shortly after as a 2015 model. The Hellcat is expected to be offered as a separate model above the current SRT Challenger variant.
Read more: http://www.leftlanenews.com/2015-dodge-challenger-srt-hellcat.html#ixzz31jDMsADO
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Looks like 6 piston brakes up front, and I love the bronze tint to the wheels. I hope to add one of these to the garage one day soon.
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