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Dodge has unveiled its seventh and final “Last Call” vehicle and it instantly becomes the most powerful muscle car in the world. The 1,025-horsepower 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 reaches 60 mph in just 1.66 seconds and will run the quarter-mile in 8.91 seconds. During a video conference leading up to the launch, Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis told reporters “This is the new pinnacle of factory crazy.”
“To celebrate the end of the HEMI muscle-car era, we pulled off all the governors to reach a new level, a new benchmark of ‘factory-crazy’ production car performance,” said Tim Kuniskis, Dodge brand chief executive officer – Stellantis. “In 2015, Dodge shocked the world with the 707-horsepower Hellcat. Then, in 2018, we did it with the 840-horsepower Demon, and now we are doing it again with the 1,025-horsepower Demon 170, the world’s first sustainable-energy, eight-second, factory-production, street-legal muscle car.”
Street Legal and Built to Perform on E85
The 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 delivers 1,025 total horsepower at 6,500 rpm and 945 Ib.-ft. of torque at 4,200 rpm on E85 ethanol blend. Horsepower output is determined by the percentage of ethanol detected in the fuel. The Challenger Demon 170 produces 900 horsepower and 810 lb.-ft. of torque on E10.
Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170, the seventh and final Dodge “Last Call” special-edition vehicle, is history’s first-ever eight-second muscle car straight from the factory.
The 2023 Challenger SRT Demon 170 will be available at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $96,666 plus destination charges.
Production of the Challenger SRT Demon 170 production will be limited to at most 3,300 vehicles, with 3,000 for the U.S. market and 300 for Canada. The final total will be based on production capacity. Kuniskis told reporters that the production will absolutely stop by December 31, 2023.
The 2023 Challenger SRT Demon 170 will be available in 14 exterior color options and carries an updated version of the original Demon badge featuring a 170-neck tattoo and new E85 representative yellow Demon’s eye.
There is also a yellow and red Demon instrument panel badge with four interior choices, including standard lightweight cloth with driver seat only, optional full cloth interior, premium Black Nappa leather and Alcantara or Demonic Red Laguna leather.
Special Custom Touches for Buyers
Buyers will receive a commemorative personalized Demon decanter set with the owner’s name and car's vin number engraved on the back.
Owners of original 2018 Challenger SRT Demon vehicles who secure an allocation will be able to match the same vehicle identification number as their original Demon.
The preview process is open starting today. Fans and potential buyers can view available dealer allocations for the new Challenger SRT Demon 170 via the Dodge Horsepower Locator tool at DodgeGarage.com. Orders will begin on March 27, 2023.
2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 Responsibility
Just like with the original Demon, owners must sign a waiver before they can buy the vehicle acknowledging that it is a street legal drag car. All buyers must acknowledge how powerful and potentially dangerous the Demon 170 will be.
Anyone who buys a Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 can take part in a one-day SRT Experience class at Radford Racing School, the official high-performance driving school of Dodge//SRT. More information is available at DodgeGarage.com.
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