Dodge Demon 170 Beats 750-HP Mustang by Nearly 1 Second in Quarter-Mile Race
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Updated · SlashGear · May 17
Dodge Demon 170 Beats 750-HP Mustang by Nearly 1 Second in Quarter-Mile Race
4 articles · Updated · SlashGear · May 17
9.45 seconds at 145 mph gave the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 a decisive quarter-mile win over a 750-hp RTR-modified Ford Mustang, which ran 10.37 seconds at 135 mph.
1,025 hp on E85 helps explain the gap: Dodge launched the Demon 170 in 2023 as a factory-built drag special, pairing a 6.2-liter supercharged V8 with drag radials and a claimed 1.66-second 0-60 time.
3,300 units were planned for the limited-run model, priced at $96,666, underscoring that the discontinued Challenger variant was engineered primarily for straight-line performance.
750 hp would overpower most muscle cars, but the RTR Mustang is framed as more of a track-focused build, leaving it outmatched in the drag-strip setting where the Demon 170 was designed to excel.
With EVs getting faster, are 1,000 HP gas cars like the Demon 170 a final glorious roar before extinction?
Drag strip king vs track car: Could the Demon 170 survive a single lap on a winding road course?