Hellcats At The Dream Cruise

by Jack Baruth

Published: August 15th, 2014

If all the Hellcat news has whetted your appetite for an in-person meeting, here’s your chance.

Come see the man who ~~pretended to~~ set the cross-country illegal top speed record yo at Woodward and 13 Mile. While you’re at it, you can see both the Hellcat models and over sixty Dodge Vipers. Yeah, it’s only Friday, and personally I wouldn’t go to the Dream Cruise if you threatened my life — but if you want an early look at the 707-horsepower monsters that might go down in history as the apex of the second musclecar era, that’s the spot.

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SexCpotatoes on Aug 16, 2014

Personally, I don't like the exhaust note. It sounds like it's idling at 4000 rpms with all the fast popping. If you want a lopey idle, and mean sounding exhaust the old 5.0 mustang H.O. engine with 2.5" exhaust and no mufflers is music to my ears.

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Ry6puwh7vybo8ghot8nowo9ly4ne4deth5ca7ghe6bo7he7gyc on Aug 16, 2014

I chatted with Dodge chief Tim Kuniskis who said there was more like this (Challenger/Charger) to come; chatted with Ralph Gilles, said hi to Richard Rawlings and various other folks. Chrysler/Dodge had great area at Woodward

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