Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Don't Need No All-Wheel Drive

Mark Stevenson
by Mark Stevenson

Like a professional dancer performing north of the Arctic Circle, the Dodge Demon’s strip tease is arduous and painful, beginning with a parka, moving on to the moccasins, then the toque, and … you get the idea.

But the latest installment of the Demon’s online strip tease may have just nuked an earlier rumor regarding the new SRT’s driveline.

Subaru fanboys — this angel of rubber-shredding death (probably) isn’t for you.

At the very end of Fiat Chrysler’s latest video extolling the grandiose, supercharged muscle car is the above frame. I don’t know about you, but I don’t see anything where front axles should be. Good. Bozi’s theory remains intact for now.

And that’s not the only speculation swirling around. The Demon could produce 757 horsepower and should be good for “13.5=575@500” … whatever that is.

However, we do know driving the Demon will be a solo affair, and doing so will suck (a lot of air).

Tune in again next week to see the Demon remove its mittens.

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  • Flipper35 Flipper35 on Mar 03, 2017

    The Demon comes with even larger contact patch street legal slicks. On a side note, my Cobra replica runs almost 10's with RWD and narrower tires. 11.2 being the best on streets. Probably would do better if I adjust it for more weight transfer, but it is set up for turns. I would like a 392 with the rims from the Demon shod with Pilot Sport cups in the Demon OEM widths.

  • Jonnyanalog Jonnyanalog on Mar 03, 2017

    I may be the only one who thinks this but this campaign has dragged out for so long that I could care less about what this thing is or could be. Its old news already even before its made a debut. A couple of weeks before the debut would have been fine, but this has been far. too. long.

  • Tandoor Tandoor on Mar 03, 2017

    The extended FCA troll of every automotive website continues. Is no one bored with this pointless car yet?

  • Ol Shel Ol Shel on Mar 03, 2017

    I don't see anything about that pic that rules out AWD. Maybe the front shafts and diff will be in text week's tease. Nothing they do is likely to excite me. Too expensive, FCA quality, and it's so horrendously tall in comparison to the original. Don't like.

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