The Dodge Charger Widebody Hellcat is Hilariously Dumb
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The Hellcat engine has changed the game in the automotive industry. Forcing others to react and kick off another horsepower battle of the ages - the impact of this platform was unavoidable. So when Dodge one day had the bright idea to put the Challenger Hellcat engine in the Dodge Charger - I was all in. Four doors, tons of room, usable, and loud. Sign me up.
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Sounded a little sick there bro
Shouting out from Greenville NC love your videos. Love to meet you one day
The irony of the new _Charger_ 🚗 needing a _charger_ 🔌🔋
My thoughts about the challenger vs charger is, if your going to weigh of 4K lbs you might as well have 4 doors
more weight means more grip at the strip....... or so ive been told lol
No man the weight really matters I can walk any scat pack charger I look for them in particular in my challenger
@@justinpeterson6839 No you cant and no you don't lol
@@gabrielhowardMKE 😂😭🤧☠️
@@gabrielhowardMKE You must drive a charger lol oh yeah I wouldn't know because you don't even make videos you just comment on other people's..
I remember when the 03 cobra came out, 390hp, fastest production mustang, if I recall it was mid to low 12s stock… and now a base gt has 425hp, crazy times
GTs have 460hp.
@@seriousturn957 yea I was thinking of the 2017 gt, but yea 2018 up are 460hp.
@@adamsdailydriveway2017s have 435
The black emblems are actually optional. Personally, I went with black because I didn’t want the hellcat badges to stand out against the Grey paint
No... what you did was buy the most badass car on the planet and then thought... "yeah... the blacked out emblems will make me more stealthy".... LOL
@@gabrielhowardMKE lmao, I really don’t like chrome badges on a nice car! (Or any of my cars really)
…I honestly did think “not many of these on the road.. people might not notice”… they unfortunately do notice. Asking to get videos of a launch, to hear the blower, or “is that a REAL hellcat?”. You get used to it, and people don’t bug you as much if the windows are up.
not to mention the added 5 extra horsepower the black emblems give you. it's a win/win.
@@gabrielhowardMKE no. I did the same whenever I bought my green one as pictured as well.
U should have financed it with 32% Apr and wrecked it at a sideshow to get the full experience
😂😂 32% at 96 months . Sounds about right 🤣
LMAOO
Great review! I have a Charger Hellcat Redeye and love it. Even with upgraded tires it still spins at highway speeds. A lot of the stuff you touched on are options. Like the Carbon Fiber, Suede Steering Wheel, and blacked out emblems. You can really build them however you want.
The grey color is the best one
always felt like red eye was the way money is no expense when you getting a red eye
Gey
What did you like about the review?
I thought the review was garbage.
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I love those click batey titles you use to make it sound like you're insulting the vehicle but what you're really saying is that it's insane and hilarious because it's insane.
It doesn't make 717 that would be a redeye
yeah buddy!!!!
I may have a death wish but give me a widebody Challenger in manual
I would really like to upgrade to a Hellcat. My 2016 Charger Scat Pack has been a good car and is fun to drive. I can only imagine how much fun the Hellcat would be to own. Love the widebody look also.
Go for it brotha.. its hella fun..👍
Hellcat engines are the best! I've got a trackhawk that does a 3.1 0-60 and it feels like it could take flight sometimes. These things are true marvels of engineering
A true marvel is a car that is well built, handles corners, puts down its power (traction), reliable, well engineered. A track hawk is a hellcat with a big body. The hellcat line is only a marvel of an engine an amazing engine at that but it weighs too much and is poorly engineered.
@@mohammadhamdan8269 marvel of an engine=poorly engineered? hmmm, I don't think dodge cared about anything but making a great engine and put it in fun cars. What you mentioned, if people wanted it from dodge, they would buy a dodge viper imo.
@@BrockTheTrainer the viper is a v10 that existed in better times. Fiat makes the new trash dodges. Now that there will be no combustion engines in a few years and dodge won’t know what to do. You know how hard it will be to compete with these electric cars when ur cars don’t whine and scream? FCA includes Maserati, dodge, and Fiat. Which is all the fake car enthusiasts buy when they see the speed and horsepower not the 8mpg and 4klbs those are engineered by children.
@Mohammad Hamdan It can also handle real snow, go off-roading, tow 7200 lbs, have a roof rack, and is big enough for my 6'4" body to sleep in when camping. If you know of another another "well-engineered" vehicle that can do all that and cost under $75k, then please do let me know since you seem so knowledgeable.
We'll the first Chrysler Hemis we're introduced in fighter planes in WW II......maybe you could fly?! 🤔
The Hellcat is still the cheapest ticket to 700+ HP from the factory that you can get.
That's what people fail to realize, people take shots at them left and right but they gave people attainable power for a price that Italian and German car makers your never. 54k for 700hp isn't bad at all.
And still loses to my fbo mustang gt so much useless hp
@@invalidusername_5101 what’s the best route to afford one tho. What’s a good down deposit?
@@kenlee117 lemme just swap one pulley and add 200hp. Your fully bolted stang ain't even got a chance. Cool story.
Ever taken that busted car of yours to 185 mph? Oh that's right, you're governed to 155....
@@invalidusername_5101 54k? Is that what they cost when they first came out? They are 80k now starting.
Seriously, titling the video "Hellcat is Hilariously Dumb" is truly unfair. New drinking game, drink to every giggle, every single time he punches it. That about says it all. Too much fun for words.
Love that its stock and somewhat reliable.
Oh now you got me imaging what a charger would be like if it didn't have an interior that rivals an altima.
The interiors aren't bad in these cars. They are very functional and seem to be built fairly well. They could improve the look of the plastic door panels and the top of the dash...that would help. But really, when you drive these cars you don't think about that at all. They are just fun.
@@GTO4now I agree. I don't understand why people hate on the Charger's and Challenger's interiors. I have a Challenger 392 T/A and the seats are the most comfortable car seats I've ever sat it. The interior looks nice and isn't over the top like a Camaro. Most people who bag on these interiors are typically people who jump on a bandwagon. The people who own them love the interior.
@@GTO4now I have to agree with this too, I really don't see why people always talk bad about the interior, the interior isn't the prettiest, but its very functional and very comfortable, the seats are so soft and comfortable in the hellcat, I have rode in a Challenger Hellcat several times, and it may be the most comfortable car I have sat in.
@@GLHS592 You don't have to cry and bitch about facts. Quit coping and accept it. The interior is hot garbage but no one cares anyways it's a muscle car
It mays have cons but it’s probably a lot fun to drive
Yep
RIP Dodge. You will be missed.
Agreed. Cancelling your best seller for an unproven commodity is not good business sense.
@@SirGalahadThePure Forget unproven. What we already know is bad enough. Electric cars basically have a useful life of maybe 10 years.
@@SirGalahadThePure Cancelling their best seller because of government regulations, not because EVs are better. They cannot, as a business, continue investing money into something they will be unable to develop in the next 5 years.
@@SirGalahadThePure FCa🤡
A widebody challenger I think is my next choice.. also, I emailed you about possibly reviewing my car!
Dodge Chargers are hilariously slow. I actually genuinely feel bad for people when I see them on the streets pretending they are racers in an overpriced Dodge.
I love the Magnum, I want to see more of that car. I know you have more work to do on it, but I think it'll be well worth the effort when it's done.
As a 392 Charger owner, I thank you. Great vid. I disagree with your opinion on the all black badges and trim. I think it looks perfect. We are so done with shiny silver badges. The orange painted braked are tacky. My car has flat black Brembo's. Change those brakes to black and that car is perfect.
I live in Michigan and I drive a modified Forester. I never get tired of hearing a Charger Hellcat. I do however get tired of seeing them. I swear Dodge gave them cars away.
They're like tampons here... every p***y has one!
to bad in 10 to 15 years no ones gonna want to buy these cause they have all been ran through like 350z and s chassis
Amazing review! Can’t wait to get mine. Same spec minus the Black laguna leather. I went with Sepia!
I have an F8 2022 Hellcat Charger and I absolutely love it as my daily driver. I also have a 1970 Charger R/T 440 Six Pack that is my real love. Driving the 70 R/T all these years really prepped me to have the throttle control needed with the Hellcat.
Everybody & their momma got one of these. So played out IMO
0:24 “accessible” yeah if you want a ruined credit score for the rest of your life
“Before we get started with todays video I just want to” tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap. Ahhhh on to the video.
Wanted a Charger until I actually sat in one and drove it. Much prefer the Mustang GT
Same here I now own a mustang gt lol
I still respect Hellcats and like them maybe not enough to buy one but they’re still dope cars I just don’t think they’re worth the money
I like the Charger too, but if I have to pick between two rear drive v8's, I'm picking either my CHallenger or, Mustang or Camaro before Charger. My friend has a Charger, and I have to admit, it's nice to see all the way around you driving and have a blower fed v8, until I steer into a corner with it, and my Challenger feels like a short wheelbase master of rotation by contrast. I've still always been a fan of overpowered sport sedans my whole life.
exactly why i love USDM
"we shoved 700 horsepower in a brick. it gets 2 gallons to the mile. do you want to see it."
I work for Ford and have talked myself out of buying a GT500 for the last two years because I can’t justify the price to myself but I don’t think I have had as much fun in a car as when I first drove a hellcat. They are hilarious cars
I had a chance to buy a used 2013 gt500 back in early 2014 for a very good deal. It only had 3200 miles and I could have had it for 42k out the door. I sold cars at that dealership and was nearly tempted into trading in the 2011 mustang gt I had just bought for 22k. I wouldn't have lost much, if any, on the trade-in, but the nearly doubled payment was a bit much for me at the time.
I drive a 500hp (420rwhp) tuned 2019 3.5 ecoboost f150 now. It will make around 650rwhp on e85 once I upgrade the intercooler, downpipes and fuel pumps. It's already as fast as my mustang gt was. It will eventually be about as fast in a straight line as that gt500 was, but still capable of going offroad, towing over 10,000lbs and seating 5 adults comfortably.
I think its universal, Everyone likes the Charger Hellcat more than the Challenger, the best looking Charger Hellcat ive seen was white with red stripes, its was gorgeous
Speak for yourself I’d take the challenger any day
David, I get the feeling that this drive has perhaps reinvigorated your interest in your Magnum. I think if you work out the kinks it has, you will be loving life. The Mopar vehicles have brilliant drivetrains, and they will last a long time, including aggressive driving on a regular basis.
I enjoy the fact that you highlighted that Dodge just doesn't care, and build enthusiasts vehicles. I also like when .you mentioned that the people who own and drive those vehicles don't care either. The smiles per gallon and the butt dyno outweigh any drawbacks they might have
This car has so many haters for being a "boat" but who cares most people won't go any track anyways
wish they did the newer durango interior and did a awd model with switchable rwd
Never get tired of hearing that supercharger
You reviewed this one in my favorite color.that green is killer.
I think this is F8 green. I love it alot over the silver wheels myself.
I love the HC, everybody loves the HC. I have a Charger SPWB. If I could afford a HC, I'd buy one. Mopar forever!
My favorite car hands down!!! One day ill own one....
I got my 2015 rt back in March and I just found out about the radio controls on the steering wheel last November
As a car guy the Hellcat goes against everything I stand for, and I love it.
Widebody was the biggest scam ever. As a hellcat Challenger owner i can say that. Red-eye, demon or otherwise it was never necessary. You can fit the same exact size wheels and tires on a regular body and they don't stick out. Never did, never was necessary to add shitty bolt on bubble fender flares. But if sucker's want to pay $6K extra for stock bolt on parts then that's on them. Dodge also lied about the horsepower ratings. The hellcat motor makes 760hp at the crank. So when they released the redeye and claimed 780hp they barely had to tune it to get that extra 20hp or barely touch the boost and still never risk destroying the motor or increasing warranty claims. A redeye can't outrun a stock hellcat but hey, you get a cute badge with red-eyes for $15K more right?
You can make a Demon killing hellcat with just $5K in tune, pulley swap and oh yeah, putting the same street nittos on it that the demon comes with, vs the shit stock summer all weather's.
The hellcat truly is a blast to drive and stupid fast. Being faster than 99.9% of cars on the road is exciting. But at the end of the day, dodge has figured out the recipe of extracting money from sucker's for fake "features" like redeye and widebody or ac intercooler pumps. Super stock is just a demon with a different name and the only one worth buying if you want to waste gobs of money.
You are full of it. The Hellcat motor does not make 760 at the crank, that can be verified by literally hundreds of dyno tests on TH-cam alone. Secondly, you are in a tiny minority thinking that the widebody is not better looking than the standard body. Thirdly, you absolutely can NOT run as large of a tire as the widebody without it sticking out and looking stupid. The Widebody can fit a 315 width tire with the factory backspacing specs and still be under the fender flares, and it can fit a 325 as well with custom backspacing. You might be able to squeeze the factory 305 size tire that comes on the WB under a standard car without sticking outside the body but you are going to have to have a custom made wheel with custom backspacing, change or modify the end links on the sway bar in the back, and also modify the wheel wheels in both the front and back or it will rub. Any other way either sticks out and/or requires you to mount too wide of a tire on too narrow of a wheel. Finally the "intercooler pumps" you talked about, better known as the Interchiller is NOT a gimmick and if you think so you obviously are not a drag racer. A lot of people pay a lot of money to have similar systems installed on their street cars. The Interchiller can almost instantly lower your IATS when drag racing, this prevents the motor from pulling timing which significantly reduces power. The Interchiller absolutely makes a difference in performance and only someone that doesn't understand how it works would say otherwise. This is coming from the owner of '18 Hellcat Challenger, and a '19 HCREWB Challenger that is heavily modified with just under 1000 wheel horsepower.
@@whiteman2812 how old are you if you don’t mind me asking?
@@anonymousonly3382 I'm 42 years old. I've been a car guy my whole life and have owned a number of fast and nice cars. I do most of the work myself, only have a shop do stuff I am not capable of doing, or lack specialized tools for. I get a little frustrated when I see people talking smack about stuff they obviously have no clue about on these cars as an owner of one. But I'm not just a Dodge guy, I have had fast Fox Body cars, as well as modified Camaros in the past. I also like foreign sports cars and have owned several of those over the years. My current two "toys" right now are the '19 REWB Challenger street car I talked about before, and a minty low-mileage '17 Jaguar F Type SVR that I have also modified to have just under 600hp at the tires. I compare owning these two cars at the same time as having a sledgehammer and a scalpel. They are both very fast but couldnt be more different.
I like the car just not the owners lol
Why do we have to continue to put up with these cars and their drivers? I have been a car guy for 42 years, currently have 2 corvettes and a mustang....these are the most aggressive, reckless drivers with the loudest most obnoxious cars ever created....we need law enforcement to put a stop to these fools immediately
Where's the 5.0 ball washers stating their cars run mid 11s stock and beat these boats easily...😂
Scroll up a bit. They're here.
I got a totally stock 5.0 and I like it a lot. There supposed to run high 11s with the 10 speed. I wouldn't know.
They're too busy washing each other's balls...
I have a Scat Pack 392 with 485 hp and that alone is a smoke machine i cant imagine driving one of these.
That’s brake horsepower that’s not wheel horsepower. They Dyno anywhere from 420 to 440 is the average. With that being said I sure do miss my Scatty. Did you upgrade those 245s yet? And I’m imagining that’s a 9 inch rim so the biggest you can get are 295s. Some Scott packs come with a 9 1/2 inch rim and you can put a 305 on a 9 1/2 inch rim believe it or not.
@@williamrose7184 still stock 245s will update when they wear out
The Dodge Magnum is one of the bad ass things Dodge has come out with. I’m a sucker for wagons tho
Lol... even my MK7 GTI had launch control... RIP though... shout out to the airbags in that thing. Rolled 2x with only a seat belt bruise and a ticket to pay for.
My opinion the over fenders look like a add on you get from ebay. The car looks alright the engine makes this car what it is really.
If i didnt love old AMGs so much, i'd prolly be a mopar boy
I drive a challenger to me the idea of a muscle car is not just about the engine it’s also about the way the car looks I think the challenger stayed with the idea of the muscle car and the charger was made to look more like a sedan.
The charger also doesn’t come in a manual transmission, the Challenger does which again goes back to the days of old and stays with that old school field when muscle cars were just starting to come out.
A charger to me just looks like every other sedan just with a gnarly motor in it, where is challengers they have a personality there’s something about them that catches the eye of not only car people but people who are novice in cars. I don’t see the charger invoking the same emotional response that the challengers do.
I’m not ragging on the charger because they are an amazing car, but they’re just that a car with the engine of a muscle car where is the challenger is a muscle car through and through.
But that’s my opinion feel free to disagree!!
I have a scat pack and feel like a king on the road. I couldn't imagine a hellcat.
The 392/Scat Pack is a great car. Plenty of power to have fun with, but won't break the bank.
@@SirGalahadThePurethe ta challenger 392 is better and more special than a scat pack
The amount of assholes in my area driving these at 100+ on the highway through heavy traffic has made me come to hate these cars.
Now chevy has the worst interior lol
I have a friend with a minty ZL1 1LE up here around the Detroit area. If you'd like, I can see if I can arrange something. The car is absolutely gorgeous.
I’m a Lexus guy; both my cars are nice comfy daily drivers; but, they are not loud and obnoxious…. It’s time, I’m getting this Dodge.
lmao at 3:48, the alignment of the trunk lid is eye-catchingly VISIBLY off by 1/4-1/2 an inch. It's definitely a beast but it's a Chrysler product. Anyone in quality control at a Japanese or European car maker would lose their job if that made it out of the factory lmao. Ahhh, Chryslers.....
just gonna be stuck paying dave back lmfao
In Australia where I am from....we have been crying out for affordable v8s since the collapse of our auto industry a decade or more ago. Ford and Holden both shut down. It left a huge gap in the market here. Mustangs became the norm for v8 but it's really the only choice unless you want to import. Which I have done as you can see by my profile pic. Rhd converted too. My brother had a challenger and I also owned a trackhawk. Australia is crying out for some cars to fill that void and dodge have been teasing it for years. Not enough sales here you see not worth their time. My brothers challenger was off the road for 6 months about 3 months into ownership. Again dodge refused to back their warranty here in Australia and did everything in their power to avoid taking the cost of the repair.
My only issue with satanltis (jeep, dodge, Chrysler). Is their customer service and post purchase help is also none existent. My trackhawk was an absolute lemon. Constantly in the shop, constantly in for warranty work, 36 times in a year of ownership. All different issues but the major one was an engine failure at 9000kms due to bad lifters. And they still have this issue with those engines.
The way jeep dealt with an obvious lemon of a car was disgraceful. They eventually refused to fix the car and I had to find a mechanic who would on my own dime 16 grand later and I sold it. I was just done with them. I love the look of the charger and have always wanted one but unfortunately my experience with jeep killed that for me. I swore off that company this day.
My biggest gripe is im not the only one a guy down the road from me has a grey trackhawk and it is now modded within ab inch of its life not because he wanted crazy power but it was cheaper to mod it with better parts then go to jeep service for them. His supercharged bolts backed out and blew the engine. They tried to dodge the new engine claim for months and then finally agreed. Used all the tricks in the book to put it back on my friend. Again he threw his hands up and said jsut replace the motor I'll do the rest and they did. Soon as he took it too his trusted mechanic they informed him that a heap of parts were installed incorrectly and a heap of bolt holes on the block have been stripped out.
I dunno how they are in America but they have the worst reputation here in Australia. They just give 0 support to you after the sale. The trackhawk FB pages were all just filled with similar stories of people buying their dream car and then it being a disappointment and riddled with issues. The way I saw it was it was really hit and miss with quality control. One hawk would be flawless no issues but the next off the lot would be a nightmare. And it seemed to be about 1 in every 3 hawks sold was a lemon or at least riddled with quality issues with the finish, the wheels, interior pieces warping and falling off, misfires constantly etc ...so be careful with dodge their quality control is really shit.
So the car itself I love.....the company selling it not so much.
Dodge is a joke here too.
Huh thats weird. only problems i have heard of was orange peel on a 22 hellcat durango. here they are very good quality. And you could count the screen de-laminating, however thats a across the line thing.
Dodge has been unreliable for decades
@@JXC98 I wouldn't say unreliable but hit and miss for sure. I know people with Hellcats and had no issue, Hawks too. But I've heard a heap of horror stories as well.
I just had a similar situation with GM here in auz as well. Bought a new Silverado about 6 months ago and the engine blew at 7k KMs. It was also rusted on the chassis rails and rear section of the car. Again it took months of me hassling them and eventually getting lawyers invloved and they bought it back. Sold it within a month and didn't repair any of the rust correctly just sprayed over the top. That car will be junk in 10 years. The amount of rust it had I couldn't understand how a new car could rust like it did. My opinion is they left it at the port in the US during covid without any rust proofing or shipping wax on it. So it sat in the salt air at the port for a year or more.
They didn't wanna admit that the car was unroadworthy and I wouldn't be able to sell it on. Here in Australia you need a road worthy cert to sell a second hand car and it wouldn't have passed I had a road worthy mechanic look over it and he failed it due to the rust and informed me I'd never be able to sell it the way it is. And this was a brand new 21 Silverado.
They still sold it to some poor dude who's Gunna be in the same position I was.
Car dealers promise the world and then don't deliver in my experience. Lately anyways. I've bought 6 cars in 4 years. 3 of those cars being lemons, all brand new.
For decades I never had issues with any of my cars but the last 6 years I've had a bit of a bad run with new cars being lemons.
@@neverstopushing3638 you must have got one of the good ones then. Almost all the jeep trackhawk owners here have had some issue. Some big like mine and some smaller like interior parts falling off or warping. As you said orange peel in the paint, my hawk had this pretty bad too.
The quality control is just woefully bad. One after another my wheels flaked off the paint and this is very common issue.
The lifter issue is what was causing major problems back in 18 and maybe they have fixed it.
But that is the issue you see one car like yours could be flawless and a great ownership experience. Then the guy who was in line behind you will have a nightmare and a shitfight with the company for months and months getting this fixed and repaired. They won't do lemon law buy back in Australia unless you have had the same issue 4 times....in a row I might add. Lemon law here is a joke and they take full advantage of it. So with my car 36 faults in a year didn't constitute a lemon in the Australian definition because they are all different issues every time. Didn't matter the car was falling apart they were all separate issues so no way to get lemon law or it's very difficult. So you end up not trusting the car and I ended up selling it after I repaired what I could.
It's just was an awful experience. I almost bought a TRX before my current car but that gut feeling of what if it happens again kicked in and I didn't end up buying it. I went a BMW Alpina b3. Which for the few months I've owned it has been flawless. So I'm hoping that continues.
great video!!! I always got love for the Hellcats
Its strayed away from the original, 100k is too expenssive even if it has a supercharger
just picked up a 23’ hellcat jailbreak charger last week and i LOVE it
Good review. I traded in my Redeye widebody for a ZL1 1LE a few weeks ago.
Good trade, better drivers car and more rewarding.
@@AngryBassist66623 I have to say the car isn't as comfortable and the trunk opening is a joke... However the pros more than make up for it. This car is better than a Corvette C6 Z06 and that's saying something as that was my dream car.
You made the right choice!
Good choice went from a toad to handsome boy
If you aren't sad to see these cars go. You ain't American.😭😭😭🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲😎😎🔥🔥🔥🤑🤑
Let's be real. The interior of the Dodges is... okay. However, nobody is buying these cars for the interior. They are buying them for the fun factor, for all the reasons you listed. I believe this is why moving to EV's and discontinuing this platform is the worst thing Dodge can do and will likely put a significant dent in the company's bottom line. The fact that this platform almost single-handedly brought Dodge back from oblivion, and it is still the top seller in it's class even though it hasn't really changed in 10 years speaks volumes. For some reason (although we all know why), Dodge has decided to cancel it's largest cash cow.
As a Charger Hellcat owner myself, I can say that it is as much fun as described. I absolutely love the fact that I can take it to run errands, take my kids places, or just tool around town. All the while, with just a slight adjustment of throttle, it transforms into an absolute beast. If you really want to have some fun, turn the traction control all the way off. "Track Mode" actually still has some applied. Do that and you can cut loose at highway speeds.
The Chrysler 6.2 Supercharged Hemi V8 (it's official name on paper) was incredibly successful along with the recipients that employed the use of this legendary engine. I was there since day one. When they launched it in the challenger I thought the puck would stop there as a response to then in production GT500. But in September of 2015 they announced it for the Charger. To see this all come to an end after such a wild ride induces a bitter sweet feeling. It was great run and if I'm every lucky enough to snatch one off the used market I will indulge. The owner will have to be a senior citizen tho.
3:39 Are you saying that the Hellcat has the same origin story as Vegeta turning Super Saiyan?!
History, Mopar history!
it's cool that so many people are into the modern Mopars but mopar history would answer lots of your questions. Blacked out hood, starting with the 1969 1/2 roadrunner and Super bee six pack cars, to reduce glare when racing.
Mopar didn't just decide to stuff a big engine into one of their cars, Mopar has always stuffed as much horsepower into their cars as possible and offered it to the public. The Daytona's and Super Birds are the most popular example of offering race cars to the public. But before them was the "B029" Barracudas, from the factory with 426 Hemi, fiberglass front clip, no back seats, no ac heater or radio, no sound deadening or seam sealer, I also believe the windows where plexiglass with no window regulators.
History will also explain where Hellaphant came from and will show that Mopar had to help Ford from the very beginning up into the 60s.
Mustang did great with their digital analog combo!! And the horse on the screen is awesome!! Wish the put hood scoops though!!
Muclecars are about silly excess, and the Hellcat has it in spades!
Always nice to see a TH-camr sponsored by a company that makes it's living off preying on the desperate! Thanks man, everyone that will pay $1.5k for that $500 advance will also be grateful. But hey, gotta pay your own bills right?
The blacked-out hood and trunk are options. You can also do the roof.
I sold cars. I've driven every type of car you could imagine, 150k to 2k cars. I often push them to their limit while test driving them. One of the more fun experiences was test driving the 2018 dodge Daytona 392 charger. The absolute worst was a 2015 hellcat Challenger 6 speed. I will never forget being in first gear going 35 mph at like 2-2.5k RPM. You had absolutely no traction, (this is coming from someone who drag races and drifts semi professionally) the rear end would just buckle regardless of what I did, a turn would turn into me drifting. It was actually far worse than a dodge viper. (Edit: also don't drive your car at 35 Mph in first gear you will blow out your transmission lol)
Just changing the tires to a Michelin or Continental makes a night and day difference. The factory Pirellis the Hellcats come with are terrible, regardless of whether they are summer performance P-Zeros or the all season P Zeros
35 mph @ 2,500 RPM in first gear???? What are ya smoking 😂😂😂
You can easily drive to 35 mph in a hellcat in first gear. It’s usually at like 4,500 rpm’s at that point. What are you on about?
@@anonymousonly3382 Nothing, it's just double the engine speed that guy mentioned 🤓
@@HEMI345S yeah I was directing my comment at the OP since he was saying 35 in first gear is bad lol if that’s the case my car should’ve been blown up on me
I didn't know you were in my town and surrounding areas! That's sick! Was this filmed while you were here for Roadkill Nights? Anyway, much love!
I knew a guy who had a hellcat and he loved it for a year or 2 but he eventually started getting beat. He upgraded to a C7 Z06 and he said it was night and day and he loves the corvette. It's lighter with similar power with minor bolt so now he trolls his old community by beating them lol
Bet that thing is impossible to drive in the rain. Lol.
I like the car. It attracts some of the worst attention but it's a awesome car. Kinda the last harrah of the combustion engine muscle cars if some companies and groups had their way.
The only dodge I could possibly own is this. Still, would hold myself back because of the automatic transmission and ugly interior
love that F8 color. but the Red with Black stripes on the wide body charger. WOW.
Crazy I didn’t know you never reviewed one, finally happy you are though I really want a hellcat and I love your videos
The widebody looks awesome 🔥
Where’s the “Ruined Everything 😭?” This is why I watch this channel.
Everytime I browse a Dodge dealership and I’m like todays the day I get one, but than I pass a gas station and see $3.80 a gallon I turn right back around.
I love mine, after a while you get used to the power and just want more
yoo i have a plum crazy hellcat charger too!
@@srtflako ayeee🫶🏽
All of the talk about how this car is going away.... I can't for 2025... NOW REINTRODUCING FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE OLD AND ALL NEW HELLCAT. BWAAAAAAAAAH
The hellcat charger wagon huh lolol
I love how u need. 750 credit score for the Dave app😂😂😂😂
I have owned two, I have the 50th Edition Charger widebody Hellcat Daytona you drive it once and the love affair begins, which why getting rid of it is freaking dumb, replacing with a I6CATX yeah good luck with that. Also allocating the entire 2023 production is a great rip off scheme, I keep mine until the wheeels are driven off!
The supercharger: waa waaa waaa
Great video, and I love the car, and in that color scheme exactly. Quit advertising for payday loan lenders, though, they're Godawful and you know it if you've ever been broke. You probably do even if you haven't. I understand you need sponsors, but I bet you had other options. Great work, though, as always!
I'd love that particular Charger, with the Challenger stickshift kinda like you did with the Magnum, I think the Charger's a better-looking, sleepier car than the Challenger (only because they're the same size, smaller is always better). Limo tint on the glass and mirror-polished black chrome wheels and exhaust tips, mmmm...
Yeah, the Caddy's a better car. With a better motor, but it's not a muscle car. This is, and I fucks with it. I have a hilarious Magnuson supercharged 5.3L Colorado, and it's a handful, but this is something on a different plane.
I couldn't agree more, this is the best time in the history of cars to be a car guy, and it's an appropriate swan song for the internal combustion engine. The Hellcats, ZL1s, Z28s, GT350/500, GR86/BR-Z, new Nissan Z, new Supra with the right pedals, ND Miata, hell, the new Bronco, on and on. ALL 'car guy' cars, all new, all as reasonably priced as anything is these days.
Reasonably priced isn't what I'd call it as of today. Most cars are extremely expensive right now with Civic type R's running almost $50,000 at some dealers. It's a $30,000 ish car if that imo. I remember when you could buy a Ford Focus brand new for $9,000. Sure that was a long time ago and inflation is a bitch, but you got what you paid for. Now it's not that way at all. Nobody makes a sports car for the people. A car with rwd 6 speed a radio and roll up windows, that's it, and it's all anyone actually needs. Ok AC and a heater, but infotainment centers and paddle shifters and launch control ect, are things Nobody needs and they're in everything now and it Jack's up prices like crazy. Reasonably priced? My ass!
@@EmilyRose900 A bunch of the cars I mentioned are totally what you just described. I agree, EVERYTHING is too expensive, but compared to other cars with similar performance levels, each vehicle I mentioned is RELATIVELY fairly inexpensive. I should've included Focus and Fiesta STs, but I think they quit building them here in the States. They were absolutely the best fun-per-dollar ratio around, and it's astonishing to me that they quit, but I guess they just weren't what people here wanted. My Fiesta ST was far and away the most fun, best-driving FWD I've ever driven, and I've driven them all. I also bought mine used and needing a transmission, so I got it cheap. I'd never dream of paying even half new car prices, I get clean, low-mile older stuff or newer stuff that needs something I can reasonably fix.
I don't think I'll ever get my hand on any of these hellcats if these cars enthusiast keep trashing them...
I love this car, it's probably my favorite modern Mopar muscle car but I would have to have it all matte black.... 😁🖤🖤
There are two reasons I prefer challengers to chargers 1 I’m a sucker for a coupe 2 I still don’t know why they didn’t make a manual version of the charger
As a fan of the Mustang it’s sick in track mode too! Kicks sideways like a monster!!
Hold the - sign down for 2 seconds. After that just hit the paddle & hold on !
It’ll shift for you . Max torque 😊
Got a Procharged 5.7 6spd Chally 530whp, absolutely love it. Power I can use all of and comes in like a turbo. Cant imagine the terror of swapping ends gouging the throttle at over 100 and slipping wheels, I guess I can , in ls3 vettes, but you know. I need to experience Hellcat ridiculousness at least just once
Ford is laughing so hard at Dodge 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
i liked Chryslers' late 90's interiors, early 2000's were rough
The f8 green gets me every time
Why everybody just says matte black?? It’s painted satin black. Matte black is a little more dryer looking. Drive out sticker should say satin painted hood, not matte black hood. I know cause my hood and spoiler are satin black. Matte and satin are two totally different descriptions. On the other hand great ride! 💪🏼💯
It is a very american car being essentially a sedan with a train engine. Yet, this is somehow less weird than calling escalade an SUV. it is a bus, chill.
He’s not lying about the interior. I have a dodge and a Chevy and the dodge has hard plastics everywhere the Chevy at least has soft cloth in the door panels
Did you get the Plus package with carbon Fiber interior option. Because it’s drastically different from starting interior. My 18’ to 20’ model are far apart interior wise