2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody | Track Test
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- Dodge is spreading the Demon’s wealth onto it’s more attainable track and street friendly Hellcat Widebody. We take it to the high speed turns of Roebling Road Raceway for a full track test.
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As a JDM fan, I can say this looks very good! That yellow is just gorgeous.
Acc0rd79 notice that a lot of car manufacturers give out yellow press cars I love yellow vehicles
Challenger Hellcat widebody has been around for 2 years. Almost 3! Keep up the great work dodge 👌👍
John Davis is the best auto reviewer ever. Grew up watching this dude. Nobody ive heard can match his review catch phrases.
Remember motorweek on pbs?
torres3800 are you insane?
"Mhhotor Whheek!" He's been the best in the business for decades. Good to see him still doing his thing!
Ya but top gear has a comedic approach
The hood just needs a slight adjustment to the center latch. It's super easy and almost every Challenger needs that, otherwise that corner will catch some air and start lifting. It should have been done on the PDI upon delivery. The left side will be slightly too high and the right is slightly too low, just loosen the latch bolts and shift the mechanism slightly to the right, re-tighten and you are done.
@ 2:05 look at that hood about to lift itself off.
That no charge option of a Shaker hood is a great touch FCA. Quality
Blake Swan lmao
Blake Swan: Speaking of FCA quality, it looks to me like the check engine light is on at the 3:56 mark & you can hear that the car is on & idling. Lol
@@oneslackr look at the tach. The engine is not running.
@@2010challengerRT : Yeah, you're right the tach is on zero yet you can hear the engine idling. So did they screw up the video & add engine sounds when it wasn't running? Or is the tach also broken? Lol
If I had the money, this is the version of the Challenger I would own.
Talisman18t keep working and you will I believe yo will if you keep working 😇🤝❤️
That meant a lot. I appreciate that.
Talisman18t you’re welcome 😉👍🏾
A lot of haters talking about the hood , bottom line is this is a media floged car pounded on all day. Let’s face it DODGE is back with a VENGEANCE. THE CAR LOOKS AWSOME ! it’s a great time to be a muscle car fan ford and chevy included. So let’s celebrate the AMERICAN MUSCLE and leave the negative comments to the imports.
wonder why they did a real close-up of that vibrating/rising hood- probably making a point without having to mention it
Armando Montezuma Truth be told , every manufacter will show issues especially at the corners of the hood at high speed and the camera angle right. Hoods latch in the center . All manufactures have issues . That's a fact .
yes but some OEM has more issues than others. FCA is at the bottom of quality for the last 20 years even during the period where GM make cavaliers and Ford make falcon
The_vb pass 20 years chevy and ford been at the bottom of the list no one manufacturer has been better than the other. Each has their faults.
Love Mopar.. Love Hemi.. Love forced induction and supercharger whine.. DO WANT.
72,590$
Honey were selling the house! 😁
If this show went back in time, nobody would know they were from the future!
Except perhaps for the insanely powerful 707 HP Challenger.
3.4 seconds is fast but I think 2.8 is possible in ideal conditions with drag radials.
Nope different tyres won't knock off a second
Yes i see stock one with tyre doing as i remember 2.9
I'm ready for some NEW dodge vehicles.
Absolutely one of the best muscle cars ever made! Dodge Hemi Awesome.
keith frisell you are wrong... it’s the best muscle car ever made!
Its a beautiful beast
Lol dont say ford or chevy cause they turn in to sport cars that the last true muscle car left
I was raised a GM guy and for the most part always have been, just to qualify this reply. I think this is the second best muscle car to date. Second only to the current Dodge Demon.
Best muscle car that can't win anything on track
Looks Nice 👌 in Yellow still haven't seen one in my Country yet
LMAO that hood, nice quality Dodge/FCA.
venom5809 f: What about it? It's vented with an air-intake for the supercharger. And?
Evil One You must be one of those shitty FCA workers that got caught smoking weed on the job. LOL. Saw another auto channel reviewing a brand new Jeep Wrangler supplied by FCA this week and it completely died on the side of the highway, hazards didn’t even work. At least a Prius won’t leave you stranded and dead on the side of the road 😂
an adjustment. which every brand has that would have been caught in a pdi at the dealer. I've seen new 911s need tweaks off the truck. so since you don't have any real idea what you're talking about, shut your trap.
Lol I'm a hellcat owner and I had to tweak fender, I was kind of annoyed about that shit but it's an amazing car for what it is
yeah I know I have a video saved of my demon with the same issue lol, hell this is even a problem, with my 06 and 05 ram Daytona and ram srt10. but then again you realize that those trucks had their grills stuck with their hood lol, no reason for a car to have this much panel gap.
Who else seen that hood raise a bit during acceleration, mopar quality.
Make mine plum crazy purple!
What's up with hood flapping up and down?
Brian Morrow I saw that too.
My guess is build quality.
Poor build quality.
I get so frustrated man.... we put people on the moon, build aircraft carries and fighter jets but when it comes to vehicles??? smh
Yup. Still an FCA product...
John Davis is not aging
Look at the hood at 2:07. Nice fit and finish, dodge.
One 7 Decimal 2 Eight : this car was not made in Germany...
Maybe it wasn't latched properly? Doesn't do it the rest of the video.
The Chevy driver forgot to latch the hood.
Freaking good sound
Dat yellow tho!
There is a lot more that's different between this and the Demon than just the engine. You guys should know this.
Yeah the badge and price
There is much more than that. You must not know too much about the cars if that's all you think is different.
Demon is faster BUT the Hell-Cat wide body is a way better option.
2:06 you can see the hood gap. That's ridiculous! Dodge needs to step up their build quality!
Steven Build quality still hasn't changed since Mike (StreetSpeed717) had his Hellcat, which he had quite a few build quality issues. I think it was a 2015 MY.
Holy fuck that hood gap was nastyyyyy
It's a shame too. I'd love to have a Challenger (maybe not a Hellcat, but at least an RT), however if the build quality is shoddy, then it'll become a headache instead of being a fun car.
Steven RT is slow if you get 1 first mod you should do is a diet remove rear seats ect
Mr. T The RT is fast enough for my purposes and much more affordable than the Hellcat. It's a big step up in power from what I am currently driving (03 Acura TL base). I don't have a track around where I live anyway so I wouldn't be able to really stretch its legs. If I were wealthy, then no question, I'd go for a Hellcat.
Awesome presentation, MotorWeek!👍 I saw some comments about FCA "build quality"...🤔 I didn't see any issues a DollarGeneral set of tools wouldn't fix in 5-10 minutes of adjusting. 😄 For all the critics, the "build quality" is *under* the hood. Over 700 reliable horsepower!🤗
I heard the earlier hellcats like to kill their superchargers main bearings causing complications, idk still rather have the ZL1. But I don't need either of these because I love corvette too much to betray my Z06 (plus for that price you could almost have a new Z06 which is just as fast and handles like a dream in comparison.)
I wouldn't use anything but tools from Dollar General to fix a Challenger
@michael Montgomery don't forget they like to blow transmissions too!
Why was the CEL on?
I love the way Chargers look more than Challengers honestly, they would look really good in wide body.
Only one of the trio which I would get in auto
Outrun the cops with their Ford Taurus cars and leave them eating your dust in this Dodge Challenger Hellcat. LoL 😁
There is a camera attached to the quarter panel so, combined with the camera+mount and wind generated downforce, I suspect that is where the hood gap is coming from.
Hey, FCA! Can I have a Challenger T/A Widebody, please?
Probably get a 6 spd manual or 8 spd automatic
He seems to be struggling with the handling. I think he is right drop it an inch
John Davis for president
A 10 second 1/4 mile 4500lb car ...isn't nothing to laugh about .
"Wide Body" You mean fender flares
Justin Vasko no it’s structural not a bolt on
Dodge gives us a redesign body along with this retro design.
charger master same dull design for past 10 years!
They have to wait for the new FCA platform...rumors says it is the ALFA guilia platform. This chassis is still the one designed during Daimler ownership and uses Mercedes parts.
The Guilia Platform should give a 400+lbs cut in weight and increased stiffness.
Love it ❤️
Even at 305 it isn't enough...
A wise man once said of a 500hp Dodge Viper, "Too much horsepower is barely enough."
A real Shaker Hood...LMAO!!
LMAO
The ones that complain about the hood loose, are just haters nick picking.
It Shows proof that they have loss in the past, to many a Hemi beast as in the Hellcat and Demon.😅
lol look at the hood coming up at 2:05. Good ol FCA quality.
Drone shadow at the end.
Maybe. Or maybe an oddly shaped bird.
Right. Wink wink!
Canadian muscle.
Mag neto Are these made in Brampton, Ontario?
yes
That's lighter than the demon with lighter speed bypassing the throttle wide open with maximum speed
Alot of bashing of the car in this comment section, but these people need to remember this is a media press vehicle. And that is camera shake, not the hood flapping.
$76k for car with hood that doesn't fit properly. GG Dodge.
I don’t care if it’s a boat, a ship or a fucking Prius if it’s got wheels I’m gonna take it to the track
Did anyone notice the hood raising at 2:07?
Jorel Davis yes but I'm gonna give dodge the benefit of the doubt and say that it's a test car and gonna be sold to the public so Q&Q was not a big thing
Combination of it being made out of aluminum and the speeds, Probably 120mph+ at that point.
$72k for that great build quality...
Sorry but I would take a Hemi Superbird first, and then the wide body Hellcat. Awsome automobiles!!! Hey That Thing Gotta Hemi .
Wow, two valves per cylinder AND it has huge horsepower AND its gas mileage is good too. *How does Dodge do it?!*
Salesmanship
My only complaint is the doors. They're attached to a dodge.
😂😂😂
Hilarious!!!
Yeah, that's the slow one. Now everyone wants the Red Eye :-P
Sky1 lmao "slow"
Was that the hood flapping or the front fascia distorting?????
My hellcats hood shakes as bad as the 08, 2012 Mustang GT and 14 Camaro 1LE I had. Those blocky (retro) bodies are not the best when it comes to high speeds. The new mustangs and camaro’s hood stay planted well.
Looked like that hood wanted to fly open @ 2:08
Publik Enemi That’s all that hp trying to get out.
Is this 1980? Look at the misaligned hood, jeez.
How it perform on mountain pass??
lovely
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DO WANT
It sure would be looking good in front of my double wide. My single wide neighbors don’t understand real good cars no ways. Or classy mo-bile homes.
What's up with that check engine light? lol
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Anyone notice the engine light on?
alexander1485 check engine light was on because the engine wasn’t running. Look at the RPMS. 0.
If I had to get a Hellcat, it would NEED tone a wide body.....and a manual..
Did i just see the check engine light on? Ha ha
The accessories were turned on, but not the engine. The check engine light (among others) turns on when pressing the start button without depressing the brake. So while the check engine light was lit, it was not "on."
The better question is, have you ever started a car before lmfao.
I saw it too
Check engine light is always on before actually starting the car. If you’d notice the car isn’t actually running so therefore the check engine light is still on, once started it will disappear if there are no issues. Basically what Motorweek said.
RemnantSRT440 damn it was!!! Fresh squeeze lemon
Time for a smaller, lighter, better handling Challenger.
Ram pickup fender flares are tacky as hell on a challenger.
Who’s watching in 2021 with premium gas at $5.00???
This is USA porco dio!!!!🙋
It doesn’t matter where the engine is made or the car is assembled , bottom line the car is engineered and designed by AMERICANS. BMW is assembled in the U.S now does that mean it’s American made now? NO!
Car is made in ontario Canada
The thing looks like it's always driving on ice. Not for me.
I can buy a hellcat swap for 15gs and a 2009 challenger or magnum or 300c for 800 bucks and do the swap. 73,000 hello no
More affordable.
Damn this vid make me don’t want the car anymore 😑😑😑
The new Widebody Hellcat is a better track car than the Camaro SS.
So many sponsoooooors...
Hate the music
Everyone bitching about the hood can go ahead and buy a pos ford or chevy 😂😂 it only breaks if u cant take care of it got 2 dodges love em both...will never go bak to chevy or ford... ✌✌
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I'd rather have a Tesla.
TheArfdog most beta males do. Comes with a free dildo
LMAO!
what a horrible review
This is an ugly car
Another version of the same thing, You have tested every version of Hellcat they have & there all the same - Fast in a strait line but junk with no resale value. Time to Move On !
Tesla is way faster. Electrics are the future.
tesla is also twice the price.
+grabir01 I'm totally trolled. i think I'll cry.
Dodge is junk
Poor example of a track segment, I see why dodge got rid of the viper and they have not learned ,why? And now they made a worst track car than the viper?what gives?
They are replacing the Viper with a All New Lightweight Barracuda in late 2020 ! Going on a All new Alfa Romeo Guilia carbon Fiber Platform and Chassis with a Maserati Quadrofoglio Track Suspension with possibly over 800 HP TO TAKE on the GT500, Camaro ZL1 And even the Corvette ZR1 !!! Next Generation Challenger and Charger are also going to be lighter and Faster with a Power Increase from 707 HP To almost 800 HP For the Hellcat Varient !! Chevy and Ford have already Produced two New Generation Camaro and Mustang While Charger and Challenger remained Untouched except Minor Updates ! Next Generation Dodge gonna be a Monster and even more exciting than the Demon !!!!!! You Said Dodge got Rid of the Viper and they have not learned ????????? What are you talking About Dude ??? Viper is the Heavyweight Nurburgring Track Champion !! Worse Track Car than Viper ?????? What are you talking About Dude ?? Viper is King of the Track !!!!! Dodge discontinued the Viper ACR To come out with a Lighter Faster Barracuda !! Wait and See ! Ford boy's are going to be Crying !
A worst track car then the pipe or…?? Are you out of your moronic mind? The Dodge Viper still have some of the fastest lap times around the Nürnberg ring you ditz!!! Jesus Christ I have no patience for stupid people!!!
And another thing you tool… This is a muscle car not a track car he wasn’t designed for the track but they do handle extremely well for their size! Plus they have a full-size backseat unlike other cars in the segment.
Stick to your cats, son. Leave the cars to the big boys
Maybe any hood would displace like that at 100+ mph? I believe that is why hood pins came into vogue in the 60S.
How do you effectively drive this box on wheels?
Dodge don't give af about the interior or handling lol