Dodge created something awesome in 2008 when they trotted out the Challenger. It was a time when the world was changing, gravitating towards electric and hybrid mobility. Dodge decided to buck the trend and went old-school, with a grumbly, V8-powered muscle car bearing a famous name from their illustrious past of creating rambunctious road machines. Hot variants would get Hellcat V8s under the hood. When the Challenger was due to retire in 2023, Dodge decided to send it out with a bang and created the Hellcat 170 derivative. 1 of 369 in sublime green and 1 of 64 with no back seat. This car packs a factory-gifted 1,025 horsepower, and can do 0-60 in under 2 seconds if the conditions are right. That’s insane, to say the least, but what’s even more insane is, it’s still kind of practical. OK the rear seats are gone, but much of the model’s tech toys and creature comforts remain.

Exterior and Interior
Wearing a bright green coat, this 2023 Dodge Challenger Demon 170 is definitely a drag strip missile for the road. This statement is mostly driven by its meaty drag radials wrapped around black wheels, because the rest of the car looks as potent as any Hellcat. Long, low and menacing, it’s a car that will command respect from everyone – including its owner. The interior of this 2023 Dodge Challenger Demon 170 is now a two-seat affair because a cargo net occupies the space where the rear seat did. However, you’ve got two superbly bolstered front seats. Then, there’s automatic climate control with air conditioning, a Harman/Kardon sound system with trunk-mounted subwoofers, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, paddle shifters, a multifunction steering wheel and all the conveniences you’d expect. Even the trunk is pretty roomy, and of course you have more space inside the cabin where those rear seats used to live.

Engine
This 2023 Dodge Challenger Demon 170 comes with a 6.2-liter supercharged Hellcat V8 paired with an 8-speed TorqueFlite automatic gearbox. The engine can reportedly dump up to 1,025 horsepower and 945lb-ft of twist to the rear tires, so it’s good that they’re drag-spec radials. Under testing, a Demon 170 was claimed to achieve 0-60 in a scarcely believable 1.66 seconds! Even if that’s a bit optimistic, 2 seconds is quite plausible.