Dodge drove us crazy and practically milked the debut of the Dodge Challenger Demon to death through a long series of teaser videos that spanned across the first three months of the year. Then, the day of reckoning was upon us, and the fastest production muscle car ever was finally revealed. Packing a 6.2-liter V-8 with a 2.7-liter supercharger that makes 14.5 psi of boost, a factory transmission brake, a stripped down interior, and a thirst for high-octane fuel, the Demon promises to be the Dodge that we’ll be talking about through the turn of the decade. Hell, it can hit 60 mph in 2.3 seconds and 100 mph in 5.1 seconds. A quarter mile comes in at 9.65 seconds at 140 mph – not bad for a car that weighs 4,200 pounds, right? After all, it can beat a $1.4 million Ferrari. But, it does raise one serious questions: Just how much will pure evil cost you?

There’s no official word as of yet, but Road & Track caught up with Dodge boss, Tim Kuniskis, at the New York Auto Show and got him to give us a little hint. Again, it isn’t much to go by, but according to Kuniskis, it will be priced above the Hellcat (obviously) but “it’s gonna be well below six figures.” That’s a pretty big deal considering many were expecting a price tag somewhere around $100,000.

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Maybe it Won’t Cost you a Marriage

After all of the hype and the car’s long-awaited debut, it was pretty easy to assume that the demon would set you back a marriage, the rights to your first born, an arm, and at least one testicle. As I said before, it’s faster than a Ferrari Laferrari, and can’t be topped by any other production car from the major automakers out there. I mean, we’re talking supercar numbers here… from a Dodge. But, dodge has to be careful, as Hennessey made it a point to troll the hell out of Dodge by announcing it’s 1000-horsepower upgrade for the Camaro, aptly called “The Exorcist.” That thing will set you back some $116,000 between the car and the upgrade, but can be ordered through Chevy dealers right now. It promises sub-10-second quarter miles and should hit 60 mph in “less than 3 seconds.” So, with that said, Dodge has to be careful with pricing the demon to begin with. Somewhere around $85 probably sounds about right, but knowing Dodge, I’m guessing it’ll be somewhere around $92,000. The real question here is, however, will the Demon be reliable? Only time will tell, but we’ll surely find out once it starts hitting dealers.

ENGINE

SUPERCHARGED 6.2-LITER HEMI DEMON V-8

Availability

Standard on Challenger SRT Demon

Type and Description

90-degree V-type, liquid-cooled

Displacement

370 cu. in. (6,166 cu.cm)

Bore x Stroke

4.09 x 3.58 (103.9 x 90.9)

Valve System

Pushrod-operated overhead valve, 16 valves with sodium-filled exhausts and hollow stem intakes, 16 hydraulic roller lifters

Fuel Injection

Sequential, multiport, electronic, returnless

Construction

Deep-skirt cast-iron block with cross-bolted main bearing caps, aluminum alloy heads with hemispherical combustion chambers

Compression Ratio

9.5:1

Power (estimated SAE net)

840 HP @ 6,300 RPM (Direct Connection Performance Engine Controller and high-octane unleaded fuel)
808 HP @ 6,300 RPM

Torque (estimated SAE net)

770 LB-FT @ 4,500 RPM (Direct Connection Performance Engine Controller and high-octane unleaded fuel)
717 LB-FT @ 4,500 RPM

Max. Engine Speed

6,500 RPM

TRANSMISSION

TORQUEFLITE 8HP90 EIGHT-SPEED AUTOMATIC

Availability

Standard

Availability

Adaptive electronic control with full manual control via gear selector or paddle shifters, with three SRT-unique selectable modes: Street, Sport and Drag (features TransBrake™, rev-matching, performance shifting and gear holding feature)

Description

151k

Torque converter

2.3 seconds

0 to 60 mph

9.65 seconds @ 140 mph