This 9-Second Hennessey Demon Will Stalk Your Nightmares

As if the standard Demon's ability to wheelie away from the line wasn't alarming enough - Hennessey has given the beast even more power
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The Dodge Demon is already pretty quick off the line, when you tick all the boxes for properly-warmed drag radials, slimline and lightweight front wheels, race fuel and the full-fat ECU map. Nothing is ever so fast that the speed merchants at Hennessey can’t make it faster, though.

Applying a HPE1000 kit, like the ones you can get for the Jeep Trackhawk and Chevrolet Corvette, results in the kind of madness that will see you running nine-second quarter-miles and smoking just about everything else that rolls up claiming to be road-legal. A maximum of 50 Demons will be modified this way, says Hennessey.

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Filmed completing a 9.14-second run at 152mph at Lonestar Motorsports Park on 8 May, the HPE1000 Demon is now the fastest Demon yet to hit the strip. It’s so damn fast we must have blinked and missed it, because we’re a bit late picking this up. John Hennessey himself said:

“The 2018 Demon is a street-legal rocket from Dodge, but we wanted to take the car’s impressive track times to an industry leading level.

“Over the past several months we have worked to develop a low nine-second drag car that our customers can drive to the track, put on an impressive show with blistering 1/4 mile times, and then drive home in complete comfort.”

This 9-Second Hennessey Demon Will Stalk Your Nightmares

The HPE1000 upgrade lifts the 840bhp car to 1035bhp at the crank (880bhp at the wheels) and slingshots the bonkers creation to 60mph in a frankly silly 1.9 seconds. A 4.5-litre supercharger replaces the meagre 2.7-litre factory item. Long-tube headers, a higher-flow induction system and improved fuelling are all included as well, and it’s all covered by a 12-month/12,000-mile warranty. That’s 48,000 attempts to beat Hennessey’s record…

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Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

As if the Demon needed more power

05/17/2018 - 09:42 |
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Well, had the hennessy variant of the Demon actually been what Dodge actually made, then it would be a hell of a drag car for the buck. Not saying the og Demon is bad tho, but it still would snatch wigs like no ones business…

05/17/2018 - 10:04 |
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What did you expect Hennessy to do? Make a Hennessy Prius?

05/18/2018 - 01:15 |
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Anonymous

where’s dem wheelies?

05/17/2018 - 09:46 |
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TurboToddler (Straight-five)

If it’s faster than a Demon it should have a more menacing name imo

05/17/2018 - 09:48 |
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Dodge S A T A N

05/18/2018 - 11:41 |
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Anonymous

Nothing is faster than they ripping off clients

05/17/2018 - 09:50 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

True

05/17/2018 - 15:45 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

True(2)

05/18/2018 - 05:29 |
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5:19.55

Weren’t they supposed to build the exorcist to go against the demon?

05/17/2018 - 10:29 |
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05/17/2018 - 10:59 |
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Anonymous

When the Demon’s supercharger is bigger than most engines.

05/17/2018 - 10:34 |
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Ian.L

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Or for comparison, this Demon has a 458 Italia/Speciale engine for a supercharger

05/17/2018 - 14:08 |
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Anonymous

🤤🤤🤤🤤 1035bhp

05/17/2018 - 10:59 |
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LukeyWolf

Introducing, the Dodge Satan

05/17/2018 - 11:05 |
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Introducing: the all new dodge Damian, gotta leave space if Hennessey makes that faster

05/17/2018 - 13:11 |
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Anonymous

4.5 liter supercharger!? The supercharger has a higher displacement than a current AMG V8 engine

05/17/2018 - 11:13 |
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Augusto Prulhiere

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Because ‘Murica

05/17/2018 - 12:56 |
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H5SKB4RU (Returned to CT)

0-60 in 1.9?

05/17/2018 - 12:18 |
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Tesla nibbas should be crying in the corner right about now

05/17/2018 - 13:13 |
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