This Dodge Challenger Demon Was Annihilated By A Hellcat-Swapped Prius
The car you see here isn’t really a Prius. It’s a car we took a closer look at during SEMA 2017 (see video below), and it’s actually a custom chassis powered by a Dodge ‘Hellcrate’ 6.2-litre supercharged V8, with a Prius body dumped on top.
But that doesn’t make it any less amusing to see this Prius-shaped monster hurtle down the quarter-mile, something it’s able to do in a little over nine seconds, with the aim of eventually clocking eight-second passes. We’ve seen it in action before, but this is the first time we’ve seen it take on a Dodge Demon.
No times are given for this run at the Dodge Roadkill Nights in Michigan, but we don’t need figures to sum up just how comprehensively beaten the Demon was - just look at the gap the ‘PriuSRT8’ is able to open up!
We can’t say we’re hugely surprised by the result. Yes, the Demon may have 840bhp on tap, but thanks to the fitting of a 4.5-litre supercharger among many other modifications, the Prius makes 800hp. At the wheels. Plus, it’s also going to be quite a bit lighter than the drag-spec Challenger.
Does this make us want a Demon any less? Nope.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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Is it me or the demon is complete and pure shit
“the Prius makes 800bhp. At the wheels.”
Err… 800whp then?
So, a car was defeated by a shitbox running a less powerful version of the same engine that was tuned to a similar power
Okay then
The prius is also more aerodynamic right?
The Demon looks annoyed and the PriuSRT8 looks happy!
First time that demon has seen the back of a Prius
CalliFaraway SEE? PRIUS MASTER RACE!
Next event: Hellcat-swapped Prius vs McLaren 720s…
I’d hate to be that Demon driver.
Clearly not everyone has heard of power:weight ratios and the people who do know that do this.