This Dodge Demon Is Ridiculously Outgunned By A McLaren 720S

In a rolling drag race the Dodge Demon, running on regular petrol, is left trailing by a McLaren 720S

03 Apr 2018

The Dodge Demon is the hottest property in straight-line speed right now. You’ve already read about it being too fast for competition, you’ve seen it launch from a helmet-cam’s view and you’ve even seen it on Top Gear. But you haven’t seen it take on a true European supercar… until now.

Running on regular unleaded the Demon’s 6.2-litre supercharged V8 is down to 808bhp, but that’s still quite a lot more than the claimed 710bhp from the McLaren. The British car is lighter by over a tonne, though, and is $238,000 more expensive than the Demon, going by the figures quoted in this video.

This Dodge Demon Is Ridiculously Outgunned By A McLaren 720S

While Demon fans will be crying out for the two to race from a standing start, these duels are from a rolling start on what seems to be the public road. The difference is massive; the 720S just walks away from the big Dodge. Even in the second race, where the Demon gets a much better start, the McLaren just disappears.

DragTimes, who published the video, will be filming a follow-up where the Demon is filled with race fuel and the full 840bhp tune is active. We’ll look out for that one, but we can’t see it being enough to tip the scales…

Source: CarScoops

Comments

Demon fanboys be : iTz R3gUlaR FuEl

Seriously, what kind of whichcraft has McLaren performed with the 720S?? I knew it would beat the Demon, but not like that…

No kidding, that was insane! I have to imagine that since they are starting from higher speed the fact that the 720S is a lot more aerodynamic probably helped it a lot (in addition to the fact that it is so much lighter)

They lied about the power (it should really be called the 800S or something). So you have the power of a Demon but with tons more tech and far, far lighter.