Watch A Christmas Tree Hit 174mph Thanks To A Dodge Hellcat

At this time of year it's (probably) the first question on any petrolhead's lips: just how quickly can I get this Christmas tree home? Hennessey Performance has thoughtfully provided an answer
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It’s a problem we all face when we’re buying a natural Christmas tree. Just how to hit triple-figure speeds with it on the roof on the way home? Will it stay intact? Will aerodynamics slow my car down too much? Will I really be able to top 170mph and still provide my family with a worthy centrepiece for the festive lounge?

Luckily, we now know the answer. Breathe a sigh of relief, everyone. Hennessey Performance, which brought us the bonkers Velociraptor 6x6, the Venom F5 and the one US drag strip where Dodge Demon owners aren’t banned, has borrowed a Challenger Hellcat Widebody and done some, err, research.

Watch A Christmas Tree Hit 174mph Thanks To A Dodge Hellcat

Hennessey staff can be seen in the video above, strapping a pine tree to roof bars on top of the Hellcat before a pro driver in full safety gear (take that, do-gooders) opens the 717bhp beast up and reaches a peak speed of 174mph. It’s a fair chunk slower than the listed 202mph ceiling for the car, but still pretty mighty.

Amazingly, the tree stays mostly unaffected by the wind blast. It has a fair amount of strapping at the front, but even at high speed the branches look to be under pretty low stress. That’s another festive question answered, then: yes, a Christmas tree will withstand a 174mph trip down the Autobahn, if you like.

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Nishant Dash

Coming soon:

12/22/2017 - 10:14 |
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Did someone say fastest christmas tree?

12/22/2017 - 10:21 |
71 | 3

Few weeks later,
New fastest tree was recorded at 210 mph thanks to a agera rs,

12/22/2017 - 11:02 |
15 | 1

If you can fit it in there…

12/22/2017 - 12:41 |
16 | 0
Christoph Nesges

That’s 280 km/h .. Thank me later

12/22/2017 - 11:24 |
13 | 1

It’s 14 minutes later. Thanks

12/22/2017 - 11:38 |
4 | 1
Anonymous

This is the ultimate christmas tree delivery machine.

12/22/2017 - 12:03 |
11 | 2
Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Erm…nope.
(XJ220 swap Transit)

12/22/2017 - 13:16 |
10 | 1
Charlie Nelson

Grandma got ran over by a hellcat.

12/22/2017 - 13:30 |
4 | 2
LukeyWolf

That clickbait on the video title

12/22/2017 - 18:37 |
1 | 0
Duggan (koalafan) (koalafan7) (Esprit Team) (Z32 Group) (Lot

Ford super van in the frame of a GT40

12/23/2017 - 03:18 |
2 | 0
Duggan (koalafan) (koalafan7) (Esprit Team) (Z32 Group) (Lot

How about fastest veichle with Christmas lights and this because I thought of something better to say than what I was junking before

12/23/2017 - 03:19 |
1 | 0
Anonymous

i wonder if the christmas tree helps hellcat’s downforce

12/23/2017 - 03:47 |
2 | 0