jasjamz
THS Racer
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Well... got my first ride in a Hellcat. It was a 2015 Challenger with drag radials. Amazing car! Its one of those car that sets the benchmark for cars in its class. I can not go out and buy a Charger or Challenger now. It would be like trading your TR for a MC SS or Cutlass 442. Nice look but the power is not there. It is an expensive car but so is a fully loaded Tahoe or GMC Denali.
The car is big and heavy but that makes for a comfortable and quiet ride. Oddly my favorite part of the car was the automatic transmission. It shifted firm and fast. It was like the car never fell out of the sweet spot for HP and TQ. The owner/driver was not being soft on the car at all. He actually drove it much harder than I would have. I feel it would be pointless to have on with stock street tires in the rear because with so much power on tap. Traction is what you'd hope to get as opposed to most other performance cars that look to break the tires loose to show some power.
Sadly, I don't think I would buy any Dodge now unless it has that drivetrain. The Hellcat engine should be interesting to watch in the years to come. I had my eyes on the SRT Durango but now that would not happen unless it was purchased like my TBSS which has ton of mods by Lingenfelter guys.
Still love the Buicks and other cars but Dodge did a great job!
The car is big and heavy but that makes for a comfortable and quiet ride. Oddly my favorite part of the car was the automatic transmission. It shifted firm and fast. It was like the car never fell out of the sweet spot for HP and TQ. The owner/driver was not being soft on the car at all. He actually drove it much harder than I would have. I feel it would be pointless to have on with stock street tires in the rear because with so much power on tap. Traction is what you'd hope to get as opposed to most other performance cars that look to break the tires loose to show some power.
Sadly, I don't think I would buy any Dodge now unless it has that drivetrain. The Hellcat engine should be interesting to watch in the years to come. I had my eyes on the SRT Durango but now that would not happen unless it was purchased like my TBSS which has ton of mods by Lingenfelter guys.
Still love the Buicks and other cars but Dodge did a great job!