Been driving one of these things for a few days!

[Gearhead999s]

Originally Posted by 04cobra

Is that one stick or auto? I could never drive an automatic muscle car.....

It is an 8 speed auto and it works quite well with this engine package.

[ASAP]

Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

This car does not handle poorly for a 4500 lb large sedan.Like a F8X you have to take a few minutes at set the defaults to set the shocks,power & transmission shifting and then they are in the memories.When the I 1st drove the car all the defaults were set for the track and frankly it was awful but it quite livable as an everyday car if set the performance parameters to what your needs are.it is too large for my tastes and would never be a replacement for my M4.

Well unless I am blind, that is a coupe not a sedan as that is a Challenger not a Charger. And every review that I have read on this car rates its handling as near terrible... this is what u get for a 707 hp $60k car.

Oh and 707 hp... great but it weighs as much as an Abrams tank so it doesn't perform like a 707 hp should. Also, 707 hp out of a 6.2L supercharged V8... in 2015? Wow, a comp pack M5 runs around on nearly 600 out of a motor nearly 2L less in size.... Doesn't dound as impressive when you put it that way, does it? Simply put, its a trash car w a halfway decent motor crammed in.

[Gearhead999s]

Originally Posted by CARMASTERRACE

I drove a Hellcat once, and it's by far the layriest and most insane car I have ever driven. It's got too much power for the chassis (even though it is miles better than the Challenger SRT8), and due to this, it does not put power down in first, second, and third gear. It is still fun as hell though, with the massive noise, and the ultraballastic kick in the back. Great car, but not my style. BTW I think on a straight line due to the lack of power down and poor tranny, I think M5 F10, M6 F06/12/13, C63 AMG S, M4 JB4 Stage 2, CLS63, E63 , RS7, RS6 cream this car, as it just can't put power down, and this tranny is pretty terrible at handling with the torque. Still I really enjoyed this beast.

You do know that with 700 + horsepower & over 650 ft lbs of torque the throttle is much more than a light switch?With the proper throttle application this car hooks up in 2nd gear and pulls almost a G in acceleration?That is right there with any of the factory rockets available.For the money this car is a bargain!

[04cobra]

Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

It is an 8 speed auto and it works quite well with this engine package.

Oh I am well aware of how it works with the car, I just could never drive one even if its 10000x better. I hope and pray Ford will be coming out with a new GT500 making 700hp in stick, lightweight with tires that can handle the power.

[Roadkiller]

Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

You do know that with 700 + horsepower & over 650 ft lbs of torque the throttle is much more than a light switch?With the proper throttle application this car hooks up in 2nd gear and pulls almost a G in acceleration?That is right there with any of the factory rockets available.For the money this car is a bargain!

+1 It might be heavy but I'm sure its no slouch in a straight line. I'd love to "borrow" one of these for a few days.

[Gearhead999s]

Now I am back to driving my M4 which I am afraid might feel gutless now

[dkhm3]

Originally Posted by ASAP

I wasn't born in the era of a ton of cool looking cars and since looks are subjective, I will still subjectively say that this is an ugly car. One w poor handling, a cheap interior and one focus... it really doesn't take much to build a car like this.

You mean ugly in a good way right? HEE HAW!

But seriously, I would love to giggle my day driving this thing. It would be a BLAST!

[buildbright]

Hellcats are awesome. What a bunch of snobs.

[tdizzle]

Originally Posted by buildbright

Hellcats are awesome. What a bunch of snobs.

It's not a foreign product so obviously it's inferior...

It serves exactly what it was built for and at a good price for it's target consumer. I mean come on 700hp stock for the same price as a M4? Plenty of people love the way it looks which are obviously subjective.

I'm not a fan overall and wouldn't buy one but can appreciate what they did there at a very good price point. I wouldn't mind driving it around either for awhile. Man 700hp with a warranty off the showroom floor for under $80k? That right there seemed far fetched a handful of years ago.

[fusionchicken]

Lol @ all the hate, though it's to be expected I guess

The coolest part about the Challenger Hellcat is that it comes with a third pedal IMHO

[ASAP]

Originally Posted by buildbright

Hellcats are awesome. What a bunch of snobs.

And you're a bailout pusher... I thoroughly appreciate a C6 Vette or Mustang GT350R as well as a Viper... if I wanna go fast straightline, I'll add a few dollars and buy a Z06 or like anyone with wants for a 700 hp car, I'll mod my own... this is a cheap pushover made by a compny that almost universally across the board produces junk.

[ASAP]

Originally Posted by tdizzle

It's not a foreign product so obviously it's inferior...

It serves exactly what it was built for and at a good price for it's target consumer. I mean come on 700hp stock for the same price as a M4? Plenty of people love the way it looks which are obviously subjective.

I'm not a fan overall and wouldn't buy one but can appreciate what they did there at a very good price point. I wouldn't mind driving it around either for awhile. Man 700hp with a warranty off the showroom floor for under $80k? That right there seemed far fetched a handful of years ago.

Let me ask u... if bmw took a 320i sport package, added super wide tires and wheels and put an S63tu from the M5... do u think it would be inferior to a hellcat? serious question

[pikkagtr]

Originally Posted by ASAP

Let me ask u... if bmw took a 320i sport package, added super wide tires and wheels and put an S63tu from the M5... do u think it would be inferior to a hellcat? serious question

It would be because 'Murica

[buildbright]

Originally Posted by ASAP

And you're a bailout pusher... I thoroughly appreciate a C6 Vette or Mustang GT350R as well as a Viper... if I wanna go fast straightline, I'll add a few dollars and buy a Z06 or like anyone with wants for a 700 hp car, I'll mod my own... this is a cheap pushover made by a compny that almost universally across the board produces junk.

... and you ethically hate the Hellcat because it comes from the Chrysler group which is owned by Fiat now?

[AIRPOWER]

Originally Posted by ASAP

I wasn't born in the era of a ton of cool looking cars and since looks are subjective, I will still subjectively say that this is an ugly car. One w poor handling, a cheap interior and one focus... it really doesn't take much to build a car like this.

I was born in this era and this was my first car '73 Javelin AMX, had a 401 ci V8 with 4 barrel Rochester Quadrajet and a 4 speed Borg Warner T10 transmission.

[nicknaz]

Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

Now I am back to driving my M4 which I am afraid might feel gutless now

M4 can still lighten em up with DSC OFF so I don't think it will be that bad. Maybe on the highway you'll notice it more. 6mph trap speed difference is noticeable

Time for some mods ?

[ASAP]

Originally Posted by buildbright

... and you ethically hate the Hellcat because it comes from the Chrysler group which is owned by Fiat now?

I hate the hellcat because it's a POS w a decent motor... Nothing wrong w Vipers...

[ASAP]

Originally Posted by AIRPOWER

I was born in this era and this was my first car '73 Javelin AMX, had a 401 ci V8 with 4 barrel Rochester Quadrajet and a 4 speed Borg Warner T10 transmission.

Understand that these cars were fitting for the time / era... remakes can be done well and poorly... Thats a cool car for the time, I love the eleanor mustang of the time and the Sls is a solid remake of a Gullwing... the hellcat is

[Gearhead999s]

Originally Posted by nicknaz

M4 can still lighten em up with DSC OFF so I don't think it will be that bad. Maybe on the highway you'll notice it more. 6mph trap speed difference is noticeable

Time for some mods ?

I sold my incoming GT4 to a friend/client so I felt a need for a more dedicated track car so I ordered one of these for myself with the track package.I love the idea of a normally aspirated V8 with a 8200 rpm redline.

[bimmerj]

Saw one at the drag strip. It looks good in person. Hard to launch though.

[dkhm3]

Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

I sold my incoming GT4 to a friend/client so I felt a need for a more dedicated track car so I ordered one of these for myself with the track package.I love the idea of a normally aspirated V8 with a 8200 rpm redline.

awesome! Let us know when you get it!

[Crescendo]