The Internal Codename For the Dodge Demon’s Engine Was “Benny”
SRT likes to name its highest-power V8s after historic fighter planes when they’re in development: its naturally aspirated 392 was code-named “Apache” while the Hellcat‘s supercharged 6.2-liter unit was called, appropriately, “Hellcat.” The small team developing the Challenger SRT Demon wanted to keep attention away from its work, however, so a more subtle internal name was needed. Allpar reports that the Demon‘s engine was called “Benny.”
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