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Dodge built the Demon to dominate the quarter-mile every time. So when carwow lined it up against a Ford Mustang Dark Horse and a naturally aspirated Corvette Z06, the result was supposed to be a formality. It wasn’t. See how a flat-plane-crank Corvette and NASCAR driver Jessie Iwuji upended the expected outcome — and why fans are already demanding a rematch.
A factory-built 808-horsepower Dodge Demon versus a 641-horsepower Porsche 911 Turbo S sounds like a mismatch on paper. But the Porsche’s all-wheel-drive launch has quietly beaten cars with twice its power before, and this quarter-mile showdown puts that reputation to the test. Here’s what’s really deciding the race, and it isn’t horsepower.
Plymouth’s A51 Twister package put the Duster 340’s grille, stripes and even its hood scoops on cars powered by a 145-horsepower slant six, and Dodge did the same thing with the Demon Sizzler. Half a century later, buyers are still confusing them with the genuine article. Here is exactly what separated the look from the muscle.
Lee bought a burned-out Dodge Demon at a Las Vegas salvage auction with no idea what he was getting into — then decided to give it something Dodge never offered on any Demon: a manual transmission. The full build video covers every setback along the way, from fire damage to the wiring fights that came with it. The ScrapLife family documents the whole thing in detail.
A home-built Chevy Nova was never supposed to beat a factory Dodge Demon and Hellcat in the same session — but this built-versus-bought compilation says otherwise. The same video features a fully tubbed green Cuda running close to a nine-second quarter mile against a Lamborghini, with commenters calling the launch alone enough to make them jump. See which home-built cars are outrunning six-figure factory machines.
A plain-looking Chevy Nova lines up against a Dodge Demon, a Hellcat, and a mid-engine C8 Corvette in this drag strip compilation — and somehow keeps showing up in the conversation more than any of the modern cars. Viewers are trading stories about buying muscle cars for $1,000 to $2,000 back in the 1970s, and arguing over whether old sheetmetal or new engineering wins the day. Watch to see why nearly five million people came back for this one.
A Chevrolet Corvette Z06, a Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, and a Ford Mustang Dark Horse line up for a quarter-mile shootout with horsepower numbers ranging from 507 all the way to 819. On paper, it’s not a fair fight. On the strip, CarReels captures a result that has viewers arguing in the comments about just how much a mid-engine layout is worth. Watch to see which car actually crosses the line first.
A Dodge Demon running on pump gas, street tires, and every seat still installed lines up against a McLaren 720S — twice — in a roll race that is closer than the spec sheets suggest it should be. Drone footage captures both runs from directly overhead, the angle that best shows exactly when one car starts pulling away. Watch both races to see whether the Demon’s raw power can make up for giving away every other advantage.
Pontiac hasn’t built a Firebird since 2002, yet a Florida restomod shop is turning out brand-new Trans Ams with carbon fiber bodywork and up to 1,000 horsepower under the hood. For the Firebird’s 50th anniversary, Trans Am Depot limited its special edition to just eight convertibles and eight hardtops. Read on to find out how a dead nameplate keeps finding new life.
John’s widebody Hellcat Challenger cost $83,000, and according to this video, it’s developed damage again — the kind that’s split his comment section between “take it to the dealer immediately” and “that’s just modern Hellcat ownership.” Between an electrical tape debate and a stability control fault viewers are tracing back to the shocks, this is less a build reveal than a real-time look at what owning a heavily modified, six-figure-adjacent Mopar actually involves. Watch to see what breaks next.
The Fast Lane Car set out to verify Dodge’s claim that the 2018 Challenger Demon was the world’s fastest-accelerating production car — and watched it run the quarter mile in 9.65 seconds, bone stock. Getting there required a factory transbrake, adjustable launch control, and a supercharged Hemi V8 pushing well past 800 horsepower. Commenters call it the last true American muscle car for a reason. Watch the full run and hear that supercharger whine for yourself.
The 2018 Dodge Demon made 840 horsepower on race fuel, ran a certified 9.65-second quarter mile, and lifted its front wheels 2.92 feet off the ground, a Guinness-certified first for a production car. Dodge had Nitto build it a street-legal drag radial, rerouted the air conditioning to chill the supercharger, and deleted the passenger seat, selling it back for a dollar. Only 3,300 were built. Read on for what went into it.
A Dodge Demon, a Hellcat, and a new ZL1 line up against a ’69 Charger, a Nova, a Chevelle, a Shelby GT500, and a classic Mustang in this old-vs-new drag racing compilation, and the results split viewers right down the middle. One camp insists nothing beats old-school cool factor; the other concedes technology always wins in the end. A 1970 Chevelle SS 454 turns in a pass that neither side saw coming. Watch the full lineup face off.