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Only 71 buyers ordered the Hemi R/T package on a 1971 Dodge Challenger, and this triple-black example, sourced from The Brothers Collection, is one of the last built before Chrysler discontinued the 426 Hemi entirely. One viewer compared it to a villain out of a Stephen King novel. Watch the full walkaround to see why even self-described Chevy loyalists admit this car earns the respect.
The 440 badge on this 1964 Dodge has nothing to do with the famous 440-cubic-inch V8, that engine did not exist yet. It was simply the name of a mid-tier full-size trim, sitting between the base 330 and the upscale Polara, standard with a modest 225-cubic-inch slant-six, V8 power only as an option. Paired here with Chrysler’s dependable 727 TorqueFlite automatic. Here’s how Dodge’s confusing 1964 naming actually worked.
At the 2017 Detroit Auto Show, Dodge let visitors drive a 707-horsepower Hellcat Challenger without leaving the showroom floor. The rig moved with every brake, throttle, and steering input, syncing to a virtual track on a wall of screens. It was one of the most talked-about attractions at that year’s North American International Auto Show. Read on to find out how Dodge pulled off the stunt.
Cornerstone Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram in Elk River, Minnesota gives a full walkaround of a brand-new 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, the factory drag car that needed its own legal reclassification just to leave the lot on street-legal drag radials. The video runs through the full 15-trim Challenger lineup surrounding it and the details — from the second PCM to the missing exterior badge — that made the Demon unlike anything Dodge had sold before. Watch to see what a genuine Demon allocation looked like in person.
A dashcam clip of a late-model Dodge Challenger sideswiping a pickup truck went viral for reasons that have nothing to do with horsepower. After the Challenger’s driver fled the scene and later filed an insurance claim blaming the truck’s owner, unedited footage became the only reliable witness to what actually happened. Commenters were quick to note how often this exact scenario plays out on the road. Watch the clip and see why viewers say dashcams are no longer optional.
Long before Hollywood made it famous in Bullitt and The Dukes of Hazzard, the 1968-1970 Dodge Charger R/T had already earned its reputation the hard way — with a 440 Magnum standard, an optional 426 Hemi, and a coke-bottle body that still defines muscle car styling today. Read on for what the R/T badge actually meant under the sheet metal.
Andre Gordon’s blue 1971 Dodge Dart Swinger runs a genuine 340-cubic-inch V8 with a four-speed manual and Hurst pistol-grip shifter — a far cry from the Fiat-based compact Dodge revived decades later, or the Pro Stock Dart five-time champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. campaigns at the NHRA’s top level. Read on to see how one nameplate ended up telling three completely different stories.
A 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda convertible, one of just 17 built with the legendary 440-6 Barrel engine confirmed by the V-code in its VIN, resurfaced after roughly 35 years in storage. Commenters couldn’t agree on what it’s worth, one estimated $150,000 restored, another argued a fully documented example could bring $2.25 to $2.75 million. One viewer even suggested sending it to Graveyard Carz for a factory-correct restoration. Which valuation is closer to what this rare fish will actually bring?
Dodge’s sales fell 49 percent in the first half of 2025, and its electric Charger Daytona struggled to find buyers without the V8 rumble that made the old Charger and Challenger icons. At the 10th annual Roadkill Nights, Dodge picked the moment to reveal something new — timed for maximum attention from the enthusiast crowd most likely to decide the brand’s next chapter. Read on for how Dodge’s rough year set the stage for the reveal, and what a single unveiling at a drag racing event says about the brand’s strategy going forward.
The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon did not simply add horsepower to the Hellcat formula. It brought a factory transbrake, a system that built boost while the car stood still, an air conditioning circuit repurposed to chill the intake charge, and drag radials on all four corners. Read on for how each of those pieces worked, what the car actually recorded at the strip, and why no manufacturer has attempted anything like it since.
Vanguard Motor Sales spent three and a half years on a full rotisserie restoration of this numbers-matching 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, right down to verifying the original 440 Magnum’s casting date. One former owner of an identical car in the comments backs up the appeal — and the one real downside. Watch the walkaround and see what three and a half years of documented restoration actually looks like.
The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon arrived at the 2017 New York Auto Show with 840 horsepower, a certified 9.65-second quarter mile at 140 mph, and a Guinness record for lifting its front wheels off the line, and a portion of the internet still called it a letdown because rumors had promised four digits. Hennessey promised to fix it. What the shop actually built first was a Camaro. Here is how that detour played out, and the asterisk attached to that 840 figure.
The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon made 808 horsepower on pump gas and 840 on race fuel, ran a certified 9.65-second quarter mile, and lifted its front wheels hard enough to earn a Guinness record. It also arrived with a steel crate of drag parts, a factory transbrake, and an air conditioner repurposed to chill the intake charge. Dodge built it for a single model year and then walked away. Read on for what it actually took to get there.
Dodge unveiled the Challenger SRT Demon with a supercharged Hemi V8 rated at 840 horsepower, factory-fitted wide-body fender flares, and a production run capped at just 3,300 units total. The reveal landed alongside news that Ford was extending availability of its own Shelby Mustangs, giving performance buyers two big storylines at once. Both moves capped a mid-2010s horsepower race that pushed Dodge, Ford, and Chevrolet to repeatedly one-up each other. Read on to find out which of these limited-run factory monsters will matter more to collectors decades from now.
The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon started at $84,995 and left the factory with 808 horsepower. The 840-horsepower figure everyone quoted required one additional box on the order sheet, and that box cost exactly one dollar. It is one of the strangest pricing decisions in modern automotive history, and Dodge would revisit the same trick years later on a much larger scale. Here is what a single dollar actually bought.