This 807-HP Dodge Charger Hellcat Jailbreak Was Dodge’s Last Word Before Killing the V8 Charger Forever

This 2023 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody Redeye Jailbreak makes 807 horsepower from a supercharged 6.2-liter V8, and it arrived just before Dodge pulled the plug on the gas-powered Charger for good. The Straight Pipes put it up against the Demon 170, the Challenger Jailbreak, and even a Mustang Dark Horse to see if it still holds up. Here’s why this particular Hellcat might be the one worth chasing before they’re all gone.

Dodge doesn’t build cars like this by accident, and it definitely didn’t build this one to last. This 2023 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody Redeye Jailbreak sits at the absolute peak of the modern muscle car pyramid, a supercharged 6.2-liter monster pumping out 807 horsepower and 707 lb-ft of torque through a widebody stance that barely looks street legal. It arrived at the exact moment Dodge was quietly preparing to kill the V8 Charger for good, which makes every one of these cars feel less like a new release and more like a farewell letter. The team at The Straight Pipes got their hands on one and didn’t hold back, calling it exactly what it is in the video’s title: proof the Hellcat era is dead. At $128,545 CAD as tested, this isn’t a car built for practicality, it’s a send-off built for a legacy. Once you hear what Dodge stacked it up against, you’ll understand why this particular Charger might be the last one worth chasing.

The full review comes from The Straight Pipes, a channel known for straightforward walkarounds and unfiltered driving impressions rather than scripted hype. In this one, the hosts run through the Redeye Jailbreak’s spec sheet, its widebody fender flares, its Redeye-specific hood, and the exact sound that supercharger whine makes the second someone cracks the throttle. They spend real time on how the Jailbreak package changes the ownership experience versus a standard Hellcat, with different wheels, different suspension tuning, and a different visual presence, because on this trim Dodge basically let buyers build a one-off.

Throughout the drive, the hosts note how manageable the power delivery feels in everyday traffic despite the eye-watering peak numbers, with the Charger settling into a comfortable highway cruiser one moment and turning into a genuine drag-strip threat the next as soon as launch control gets involved. What makes the review worth watching is the comparison framing built into the title itself: would you take this Charger over a Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye Widebody Jailbreak, a Charger Hellcat Widebody Last Call Redeye, the terrifying Demon 170, a Durango Hellcat, or even a Ford Mustang Dark Horse? That’s not a rhetorical question, and the review treats the Charger’s case seriously instead of just declaring a winner.

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The Hellcat name has meant one specific thing since 2015: a supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V8 stuffed into a full-size American sedan or coupe, originally rated at 707 horsepower in both the Challenger and Charger. It was Dodge’s answer to a simple dare, what happens if you put supercar power into a practical four-door, and the answer turned out to be one of the most popular performance sedans ever sold in the U.S. market.

The Redeye variant pushed things further starting in 2018, borrowing internals from the Demon to bump output past 797 horsepower, and by the time the Jailbreak package landed in 2021, Dodge had turned the ordering process into something closer to building a custom bike than buying a family car. Jailbreak unlocked wheel, suspension, and color combinations that weren’t available anywhere else in the lineup, letting buyers spec a Redeye Widebody that looked and drove exactly the way they wanted rather than settling for a preset trim.

That freedom didn’t last. Dodge began winding down V8 production with a string of “Last Call” special editions before the Charger nameplate transitioned to the 2024-and-later Daytona platform, built around a twin-turbo inline-six “Hurricane” engine and, eventually, an electric powertrain. Cars like this 2023 Redeye Jailbreak are among the final gas-powered, supercharged V8 Chargers Dodge will ever build, which is exactly why reviewers keep circling back to them with a mix of admiration and mourning.

Numbers alone tell part of the story: 807 horsepower and 707 lb-ft of torque from a supercharged 6.2-liter V8, sent to the rear wheels through an eight-speed automatic built to survive launch after launch. The widebody fender flares add nearly 3.5 inches of width over a standard Charger, filled out with wheels and rubber wide enough to let all that power actually reach the pavement instead of spinning it away.

Inside, the Redeye Jailbreak still offers the space and comfort buyers expect from a full-size sedan, with heated and ventilated seats, real back-seat legroom, and a proper trunk, which is part of what made the Hellcat Charger such an anomaly in the first place. Nothing else on sale delivered supercar-humbling acceleration without asking owners to give up practicality to get it, and that contradiction is the entire reason this car became a modern legend in under a decade.

Watch the full video above and let us know your thoughts in the comments.