Remember The Exorcist, Hennessey Performance’s answer to the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon? Here it is again, this time strapped to a chassis dynamometer (or dyno) so the company can find out if the car has “enough to cast out The Demon?”
What follows is a series of dyno runs, whereby the LT4 6.2 litre supercharged V8 and its holy engine note can be heard very, very clearly. The mill churns out 1,014 hp (or 1,000 bhp) and 1,310 Nm but the rolling road measures the power output at the wheels, which is normally less because power is lost in the driveline.
By the end of the noisy and car-shaking (literally) test, The Exorcist was rated at 959 rwhp (rear wheel horsepower), which is certainly no small figure. By comparison, the Demon’s 6.2 litre supercharged HEMI V8 makes 840 hp and 1,044 Nm, and no whp figures were given. So it looks like, on paper, good triumphs over evil once again.
Of course, the only way to see which is best is with a good ol’ fashion drag race. Dodge claims its car will complete the standing quarter mile (400 m) in 9.65 seconds, while Hennessey is a little more coy by claiming a time of “less than 10 seconds.” Who wins?
GALLERY: Hennessey Exorcist
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Demon rulez!
Strapped to a chassis dynamometer is NOT “enough to cast out The Demon?”
To do that, U need 2 do it on a Real TRACK like Nürburgring in Germany & not the old fashion drag race unless U are marketing the Hennessy specifically 4 Drag Race.
As 4 Who wins? – Only a Test run can prove so otherwise it is All “Hot Air”
To get below 10 sec in the quarter-mile, having huge power alone is not enough. You need to put that power down to good use and the Demon is indeed impressive in this respect. In a straight line, the Demon may beat the Exorcist. On a track, the Exorcist would probably leave the Demon for dead due to the Dodge’s almost single-minded chase for drag strip glory.
One is a factory produced car with full warranty and all emissions equipment. The other is a tuner car of dubious legality and warranty.
When tuners get their hands on the Demon it will be insane. Hellcat owners are getting more than 800 hp with a simple pulley change and a computer tune, something that can be done by the owner in less than 2 hours.