Dodge has revealed its vision for the future of its muscle car lineup, which includes the 2024 Charger Daytona with electric power and the 2025 Charger Sixpack featuring 3.0-liter inline-six twin-turbo Hurricane options, available in both two-door and four-door formats.
The news signals a big change in the muscle car market, especially in light of the Challenger’s cancellation. There’s now a spirited debate surrounding whether the new STLA Large-based Charger should be classified as a muscle car, given its absence of a large V8 engine under the hood and its standard all-wheel-drive configuration.
However, for the fortunate few who managed to secure one of the seven ‘Last Call’ special editions of the 2023 Dodge Charger and Challenger, such discussions are of little concern. Particularly noteworthy is the 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170, the ultimate iteration of the Challenger, produced until December 2023 in a limited run of 3,300 units.
This variant boasts an impressive 1,025 horsepower on E85 fuel and an anticipated quarter-mile time of just 8.91 seconds at speeds exceeding 151 mph. Owners of the Demon 170 typically fall into two categories: those preserving it as a collectible investment or those unleashing its full potential on the drag strip.
With spring in full swing, many Demon 170s have emerged from storage, particularly in sun-drenched states like Texas and Nevada. Recently, an extraordinary spectacle unfolded at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, captured by the Wheels Plus channel on YouTube. Two identical Demon 170s, resplendent in Plum Crazy Purple, squared off for a showdown.
It was a rare sight indeed, with only slight distinctions in their appearance such as unique identification numbers on the rear side glass or variations in wheel color. In the end, with identical credentials, predicting the outcome of their racetrack duel proved to be an impossible task.