American muscle car drag racing at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a spectacle to behold, especially when classics like the Mustang Shelby GT500 Super Snake and the Challenger Hellcat go head-to-head. The Hellcat dominated the race, clocking a sub-9-second time of 8.72 seconds at 158.33 mph.
In contrast, the Mustang crossed the finish line in 12.23 seconds at 125.55 mph, highlighting a significant performance gap of 3.51 seconds. The base SXT Challenger starts at $32,800, while the SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody Jailbreak, with its supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI engine delivering nearly 800 hp, begins at $91,295.
The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170, with 1,025 hp, boasts impressive quarter-mile times. However, the Hellcat’s victory over the Demon in this race can be attributed to Timebandit Performance’s tuning package, enhancing the Hellcat’s performance to surpass even the Demon’s record.
As for the Shelby Super Snake, it debuted as the best-performing model in the Shelby lineup, with power ranging from 480 hp to 830 hp, based on the Mustang Coyote 5.0-liter V8 engine. Despite the Mustang’s defeat against the tuned Hellcat, anticipation builds for the upcoming Banshee EV, promising to rival the Hellcat’s performance.