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2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon
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Dodge Demon Crate unboxing - Donut Media
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Drag race a Dodge Demon - Top Gear Series 25
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Watched TG 2504. What a machine! We need to see this on GT S3! Hammond!
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The Last Dodge Demon Has Left The Production Line
The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon was developed to destroy drag strips and yesterday at the Brampton Assembly Plant in Canada marked the end for one of the most iconic muscle cars of the modern era.
For those who remember, the Demon debuted a little over a year ago at the 2017 New York Auto Show. It was met with great fanfare as Dodge claimed the car was the world’s fastest production model with a 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) time of 2.3 seconds. They also boasted that it was able to run the quarter-mile in 9.65 seconds at 140 mph (225 km/h) making it the fastest production car over that distance.
These numbers were possible thanks to a 6.2-litre HEMI V8 that pumped out 840 hp (626 kW) and 1,042 Nm of torque.
Dodge limited the car to one full year of production and the 3,300th unit has left the production facility in Canada.
The final Demon will travel to an upfit center for final of assembly. There it will be equipped with an exclusive Viper Red paint job, drag radial tires and special badging.
https://www.zero2turbo.com/2018/05/the-last-dodge-demom-has-left-the-production-line.html
[video=youtube;S2NPudtdba8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2NPudtdba8[/video]
The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon was developed to destroy drag strips and yesterday at the Brampton Assembly Plant in Canada marked the end for one of the most iconic muscle cars of the modern era.
For those who remember, the Demon debuted a little over a year ago at the 2017 New York Auto Show. It was met with great fanfare as Dodge claimed the car was the world’s fastest production model with a 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) time of 2.3 seconds. They also boasted that it was able to run the quarter-mile in 9.65 seconds at 140 mph (225 km/h) making it the fastest production car over that distance.
These numbers were possible thanks to a 6.2-litre HEMI V8 that pumped out 840 hp (626 kW) and 1,042 Nm of torque.
Dodge limited the car to one full year of production and the 3,300th unit has left the production facility in Canada.
The final Demon will travel to an upfit center for final of assembly. There it will be equipped with an exclusive Viper Red paint job, drag radial tires and special badging.
https://www.zero2turbo.com/2018/05/the-last-dodge-demom-has-left-the-production-line.html
[video=youtube;S2NPudtdba8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2NPudtdba8[/video]
https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilwinton/2018/06/04/fiat-chrysler-stock-dives-as-investors-worry-about-life-after-marchionne/#c2978d147ea1
JUN 4, 2018 @ 06:53 AM 3,609 The Little Black Book of Billionaire Secrets
Fiat Chrysler Stock Dives As Investors Worry About Life After Marchionne
Neil Winton , CONTRIBUTOR
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.
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“Often, if a highly successful manager leaves - like (Alan) Mulally at Ford Motor – the company doesn’t function as well
“With ambitious targets come questions around their achievability,”
CEO of FCA Sergio Marchionne and President of FCA John Elkann attend the FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Industrial Plan 2019-2022 Press Conference on June 1, 2018 in Vercelli, Italy. (Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) investors showed what they thought of the company’s much heralded 5-year plan by dumping the stock, spooked by the absence of storied and retiring CEO Sergio Marchionne from next year, and the lack of an obvious successor.
According to Reuters’ data, FCA shares dived from a high of 20.15 euros early Friday to a close of 18.33 after the 7-hour meeting held near Turin, Italy. FCA shares are still up 95 percent over the past 12 months.
At the meeting, FCA said it would triple profits by 2022, invest in electric vehicles, and refocus its major brands like Jeep, Ram trucks, Alfa Romeo and Maserati.
Perhaps what FCA didn’t say irked investors, who had been expecting at least a hint at who would take over from Marchionne when he retires next year. Some also hoped that the long-expected spin-off of Alfa Romeo/Maserati, or even Jeep, might soon be on the cards. Dreamers might have seen a vision of Marchionne’s planned merger with General Motors, but no luck there either.
Professor Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, director of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, thought the severe stock market reaction was because of a lack of confidence in FCA after Marchionne.
“Often, if a highly successful manager leaves - like (Alan) Mulally at Ford Motor – the company doesn’t function as well and investors are worrying that this will happen with Fiat Chrysler,” Dudenhoeffer said.
Dudenhoeffer also felt FCA’s sudden embrace of electric cars was too late, and Fiat’s lack of SUVs, would together cripple any plans to succeed in China, the world’s biggest market. He liked the belated move to set up a U.S. financing company. The link with Google’s Waymo on autonomous cars was promising.
Investment researcher Evercore ISI was puzzled by the stock market’s negative reaction.
“We were surprised at the negative share price reaction as a FCA’s capital markets day drew to a close. The company set ambitious targets which should result in positive earnings revisions across the board,” said Evercore ISI analyst George Galliers.
Galliers thought this might have been triggered by lack of progress on false expectations about the Alfa Romeo/Maserati float or worries about Marchionne’s successor.
Bernstein Research analyst Max Warburton also thought speculation about the CEO succession might have spooked investors.
“Until we learn more about who is actually going to run this thing, it’s rather hard to judge the plan or give a view on the stock,” Warburton said.
“The aim is to boost margins in every region - in some cases massively; to grow Jeep by over 50%, to grow Alfa over 150% to 400,000, to grow Maserati 100% to 100,000, to electrify big chunks of the product range, to close the gap in other technology and to generate huge cash-flow - about 3.5 to 4 billion euros ($4.7 billion) near term, climbing to 8 billion euros ($9.4 billion) in 2022 and building a near 20 billion euro ($23.5 billion) cash pile,” Warburton said.
Warburton rates the stock “Market-Perform”.
Citi Equities Research rates FCA “neutral” and wasn’t convinced by the plan.
“With ambitious targets come questions around their achievability,” said Citi analyst Raghav Gupta-Chaudhary.
“This (stock price fall) could reflect disappointment that neither the expected CEO succession plan nor Alfa and Maserati merger materialized,” Gupta-Chaudhary said.
UBS, which is also “Neutral” on the stock, thought the Jeep, Alfa Romeo and Maserati targets were overly aggressive.
“The envisaged growth in Jeep's global market share from about 6% to close to 8% in a growing yet highly competitive segment is very ambitious, not least because the ambitions in the fastest-growing Chinese market haven't worked out so far. More than doubling sales in premium to 500,000 - Maserati + Alfa - despite being somewhat behind the leaders in electrification and automated driving looks equally challenging,” UBS analyst Patrick Hummel said.
But he liked the overall business plan which even if it falls short of the big targets will boost profit performance, and might make it a takeover target.
“Further, the business plan sharpens FCA's profile as a potentially attractive partner for further industry consolidation,” Hummel said.
At the meeting Friday, Marchionne said all the internal candidates to succeed him will own the plan as much as he does. The stock market performance suggests that investors think otherwise. On Monday the stock price was still lingering at the lows at just over 18 euros.
Last month Morgan Stanley said it wouldn’t be surprised if Marchionne lingered on in some way and to get the 2022 targets off to a good start it would please investors if he stayed on perhaps as Chairman. That might boost stock price.
See wintonsworld.com for my analysis of movers and shakers in the global auto industry, plus road tests and video of the latest cars and SUVs. Follow me on Twitter [MENTION=275649]Win[/MENTION]tonsauto.
JUN 4, 2018 @ 06:53 AM 3,609 The Little Black Book of Billionaire Secrets
Fiat Chrysler Stock Dives As Investors Worry About Life After Marchionne
Neil Winton , CONTRIBUTOR
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.
TWEET THIS
“Often, if a highly successful manager leaves - like (Alan) Mulally at Ford Motor – the company doesn’t function as well
“With ambitious targets come questions around their achievability,”
CEO of FCA Sergio Marchionne and President of FCA John Elkann attend the FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Industrial Plan 2019-2022 Press Conference on June 1, 2018 in Vercelli, Italy. (Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) investors showed what they thought of the company’s much heralded 5-year plan by dumping the stock, spooked by the absence of storied and retiring CEO Sergio Marchionne from next year, and the lack of an obvious successor.
According to Reuters’ data, FCA shares dived from a high of 20.15 euros early Friday to a close of 18.33 after the 7-hour meeting held near Turin, Italy. FCA shares are still up 95 percent over the past 12 months.
At the meeting, FCA said it would triple profits by 2022, invest in electric vehicles, and refocus its major brands like Jeep, Ram trucks, Alfa Romeo and Maserati.
Perhaps what FCA didn’t say irked investors, who had been expecting at least a hint at who would take over from Marchionne when he retires next year. Some also hoped that the long-expected spin-off of Alfa Romeo/Maserati, or even Jeep, might soon be on the cards. Dreamers might have seen a vision of Marchionne’s planned merger with General Motors, but no luck there either.
Professor Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, director of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, thought the severe stock market reaction was because of a lack of confidence in FCA after Marchionne.
“Often, if a highly successful manager leaves - like (Alan) Mulally at Ford Motor – the company doesn’t function as well and investors are worrying that this will happen with Fiat Chrysler,” Dudenhoeffer said.
Dudenhoeffer also felt FCA’s sudden embrace of electric cars was too late, and Fiat’s lack of SUVs, would together cripple any plans to succeed in China, the world’s biggest market. He liked the belated move to set up a U.S. financing company. The link with Google’s Waymo on autonomous cars was promising.
Investment researcher Evercore ISI was puzzled by the stock market’s negative reaction.
“We were surprised at the negative share price reaction as a FCA’s capital markets day drew to a close. The company set ambitious targets which should result in positive earnings revisions across the board,” said Evercore ISI analyst George Galliers.
Galliers thought this might have been triggered by lack of progress on false expectations about the Alfa Romeo/Maserati float or worries about Marchionne’s successor.
Bernstein Research analyst Max Warburton also thought speculation about the CEO succession might have spooked investors.
“Until we learn more about who is actually going to run this thing, it’s rather hard to judge the plan or give a view on the stock,” Warburton said.
“The aim is to boost margins in every region - in some cases massively; to grow Jeep by over 50%, to grow Alfa over 150% to 400,000, to grow Maserati 100% to 100,000, to electrify big chunks of the product range, to close the gap in other technology and to generate huge cash-flow - about 3.5 to 4 billion euros ($4.7 billion) near term, climbing to 8 billion euros ($9.4 billion) in 2022 and building a near 20 billion euro ($23.5 billion) cash pile,” Warburton said.
Warburton rates the stock “Market-Perform”.
Citi Equities Research rates FCA “neutral” and wasn’t convinced by the plan.
“With ambitious targets come questions around their achievability,” said Citi analyst Raghav Gupta-Chaudhary.
“This (stock price fall) could reflect disappointment that neither the expected CEO succession plan nor Alfa and Maserati merger materialized,” Gupta-Chaudhary said.
UBS, which is also “Neutral” on the stock, thought the Jeep, Alfa Romeo and Maserati targets were overly aggressive.
“The envisaged growth in Jeep's global market share from about 6% to close to 8% in a growing yet highly competitive segment is very ambitious, not least because the ambitions in the fastest-growing Chinese market haven't worked out so far. More than doubling sales in premium to 500,000 - Maserati + Alfa - despite being somewhat behind the leaders in electrification and automated driving looks equally challenging,” UBS analyst Patrick Hummel said.
But he liked the overall business plan which even if it falls short of the big targets will boost profit performance, and might make it a takeover target.
“Further, the business plan sharpens FCA's profile as a potentially attractive partner for further industry consolidation,” Hummel said.
At the meeting Friday, Marchionne said all the internal candidates to succeed him will own the plan as much as he does. The stock market performance suggests that investors think otherwise. On Monday the stock price was still lingering at the lows at just over 18 euros.
Last month Morgan Stanley said it wouldn’t be surprised if Marchionne lingered on in some way and to get the 2022 targets off to a good start it would please investors if he stayed on perhaps as Chairman. That might boost stock price.
See wintonsworld.com for my analysis of movers and shakers in the global auto industry, plus road tests and video of the latest cars and SUVs. Follow me on Twitter [MENTION=275649]Win[/MENTION]tonsauto.
FCA group is being held together by Jeep, Ram, Maserati, and Alfa Romeo
Chrysler isn't on the chopping-block....yet
FIAT to retreat and become a Euro-only EV brand.
FCA group is being held together by Jeep, Ram, Maserati, and Alfa Romeo
https://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/chrysler-isn-t-on-the-chopping-block-yet-fiat-to-retreat-become-euro-only-ev-brand-ar181374.html
Chrysler isn't on the chopping-block....yet
FIAT to retreat and become a Euro-only EV brand
It’s probably only a matter of time, though
by Robert Moore, on June 3, 2018, 21:00
Source: https://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-n...treat-become-euro-only-ev-brand-ar181374.html
FCA’s investor meeting has taken place, and the official word is that Chrysler will carry on as a North-American.-only brand and Fiat will become a Euro-only EV brand. To take things even further, a company spokesperson has also said that Dodgewon’t be killed off either. That’s a pretty bold move from FCA considering how unpopular Chrysler and Fiat have become here. What happens with these brands next, however, will determine whether or not they’ll continue to stick around long term.
Read More:
Sergio Marchionne May Kill Off Chrysler, Remove Fiat from the U.S. Market
Chrysler to Send Thousands of Pacifica Minivans to Waymo
What Will FCA Do With Chrysler?
Chrysler isn't on the Chopping Block Yet; Fiat to Retreat, Become Euro-Only EV Brand Wallpaper quality
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As a North-American only brand, you can bet they will probably start turning out SUVs, so you can probably expect the next five years to include a lot of rebadged Dodge models
To be completely honest, the only reason that FCA isn’t killing the Chrysler brand is because of its name – it’s half of the Fiat Chrysler name. At this time, however, the brand has done so horribly that it sells just two vehicles, the Pacifica and the 300. The 300 doesn’t exactly have a cult following by any means and the Pacifica doesn’t fare to well in a world that’s in love with SUVs. Chrysler swears it has three models, but we count the Pacifica Hybrid as part of the Pacifica lineup. It stands to reason that FCA isn’t sure what it’s going to do with Chrysler at this point as there was next to nothing said about what will be coming from the brand in the future.
As a North-American only brand, you can bet they will probably start turning out SUVs, so you can probably expect the next five years to include a lot of rebadged Dodge models. To be more specific, FCA will probably rebrand the Durango and the Journey. With the 300 long overdue for a revamp, the next-gen charger will probably be rebadged as the next-gen Chrysler 300 as well. This is all speculation for now, but with no word from Chrysler, next to no income from the cars it sells, and only two models in dealers it will have to move quickly.
Fiat’s Going Electric, But It Could Still Fail
2014 Fiat 500e High Resolution Exterior Wallpaper quality
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A new “city car” baring the Fiat name will hit the market sometime in the next four years while a total of four FCA-made will be shared among Fiat, Dodge, and Chrysler.
Fiat hasn’t done well here in the States and, while it’s more at home in Europe, it’s probably not doing well there either. It’s in store for a big shakeup, and the brand will slowly transition into becoming an EV only brand. It’s probably going to get a big chunk of the $10.5 billion that FCA plans to invest in electric cars by 2022 as well as a big chunk of the 30 new electric or hybrid vehicles as well. A new “city car” baring the Fiat name will hit the market sometime in the next four years while a total of four FCA-made will be shared among Fiat, Dodge, and Chrysler.
The chances are that Fiat will simply take the same design that it’s always used for its current models, do the usual minimal changes, then slap battery packs and electric motors in them. It’s not going to happen overnight, but as it’s time for each model to get a full revamp – if that’s what you would call Fiat’s generational shifts, anyway – they will drop the fuel suckers and go all electric. FCA says the move to go all electric with Fiat and invest so much money in EVs is necessary to meet strict emissions standards but is there really more to it?
Trouble Could Be On The Horizon
Chrysler isn't on the Chopping Block Yet; Fiat to Retreat, Become Euro-Only EV Brand High Resolution Exterior
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Both brands make up the name of FCA, yet the group is being held together by Jeep, Ram, Maserati, and Alfa Romeo.
This sounds like a well put together plan on the outside, but when you look at the current condition of Chrysler alone and the sudden desire to turn Fiat into a Euro-only EV brand, the whole situation reeks of fear and desperation. Both brands make up the name of FCA, yet the group is being held together by Jeep, Ram, Maserati, and Alfa Romeo. If Chrysler can’t drastically revamp its lineup – and by that I mean bring in some new cars that aren’t just rebadged models from every other brand – it’s probably not going to last to see its own centennial celebration. Being part of the FCA name will only last so long.
As far as Fiat goes, the whole move to transition in EV only could be a good move but only if FCA can develop Fiat-branded cars that people want and offer up enough decent range. There also has to be plenty of public charging stations and infrastructure in place, or Fiat is going to die just as quickly as Chrysler.
Final Thoughts
Chrysler isn't on the Chopping Block Yet; Fiat to Retreat, Become Euro-Only EV Brand
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Chrysler just needs to die whether it’s a part of the FCA brand or not, and it’s honestly too bad that Sergio Marchionne isn’t smart enough to make that call now.
I have to be honest, Chrysler’s struggles come down to the brand having to lie in the bed it has made. It turned out unreliable and clunky cars for so long that people just quit buying them. Now, their only passenger car outside of the Pacifica, the 300C, lives most of its life being repossessed and resold through subprime dealerships. Chrysler just needs to die whether it’s a part of the FCA brand or not, and it’s honestly too bad that Sergio Marchionne isn’t smart enough to make that call now. It’s only a matter of time before the brand dies off and it’s going to come down to how long FCA will hemorrhage money so that the Chrysler brand can continue to live on. As far as Fiat goes, it’s fairly popular in Europe and will probably be okay without a North American presence, but the shift into EVs needs to be done carefully. If the technology isn’t ready, it will be a bunch of money going right down the drain.
Chrysler isn't on the chopping-block....yet
FIAT to retreat and become a Euro-only EV brand.
FCA group is being held together by Jeep, Ram, Maserati, and Alfa Romeo
https://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/chrysler-isn-t-on-the-chopping-block-yet-fiat-to-retreat-become-euro-only-ev-brand-ar181374.html
Chrysler isn't on the chopping-block....yet
FIAT to retreat and become a Euro-only EV brand
It’s probably only a matter of time, though
by Robert Moore, on June 3, 2018, 21:00
Source: https://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-n...treat-become-euro-only-ev-brand-ar181374.html
FCA’s investor meeting has taken place, and the official word is that Chrysler will carry on as a North-American.-only brand and Fiat will become a Euro-only EV brand. To take things even further, a company spokesperson has also said that Dodgewon’t be killed off either. That’s a pretty bold move from FCA considering how unpopular Chrysler and Fiat have become here. What happens with these brands next, however, will determine whether or not they’ll continue to stick around long term.
Read More:
Sergio Marchionne May Kill Off Chrysler, Remove Fiat from the U.S. Market
Chrysler to Send Thousands of Pacifica Minivans to Waymo
What Will FCA Do With Chrysler?
Chrysler isn't on the Chopping Block Yet; Fiat to Retreat, Become Euro-Only EV Brand Wallpaper quality
- image 661182
As a North-American only brand, you can bet they will probably start turning out SUVs, so you can probably expect the next five years to include a lot of rebadged Dodge models
To be completely honest, the only reason that FCA isn’t killing the Chrysler brand is because of its name – it’s half of the Fiat Chrysler name. At this time, however, the brand has done so horribly that it sells just two vehicles, the Pacifica and the 300. The 300 doesn’t exactly have a cult following by any means and the Pacifica doesn’t fare to well in a world that’s in love with SUVs. Chrysler swears it has three models, but we count the Pacifica Hybrid as part of the Pacifica lineup. It stands to reason that FCA isn’t sure what it’s going to do with Chrysler at this point as there was next to nothing said about what will be coming from the brand in the future.
As a North-American only brand, you can bet they will probably start turning out SUVs, so you can probably expect the next five years to include a lot of rebadged Dodge models. To be more specific, FCA will probably rebrand the Durango and the Journey. With the 300 long overdue for a revamp, the next-gen charger will probably be rebadged as the next-gen Chrysler 300 as well. This is all speculation for now, but with no word from Chrysler, next to no income from the cars it sells, and only two models in dealers it will have to move quickly.
Fiat’s Going Electric, But It Could Still Fail
2014 Fiat 500e High Resolution Exterior Wallpaper quality
- image 484626
A new “city car” baring the Fiat name will hit the market sometime in the next four years while a total of four FCA-made will be shared among Fiat, Dodge, and Chrysler.
Fiat hasn’t done well here in the States and, while it’s more at home in Europe, it’s probably not doing well there either. It’s in store for a big shakeup, and the brand will slowly transition into becoming an EV only brand. It’s probably going to get a big chunk of the $10.5 billion that FCA plans to invest in electric cars by 2022 as well as a big chunk of the 30 new electric or hybrid vehicles as well. A new “city car” baring the Fiat name will hit the market sometime in the next four years while a total of four FCA-made will be shared among Fiat, Dodge, and Chrysler.
The chances are that Fiat will simply take the same design that it’s always used for its current models, do the usual minimal changes, then slap battery packs and electric motors in them. It’s not going to happen overnight, but as it’s time for each model to get a full revamp – if that’s what you would call Fiat’s generational shifts, anyway – they will drop the fuel suckers and go all electric. FCA says the move to go all electric with Fiat and invest so much money in EVs is necessary to meet strict emissions standards but is there really more to it?
Trouble Could Be On The Horizon
Chrysler isn't on the Chopping Block Yet; Fiat to Retreat, Become Euro-Only EV Brand High Resolution Exterior
- image 662025
Both brands make up the name of FCA, yet the group is being held together by Jeep, Ram, Maserati, and Alfa Romeo.
This sounds like a well put together plan on the outside, but when you look at the current condition of Chrysler alone and the sudden desire to turn Fiat into a Euro-only EV brand, the whole situation reeks of fear and desperation. Both brands make up the name of FCA, yet the group is being held together by Jeep, Ram, Maserati, and Alfa Romeo. If Chrysler can’t drastically revamp its lineup – and by that I mean bring in some new cars that aren’t just rebadged models from every other brand – it’s probably not going to last to see its own centennial celebration. Being part of the FCA name will only last so long.
As far as Fiat goes, the whole move to transition in EV only could be a good move but only if FCA can develop Fiat-branded cars that people want and offer up enough decent range. There also has to be plenty of public charging stations and infrastructure in place, or Fiat is going to die just as quickly as Chrysler.
Final Thoughts
Chrysler isn't on the Chopping Block Yet; Fiat to Retreat, Become Euro-Only EV Brand
- image 661194
Chrysler just needs to die whether it’s a part of the FCA brand or not, and it’s honestly too bad that Sergio Marchionne isn’t smart enough to make that call now.
I have to be honest, Chrysler’s struggles come down to the brand having to lie in the bed it has made. It turned out unreliable and clunky cars for so long that people just quit buying them. Now, their only passenger car outside of the Pacifica, the 300C, lives most of its life being repossessed and resold through subprime dealerships. Chrysler just needs to die whether it’s a part of the FCA brand or not, and it’s honestly too bad that Sergio Marchionne isn’t smart enough to make that call now. It’s only a matter of time before the brand dies off and it’s going to come down to how long FCA will hemorrhage money so that the Chrysler brand can continue to live on. As far as Fiat goes, it’s fairly popular in Europe and will probably be okay without a North American presence, but the shift into EVs needs to be done carefully. If the technology isn’t ready, it will be a bunch of money going right down the drain.
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761kW Hennessey HPE1000 - listen to the music!
The Dodge Demon is just about the fastest American-made street legal production car you buy, wielding 618kW from a supercharged 6.2-litre SRT Hemi V8, enough to hit 100km/h from a standing start in 2.5 seconds and blow through the quarter mile (402 metres) in 9.65 seconds at 224km/h.
Which is great for the rest of the United States - and a bit much for those bunny-hugging wusses in California - but not for Texas, where everything just has to be bigger and better. Especially in the sleepy little town of Sealy, just outside Houston, where John Hennessey specialises in making fast cars go faster.
First, the Hemi gets an upgraded throttle body, a more powerful fuel pump and upgraded injectors. The exhaust manifolds are replaced by stainless-steel long tube headers, the inlets by high-flow induction plumbing and the standard 2.7 litre supercharger gets ditched in favour of 4.5-litre monster blower.
Then the dirty fingernail dudes make way for the computer nerds, who re-map the Demon’s ECU to use all that extra breathing capacity - and the result, according to the Hennessey dyno, is an extra 143kW - up to 761kW, backed by 1288Nm of tar-wrinkling torque.
Be that as it may, what is not in dispute is that on 8 May at Lone Star Raceway, the Hennessey-modified Demon, now christened HPE 1000, hit 100km/h off the line in less than two seconds, and stopped the quartermile clocks at 9.14 seconds and 242km/h.
No matter how big your coyotes, that’s scary fast.
John Hennessey believes in letting his work speak for itself, so the video has no cheesy backbeat and no voiceover - just pure Hemi V8 music. Amp up your speakers to the most you think they’ll survive and enjoy:
https://www.iol.co.za/motoring/cars/dodge/761kw-hennessey-hpe1000-listen-to-the-music-15971877
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The Dodge Demon is just about the fastest American-made street legal production car you buy, wielding 618kW from a supercharged 6.2-litre SRT Hemi V8, enough to hit 100km/h from a standing start in 2.5 seconds and blow through the quarter mile (402 metres) in 9.65 seconds at 224km/h.
Which is great for the rest of the United States - and a bit much for those bunny-hugging wusses in California - but not for Texas, where everything just has to be bigger and better. Especially in the sleepy little town of Sealy, just outside Houston, where John Hennessey specialises in making fast cars go faster.
First, the Hemi gets an upgraded throttle body, a more powerful fuel pump and upgraded injectors. The exhaust manifolds are replaced by stainless-steel long tube headers, the inlets by high-flow induction plumbing and the standard 2.7 litre supercharger gets ditched in favour of 4.5-litre monster blower.
Then the dirty fingernail dudes make way for the computer nerds, who re-map the Demon’s ECU to use all that extra breathing capacity - and the result, according to the Hennessey dyno, is an extra 143kW - up to 761kW, backed by 1288Nm of tar-wrinkling torque.
Be that as it may, what is not in dispute is that on 8 May at Lone Star Raceway, the Hennessey-modified Demon, now christened HPE 1000, hit 100km/h off the line in less than two seconds, and stopped the quartermile clocks at 9.14 seconds and 242km/h.
No matter how big your coyotes, that’s scary fast.
John Hennessey believes in letting his work speak for itself, so the video has no cheesy backbeat and no voiceover - just pure Hemi V8 music. Amp up your speakers to the most you think they’ll survive and enjoy:
https://www.iol.co.za/motoring/cars/dodge/761kw-hennessey-hpe1000-listen-to-the-music-15971877
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Corvette ZR1 vs Camaro ZL1 vs Dodge Demon | Top Gear
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Two Dodge Challenger SRT Demon’s Arrive In South Africa
There was talk about two individuals in South Africa bringing beastly Dodge Demon’s into South Africa this year and we can now confirm they have arrived.
Millenium 7 Performance posted on their Facebook page about the first Demon in South Africa but in the comments someone spotted two Demon’s on the back of flatbed trucks.
The automotive shop based in Brentwood Park, Gauteng, South Africa confirmed that both have the Demon Crate option (just $1 extra) which gives you the skinny drag-spec front wheels and tyres, conical air filter, two valve stems, a passenger mirror block-off plate, a replacement instrument panel switch with the high-octane button, and the all-important performance PCM needed to unlock the Demon’s 840 horsepower (626 kW).
Tools include a hydraulic floor jack, cordless impact wrench with charger, a torque wrench, tyre pressure gauge, fender cover, and a tool bag. The Demon Crate also includes a special foam case that installs neatly into the Challenger’s truck to hold the drag wheels and track tools.
Will we see them on the road? Highly unlikely as left hand drive cars cannot be registered in South Africa but let’s wait and see.
https://www.zero2turbo.com/2018/08/two-dodge-challenger-srt-demons-arrive-in-south-africa.html
There was talk about two individuals in South Africa bringing beastly Dodge Demon’s into South Africa this year and we can now confirm they have arrived.
Millenium 7 Performance posted on their Facebook page about the first Demon in South Africa but in the comments someone spotted two Demon’s on the back of flatbed trucks.
The automotive shop based in Brentwood Park, Gauteng, South Africa confirmed that both have the Demon Crate option (just $1 extra) which gives you the skinny drag-spec front wheels and tyres, conical air filter, two valve stems, a passenger mirror block-off plate, a replacement instrument panel switch with the high-octane button, and the all-important performance PCM needed to unlock the Demon’s 840 horsepower (626 kW).
Tools include a hydraulic floor jack, cordless impact wrench with charger, a torque wrench, tyre pressure gauge, fender cover, and a tool bag. The Demon Crate also includes a special foam case that installs neatly into the Challenger’s truck to hold the drag wheels and track tools.
Will we see them on the road? Highly unlikely as left hand drive cars cannot be registered in South Africa but let’s wait and see.
https://www.zero2turbo.com/2018/08/two-dodge-challenger-srt-demons-arrive-in-south-africa.html
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Watch A Dodge Demon Hit 211 MPH (340 KM/H)
Who would have thought the Dodge Demon could hit a top speed to match that of the mighty McLaren Senna?
We sure did not think it would be capable of this considering its brick-shaped aerodynamics but then again it does have an astonishing 840 hp (626 kW) at its disposal.
Dodge electronically caps the Demon at 168 mph (270 km/h) by default, but owners can easily get rid of the limiter by installing the optional Demon Crate. Using the red key fob and 100-octane fuel, the engine can unleash the whole shebang of 840 horsepower, thus making it one of the most powerful production cars ever built.
Recently at the Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds, the Demon managed to reach a whopping 211.227 mph (339.933 km/h). To put that number into context, it matches high-end machines such as the McLaren Senna, Aston Martin DBS Superleggera, Porsche 911 GT2 RS, and a couple of Ferrari’s such as the 488 Pista and the 812 Superfast.
https://www.zero2turbo.com/2019/04/watch-a-dodge-demon-hit-211-mph-340-km-h.html
Who would have thought the Dodge Demon could hit a top speed to match that of the mighty McLaren Senna?
We sure did not think it would be capable of this considering its brick-shaped aerodynamics but then again it does have an astonishing 840 hp (626 kW) at its disposal.
Dodge electronically caps the Demon at 168 mph (270 km/h) by default, but owners can easily get rid of the limiter by installing the optional Demon Crate. Using the red key fob and 100-octane fuel, the engine can unleash the whole shebang of 840 horsepower, thus making it one of the most powerful production cars ever built.
Recently at the Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds, the Demon managed to reach a whopping 211.227 mph (339.933 km/h). To put that number into context, it matches high-end machines such as the McLaren Senna, Aston Martin DBS Superleggera, Porsche 911 GT2 RS, and a couple of Ferrari’s such as the 488 Pista and the 812 Superfast.
https://www.zero2turbo.com/2019/04/watch-a-dodge-demon-hit-211-mph-340-km-h.html
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Dodge Demon Burns At Race Track Because Everyone's A Dick
If you’re considering a move into misanthropy but are having trouble transitioning because you just like people so dang much, I think I have something that will help. It’s this video of a guy who manages to catch his Dodge Demon on fire at a Michigan track. He then pisses off the track workers to the point that they don’t even feel like putting out his car fire, at least not quickly.
No one comes off looking good here, and as a result, that Demon is kissed by flame, just like its namesake.
In case the video doesn’t start at the time I nicely asked it to, go to about 0:45. This is taking place at Milan Dragway in Milan, Michigan (not the one in Italy, as is commonly mistaken) outside of Detroit and appears to have taken place at their July 31st Test and Tune event.
https://jalopnik.com/dodge-demon-burns-at-race-track-because-everyones-a-dic-1837099595
If you’re considering a move into misanthropy but are having trouble transitioning because you just like people so dang much, I think I have something that will help. It’s this video of a guy who manages to catch his Dodge Demon on fire at a Michigan track. He then pisses off the track workers to the point that they don’t even feel like putting out his car fire, at least not quickly.
No one comes off looking good here, and as a result, that Demon is kissed by flame, just like its namesake.
In case the video doesn’t start at the time I nicely asked it to, go to about 0:45. This is taking place at Milan Dragway in Milan, Michigan (not the one in Italy, as is commonly mistaken) outside of Detroit and appears to have taken place at their July 31st Test and Tune event.
https://jalopnik.com/dodge-demon-burns-at-race-track-because-everyones-a-dic-1837099595
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THIS 1,400bhp Hennessey DEMON is Angry on the Dyno! - Shmee150
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Someone Built A Dodge SRT Demon Convertible And Its For Sale
Converting an 840 hp (626 kW) Coupe into a Convertible may not be the wisest thing to do but someone crazy enough to do it, has and it is now available to purchase.
Dodge SRT Demon number 2,762 (of 3,300) has been converted to a convertible by Droptop Customs of High Springs, Florida and now Cape Coral Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram dealership is offering it for sale.
While it is listed for sale through the dealership, it is actually on consignment as the dealership would not be allowed to purchase an aftermarket build such as this.
Droptop Customs’ sales manager Larry Moran told Motor Authority the company didn’t simply chop the top off the Demon to make it a convertible. Doing a conversion is about knowing where and how to add reinforcements. For this Demon project, that required adding a lot of metal to recover some of the structural rigidity lost with the roof and offset the effects of all that horsepower and torque.
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Converting an 840 hp (626 kW) Coupe into a Convertible may not be the wisest thing to do but someone crazy enough to do it, has and it is now available to purchase.
Dodge SRT Demon number 2,762 (of 3,300) has been converted to a convertible by Droptop Customs of High Springs, Florida and now Cape Coral Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram dealership is offering it for sale.
While it is listed for sale through the dealership, it is actually on consignment as the dealership would not be allowed to purchase an aftermarket build such as this.
Droptop Customs’ sales manager Larry Moran told Motor Authority the company didn’t simply chop the top off the Demon to make it a convertible. Doing a conversion is about knowing where and how to add reinforcements. For this Demon project, that required adding a lot of metal to recover some of the structural rigidity lost with the roof and offset the effects of all that horsepower and torque.
Someone Built A Dodge SRT Demon Convertible And Its For Sale
This is truly a one-of-a-kind creation and would be an epic addition to someone's garage who maybe already has an original Demon.
www.zero2turbo.com
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Dodge Challenger SRT Demon v Porsche 911 Turbo S - Drag Race - Carwow
