Challenger Hot Hatch? Dodge Demon Reimagined as Station Wagon
Vehicle artist’s rendering depicts a unique, wrong type of high-performance Mopar.
The illustration above was created by Rain Prisk, a talented vehicle artist at U.K.-based Ubisoft Reflections Studio, and it is a Dodge Challenger SRT Demon that has been transformed from a muscle coupe to a station wagon. Originally shared by Motor1, the artist calls it a shooting brake and others might call it a hatchback, but whatever you call it, there is no question that this is the most unusual Demon image floating around the Internet. Fortunately, this is only a rendering, and while it is well-done, a Challenger-turned-wagon is certainly an odd creation.
The Dodge community is ripe with wagon fans, many of whom still own and love a Dodge Magnum. Some people have transformed the Dodge Charger or the Chrysler 300 into wagons in the US, but we have never seen the call for a Challenger wagon. Maybe it is because it is weird, because it is weird.
Custom Challenger
Prisk’s Demon shooting brake shown above doesn’t possess any of the key features which make a Dodge Challenger a Demon, including the package-specific wheels wrapped in drag radial tires or the Dodge-crafted wheel opening flares. The artist has added custom wheels and an elaborate widebody design that appears to have metal inserts formed into the fenders and quarter panels. The trailing end of the front and rear flares have a hard lower edge that would constantly catch stones and anything else that kicks up off of the sticky tires, but it is an interesting alternative to the standard Dodge design that many people don’t like.
Frankly, we have to wonder if people who dislike the factory Demon look will like this any better, but in any case, it helps to set this Challenger apart from others. Of course, those flares play second fiddle to the custom roof line that is the star of this show.
Shooting Brake Design
As you can see, the artist has extended the roof line of the Challenger out over the area where we would normally find the trunk lid, replacing the metal lid with a glass hatch. This would bolster rear headroom and cargo space, but this car is about achieving a unique look and it is certainly unique.
While the artwork is beautifully done with a very real look thanks to the factory wing on the roof and the natural shape of the rear-most pillar, the length of the front end relative to the hatch area is a bit awkward from this angle. Maybe it would look better from the side or front, but this sharp rendering shows what a Demon station wagon would look like and honestly, we are glad that Dodge stuck with the coupe.
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