The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat will arrive as the most powerful V8 Mopar of all time with output guaranteed to top 600 horsepower and 575lb-ft of torque from the supercharged 6.2L Hemi. In the history of Mopar performance cars, only the mighty Viper has packed more power than the Hellcat Challenger so in terms of Mopar muscle – the 2015 Challenger SRT models set the new standard. With that in mind, I went looking for a video of the new Challenger SRT Hellcat in action and I stumbled across a video of the 600+ horsepower Challenger out in the wild, being driven on a public road.
This video of the Hellcat Challenger is pretty brief, but we get to see (and more importantly – hear) the newest Mopar muscle car back out of a parking spot and tear out into traffic with a roar of the supercharged V8 and the squeal of the huge rear tires. The driver only gives the Challenger a little throttle, but it was still enough to create some beautiful music as the Hellcat hurdled the SRT coupe out onto the open road.
Needless to say, the sound is a big part of this video’s awesomeness to crank up your speakers and enjoy!
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
