While the unfortunate odds indicate that many of us won’t ever own a 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, it is nice to dream and today my Question of the Week wants to know what you would do with the car if you were lucky enough to have one of the 2015 Hellcat Challengers.
With 707 horsepower, Hellcat owners aren’t likely to come across many cars on the open road that will hang with them so most people won’t “need” more than the stock power. However, the supercharged 6.2L Hellcat Hemi is likely to make even bigger power with relatively minor modifications so with a thousand dollars to spend, Hellcat owners might be able to coax that power level beyond the 900hp level…if not higher.
The downside to modifying the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is that changing things to make more power hurts the long term collectable value – at least with the first batch of cars to hit dealerships.
So with all of that in mind, click here to head into the forum to tell us whether you would leave the Hellcat Challenger stock or build it to see how easily you can hit the 1,000hp mark.
"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.
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