Nitto tires turn the Hellcat Challenger into a solid 10-second car.
When the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat was introduced back in 2014, FCA stated that the supercharged muscle car would run 11.20s in stock form and 10.80s with a good set of tires. The Challenger in the video above is fitted with a set of Nitto 555r Extreme Drag Radials and as Dodge predicted, it runs 10.80s.
Hellcat on Nittos
The video above comes to us from Chris Fuelling’s YouTube channel and in the clip, Fuelling is driving his dad’s Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat with the 8-speed automatic transmission. Fuelling himself has a built Hellcat Charger, but in this video, he is making a track pass with dad’s car to see how quickly he can get down the track with the stock car.
Well, stock plus a set of Nitto 555R Extreme drag radial tires on the factory Hellcat wheels and a driver who knows how to get down the drag strip.
Taking on a Camaro
In this video, Fuelling and his dad’s Hellcat Challenger are taking on a built 4th generation Chevrolet Camaro SS that generally runs in the high 10s or the low 11s. After a nice, smoky burnout, both cars ease to the starting line and prepare for battle.
When the green lights drop, the Camaro jumps out to an early lead; too early, to be exact. The Chevy driver red lights and hands the win to the Challenger, but that doesn’t hinder Fuelling’s goal of setting a solid time in dad’s car.
The silver Challenger quickly runs down the Camaro and passes it, getting to the finish line first even after watching the other car get an illegally-early head start.
On the top end, the Hellcat Challenger on Nitto tires ran a 10.85 at 127 miles per hour while the Camaro ran an 11.06 at 122.
Crank up your speakers and enjoy!
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