If you are a Dodge Challenger Hellcat fan that is looking for a more aggressive body style straight off the showroom floor, then you are in luck this week. Dodge has just announced a widebody version that will be made available for the 2018 model year..
It’s called the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody, and it features some of the same exterior design cues that the newly announced 840-horsepower Dodge Demon comes standard with, including the wider fender flares and Demon front lip spoiler.
The new Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody completes our strongest Dodge musclecar lineup in history. -Tim Kuniskis, FCA North America
“The new Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody completes our strongest Dodge muscle car lineup in history,” said Tim Kuniskis, Head of Passenger Cars – Dodge, SRT, Chrysler, and FIAT – FCA North America. “Our brand, engineering, and design teams poured a ton of effort into making the new SRT Demon the world’s fastest quarter-mile production car, so now we’re leveraging that know-how, and some of those vital elements and transferring them to the new Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody for improved performance on the street and a bolder, more aggressive new look.”
2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody Improvements
Although the new 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody will be powered by the same 707-horsepower supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI Hellcat V8 engine as the previous model, Dodge has added a number of performance improvements aimed to help the Hellcat’s wider body both on the street and at the track.
In addition to its wider, more aggressive stance, the new Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody delivers improved lap times, acceleration, braking, and lateral grip. The vehicle also features an entirely new electric power steering (EPS) system – a first for the Hellcat. The system will also use the popular Street, Sport, and Track SRT Drive Modes settings found in previous SRT models.
2018 Hellcat Widebody Improvements
-Road course lap time on a 1.7-mile track lowered by approximately 2 seconds per lap, approximately 13 car lengths after one lap
-¼ mile elapsed time (ET) improved by approximately .3 sec (10.9 ET in Widebody vs. 11.2 ET in standard Hellcat)
-Lateral skid pad grip increased by .04 g (.97 g in Widebody vs. .93 g in standard Hellcat)
-0-60 mph acceleration improved by .1 second (3.4 in Widebody vs. 3.5 in standard Hellcat)
-Top speed of 195 mph
The wider fender flares add 3.5 inches to the SRT Hellcat’s overall width, covering the new 20 x 11-inch “Devil’s Rim” split-five-spoke aluminum wheels, which ride on new, wider 305/35ZR20 Pirelli P-Zero tires with a new tread pattern.
The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody will be available 15 exterior colors: B5 Blue, Billet Silver, Destroyer Grey, F8 Green, Go Mango, Granite Crystal, IndiGo Blue, Maximum Steel, Octane Red, Pitch Black, Plum Crazy, Redline Tri-Coat, TorRed, White Knuckle and Yellow Jacket.
The US Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price will be $71,495 (including $1,700 gas guzzler tax). Production of the 2018 Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody begins later this summer with deliveries to Dodge dealers in the third quarter.