Dodge
Challenger SRT Demon (2018)

Why it matters

Dodge//SRT presented the 2018 Challenger SRT Demon as the first purpose-built, factory-produced drag car, with 840 horsepower and 770 lb-ft of torque. The NHRA certified it as the world's fastest quarter-mile production car at 9.65 seconds and 140 mph, and Guinness World Records certified it as the first production car to lift its front wheels. It was built as a limited single-model-year run.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

The Demon's powertrain was detailed in a fact sheet in June 2017, and a second fact sheet in August 2017 said production would begin later that summer. Dodge//SRT began shipping customer cars on 10 November 2017.

The run was limited to 3,300 cars, 3,000 for the United States and 300 for Canada. Dodge sold accessories only to Demon owners, including a Demon Crate of track parts and an authentication package.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Features named by the factory are a functional Air-Grabber hood scoop, Nitto drag radial tires and a deleted rear seat in standard configuration. Owners could buy an authentication package with 12 individual build sheets and a carbon-fibre Certicard showing the owner's name, VIN, serial number and option sales codes, which can help in checking a car's identity.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Dodge//SRT Officially Unleashes the Demon: New 840-horsepower 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Customer Cars Begin Shipping to Dealers Level B PR Newswire (FCA US LLC release)

   • Just 3,300 customers (3,000 in the United States, 300 in Canada)

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   2018 Dodge Challenger fact sheet Level A FCA US LLC / Stellantis North America Media · 2017-08-31

   • supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI SRT Demon V-8 engine
   • World's fastest 0-60 production car: 2.3 seconds
   • elapsed time of 9.65 seconds and 140 mph as certified by NHRA

   Accessed 2026-11-12
3. 3
   2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Powertrain Fact Sheet Level A FCA US LLC / Stellantis North America Media · 2017-06-02

   • Supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 (Powertrain fact sheet)
   • Displacement: Supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 (Powertrain fact sheet)
   • Forged alloy steel crankshaft with 90.9-millimeter stroke
   • Maximum boost pressure 14.5 psi compared with 11.6 psi for Hellcat
   • 840 bhp (626 kW) @ 6,300 rpm with Direct Connection Controller
   • 840 bhp (626 kW) @ 6,300 rpm
   • 770 lb.-ft (1,044 N-m) @ 4,500 rpm
   • 770 lb.-ft @ 4,500 rpm
   • TorqueFlite 8HP90
   • Transmission: TorqueFlite 8HP90 eight-speed automatic
   • TorqueFlite 8HP90 eight-speed automatic
   • 3.09 final drive ratio for maximum acceleration

   Accessed 2026-11-12