The charged version of Dodge Challenger Hellcat complemented by a set of improvements developed by Hennessey Company has been officially presented. The American engineers have provided several improvements inside of the car, so the power unit is capable of delivering more than 1000 horsepower.
The standard version of the modernized muscle car under Hennessey Hellcat HPE1000 name is equipped by a 6.2 liter engine that can deliver 707 horses and 880 Nm of torque. In addition to the basic plant, the engineers added 4.5-liter supercharged motor, as well as a fuel pump, stainless steel exhaust, new throttle, zero resistance filter, catalyst and flash to improve the motor’s power up to 1012 horsepower and 1 313 Nanometers.
It has been revealed from the American company representatives, the updated Dodge Challenger Hellcat model cannot transfer the whole power and torque to the wheels. The transmission losses influence the output that is reduced in this case to 863-hp. Dodge manufacturer informs that the new coupe gets the first 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds. The novelty also moves a quarter mile in 9.9 seconds at 227 km/h top speed.