AUBURN HILLS, Mich.,
July 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --
- 2020 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye wins Pure Power
Award from the New England Motor Press Association (NEMPA) at its
annual Ragtop Awards
- The "Demon-possessed" Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye
delivers 797 horsepower and 707 lb.-ft. of torque
- The Dodge Challenger is a true GT car with heritage design,
unmatched power and everyday livability, combining to make this
authentic but modern Dodge muscle car every bit as beloved and
relevant to today's consumer as the first generation was 50 years
ago
- Winner selected by expert jurors from print, television,
digital outlets and radio from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and
Vermont
The 2020 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye with its 797
horsepower is the winner of the New England Motor Press
Association's (NEMPA) Pure Power Award, at its annual Ragtop
Awards.
"The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye easily earned the NEMPA
Pure Power Award, with nearly 800 horsepower on tap, quarter-mile
times just over 10 seconds and a top speed over 200 miles per hour,
this is one unique ride," said John
Paul, NEMPA President. "In a world of powerful four-cylinder
engines, there is still no substitute for cubic inches and torque.
To steal the title from Ray
Bradbury, 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' describes the
6.2 liters of supercharged performance of the Challenger SRT
Hellcat Redeye and why it deserved the title of NEMPA Pure
Power."
Designed and engineered with more power to appeal to an even
broader muscle car enthusiast audience, the heart of the Challenger
SRT Hellcat Redeye comes from its limited-production big brother –
the SRT Demon. The supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI® high-output V-8
engine is rated at 797 horsepower and 707 lb.-ft. of torque and is
mated to a TorqueFlite 8HP90 eight-speed automatic
transmission.
The 2020 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye delivers:
- 0-60 miles per hour (mph) acceleration of 3.4 seconds
- Quarter-mile elapsed time of 10.8 seconds at 131 mph
- 203 mph top speed
Dodge is taking the Pure Power Award and adding even more
performance for 2020 with the new 808-horsepower Challenger SRT
Super Stock, the newest Dodge drag-racing machine.
From the new Challenger SRT Super Stock to the "Demon-possessed"
797-horsepower Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye to 303-horsepower V-6
efficiency and class-exclusive all-wheel-drive (AWD) capability,
Challenger is unrivaled when it comes to sheer horsepower,
all-weather capability and overall interior roominess. Dodge
Challenger is a true GT car. Its heritage design, unmatched power
and everyday livability combine to make this authentic but modern
Dodge muscle car every bit as beloved and relevant to today's
consumer as the first generation was 50 years ago.
NEMPA members evaluated a wide variety of vehicles from various
manufacturers that covered several categories. Journalists cycled
through each vehicle throughout New England leading up to the
official day of testing and scoring that took place in February at
NEMPA headquarters in Middleborough, Massachusetts.
New England Motor Press Association (NEMPA)
The New
England Motor Press Association was founded in 1987 to coordinate
professional media coverage of the auto industry in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and
Vermont, whose 14.5 million
citizens have unique demographics and automotive preferences.
NEMPA's media members appear on network and cable TV, on the
Internet and radio, and in regional and national newspapers and
magazines. For more information, please visit www.nempa.org.
Dodge//SRT
For more than 100 years, the Dodge brand
has carried on the spirit of brothers John
and Horace Dodge. Their influence continues today as Dodge
shifts into high gear with muscle cars and SUVs that deliver
unrivaled performance in each of the segments where they
compete.
2021 marks the year that Dodge is
distilled into a pure performance brand, offering Hellcat-powered,
700+ horsepower SRT versions of every model across the lineup. For
the 2021 model year, Dodge delivers the drag-strip dominating
807-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock, the new
797-horsepower Dodge Charger SRT Redeye, the most powerful and
fastest mass-produced sedan in the world, and the new
710-horsepower Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat, the most powerful SUV
ever. Combined, these three muscle cars make Dodge the industry's
most powerful brand, offering more horsepower than any other
American brand across its entire lineup.
In June 2020, Dodge was named the
"#1 Brand in Initial Quality," making it the first domestic brand
ever to rank No. 1 in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS).
Dodge is part of the portfolio of brands offered by global
automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. For more information regarding
FCA (NYSE: FCAU/ MTA: FCA), please visit www.fcagroup.com.
Follow Dodge, SRT and FCA news and video
on:
Company blog: http://blog.fcanorthamerica.com
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