Oh Chute: The Dodge Demon 170 Is So Fast It Has An Optional Parachute Mount
Sometimes slamming on the brakes just isn’t enough.
The 1,025 hp 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 can do a quarter-mile in 8.91 seconds at 151.17 mph from the factory on street legal drag radials, and it won’t take much to tweak it to go faster than that.
For customers looking to push it to the limit, Dodge has announced a few accessories to help bring things back down from speed.
The Direct Connection catalog is offering a $1,395 parachute mounting kit and a $899 parachute release lever designed for the very muscular car.
It also lists a chromoly steel harness bar for $1,395 that can be installed without requiring any modifications to the vehicle.
Along with the performance features, there is a $3,999 package for Demon 170s with the rear seat delete option that has carbon fiber closeout panels and cubby bins, while an $899 carbon fiber trunk organizer is also available.
Direct Connection also has something for between runs and garage queens: a Goodwool-brand mesh car cover with the Demon’s image on it $2,640, as well as a $695 custom-fit stretch cover with Demon 170 logos.
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The Demon 170 is priced at $100,361 with delivery and gas guzzler tax included, and Dodge will build a maximum of 3,000 for the U.S. and 300 for Canada, if it can get them done in time before the Challenger is discontinued in December.
The first of them has already been delivered to Jay Leno, who is collaborating with Direct Connection on a line of Jay Leno’s Garage car care products.
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