It was a tale of two Demons.
A 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon was sold at the Mecum Auctions event in Kissimmee, Fla., on Thursday night for $286,000.
Only 3,300 of the 808 hp cars were built and the Maximum Steel-color example had just 30 miles on its odometer.
The price wasn’t a huge surprise given the rarity of the car, but it was compared to another one that crossed the block.
EVIL TWINS: DODGE CHALLENGER SRT DEMON AND DEMON 170 WITH MATCHING VINS UP FOR AUCTION
The Demon was upstaged by the 900 hp Demon 170 last year, which has a 900 hp engine that can crank out 1,025 hp when running on E85.
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It’s a better performer than the original Demon in every way and just 3,300 were built before Challenger production ended on December 22 with a Pitch Black-painted Demon 170 the last car off the line They’re a tough get and some dealers were selling them for way more than their maximum list price of $138,480.
But while you might think it would be immediately more desirable than the 2018 car, that wasn’t the case in Kissimmee, where a loaded F8 Green Demon 170 with the front passenger and rear seat delete option and 20 miles on the odometer was sold from the same collection for $231,000.
It’s hard to pin down the reasoning behind this, but another 2018 Demon with 84 miles was sold for just $187,000, so there just may have been too many at the auction.
One thing is for sure, as the first and second most-powerful V8 muscle cars ever made, you probably can’t count on picking up one at a bargain price anytime soon.
