Dodge Hellcat
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Dodge Hellcat: The Supercharged Muscle Car Phenomenon
Hellcat denotes Dodge's supercharged 6.2-liter V8 and the wildly powerful Charger and Challenger models it powers.
The Hellcat name refers to Dodge's supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V8 and the high-performance Charger and Challenger models built around it. Introduced in 2015, the original Hellcat produced 707 horsepower, an astonishing figure for a mainstream muscle car at an attainable price.
The Hellcat sparked a modern horsepower war, with later Redeye and other versions pushing well beyond 700 horsepower. It made supercar-rivaling power accessible, becoming a cultural phenomenon and reviving interest in American muscle.
The Hellcat name became synonymous with outrageous, affordable power, defining an era of muscle-car excess before electrification reshaped the segment.
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Reports from Automotive News and Mopar Insiders say Dodge plans a Charger SRT Hellcat with the supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi for the 2028 model year, built from late 2027 in two-door and four-door form. Dodge says it doesn't comment on future products.
A Hellcat engine is Dodge's 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI V8, and it landed in 2015 making 707 horsepower in cars anyone could buy. Dodge kept escalating from there, ending with a 1,025 horsepower Demon 170. Here's what's inside it and why it mattered.