In news that probably won’t surprise many, Dodge is
working on a Hellcat Redeye variant of the Charger. Motor Trend’s Jonny Lieberman
confirmed on Instagram that the Charger Hellcat Redeye is in the works but
didn’t say when we can expect to see the vehicle. What we do know is that the
vehicle will be based around the upcoming Charger Widebody which was first
previewed in concept guise back at Spring Fest 14 in March and later spied in
production guise last month.
Powering the Charger Hellcat Redeye will be the same
6.2-liter supercharged V8 engine as the Challenger Redeye, complete with 797 hp
and 957 Nm of torque. This engine is enough to power the Challenger
to 96 km/h in just 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 326 km/h.
We expect similar performance figures for the four-door Charger variant.
The Challenger Redeye is differentiated from the
‘regular’ Challenger Hellcat through 25 major component modifications which
include a larger 2.7-liter supercharger, strengthened connecting rods and
pistons, a high-speed valve train, upgraded lubrication system, and a bespoke
fuel injection system. Sending power to the ground is an eight-speed automatic
transmission with two final drive ratios.
At least two other variants of the upcoming Charger
Widebody are thought to be in the works. The entry-level model will apparently
have a 6.4-liter V8 with 485 hp and 643 Nm of torque while the
‘standard’ Hellcat Widebody will pump out 707 hp and 881 Nm of
torque from its supercharged 6.2-liter V8.
