Description
The estimates for this Lot are $100, 000 -$150, 000 (USD).
NO RESERVE
This car is Lot 42 to be auctioned by Bonhams|Cars at The Miami Auction on 3 May, please see the Bonhams|Cars website for full details.
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Lot 42
The Orange Collection, 10 miles from new
2023 Dodge SRT Challenger Demon 170
Chassis no. 2C3CDZL96PH101117
Engine no.
6, 166cc OHV Supercharged 'Hellcat' V8 Engine
Electronic Fuel Injection
900bhp on premium fuel, 1, 025bhp on E85
8-Speed Torqueflite Automatic Transmission
4-Wheel Independent Suspension
4-Wheel Disc Brakes, Brembo Calipers
* Virtually untouched condition, with just 10 miles shown at cataloguing
* As delivered with plastic seat covers and protective film intact
* The first ever production Mopar Hemi to exceed 1, 000 horsepower
* Clean CARFAX report, just one owner from new
* Finished in Go Mango paint with a black leather interior
* Factory-equipped limited slip rear differential, line lock, and drag-specific suspension
* Capable of a neck-snapping 1. 66 seconds to 60mph, 8. 61-second ¼ mile, and 2. 004 Gs
* A flag-waving, face-melting, tire-smoking 'instant collectible' American Muscle Car
THE DODGE CHALLENGER DEMON 170
Following the demise of the original in 1974, and a brief foray as a rebadged Mitsubishi in the '80s, the Challenger badge finally reappeared in 2008 after a long hiatus. Mopar fans rejoiced at the news that it was attached to a proper 2-door, rear drive hardtop with an optional V8 engine. Finally, Dodge owners had a car to compete with the Mustang and Camaro. Much like the 1970 original, a wide range of engines and options were offered, and when the engineers from Chrysler's in-house skunkworks SRT got a hold of it, it rose to be a formidable muscle car, with subsequent versions pushing the envelope of what a showroom-delivered street car could do.
Following an enormously successful 2015 facelift led by consummate car guy and SRT boss/ Design Director Ralph Gilles, the Challenger was revamped to accept myriad new versions of the Hemi V8, up to and including the mighty 700bhp supercharged 'Hellcat.' Now, the Challenger was in a class of its own.
But Dodge wasn't done. Following the announcement that the V8 Challenger was nearing the end of production, Dodge revealed a series of 'Last Call' models celebrating one of the final bastions of old-school American V8 power. It culminated with the 2023 SRT Demon 170 and its heavily revised Hellcat engine topped with a 3-liter supercharger, belting out 1, 025bhp when filled with E85, or 'just' 900bhp on pump gas. The Demon 170's sole purpose is to tear up drag strips in the spirit of the classic factory Super Stock cars of the '60s. Under ideal conditions on a prepped surface, it is capable of hitting 60mph in 1. 66 seconds (!) and storming the quarter mile in 8. 91 seconds (!!), generating a face-melting 2. 004 Gs and easily vanquishing hypercars that cost nearly 10 times as much. God Bless America!
THE CAR OFFERED
The Orange Collection brings you another rare and highly desirable piece of Mopar Muscle. This 2023 SRT Demon 170 is presented in optional Go Mango paint, over black Alcantara upholstery. Car number 1117, it is essentially in new condition, with only 10 miles recorded at cataloguing, and many of the pre-delivery protective film and plastic covers still in place. It is about as close to a new SRT Demon 170 as one can get today.
The accompanying window sticker shows a myriad of options, chief among them include the Hellcat Redeye Widebody package, Premium Group, Rear Seat Delete, and of course, the SRT Demon 170 package. Aside from that mountain of a supercharged engine, the Demon package includes Brembo 4-piston calipers, sound insulation delete, a transmission brake (line lock), 240mm rear axle, drag tires on 17 x 11 rear wheels, and much more.
One of the most incredible race-cars-for-the-street to ever roll out of a Detroit automaker's factory, this Demon 170 is an instant collectible if there ever was one. Even at twice its original sticker price, the explosively accelerative, flag-waving, tire-shredding 1, 025 horsepower Demon 170 is surely one of the performance car bargains of the century.
All lots are sold 'as is/ where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams|Cars website for all pertinent auction information.
