GT350 Versus Hellcat on the Air Strip
The Hellcat is touted as being the big boss to contend with, but its biggest drawback has always been the heft which it needs to lug around. It’s probably why it sticks to straight lines, mostly. Well, the GT350 has arrived to show the Hellcat another form of Detroit speed, on this occasion at one of those wildly successful air-strip drag races (they are quite cool, if you haven’t been to one already).
The 707-horsepower unit found in the Dodge has a clear advantage in power. Ford’s 526-horsepower motor is some 180 horsepower off the mark, but how much of that is just hot air? And how do they perform in the real world?
Well, before you jump to conclusions about the video, there’s also something to point out here: driver mod is important. With two wins each out of four runs, getting a good launch is critical in order to stay ahead. Though even when the Hellcat driver nails it off the line, the race concludes quite closely. Trap speeds were 143 and 147 for the Ford and Dodge respectively. Dodge gets the win this time, but we have one reply: just wait till the GT500 comes out!
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