2019 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

Finished in crisp White Knuckle Clearcoat over Black Hellcat Logo Laguna Leather, this example has 50,189 miles and pairs its factory 6.2L Supercharged HEMI V8 SRT engine with the heavy-duty 8-speed HP90 automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive. It was also ordered with the $995 Navigation & Travel Group, Uconnect 4C NAV with 8.4-inch display, heated and ventilated seating, heated sport steering wheel, Blind Spot Monitoring, Rear Cross Path Detection, ParkSense, ParkView backup camera, driver-selectable sport suspension, mechanical limited-slip differential and imposing 20 x 9.5-inch SRT Lowgloss Black Performance wheels. Its original retail price? $68,285. But the window sticker only tells you what it cost. It doesn’t tell you what it feels like when that supercharger starts making boost. 6.2L Supercharged HEMI® V8 SRT Under that hood sits the reason the Hellcat became a modern American performance icon: 6.2-Liter Supercharged HEMI V8 SRT The original equipment sheet confirms the Hellcat’s Quick Order Package 23T includes the 6.2L Supercharged HEMI V8 SRT paired with the HP90 8-speed automatic. This isn’t a small engine being asked to perform miracles with boost. It’s a massive V8. And then Dodge put a supercharger on it. The result is exactly the kind of outrageous engineering that made the Hellcat name famous. There’s something almost theatrical about the experience. The deep V8 exhaust note. The unmistakable sound of the supercharger. The instant surge when you lean into the accelerator. And the knowledge that you’re experiencing it from a car with four doors, a real back seat and a usable trunk. It’s ridiculous. And that’s exactly why it’s brilliant. Supercharged – Not Turbocharged The distinction matters. This HEMI uses a supercharger, mechanically driven by the engine rather than relying on exhaust gases to spool a turbocharger. That means the forced-induction system is fundamentally connected to engine speed. Press the accelerator and the supercharger becomes part of the experience immediately. There’s no need for the Hellcat to hide what’s happening. You hear it. You feel it. And once you’ve experienced that combination of supercharger whine layered over the sound of a big-displacement American V8, it’s difficult to confuse it with anything else. 8-Speed HP90 Automatic Transmission All of that power is routed through Dodge’s: 8-Speed Automatic HP90 Transmission. This isn’t simply an ordinary automatic dropped behind a powerful engine. The transmission has to manage the enormous demands of the supercharged HEMI while still allowing the Charger to function as a legitimate everyday automobile. Eight ratios also give the Hellcat an enormous range of personalities. Cruising? It can settle down. Passing? Drop a gear. Ask for everything? Now you understand why Dodge needed a transmission this serious. Rear-Wheel Drive And Dodge kept the fundamental muscle-car formula intact. Rear-Wheel Drive. The front wheels steer. The rear wheels receive the supercharged V8’s power. Simple. Traditional. Completely appropriate. The factory mechanical specification confirms the Hellcat combines rear-wheel drive with a mechanical limited-slip differential and a 2.62 axle ratio. This isn’t an all-wheel-drive system quietly sorting everything out underneath you. The Hellcat wants the driver involved. Mechanical Limited-Slip Differential When you’re dealing with this kind of power, what happens at the rear axle matters. That’s why the Hellcat is equipped with a: Mechanical Limited-Slip Differential. The differential helps manage the distribution of torque between the driven rear wheels, particularly when available traction differs side to side. It’s a beautifully old-school mechanical solution sitting underneath a remarkably modern performance sedan. And it perfectly summarizes the Hellcat philosophy: Use technology where it makes the car better—but never remove the mechanical character that makes it exciting. Driver-Selectable Ride Control The Hellcat isn’t merely a Charger with an enormous engine. Underneath is driver-selectable ride control with a sport-tuned suspension. The chassis also features: Short/Long Arm Front Suspension Multi-Link Rear Suspension Coil Springs Gas-Pressurized Shock Absorbers Front & Rear Anti-Roll Bars Hydraulic Power-Assisted Steering That matters because this is still a substantial four-door sedan. Managing that size while delivering genuine performance requires far more engineering than simply increasing horsepower. The suspension is part of what turns the Hellcat from a stunt into an actual performance car. Hydraulic Power Steering One particularly interesting piece of hardware is the hydraulic power-assisted steering system. In an era increasingly dominated by electric steering assistance, hydraulic assistance provides another mechanical element to the Hellcat experience. It fits the personality perfectly. This is not a car trying to digitally simulate aggression. The aggression is already built into the hardware. Four-Wheel Vented Disc Brakes Making enormous power is only half of the equation. The Hellcat’s factory braking system includes: Four-Wheel Disc Brakes Four-Wheel ABS Vented Front Discs Vented Rear Discs Brake Assist Hill Hold Control A serious performance car needs serious control. And when you’re sitting behind a supercharged HEMI V8, the ability to confidently scrub speed is every bit as important as the ability to build it. 20 x 9.5” SRT Lowgloss Black Performance Wheels The Hellcat’s stance is backed by substantial wheel and tire hardware. 20 x 9.5-inch SRT Lowgloss Black Performance Wheels wrapped in factory-specification: 275/40ZR20 Pirelli All-Season Performance Tires Nine-and-a-half-inch-wide wheels. 275-section tires. A low-gloss black finish. Against the White Knuckle Clearcoat, they give this Hellcat exactly the visual contrast it deserves. White body. Black wheels. Black grille. Black window trim. And very little ambiguity about what you’re looking at. Dual Stainless-Steel Exhaust Around the rear is a dual stainless-steel exhaust system with chrome tailpipe finishers. There are cars where the exhaust is primarily decorative. This is not one of them. There is a supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V8 attached to the other end. The exhaust doesn’t need to manufacture character. It just needs to let it out. White Knuckle Clearcoat The exterior color is perfectly named: White Knuckle Clearcoat. It’s clean enough to let the Charger body lines speak for themselves while creating dramatic contrast against the Hellcat’s darker details. The exterior specification includes: Black Grille Black Side Window Trim Lip Spoiler Body-Color Bumpers LED Brake Lights High-Intensity Projector Headlamps Automatic On/Off Lighting Perimeter/Approach Lighting Heated Windshield Washer Jets Heated Power Mirrors Driver Auto-Dimming Exterior Mirror Laminated Glass Park it quietly and it looks menacing. Start it? Quiet is no longer part of the conversation. Hellcat Logo Laguna Leather Open the door and the specification gets even better. This car was ordered with: Black Hellcat Logo Laguna Leather Seating. The interior equipment includes: Hellcat Logo Laguna Leather Sport Bucket Front Seats Heated Front Seats Ventilated Front Seats Heated Rear Seats Heated Sport Leather Steering Wheel 8-Way Power Driver Seat 4-Way Power Driver Lumbar Driver Seat Memory Mirror Memory Aluminum Interior Trim Metal-Look Accents Leather Gear Selector Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror Dual-Zone Automatic Climate Control This is where the Hellcat becomes such an absurdly usable performance car. It can behave like a muscle car. But you don’t have to live with a stripped-out race-car interior to experience it. Heated AND Ventilated Front Seats Performance cars don’t always make great daily drivers. The Hellcat has other ideas. The front seats are both heated and ventilated. Cold winter morning? Heated seats. Hot summer afternoon? Ventilated seats. Your passengers in the rear even get heated seating. This is a supercharged V8 sedan that can make an ordinary commute comfortable. Until you decide you don’t want the commute to feel ordinary anymore. Heated Sport Leather Steering Wheel Washington winter mornings become considerably easier with the factory heated sport leather steering wheel. It’s one of those features that perfectly captures the Hellcat’s strange genius. You can be sitting comfortably with a heated steering wheel, heated seat, automatic climate control and your favorite music playing— while a 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI waits under the hood. $995 Navigation & Travel Group This example was additionally ordered with the: Navigation & Travel Group – $995 The package includes: Uconnect 4C NAV with 8.4” Display SiriusXM Traffic Plus 5-Year SiriusXM Travel Link Service 5-Year SiriusXM Traffic Service SiriusXM Travel Link It’s exactly the kind of option that makes the Hellcat easier to live with on long trips. Because despite all the performance theater, this is still a car you could genuinely road-trip. Uconnect 4C – 8.4” Display The center of the dashboard features Uconnect 4C with an 8.4-inch display, upgraded on this example to the NAV-equipped system through the Navigation & Travel Group. Entertainment equipment includes: 8.4” Uconnect Display Navigation Bluetooth Streaming Audio Smart Device Integration Digital Signal Processor 276-Watt Amplifier 6 Alpine Speakers Steering-Wheel Audio Controls Voice Activation It’s a substantial technology suite for a car whose greatest entertainment feature remains the engine. 4G LTE Wi-Fi Hotspot The Hellcat even includes 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot capability. Think about the contradiction. You’re driving a rear-wheel-drive supercharged HEMI muscle sedan with a mechanical limited-slip differential— and your passengers can connect to Wi-Fi. That’s the Charger Hellcat in one sentence. Remote Start Proximity Key Everyday convenience includes: Remote Engine Start Smart-Device Remote Start Proximity Key Push-Button Start Remote Keyless Entry Power Cargo Access HomeLink Garage Door Transmitter Power Windows Power Door Locks The Hellcat may have been engineered to deliver outrageous performance, but Dodge didn’t forget that somebody still has to live with it Monday through Friday. Blind Spot Monitoring Rear Cross Path Detection The factory safety specification includes both: Blind Spot Monitoring Rear Cross Path Detection along with: ParkView Backup Camera ParkSense Rear Parking Sensors Electronic Stability Control ABS & Driveline Traction Control Driver Knee Airbag Front & Side Airbags Curtain Airbags Tire-Specific Low-Pressure Warning Side-Impact Beams Those systems are particularly welcome in a wide, powerful sedan designed to cover ground very quickly. ParkView ParkSense Parking doesn’t need to become an exercise in protecting your rear bumper. The Hellcat includes both a ParkView backup camera and ParkSense rear parking sensors. They’re practical features. And that’s the recurring theme here. The Hellcat isn’t remarkable merely because it’s powerful. It’s remarkable because Dodge made something this outrageous genuinely usable. 13 City / 22 Highway MPG The original factory equipment sheet lists: 13 MPG City 22 MPG Highway No one buys a supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI because they’re trying to win a fuel-economy competition. And frankly? We appreciate the honesty. $68,285 Original Retail Price When new, this Hellcat carried a substantial price: Base MSRP: $65,795 Navigation & Travel Group: $995 White Knuckle Clearcoat: No Charge Black Hellcat Logo Laguna Leather: No Charge Original Shipping Charge: $1,495 Original Retail Price: $68,285 And what that money bought was unlike almost anything else available. A luxury-equipped four-door sedan. A serious performance chassis. A supercharged V8. And the kind of personality manufacturers usually engineer out of modern cars. Before Cars Became Too Sensible The Hellcat represents a very particular moment in automotive history. Manufacturers were becoming increasingly focused on electrification, downsizing and efficiency. And Dodge responded by building a four-door sedan with a: 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI V8. Then gave it: Rear-wheel drive. A mechanical limited-slip differential. Hydraulic steering. Driver-selectable sport suspension. Wide SRT wheels. And enough leather, technology and comfort equipment to drive it every day. There was nothing subtle about the idea. That’s what made it special. White Knuckle. Laguna Leather. Supercharged HEMI. 50,189 Miles. With only 50,189 miles, striking White Knuckle Clearcoat, Black Hellcat Logo Laguna Leather, the legendary 6.2L Supercharged HEMI V8 SRT, HP90 8-speed automatic transmission, rear-wheel drive, mechanical limited-slip differential, driver-selectable sport-tuned suspension, hydraulic power steering, 20 x 9.5-inch SRT Lowgloss Black Performance wheels, Navigation & Travel Group, Uconnect 4C NAV with 8.4-inch display, Alpine audio, heated and ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, heated sport steering wheel, Blind Spot Monitoring, Rear Cross Path Detection, ParkSense, ParkView backup camera, remote start and an original retail price of $68,285, this 2019 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat is everything that made the Hellcat era unforgettable.