Anybody driving in Texas ought to beware. The Texas Freeway Patrol now has a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody pumping out 1,080 hp.
The automobile was awarded to the Texas Division of Public Security, which encompasses the Freeway Patrol, by a decide, in response to a Fb submit by the company. It appears the Hellcat was as soon as the property of a legal suspect.
“The 1,080 hp Dodge Hellcat went from evading legislation enforcement in Harris Co. to now catching criminals wherever it roams in Texas,” the submit reads.
The four-digit horsepower output quoted by the cops additionally signifies the Hellcat has been modified. Recall that the Hellcat’s 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 initially produced 707 hp (and 650 lb-ft of torque) from the manufacturing facility. For the 2019 model yr, it bought a lift to 717 hp and 656 lb-ft of torque for the usual model, and 797 hp and 707 lb-ft of torque for the Hellcat Redeye model.
This isn’t the primary time cops have enlisted a Challenger. The Florida Freeway Patrol unveiled a Challenger police automobile in 2019, though that was based mostly on the naturally aspirated 5.7-liter V-8 R/T model rated at 372 hp. The Challenger’s four-door Charger sibling has additionally develop into a staple of police fleets.
The Challenger and Charger are going away after the 2023 model yr. Dodge is sending them off with a sequence of seven Final Name fashions, after which it can shift focus to electrified automobiles. Dodge’s first EV, a efficiency automobile previewed by the Charger Daytona SRT idea, is scheduled to reach in 2024. When it does, perhaps it is going to be pressed into police service as properly.
This text was initially printed by Motor Authority, an editorial companion of ClassicCars.com.
