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Originally Posted by rocket403

Looking at Edmonds times with the three cars
Camaro ZL1 12.4 Mustang GT 500 11.9 and Challenger SRT 8 12.6

Challenger is .2 sec in the 1/4 from the ZL1 and 0.7 sec from the GT500
that is with 470-580-662 hp

Now with an extra 237 hp I'm real interested in seeing the 1/4 times on the Hellcat

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Here is one of the best quotes yet on the subject from a 500 owner on the SVT forum:

Precisely. This thing, with the TorqueFlite 8spd, is going to be an utter demon from a dig. When the light clicks green, the 8spd Hellcat will be a psychedelic blur in the near distance before your clutch even fully engages. Believe me, if/when I run into a Hellcat, I'll want to lay a nasty beatdown on it as much as the next Shelby owner. Objectivity, however, precludes me from misplaced convictions. With all that grunt and no real input required from the driver other than a deft mashing of the go pedal, don't expect to fare very well if you find yourself next to an auto Hellcat at a stoplight.

6spd vs 6spd is another matter. The better driver will win. I also like the Shelby's chances from a roll vs. either variant, especially if the start speed allows the Shelby to wind through the majority of third gear.

It's very easy to occupy quixotic notions when your passion belongs to a car that has, in some way, been outdone by a competitor. There's no escaping that the Shelby has been out-powered. Fortunately, it has also been outweighed. It's still not prudent, though, to underestimate this very potent feline merely for the sake of preserving unyielding fidelity to the Shelby. In need of Jenny Craig as this porker may be, it's going to be a beast, especially so in the 8spd.

Vehicles: 2007 Trailblazer SS (not stock), 2014 Shelby (SGM, white stripes), and 1981 Zastava Koral 0.9L