2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody First Drive Review Test Drive

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  • Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
  • The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody adds the wider bodywork of the legendary Dodge Demon as well as a few other tweaks. Is it a better Hellcat? We take it for a spin to find out.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 101

  • @meLIKEInfamous
    @meLIKEInfamous 7 років тому +40

    The video is 7:07 long , well played sir !

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому +17

      Well done! It was a huge pain to get it to 7:07.

  • @crodrc51able
    @crodrc51able 7 років тому +6

    Wow! This is production! So ur getting almost Demon looks. The widebody just makes it that more menacing.

  • @scalefreakgaming
    @scalefreakgaming 7 років тому +24

    The car looks amazing. The wide body work really adds to the look.

  • @1bojanbojan
    @1bojanbojan 7 років тому +16

    Finally, Challenger looking the way it should of looked from beginning! Super BADAZZ!

  • @SuperKardon
    @SuperKardon 7 років тому +10

    I need this car in my life

  • @Aprilcutlerr
    @Aprilcutlerr 7 років тому +5

    I saw a drag race between a Lamborghini vs. a dodge hellcat... Hellcat won! I even made a picture of a hellcat!

  • @derrickb4130
    @derrickb4130 7 років тому +4

    Man that's a beautiful car

  • @markurbancowboy
    @markurbancowboy 5 років тому

    I love my manual trans but the way the auto was downshifting and holding the revs was pure awesome!

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  5 років тому

      We just tested one in the real world. Love that car with a manual, but the Demon...

  • @zipzap4706
    @zipzap4706 6 років тому +2

    🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 Fantastic review, Brian! I enjoy your videos and find them extremely informative. This video sold me on the Hellcat Widebody. Keep up the great work! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  6 років тому +1

      Thanks! Love that car.

  • @IhateYoutube
    @IhateYoutube 7 років тому +1

    Another awesome video Brian! This widebody in Octane Red OMG.... It seriously has me considering if I can afford two car payments right now because I just bought a Benz C43 (Needed something with AWD for the bad days). I guess I'll just have to make due with my Supercharged 6.4 Challenger SRT for now..... But videos like this just make me drool! :D

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому +1

      +Brett DiMichele Studios ah, man, this Widebody is soooo good. Thanks for watching! We really appreciate your feedback! Hope you enjoyed!

  • @bassmonstar27
    @bassmonstar27 7 років тому +6

    Anyone else notice his demon shirt?

  • @GodRam1988
    @GodRam1988 7 років тому +2

    Damn! Awesome looking chally! I need one😍

  • @prattspits
    @prattspits 7 років тому

    Looks way better, the one thing I didn't like was the Huge car with little skinny tires and the narrow looking rear.

  • @Eric_Atomic
    @Eric_Atomic 7 років тому +2

    Can't wait to get one!

  • @waynemorris3973
    @waynemorris3973 7 років тому +6

    Those downshifts tho 😍

    • @MrBmaleki
      @MrBmaleki 7 років тому

      Wayne Morris what down shifts? It's an a8 and he didn't touch those paddle shifters once...?

    • @waynemorris3973
      @waynemorris3973 7 років тому

      Bobby Fresh an automatic still downshifts

    • @MrBmaleki
      @MrBmaleki 7 років тому

      Wayne Morris obviously..? There’s nothing special about an a8 downshifting lol

  • @erichaley4485
    @erichaley4485 7 років тому +2

    Absolutely nice.

  • @Overbuilt.Gaming
    @Overbuilt.Gaming 7 років тому +2

    What an awesome review and camera shots. I saw on another review that the rims are 4lbs lighter EACH per rim, do you know if that is true?

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому +1

      Thanks. I don't have that in my notes. Depending on the source, that may be true.

  • @rosswallace2969
    @rosswallace2969 7 років тому +4

    Absolutely beautiful in white

  • @123bigred
    @123bigred 7 років тому

    I wish they would Improve the gaps on the body panels play it over and watch closely. I remember a 2007 impala v6 had gaps like Those! LOL

  • @dobbins2550
    @dobbins2550 7 років тому

    That transmission shifts so hard and quick.

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому

      +dobbins2550 wicked on downshifts, too

  • @doza7979
    @doza7979 7 років тому +2

    Love this car! 👏🏼👌🏼👍🏼

  • @chi-townmuscle
    @chi-townmuscle 7 років тому

    Great review. A must have for me.

  • @mauriceshaker8667
    @mauriceshaker8667 5 років тому

    Am gonna get this car!

  • @customerreviews8476
    @customerreviews8476 5 років тому

    Has anyone ever provide a full video review of the functionalities of the JEEP SRT. For example, audio, navigation, engine, steering (driving in straight-line), body inspection, memory settings, wipers, and etc. I have completed some research, and I have never seen so many SRT for resale (Whether JEEP or Dodge). I did made some phone calls to sellers, and did get some feedbacks regarding functionality issues. Let me know what you think. From what I understand, these are all BAILOUT vehicles. Safety is a concern.

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  5 років тому

      We have extensive reviews of the Jeep SRT here, but the things you're asking for is something we don't cover. We're interested in how it drives. I like they way everything works and in fact nearly purchased a Trackhawk. Great all around vehicle.

    • @customerreviews8476
      @customerreviews8476 5 років тому

      Thanks Brian; however, I am very interested in reliability and real-life reviews. Most of these reviews are all about horse power, rims, tire, and exhaust note. Take that away for a minute. What else can be reviewed. Dodge, Chrysler, and JEEP are ripping their customer off. No offense to your video, but looking for a review that's truly engaged for the consumer. Hope this helps.

  • @nicholasf4315
    @nicholasf4315 7 років тому

    I see what you did there with the time stamp. . .

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому +1

      Good eye. Yeah, it was a ton of work to cut out those extra couple of seconds and get it right.

  • @shunsato6621
    @shunsato6621 7 років тому

    So you got options to buy regular ones and widebody version of it or?

  • @amanimccrary4483
    @amanimccrary4483 7 років тому

    Ahhh im not really feeling the widebody look i hope its an option to delete widebody on the website

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому +1

      You can still get a regular Hellcat.

  • @calimade8136
    @calimade8136 6 років тому

    Is it auto rev matching just off deceleration?

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  6 років тому

      Under heaving braking. Track mode works exceptionally well with the auto.

  • @simplybuilt_1708
    @simplybuilt_1708 7 років тому

    This thing does NOT need to be any wider than it already is

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому +1

      Oh, yes it does. Driving a regular Challenger today and the Widebody is the way to go.

  • @tylercouture216
    @tylercouture216 7 років тому

    i fucking love yellow !!!!!

  • @hmackprotection1
    @hmackprotection1 7 років тому

    Brian, what are the specs on the new tires??

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому +3

      305s on 20 x 11s for the Widebody vs 275s on 20 x 9.5s on the regular Hellcat. There's a P Zero all season available, but the better choice is the three season P Zero which is what I drove.

    • @hmackprotection1
      @hmackprotection1 7 років тому +2

      Brian Makse, right on Man. Thanks

  • @EugenioPicado
    @EugenioPicado 7 років тому

    How would you put it against the Camaro ZL1 1LE?

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому +1

      +Eugenio Picado dunno. Haven't driven a ZL1.

    • @EugenioPicado
      @EugenioPicado 7 років тому

      Brian Makse whenever you do, cool if you pass a comment on comparison for braking and handling

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому

      +Eugenio Picado pretty sure I know which way that's gonna go. The Hellcat is the real muscle car. The Camaro is a pony car with sports car cred.

    • @midnightsconfide3683
      @midnightsconfide3683 7 років тому

      They're not on the same league so that comparison would be pointless.

  • @pjpaella
    @pjpaella 6 років тому

    I prefer the look of the previous Hellcats. I'm not a fan of the flared wheel wells.

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  6 років тому

      +pjpaella I can appreciate that. I prefer the Widebody.

  • @fread51
    @fread51 7 років тому +2

    so it"s the same car with better tiers and a widebody

    • @TheSprykilla
      @TheSprykilla 7 років тому +1

      billy heaton and the electronic steering

  • @CHUUMPASS
    @CHUUMPASS 7 років тому +2

    America !

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому +2

      Made in Canada!

    • @f2.8vidz4
      @f2.8vidz4 7 років тому

      Brian Makse yes they are made right down the road...watch the carriers heading to Detroit non stop..
      Great video...
      I would love to buy one but where I travel up in Northern🇨🇦 I need my Hummer's & jeep..
      Cheers from 🇨🇦
      Luke

    • @cadetrob1393
      @cadetrob1393 6 років тому

      Assembled in Canada would be more accurate…..Apple pie baked in Canada doesn’t make it Canadian. ;-)

  • @Tax_Master_DFW
    @Tax_Master_DFW 7 років тому

    What is the cost?

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому

      Whatever the secondary market wants. They're all spoken for now.

  • @terryhonaker1642
    @terryhonaker1642 7 років тому

    I think I will be owning one in the Future.
    Terry aka tigerhonaker

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому

      +Terry Honaker don't hesitate!

  • @tpike46w
    @tpike46w 7 років тому

    MOPAR or no car!

  • @khunopie9159
    @khunopie9159 7 років тому +1

    Good job bruh. You really are the "Hellcat" of car journos, and in this day and age, this is more than what people want, it's what people _need_
    #MAGA

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому +1

      +Khu NoPie what people want, at least on UA-cam, is crap content by journos that couldn't find an apex if it punched them in the face.

  • @lsowner10
    @lsowner10 7 років тому

    "government pressure to go electric." You sound ignorant with that one!

    • @songgut
      @songgut 7 років тому +3

      he didn't say "government pressure". He said 'emission consideration and political pressure"

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому

      +G. Warren where's the pressure coming from?

    • @tylercouture216
      @tylercouture216 7 років тому

      Brian Makse epa

  • @IAMMRPATRICKBORNAGAIN
    @IAMMRPATRICKBORNAGAIN 7 років тому +2

    Dodge should redesign the Magnum and bring it back as a Hellcat. It'd be the sickest wagon on the planet.

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому

      For all three people that would buy it.

  • @aldona9988
    @aldona9988 7 років тому

    This is a bogus video, look at the dam yellow mirrors in the video. What's up with that? The car is supposed to be red.

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому +3

      Good eye! Yeah, it's a totally bogus video. I didn't go to Indianapolis and drive three different Widebodys on Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

    • @IhateYoutube
      @IhateYoutube 7 років тому +1

      Did you not see the entire line of Widebody Hellcats sitting in a row including yellow? News Flash Cap'n Tin Foil Hat, not everything is a False Flag! :D

  • @BucFanz63
    @BucFanz63 7 років тому

    He's driving a yellow car then they show a different one around the track.

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому +1

      ZOMG! I didn't know I wasn't supposed to drive three different Widebodys at the launch event!

  • @MrT-nh6di
    @MrT-nh6di 7 років тому

    Bad to the bone!

  • @juiceman8355
    @juiceman8355 7 років тому

    I thought it was called the demon

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/LnX3brDrCJw/v-deo.html

    • @ChiTownRuler023
      @ChiTownRuler023 7 років тому

      You have the regular 392 SRT then the Hell Cat and then the Widebody Hell Cat and at he top is the Demon.

    • @TheMetalheadextreme
      @TheMetalheadextreme 6 років тому

      Budget version of the demon.

  • @MrBmaleki
    @MrBmaleki 7 років тому

    So you're going to do a car review in an auto but didn't bother using the paddle shifters at all?
    Think if you're doing a review on a with such caliber, with an auto trans perhaps you should have used one of the best features on the car. The paddle shifters...

    • @BrianMakse
      @BrianMakse  7 років тому +1

      Paddle shifters? Clearly I failed to articulate that track mode shifts perfectly for you on track.

    • @MrBmaleki
      @MrBmaleki 7 років тому

      Brian Makse even though track mode slightly alters the shifts points, I think the paddle shifters still would have been the better route. You still would have benefited from the track mode suspension and traction

  • @mavricxx
    @mavricxx 7 років тому

    LOVE this car but I wish they made it handle like the Camaro SS 1LE!

    • @VegasRT500
      @VegasRT500 7 років тому +2

      On a big track the Hellcat is quicker than the Camaro SS 1LE

    • @bigbandzalways9591
      @bigbandzalways9591 7 років тому

      Thar Camaro is a sports car the Challenger is really the last real muscle car

    • @daytona3927
      @daytona3927 6 років тому

      NutNbutSpeed: Widebody pulls .97 g's on skid pad, not too shabby

  • @DUNEATV
    @DUNEATV 7 років тому

    I don't like anything from dodge...they are junk! But I like the wide body look!

    • @RaZeRbLaDeZ
      @RaZeRbLaDeZ 7 років тому +3

      rhino250r Ive never had a bad one. Stop basing your opinions in the 90s when daimler and that other company screwed them

  • @BucFanz63
    @BucFanz63 7 років тому

    Looks better without the wide body.

  • @AnthonyMichael504
    @AnthonyMichael504 7 років тому

    Boring car. It's beautiful and fun... as a manual only. The wheels aren't as nice -