Sapphire any day. The 170 is pretty cool, but it's a one-trick pony. Gotta wait to cool down between each run; produces different power depending on fuel, altitude, humidity, temperature, etc.
IM Genuinely Curious Sir! Do you REALLY need to Flex like that when you drive? Here's a Test PUNCH IT with no hands on the wheel , OR 2 fingers on the wheel lol U know I'm a fan , And we've spoke in the past ( when you guys used to engage with who keep your channel up n running.. 👍🏽 5:07
@@senadhasanbasic260more like 1230, and it's something like 600kg heavier, maybe even more considering demon didn't have it's seats. It is impressive.
@Smzxe There is an official timeslip Racer X showed it in one of his videos. The Demon 170 is a cool car. However, it will never come close to beating the Saphire a Plaid, maybe if all the moons align.
So refreshing to see people not hating on the Sapphire just because it’s an EV. Makes me very happy people can just appreciate both cars for how insane they both are!
Consistency wins. It is amazing how little effort the Lucid takes to run 9.0. So many of the Demon 170s are breaking or just not performing like they should. The Lucid just dead hooks and goes.
Dude, it's awd. The only way it doesn't run as advertised is if it flies apart. Just compare the contact footprint of the drive wheels of both vehicles
@@LearningFast oh you were just stating the obvious. I thought you didn't understand why one required zero effort and the other requires 110% of your skill.
I’m going to comment before watching with my prediction. I’ll predict the Dodge Demon 170 gets slaughtered in every race it runs. These cars must have the stars align, race gas, most perfect of surface prep, perfectly warm tires, etc etc etc to get close to a Plaid or the Sapphire. I may eat my words but I suspect the Sapphire will perform consistently like last vid and the Demon will be fast but no where close. I hope it at least runs in the 9s otherwise it should drive away in shame.
Yea what happens when you race 4wd drive cars.. What happens when they actually race another 1000bhp 4wd ice car.. Game over Got 800bhp M3s running 8.5s
Oh but there are so many dodge people that say almost everyones 170 has run in the 8's! Hahaha They're all full of shit. Brooks drove right out of that 170's life! That 170 is a one purpose built car and it can't even do that one thing right! Absolutely beautiful video!
@@tomrynkewicz7674 Demonology ran 8.9 seconds move along now vaxxie. You vote left and are probably scared of guns and don't own any. Typical EV driving liberal.
“Hi honey I’m back. Sorry I took so long but our groceries are “free”. Some guy at the track bet me $100 that our four-door car couldn’t beat some Dodge he has. I won, so here’s the groceries and a $100 bill.”
@@AndrewTSq except that EVs were abandoned over a hundred years ago and spent most of the last century not being developed. The real performance development only began in the last 25 years or so, when the people who founded Tesla had the brilliant idea of stuffing laptop batteries into a car.
@@JappaKneads closest rivalry is Chiron Supersport both run 8.9 9.0 9.1 Chiron SS can actually run 8.7 on Prepped surface Even with Massive wheelslip going sideways Chiron SS runs 9.2 9.3 and it launched better than Rimac Nevera off the line
@@JappaKneads and the mcmurty speirling pure ev runs 7.9@150mph and 0-60mph in just 1.4s on a none prepped surface. Where will it stop I wonder? The rumored air gas thruster equipped gen2 tesla roadster doing a 1s flat 0-60mph? 😀👍🏻
Thanks Brooks that was a really fun contest! Apart from the launch, it's very clear that the Sapphire is just a faster car. Most impressive to me is how nice a car it is and so simple to drive. I know Dodge worked hard on the Demon but it just can't overcome the weaknesses of ICE technology in this application.
That orange 170 had engine issues right out of the factory. It was trapping 8mph slower than normal 170’s. It’s currently in the shop for lots metal shavings in the oil.
This Demon 170 had 1 seat, lighter wheels and taller 315 55 17 tires. I'm surprised it ran that slow, it never stood a chance but it should have ran faster.
I like both these cars but the reality here is after the Demon failed to impress 'again' it probably got loaded on a trailer for the drive home. The Lucid owner could have taken some of the crew home then called past Costco to pick up a few things. As fast hassle free daily drivers these EV's really are the kings, but I wouldn't want to see them totally take over the drag strips. Good video, the outcome was as expected though.
thank you for being real about the stats about the demon 170 and why its hard to get into the 8s. the way it launches is crazy!! never thought id live to see the day a dodge challenger will be doing 0-60 in 1.7 seconds ahah what a rush! the chiron ss vs nevera video would be sweet! and would be awesome to see brooks back with his demon 170 again.
It’s a really cool site. It does have some limitations that really only apply to ICE cars (can’t mimic 2 step/launch control systems so some cars are slower than expected) and since it’s really geared towards EVs I don’t think anyone will care.
Sooo.... Slicka, skinny fronts, racing fuel, stripped out interior and I still gets its ass kicked. Times have changed boys and girls. The king is dead. Long live the King
From what I'm seeing at the track and on U-Tube. The Demon 170 doesn't appear to be the same Challenger performance car Dodge introduced since most are running in the mid to low 9s instead of Dodge's advertised 8.91 quarter mile time. Now I'm reading they're having power train issues.
8.91 is what the engineers say is the best possible in the Demon. That means it has to be spec’d correctly. Carbon fiber wheels, single seat, no leather. Most will be low 9 second cars.
This really enjoyed this video, both cars are insane, a gas car capable of 1.66 0-66 and an electric car capable of 1.7 0-60, both are just crazy and it was fun to watch to American cars pulling crazy times
EV's greatest edge over traditional ICE cars is consistency lol. It might not have the soul or the theater or any of the fun stuff, but they will always do what you want them to do
Imagine saying that when the mf lucid car is running on a high performance battery let’s try your car running against the dodge 170 imam call your shit a lemon too…yall don’t know shit about cars just talking..clearly got way more power then the v8obviously in the title
I would take the Demon 170 any day in the week. Not having a engine sound takes away more than half of the sensation for me. I also like that the Demon needs a good driver to get a good result, where my grandma can sit in the EV and do almost the same time after time.
Have yet to see a Demon 170 run 8's. Prime example here. A legitimate 8 second car , Demon 170 mid to high 9's. Lucid pulling practically bus lengths on it. No contest. Don't get me wrong, if I could choose only one, it would be the Demon. But it certainly doesn't live up to the hype.
My neighbor bought his wife a Plaid. He let me drive it and I could not believe how fast it was. Definitely quick enough for those runs to Walmart and Target.
@@mmanzanozr1 funny enough, I think we will get there soon. electric motors just make too much power for their weight, even more than 10000 hp Chrysler hemis.
@mmanzanozr1 of an ev is modified by shrinking the battery size just enough for a quarter mile drive than i think it would beat any combustion engine. Electromotors are lighter than combustion engine per horse power (?)
@@Anktual great, I'd love to see it. 6 seconds is all that EV's need to make up. If you know anything about drag racing or F1 half a second faster is a monumental gain. Yet you think EV's are close to making up 6 seconds? Sure, soon lol
Seems the PLAID is a closer race! BTW the Mustang electric Cobra Jet 1800 just made the fastest production type electric car pass at a 7.75 @ 180 MPH ...Faster than the single seat McMurtry that had done a 7.97!!!!
*DEMON:* Dude I almost had you. *SAPPHIRE:* You almost had me?? You never had me. You never had your car. It doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile. Winning's winning.
I agree. As far as EV cars goes, give me the RIMAC, LUCID Sapphire or the AUDI E-tron RS (the fastest model). To me, those three are the only EV's I would consider; all other EV's out there are just ugly and a hard pass from me - regardless how quick they are. Although... the new Hyundai IONIQ 5 R is growing on me😊
@@DragTimes thanks for the response! I know they are a pita to launch but I see a lot of videos where people are just doing crazy stuff (like 2nd gear starts, leaving off idle, etc). Sounds like he was doing everything right but the car just doesn’t perform well. Appreciate the videos 🍻
When the Demon won't even hook up at Bradenton, you know Dodge put too much HP into that shitty, outdated, platform. It's one of the best tracks in the country and still couldn't pull a good 60 foot time.
@@gregmatson1470 My last car was a redeye Hellcat and with 200 less hp, it's still not easy especially with the stock tires. Regardless of what settings you use, 1st gear is so low that as the tires spin, the rev limiter kills the run before you even have time to short-shift it into 2nd gear. Any of the Hellcats/Demons are useless below 60mph without a proper set of drag radials and some suspension mods (like stronger rear lower control arms) to limit wheel hop. It's all a matter of what you like - the Sapphire is beautiful, consistently lightning-quick and consistent but it's a quarter of a million bucks and it has no soul, just a muted whirr. The 170 is simply America's ultimate (and one of the last remaining) old-school musclecar with all the soul in the world. It's just not as quick. But still, mid 9s and mid 140s in the 1/4 mile ain't exactly doggy.
The Lucid Sapphire is amazingly quick but, at $250,000.00 I’m way out of contention. There’s no chance against the immediate torque availability of the electric motors. I can’t wait to see if technology is able to come up with way lighter batteries and maintain the range availability. The whine of the 170 supercharger is something to behold for sure. That 10 m.p.h. speed difference at the end of the race is hard to overcome. When I was a kid in the early 50’s, my Dad told me how quick the Toronto electric street cars were. He said lots of cars would try to beat them away from the lights at intersections and failed. That only happened if the street cars were empty and heading back to the car barn. That’s 70 years ago.
@@kwilliams3161 You mean faster than a literal production drag car with no back seat, slicks, and loud as hell that will likely last 60k miles? Good luck. It’s “fast” and you can’t even get it to perform already. How is a “faster” one going to do any better? 😂. Try to be at least somewhat logical.
This four door family sedan is the king of the streets haha. I test drove a Lucid Air Touring (620 hp) and it was super fast so I can only imagine what this is like
Do you have a way to check the ethanol content? Or did the meter say you were at full power? In Iowa e85 can be anywhere from 50 to 85% ethanol at the pump. I wonder if some of these videos where the demon 170 is not getting below nine seconds is due to not truly having 85% ethanol in the tank (maybe there’s a percentage content where it doesn’t matter anymore?). Probably also some of these videos have demons spec’d with options that weigh the car down.
Thank you for giving the 170 the "hit". That was a gentlemen thing to do IMHO and made for a more entertaining race. It shows everyone the real world potential of the 170, all the mechanical bits locked and loaded, and rolling! I like the sculpted looks of the potato, aka Sapphire. But I would take the purple beast all day long, a soon to be classic. In 35 years at a Mecum auction, the 170 will bring double it's value and the Sapphire will be had for around 10 grand.
@@Rick-fe8xn Facts! Demonology spanked the Plaid on the stock demon 170 17inch slicks. Didn’t even do a 15inch conversion and walked the plaid. He can probably get a 9.0 or better if he put the 15s on it.
I’m not a fan of EVs but they’re fast as hell. I have a terminator cobra with 800hp and it’s crazy watching that EV pull away from the demon. Impressed.
Waiting for: “yeah but it makes no noise, is just an appliance, only good in straight line, depreciates like a mofo, no laughing when the battery fails…”
You sound extra goofy! All vehicles are pretty much appliances, not only that most drag strip vehicles aren't very good on a racetrack. Unless you have stock in petroleum what the hell are you crying for?
They think they can afford the battery till they get hit with that bill or they dump the car on a lease to avoid that. My gas car I can swap and change shit all day for a fraction and enjoy a car that doesn't babysit me
@@thatparticulargame6001 1.66 is totally fake. it's 2.1 seconds at best If they really had done that they will show vbox data or time slips They showed literally nothing
I'm a fan of cars in general. The Demon 170 was impressive to me. It has more than 200 horsepower less. We've allowed politicians to tell us what type of new cars we can buy. How sad !
Hmm let's see it has more range than the deman more practical cheaper long term better looking in my opinion faster and quicker and can be fuel at home 😂 hmm seems you need to rethink that😂
I wonder if an extra 200 hp would help the demon & if it had all whell Drive. No question ev's are fast. Have you raced Herman of Demonoly? Substanily more cost as well fot the Lucid Air
I hate being right all the time... I said over a decade ago that EVs will outrun any gas burner within a decade more. Now, all they need to do is tune EVs with a speaker system that can match the sound and shift of a Ford Shelby GT500 on a drag strip, and you really got something
Dragtimes Awesome Video I knew the Lucid Air Sapphire would win although I would take that Absolutely Gorgeous and Incredible Demon 170 anyday and I can't wait to see Demonlogy wipe the floor
A gas car lifting off after takeoff use to look cool but now it looks dumb especially when the electric car takes off so smoothly and leaves it in the dust.
What's your pick? Demon 170 or Lucid Sapphire? Setup your own races over at www.motormatchup.com
Ferrari SF90 over them both
Would love to see Chiron Supersport going against lucid sapphire or Chiron Pur Sport will be fine
Sapphire any day. The 170 is pretty cool, but it's a one-trick pony. Gotta wait to cool down between each run; produces different power depending on fuel, altitude, humidity, temperature, etc.
you should bring a gintani svj
4680 Roadster = GAME OVER ⚡️🇺🇸
IM Genuinely Curious Sir!
Do you REALLY need to Flex like that when you drive? Here's a Test PUNCH IT with no hands on the wheel , OR 2 fingers on the wheel lol
U know I'm a fan , And we've spoke in the past ( when you guys used to engage with who keep your channel up n running.. 👍🏽 5:07
If you tell me at 2010, that a luxury EV would beat a 6.2 L V8 Muscle car with +1000 HP, I would have never believed you.
Impressive !!
Tesla used electricity without wires in 1894
not impressive at all, its just like comparing walkman from the 80s to a smartphone playing mp3 - its pure technology progress nothing else
Dont know whats impressive, its 1300hp vs 1000 in a straight line
@@senadhasanbasic260more like 1230, and it's something like 600kg heavier, maybe even more considering demon didn't have it's seats. It is impressive.
@@M4st3rm1nd_01 1230whp vs maybe 900, Rwd vs Awd on a short straight line. Everyone would bet on the 1200hp car without even seeing both
Dodge named it the 170 because it took 170 passes in perfect conditions to see that 8.9.
FAKE there's no real time slips no vbox data
It's best time is 9.1 @147 mph
@Smzxe There is an official timeslip Racer X showed it in one of his videos. The Demon 170 is a cool car. However, it will never come close to beating the Saphire a Plaid, maybe if all the moons align.
Op was joking you dongs
@@SmzxeSo it’s not NHRA certified for 8.91 @151 mph??? Hmmmm
@@danieljohn4603 where is time slip?
They are putting up a new Walmart in the gap between the Lucid and the Demon!
Best comment ever 🤣🤣🤣
@@michaelronneseth801 🤣🤣🤣
Bwahahaha!!! 😂🤣😂 Superb comment!!
Please , Walmart would never do that , now Dollar General , for sure , two of them
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Please just make the Sapphire Vs Rimac drag race, literally NOBODY has done that.
The Rimac Nevera with its 1914hp and a lighter weight would win the race. That's a super beast priced at more than $1M.
@@pierrojulesBecause from the Plaid vs the Rimac, the Plaid won the 0-60mph but the Rimac later on catches up.
@@UnknownEmber-fc5vdCatches up? It literally destroyed the Plaid.
@@bjornar9026 Still, it catches up….
@@pierrojules Rimac Nevera starts at 2.2m
So refreshing to see people not hating on the Sapphire just because it’s an EV. Makes me very happy people can just appreciate both cars for how insane they both are!
It’s NOT a car. It’s a computer n
@@1SIK335lol so much for that
@@Akosa117 it’s a computer.
@@1SIK335 every car is a computer, dumbass
@@1SIK335 every car is a computer
the sapphire stock with full interior and ventilated seats puts down 9.0, every time. i want one!
The new Tesla Model S will be faster
@@speedracerjeff And will fall apart on the way to the strip
@@speedracerjeff Low IQ if u believe that
You have $160,000? You can have one.
@@speedracerjeffYou appear to be suffering from TDS, in this case Tesla Derangement Syndrome.
All I see is two American cars pulling insane numbers for street cars.
Both with warranties
And the Saphire is even fast in the street. More wheel drive is more better.😊
Street car for 250k. Uhuh
Yea but the founder of lucid is 3 china guy!!😂
@@person5684 250k which is quicker than 2-million-dollar hypercars while carrying 4 passengers with luxury.
Consistency wins. It is amazing how little effort the Lucid takes to run 9.0. So many of the Demon 170s are breaking or just not performing like they should. The Lucid just dead hooks and goes.
Dude, it's awd. The only way it doesn't run as advertised is if it flies apart. Just compare the contact footprint of the drive wheels of both vehicles
@@chadd587 precisely my point. Any high HP AWD EV is going to beat the Demon because RWD just won’t hook consistently.
@@LearningFast oh you were just stating the obvious. I thought you didn't understand why one required zero effort and the other requires 110% of your skill.
@@LearningFast If you did notice. The Demon driver was very consistent with his 9.6 passes.
Exactly. Why are people still surprised that AWD EV’s are fast. It’s super simple actually b
I’m going to comment before watching with my prediction. I’ll predict the Dodge Demon 170 gets slaughtered in every race it runs. These cars must have the stars align, race gas, most perfect of surface prep, perfectly warm tires, etc etc etc to get close to a Plaid or the Sapphire. I may eat my words but I suspect the Sapphire will perform consistently like last vid and the Demon will be fast but no where close. I hope it at least runs in the 9s otherwise it should drive away in shame.
That's EXACTLY what I said. Glad to see someone else with the exact same sentiments when it comes to the 170
@@_ph4nt0mzz_47the 170 is barely faster than they claimed the standard Demon was! 😂
And the comments will be like "But my Uncle's Cousin's Roommate got an 8.99 with a bone stock Demon"
When you have to take the seats out you know there's a problem. 😅
Yea what happens when you race 4wd drive cars..
What happens when they actually race another 1000bhp 4wd ice car..
Game over
Got 800bhp M3s running 8.5s
Wow, can barely call that a race. The Sapphire is crazy!
So is the price.
Its a monster
Cheaper that the majority of super cars @@dalehood1846
@@dalehood1846 luxury car.
@@dalehood1846In that case, don’t look at Bugattis price! You might pass out.
🚦Pick your poison ⛽️or 🔋 but Consistency wins the race every time…Kudos to both guys giving us the race we have been waiting for 😎🇺🇸
Amen brother those EVs are dead consistent
I have yet to see a dodge do the claimed times on the quarter mile 😂
Oh but there are so many dodge people that say almost everyones 170 has run in the 8's! Hahaha They're all full of shit.
Brooks drove right out of that 170's life!
That 170 is a one purpose built car and it can't even do that one thing right!
Absolutely beautiful video!
@@tomrynkewicz7674 Demonology ran 8.9 seconds move along now vaxxie. You vote left and are probably scared of guns and don't own any. Typical EV driving liberal.
The guy in the demon told brooks what he ran...... on the return road 💀
This ain’t the 2018 demon bruh I’ve seen alot
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“Hey honey, I’m just gonna run and grab some groceries and make a quick pass at the track” 🤯
“Hi honey I’m back. Sorry I took so long but our groceries are “free”. Some guy at the track bet me $100 that our four-door car couldn’t beat some Dodge he has. I won, so here’s the groceries and a $100 bill.”
Demon markups dropping even quicker now
Its pointless let alone ev and all wheel no chance. I think a gutted out Honda or a mustang gt5 have a better chance or he’ll bring the sf90
The little engine....that couldn't.
Bro keep fllexing his arms when launch like mf 😂
Nah.
@@montreauxs Brooks is jacked!
Yoked
@@cleverusernamecl5532 Brooks is tiny. lol
He ain't Lou Ferrigno size, but he ain't tiny. I don't know what your definition of tiny is. lol
Look at how far EVs have come in such a short period of time. Crazy that EVs already going 8-9sec!
It's just as expected. Instant torque, awd.
EV's existed before ice cars, so they have had a long time to develop.
@@AndrewTSq ok MAINSTREAM EVs lol
@@AndrewTSq except that EVs were abandoned over a hundred years ago and spent most of the last century not being developed. The real performance development only began in the last 25 years or so, when the people who founded Tesla had the brilliant idea of stuffing laptop batteries into a car.
@@beanapprentice1687He can’t think that deep bro.
This is nuts how fast this Lucid is. Family car they say 😄
Sick! I absolutely love that Sapphire. It's just so classy and FAST. Gotta love the whine of that Supercharger on the Demon thought! Awesome stuff!!
But the Sapphire sounds like a spaceship. That's cool.
Demon was just EXORCISED!
That moment when a Demon is so damn slow you can just give them the hit and it's still Gapplebees
Sapphire vs Rimac
Rimac win not even close
@Smzxe would be the closest rivalry the Nevera had, tho... both cars run 8's..
@@JappaKneads closest rivalry is Chiron Supersport both run 8.9 9.0 9.1
Chiron SS can actually run 8.7 on Prepped surface
Even with Massive wheelslip going sideways Chiron SS runs 9.2 9.3 and it launched better than Rimac Nevera off the line
@@Smzxein which parallel universe? The Rimac's 1/4 mile record time is 8.26 secs. 0-60 1.74 secs... Still a romp by any measure...
@@JappaKneads and the mcmurty speirling pure ev runs 7.9@150mph and 0-60mph in just 1.4s on a none prepped surface.
Where will it stop I wonder? The rumored air gas thruster equipped gen2 tesla roadster doing a 1s flat 0-60mph? 😀👍🏻
Thanks Brooks that was a really fun contest! Apart from the launch, it's very clear that the Sapphire is just a faster car. Most impressive to me is how nice a car it is and so simple to drive.
I know Dodge worked hard on the Demon but it just can't overcome the weaknesses of ICE technology in this application.
That is best looking electric car on the road today.
Rimac looks better.
Too each his own. I think it's rather boring.
Well we all know what the result is going to be 😅
After seeing the 170 losing to the plaid I’m not surprised with this outcome
That orange 170 had engine issues right out of the factory. It was trapping 8mph slower than normal 170’s. It’s currently in the shop for lots metal shavings in the oil.
@@sstevocamaroAlways a excuse with joke 170s!
@@sstevocamaro😂😂
This Demon 170 had 1 seat, lighter wheels and taller 315 55 17 tires. I'm surprised it ran that slow, it never stood a chance but it should have ran faster.
@@stevendavis6157It did indeed have problems
Luckily demonology’s demon was fine and gapped a plaid
I miss seeing the 765LT at the dragstrip.
Agreed!
Cry
@@Matriarchy_Feminismwhy so salty?
@@alim7502 Cry more
SF90 sent it to the grave.
I wouldn't have even bet on this race. That sapphire is insane.
I'm so happy to see that over priced boat get it's butt kicked. It looked slow.
It’s a pretty good bet that Lucid and Rivian won’t even be in business in the next few years the way their sales and stock price are tanking.
@@993mike I totally agree with you.I was hoping for lucid tho. They need to make something in the low 40k range, Just maybe they'll do better.
@@993mikethey will actually
On stock street tires. Versus full drag radials. Damn.
I like both these cars but the reality here is after the Demon failed to impress 'again' it probably got loaded on a trailer for the drive home. The Lucid owner could have taken some of the crew home then called past Costco to pick up a few things. As fast hassle free daily drivers these EV's really are the kings, but I wouldn't want to see them totally take over the drag strips.
Good video, the outcome was as expected though.
Sapphire is top of the line. A 250K luxury machine. Bad ass.
The results are no surprise here..
No kidding. Why are people acting like this is surprising. You can make an EV just about as fast as you want to.
thank you for being real about the stats about the demon 170 and why its hard to get into the 8s. the way it launches is crazy!! never thought id live to see the day a dodge challenger will be doing 0-60 in 1.7 seconds ahah what a rush! the chiron ss vs nevera video would be sweet! and would be awesome to see brooks back with his demon 170 again.
Another new Dodge another loss
how fkn good is motor matchup i spent near the entire work day on it ,10/10
It’s a really cool site. It does have some limitations that really only apply to ICE cars (can’t mimic 2 step/launch control systems so some cars are slower than expected) and since it’s really geared towards EVs I don’t think anyone will care.
Not bad considering the price difference
That Sapphire sent that demon to hell...
😂
It should for $250k
@@Gdesign959 a luxury car vs a purpose built dragstripcar. lol
So what it’s double the cost it should do everything better.
@@Gdesign959 🙄🤦♂️
Sooo.... Slicka, skinny fronts, racing fuel, stripped out interior and I still gets its ass kicked. Times have changed boys and girls. The king is dead. Long live the King
the fact that it was still pulling away at the end is the most impressive part. And all in luxury too
From what I'm seeing at the track and on U-Tube. The Demon 170 doesn't appear to be the same Challenger performance car Dodge introduced since most are running in the mid to low 9s instead of Dodge's advertised 8.91 quarter mile time. Now I'm reading they're having power train issues.
8.91 is what the engineers say is the best possible in the Demon.
That means it has to be spec’d correctly. Carbon fiber wheels, single seat, no leather. Most will be low 9 second cars.
Yea like blowing up
8.91 1/5 mile
This really enjoyed this video, both cars are insane, a gas car capable of 1.66 0-66 and an electric car capable of 1.7 0-60, both are just crazy and it was fun to watch to American cars pulling crazy times
Lucid is very impressive for sure. That said, 9.0 at 150+ and absolutely no safety equipment or even a helmet?
Asked before if this was even worth watching. Exactly what I expected. The demon had NO SHOT.
That was so satisfying to watch.
Absolutely😄😄😄😄😄😄‼
EV's greatest edge over traditional ICE cars is consistency lol. It might not have the soul or the theater or any of the fun stuff, but they will always do what you want them to do
Yeah because the car does absolutely everything and takes human error or skill put of the equation
Do i need to come to Florida😈😈😈
You absolutely need to come to Florida to show these guys how it's done! You need to take that Sapphires soul!
@@72442conv 😂😂😂 no the gap is to wide on this one. Saphire will win 100%. 😅😅😅
Please do, and make sure you bring some nitrous, you're going to need it
Mopar or no car
You will get GAPTIZED demonology. And that's even with your car not being stock......
Great video, as always! and I love the motormatchup simulator!
Dodge Lemon 😂
DODMON
Imagine saying that when the mf lucid car is running on a high performance battery let’s try your car running against the dodge 170 imam call your shit a lemon too…yall don’t know shit about cars just talking..clearly got way more power then the v8obviously in the title
I would take the Demon 170 any day in the week. Not having a engine sound takes away more than half of the sensation for me. I also like that the Demon needs a good driver to get a good result, where my grandma can sit in the EV and do almost the same time after time.
Have yet to see a Demon 170 run 8's. Prime example here. A legitimate 8 second car , Demon 170 mid to high 9's. Lucid pulling practically bus lengths on it. No contest.
Don't get me wrong, if I could choose only one, it would be the Demon. But it certainly doesn't live up to the hype.
My neighbor bought his wife a Plaid. He let me drive it and I could not believe how fast it was. Definitely quick enough for those runs to Walmart and Target.
Lucid air shappire vs Bugatti chiron drag and roll race will be interesting.
Chiron has no chance in a drag. Maybe a roll race though
Already done over at Hagerty and was the Pur Sport
For an EV, the Lucid sounds awesome when pushed hard. Sounds kinda like a jet aircraft. 🛫
people needed this ,,bc those dodge fans are nuts
Are you suggesting that they DODGE reality???...
$250k for a car that barely runs 8s is not impressive in the drag racing world lol
How? We don't give 2 fucks bout you trust me
@polocapolot5772wrong!!! You want attention obviously talking stupid af! We don't care, but if that's what helps you sleep little girl do you
@speedracerjeff Damn impressive in the luxury family sedan world, however...
That's what the Sapphire is...
The lucid first run was 9.0 @ 150 plus mph, wow that fast
Bugatti Divo 9.2s@153mph
The combustion engine is dinosaur technology... literally
When an EV beats a top fuel dragster 3.6 sec quarter mile time then you can flap your gums.
@@mmanzanozr1 funny enough, I think we will get there soon. electric motors just make too much power for their weight, even more than 10000 hp Chrysler hemis.
@mmanzanozr1 of an ev is modified by shrinking the battery size just enough for a quarter mile drive than i think it would beat any combustion engine. Electromotors are lighter than combustion engine per horse power (?)
@@Anktual great, I'd love to see it. 6 seconds is all that EV's need to make up. If you know anything about drag racing or F1 half a second faster is a monumental gain. Yet you think EV's are close to making up 6 seconds? Sure, soon lol
@@mmanzanozr1 McMurtry Spéirling did it in 7.9 sec
Seems the PLAID is a closer race! BTW the Mustang electric Cobra Jet 1800 just made the fastest production type electric car pass at a 7.75 @ 180 MPH ...Faster than the single seat McMurtry that had done a 7.97!!!!
*DEMON:* Dude I almost had you.
*SAPPHIRE:* You almost had me?? You never had me. You never had your car. It doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile. Winning's winning.
Big weight penalty to the Sapphire, and it still annihilated the Demon.,
I generally do not like EV’e and never really have, not even the plaid, but something about that lucid 😍
When *acidity* marries sexy-cute and had a child...
I agree. As far as EV cars goes, give me the RIMAC, LUCID Sapphire or the AUDI E-tron RS (the fastest model).
To me, those three are the only EV's I would consider; all other EV's out there are just ugly and a hard pass from me - regardless how quick they are.
Although... the new Hyundai IONIQ 5 R is growing on me😊
@@vette-air911turbos3 You have horrible taste. Must be a Joe Biden voting American. He is a bad choice also.
Brooks I’m curious if you know or not but I didn’t hear the torque reserve system at all. Was the demon using the transbrake?
He tried foot brake and trans brake
@@DragTimes thanks for the response! I know they are a pita to launch but I see a lot of videos where people are just doing crazy stuff (like 2nd gear starts, leaving off idle, etc). Sounds like he was doing everything right but the car just doesn’t perform well. Appreciate the videos 🍻
When the Demon won't even hook up at Bradenton, you know Dodge put too much HP into that shitty, outdated, platform. It's one of the best tracks in the country and still couldn't pull a good 60 foot time.
Takes alot of skill to launch a car, not everybody has that.
@@Rick-fe8xnAgreed, driver just needs more seat time, he'll get it. Lots of keyboard warriors think getting a 1k hp rwd to 60' is easy.
@@gregmatson1470 My last car was a redeye Hellcat and with 200 less hp, it's still not easy especially with the stock tires. Regardless of what settings you use, 1st gear is so low that as the tires spin, the rev limiter kills the run before you even have time to short-shift it into 2nd gear. Any of the Hellcats/Demons are useless below 60mph without a proper set of drag radials and some suspension mods (like stronger rear lower control arms) to limit wheel hop.
It's all a matter of what you like - the Sapphire is beautiful, consistently lightning-quick and consistent but it's a quarter of a million bucks and it has no soul, just a muted whirr. The 170 is simply America's ultimate (and one of the last remaining) old-school musclecar with all the soul in the world. It's just not as quick. But still, mid 9s and mid 140s in the 1/4 mile ain't exactly doggy.
The Lucid Sapphire is amazingly quick but, at $250,000.00 I’m way out of contention. There’s no chance against the immediate torque availability of the electric motors. I can’t wait to see if technology is able to come up with way lighter batteries and maintain the range availability. The whine of the 170 supercharger is something to behold for sure. That 10 m.p.h. speed difference at the end of the race is hard to overcome. When I was a kid in the early 50’s, my Dad told me how quick the Toronto electric street cars were. He said lots of cars would try to beat them away from the lights at intersections and failed. That only happened if the street cars were empty and heading back to the car barn. That’s 70 years ago.
Time to put the cat signal in the sky lol Demonology we need you buddy.
Or just give up finally.
Demonology sadly won't stand a chance, Ron Silva would be the best bet.
@@DonnieDorko477or we can just keep building faster gas cars 🤷🏽♂️.
@@kwilliams3161 You mean faster than a literal production drag car with no back seat, slicks, and loud as hell that will likely last 60k miles? Good luck. It’s “fast” and you can’t even get it to perform already. How is a “faster” one going to do any better? 😂. Try to be at least somewhat logical.
@@DonnieDorko477
But... can it actually turn corners?
This four door family sedan is the king of the streets haha. I test drove a Lucid Air Touring (620 hp) and it was super fast so I can only imagine what this is like
Just about every video I see of a Demon it loses. So much hype.
You misspelled "Shyte"...
Obviously you avoid demonology channel
Yes, love this race!🙌
Not surprised the demon 170 is the cheapest though
MSRP $250,000
@@Smzxethat's dealer markups that's not msrp
@@Rick-fe8xn Can you buy one without the dealer rip-off markup? No is the short answer.
Dont forget that lucid has a full interior with all the creature comforts and practicality and 4 seats!! The power of EVs are insane
You need to race that Lucid against one of those old Cobra Jets!
Yeah but these fool ev fanboys have no idea what that is, they're too busy trolling and don't know shit about cars
Cobra Jets have recorded times in the 7s. No chance for the Sapphire. Brooks was running this one at 9 sec.
@@brownro214 That's exactly why I would like to see it!!
Do you have a way to check the ethanol content? Or did the meter say you were at full power? In Iowa e85 can be anywhere from 50 to 85% ethanol at the pump. I wonder if some of these videos where the demon 170 is not getting below nine seconds is due to not truly having 85% ethanol in the tank (maybe there’s a percentage content where it doesn’t matter anymore?). Probably also some of these videos have demons spec’d with options that weigh the car down.
Where’s demonology when we need him 😭
Hiding
@@DragTimes 🤣
With his not so stock 170 claiming its stock and running 8.9s every time, lol
@@TB-vb3ov He’s the kind of guy to motor swap his car and not mention it to anybody lol
I swear I remember a comment about him trying to race......but it seems to have magically disappeared hmm 🤔
I generally hate electric cars for daily use. However, the one area where they clearly dominate is acceleration from a stop.
And I will still never buy an electric car, some lil gamer kid will end up hacking that car and controlling it. 😂😂😂 naw I’m good
The demon is 90% electronics too 😂
Thank you for giving the 170 the "hit". That was a gentlemen thing to do IMHO and made for a more entertaining race. It shows everyone the real world potential of the 170, all the mechanical bits locked and loaded, and rolling! I like the sculpted looks of the potato, aka Sapphire. But I would take the purple beast all day long, a soon to be classic. In 35 years at a Mecum auction, the 170 will bring double it's value and the Sapphire will be had for around 10 grand.
Race Demonology already. Stop racing these rookies. 😂 At least we’ll get a better race when Demonology is on the track. 💯
Lol he intentionally always races the slowest drivers so EVs look better 😂
Facts!! Demonology has already knocked the plaid s out, so he has to race the sapphire for sure
@@Rick-fe8xn Facts! Demonology spanked the Plaid on the stock demon 170 17inch slicks. Didn’t even do a 15inch conversion and walked the plaid. He can probably get a 9.0 or better if he put the 15s on it.
@@Papa_Smurf_711 Did we see the time cards for both.
@@GDM22 I’m not following what you’re trying to say. I think you have a typo in your comment.
video starts at 4:27
Get "Demonology" to race it.
In every race, the Sapphire is pulling on the 170 throughout. It’s not even catching up to the Lucid
Dodge fanboys: 😭😭😭
Until we pulley and sprayed, can you mod your stupid electric car?, 1025 vs 1234, cool hater.
@@alexiegomez1691 found the crybaby 😀😭
Very impressive. The Lucid is a certified demon killer.
Ev haters crying in the corner right now😢
WAAHHHH!!...
I’m not a fan of EVs but they’re fast as hell. I have a terminator cobra with 800hp and it’s crazy watching that EV pull away from the demon. Impressed.
Waiting for: “yeah but it makes no noise, is just an appliance, only good in straight line, depreciates like a mofo, no laughing when the battery fails…”
Fake news excuses
You sound extra goofy! All vehicles are pretty much appliances, not only that most drag strip vehicles aren't very good on a racetrack.
Unless you have stock in petroleum what the hell are you crying for?
@@mjareacts2731 sarcasm never comes though on UA-cam…
The sapphire is faster but Im keeping my modified hellcat .It’s not like I see sapphires everyday so I’ll just stick to gapping teslas I see daily .
They think they can afford the battery till they get hit with that bill or they dump the car on a lease to avoid that. My gas car I can swap and change shit all day for a fraction and enjoy a car that doesn't babysit me
That Lucid Sapphire took the baby Demon 👾 to GAP city
Now crying dodge fans incoming
The one feet roll out was crazy, to claim 0-60 in 1.66 sec lol
@@thatparticulargame6001 1.66 is totally fake. it's 2.1 seconds at best
If they really had done that they will show vbox data or time slips
They showed literally nothing
I'm a fan of cars in general. The Demon 170 was impressive to me. It has more than 200 horsepower less.
We've allowed politicians to tell us what type of new cars we can buy. How sad !
Not really, dodge can use a 3000hp ttviper and leave that microwave in its dust
@@JLswatchthis why need 3000 HP viper?
Dragster will dust that viper so easily
Upvote for petroleum distillates. Road trips. Quicker refueling. Tried and true. EV is great in many categories. I still choose gas. Great vid!
That freaking Lucid is truly a monster!
Another POS Dodge
Oh what do you drive??? Is it in the caliber of anything in this video???? If not shut it up!
Believe me the 170 if it hits 8's it's been retuned and or nitrous 9'30-9'50 car
That golf cart is fast but still crap 😂😂
Hmm let's see it has more range than the deman more practical cheaper long term better looking in my opinion faster and quicker and can be fuel at home 😂 hmm seems you need to rethink that😂
The demon is trapping more decent than I thought. Same as the ol’ 720s. That’s impressive.
Lucid being insane aside, the Demon driver was ordering off the Subway app at the light first race 🤣
I wonder if an extra 200 hp would help the demon & if it had all whell Drive. No question ev's are fast. Have you raced Herman of Demonoly? Substanily more cost as well fot the Lucid Air
The speed of those new electric cars are mind boggling! Wow 😮😮😮
I hate being right all the time... I said over a decade ago that EVs will outrun any gas burner within a decade more. Now, all they need to do is tune EVs with a speaker system that can match the sound and shift of a Ford Shelby GT500 on a drag strip, and you really got something
Hyundai are already doing that.
Dragtimes Awesome Video I knew the Lucid Air Sapphire would win although I would take that Absolutely Gorgeous and Incredible Demon 170 anyday and I can't wait to see Demonlogy wipe the floor
That silly thing got 200 more HP, more electric torque, AWD but wasn't that far ahead lol. Dodge built a RWD monster.
and weighs 1000 more pounds...
There’s already a Demon 170 that has been in the 8’s.
A gas car lifting off after takeoff use to look cool but now it looks dumb especially when the electric car takes off so smoothly and leaves it in the dust.
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