Dodge Demon review - 0-60mph, 1/4-mile, brake & DRIFT test!
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This is the absolutely raucous Dodge Demon! It’s the extreme version of the Dodge Challenger, and trust us, it’s absolutely wild!
Let’s face it, there’s one thing we need to discuss first when talking about this huge American muscle car - the engine! Under the bonnet, you’ll find a 6.2-litre supercharged V8. In the regular challenger, it’ll pump out 707hp… But in the Demon, that’s been increased to an almighty 808hp! Oh, and it also puts down a humungous 972Nm of torque, too!
Think that might be too much power for this RWD muscle car? Well guess again - it’s claimed that the Demon can run the quarter-mile in less than 10 seconds! The question is, will Mat be able to put the power down properly?! There’s only one way to find out - join him for his latest in-depth review!
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:38 Price
01:17 Exterior Design
02:42 Interior
03:40 Back Seats
03:59 Chassis
05:40 Engine
06:51 Practicality
07:23 Five Annoying Features
08:50 Five Good Features
10:25 Driving
12:35 0-60mph
14:30 Verdict
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All car manufactors: We have to use hybrid to save the world. Dodge: *engine big*
Agreed
@bro nf Electric Demon🔥🔥
@bro nf If I’m not mistaken Dodge is going to make hybrids before going fully electric.
@@PrinceUxas Dodge Challenger Raiden or Zeus would be a cool name
and BAS（big ass supercharger）
bystander: Mate your car's dying Demon owner: Nah, that's just the supercharger
haha
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@@mikeab2871 That is what people who are not into cars didn't understand. At one point, I was minding my own fun watching a compilation of supercharged Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8's, and my mother came to question me whether there's a demon lurking around.
But it's true that a supercharger sounds horrible. It's not a nice noise. I think naturally aspirated V8s, V10s and V12s all sound the best. One for each preferred pitch, all wonderful in their symphonic capabilities
@@k-mansports4723 trippin the whine of a supercharger on american muscle is beautiful to hear
Dodge: You can run two different types of fuel depending on the use, so its a hybrid Rest of the car manufacturers: Um, no, that not how it wo- Dodge (stares back): HY-BRID
Lol
It’s still the same type of power: gasoline But they could do gas and diesel
@@mackswontexist I think he means E85 and Gasoline. Actually, it can run on 5 types of fuel: 1. 85 Unleaded 2. 89 Unleaded 3. 91 Unleaded 4. 93 Unleaded 5. *E85 Ethanol Race Fuel* (Please do not attempt to run your 2021 FWD Dodge Dart on E85.)
@@captainawesome7092 oh
@@captainawesome7092 I won’t use e85 for my dodge
That "yellow stripe" is to protect the lip. The dealers can take it off.
yup if i own one i will take it off
Not only can they, they are supposed to! The guy who designed them is apparently very annoyed people don't.
@@Jack_S_ he was so annoyed that theyre pink now
@@Jack_S_ Because it scratches the plastic splitter because dirt and moisture get under it.
@@sik59rt And people still leave it on and call it an accent color. haha
Mat: The seats are BIG, to accommodate Americans
As an American, I can confirm. Although most of our obesity problems are fat and lazy Democrats
@@StrykerV8 so true lol
@@StrykerV8 guess you've never visited Talladega then.
Neanderthals*
The car is a fast comfortable car, it doesn’t need seats to hold you in. Nobody is really tracking this car.
Every car brand in the world : “we are trying to save the world” . Dodge : “huh” ?
😂😂 Dodge: Sorry cant hear you over my supercharger weeeeeeeee
dodge: from communism!
Going out with a bang.
Except of course they're not actually, they're trying to make profit while being pressured by governments
You don't see electric cars in disaster movies,I reckon engines like this will be extremely valuable in 50 years
11:30 is the best drift Matt has done in any car
He da mr drifta from england
The amount of joy this guy has from driving this just makes me want one
Let's just give the dodge demon a moment that mat didn't have to use the "STICK OF TRUTH" and no fake vents!!!!
He needs the rimac stick
Well its not a stupid german shitmobile
Who needs stick of truth when Demon traded its eyes for a pair of nostrils. Talk about living up to its name...
@@NoName-md5zb at least german cars arent ugly af
@@nsteckel8886 Ill take ugly car instead fake one
Matt: “The Demon also gets this front splitter as well with this yellow stripe on it” Dodge: 🤦♂️
take the damn protector strip off!
No
No!! Its cool..
@@NickWainwright6970 yes because it damages it
Wow pants is hear 👀
Other companies: track focussed, fuel efficient. Dodge: First and foremost, fun and monster in a straight line.
That 9.65 1/4 time is pretty hard to reach in a stock Demon, even on a prepped drag strip anyhow. Using the race fuel, skinny tires, driver seat only, proper trans-break launch on a prepped surface will help, but I've been reading that even then it is tough. A crazy cool car none the less.
Idk I've seen demons on tracks hit it pretty consistently I guess it kinda comes in w the owner getting used to it?
The car is 1.9 tonnes. Really comical when they're trying to achieve good performance. They should've put all the money into saving weight
@@defnotatroll then it wouldn’t be a muscle car
you need the below sea level barometer reading too. It took like years and thousands of launches before anyone was able to match the said claimed time, and of course that includes the 1-ft roll-out, which is worth about 0.25s.
@@defnotatrollhence the $ 1 rear seat option and the $ 1 front passenger seat option. Even the regular Challengers have an Aluminium hood.
That yellow stripe is actually meant to be removed at dealership it’s a splitter protector, great review though Matt!!
It could be because people don’t won’t to damage their splitter maybe?!?!
I sold mine off my 392 for like 60$ When i worked for an FCA dealership id take them all and sell them and depending on what model they came off of (despite being completely identical) I got between 60-100$ people are dumb
@Bryce Czirr I thought they started to make them pink so people would actually remove them
I was going to say that 😂 it looks good with it on too me though
@Bryce Czirr "highly homophobic" huh
Dodge is the only car company that can satisfy the dreams you had as a kid.
Facts
Really so well said my man! >:D
Dodge?? Really?? Alfa Romeo, Porche is way to go!!
@@markovrban8545 eeeeeeh
nah nissan satisfies me way more
Haha, that "yellow stripe" isn't a stripe, it's the freaking splitter guard that is meant to be taken off upon delivery.
Imagine driving this around the streets of London 😂
India would be better
No thanks. Rented a Red Eye in 2019 in the US for a week, and ended up hating it.
@@AB-80X HOW?😂
@@guido_luche_ST How what?
@@AB-80X how did you hate it?
Dodge: NO!!! you're supposed to remove the protective delivery strip from the splitter! Dodge Charger/Challenger owners: haha yellow strip look pretty
Exactly 😂😂
And then it fades to white within a couple years and you take it off and find all the grit that got trapped under it chewed up the paint and plastic on the splitter. True story!
😂
I am proud that you would be fair to an American muscle car. It isn’t my type of car but I do appreciate your ability to give it its due when appropriate. Thank you
@@rohans2252 people are stupid
A proper 'Gym Car'.
The true Bryan / Chad car
Yaay I found a 4 leaf clover, I'm gonna be extremely lucky😂🍀
@@puciohenzap891 Bro, do you even deadlift?
GM or muscle?
@@Elaba_ nah I'm too old for a GM, so I would like to go with muscle. Especially with the DODGE family.
Demon = Most fun you can have on 4 wheels, while 2 of them are constantly spinning! Matt you have the best job on the planet, well done.
I love this car, my dad owns Dodge Demon number 1942! He took it to Algeria earlier and it caught everyones attention.
Engineer: So, how big you want the supercharger? Dodge: yes.
Bigger than every european and Asian car engine
@@toby319 almost every average car today 😨
@@gersongtrz not really?????
@@7.3gss it’s a 2.7L supercharger, most cars today have engines at 1.6/1.8/2.0L hahaha still funny
@@gersongtrz Yeah lol still funny, but If we're talking about cars that are competitive with the Demon, they have big if not bigger engines, so not EVERY car has those 1.6 etc engines
I thought: "carwow is not uploading today" Then: How wrong was I...
But was it worth the wait?!
@@carwow Uhhhmmmmm....
@@carwow most definitely
@@carwow oh yes it's worth it especially I'm in the United States
So what actually happened
The yellow stripe on the front splitter is actually just for transportation... You're supposed to take it off
The Demon is surprisingly useful for such a fast car. It's just a regular Challenger with a monster engine and a super trick suspension
I like how instead of posting this at 3am, they post it around 8:00am so that Americans can actually watch the video first
This one's for you guys 🤗
@@carwow me in indonesia watching in 1 am
At Kenya normal 1:00pm , today 6:00pm
"You need all that rubber, to be able to control all that power" Surprised you said that with a straight face... Mat
Could be because it wasn’t funny
You should see the out takes... 👀
@@saint_lewis no it was hella funny
@@saint_lewis bet you're fun at parties
@@damianxavier7343 what? There were so many better jokes throughout the video.
Man the sound of that supercharger is so goooooood. Oh I love it.
I also enjoy the fact that he’s drifting on street drag radials!😂
I can't help it but if i watch carwow and Mat says "I'm Mat Watson" i swear, i hear "Emma Watson" instead :D
👀
I'm just instantly thinking of Sherlock Holmes every time
Mat is more handsome
I'd like to watch Emma Watson clambering over the back seats of a RS6.
Emma Watson at home
Did Mat just do a bored Doug DeMuro impression: “This… is the Dodge Demon”
I think Mat does that intro a lot on reviews, but it is very Doug-like ☺
Mat’s hands were not animated enough.
I think Doug is more like: "This...is a 2018--- Dodge Demon .."🤣
@@kennytan3223 no no no, it's "thisssssss.."😂
@@carswith-k thisssss is a two thousand eighteeeeeeeeeeen Dodge Demon 🤣
That "yellow strip" on the front splitter is actually supposed to be removed. It's a factory chip protection cover. It's meant to look ugly so you want to take it off, but people seem to think it's cool. Good for protection too.
Ignoring the size of some of the panel gaps where you could argue does it need a bonnet scoop for cooling looking at those panel gaps on the front 😄 I do actually love the look of the car. Looks awesome 👍🏻
mat watson: "the tires have almost no tread left" also mat: drifts around every corner
I'm was more shocked at the fact he can slide it given all the power and torque, this dude should of done the retake of Top Gear UK, by far a better driver than most on there.
@@jayharris5460 but top gear is trash. Just a bunch of fancy cut scenes and over powering music. This channel gives us more information that we need and Mat is great at making it fun
@@anthonyatuhaire I meant just for the driving... That's all.
@@jayharris5460 oh yes true. Mat got them handles bruh🤌😁
Love the way this car is just a middle finger to the green movement.
Green movement is *GAY*
Facts 😂
That might be so but the tide is turning and soon these cars will end up on the scrap heap because no one is going to buy them.
im one of the demon owners and yes its really a special car. i don't think we'll be seeing much like it in the future, at least not combustion powered. very lucky to own one.
you in Florida area? Been looking for a Demon to roll race my RC car LOL
@@StReEtReApEr12R nop
I love this supercharger whistle sound !
Nobody: Dodge: We make cars that whine 🥸
Hell yeah
Music to our ears!
@@carwow yep 👌 witnessed a few in my life and it was ACE
A propper "Karen" car...... that petrolheads love.....
I cannot say I like it. It really an annoying whining.... I prefer a turbo whistle.
Other American manufacturers: **Making economical and practical cars** Dodge: "haha 5 mpg V8 go brrrrr"
Ford's top of the line mustang does the same mpg but is more track ready than drag ready
@@blazefreak. just a Viper instead for the track
looololol
Murica!!
It's a demon, that's why. Someone call an exorcist! 😉 👹😇
Even though the dodge will eventually go eletric I feel like they should service and still make parts for the last remaining gas cars in the last production year as a great send off.
You should've used the linelock before launching it. Linelock basically holds the front brakes only so that you can spin the rear tires. Helps in increasing the temperature of the tyres for better launch.
wow, thx, didnt know that. lol All these comments cant be from North Americans. You have zero muscle cars, its obvious.
He did that in a drag race, and it still got beat... horribly
The fact that this car exists brings me immeasurable joy!
Its Chrysler garbage..
@@sonataarctica1979 well the only garbage associated with chrysler is FIAT. Lol they ruined em
You are easily pleased.
Same!! :D
Aren't you worried about the excessive CO2 per km, 339g, which would put it in the most expensive UK road tax brackets? :)
"How much fuel does your engine use?" Dodge: yes.
if you're buying this beast, fuel is the last thing you're going to worry about...
@@usernamechecksout Period
Depends on what you do with the throttle.
That's a GEM of an engine, decent 4 seater, looks the bollocks....!
Been looking at these. This was the push I needed to get one. F the price when it sounds like that.. just epic
import it yourself from the US, it's actually something like 1/6th of the price of the next cheapest car with the same horsepower
Dodge singlehandedly fighting against the turning of our cars into toasters, God bless them. 🙏
Ah yes, amen
Yeeehaaaaw brother!
In 2024 dodge is gonna make the first muscle electric cars😢, it's confirmed
@@m.djakelman5181 They'll make them I6s and when they stop selling Dodge will again start making V8s
Finally a proper video for Dodge Demon on the whole internet! Thanks
Finally, dodge demon review! Thank you for listening me!!!!!
THANK YOU FRO REVIEW THIS CAR
He really likes this! The smile on his face is the proof
Other car companies: Electric cars are the future 👨🔬 Dodge: 'Murica 🤠
Dodge : our car does the 1/4 mile in 9.7sec ( actually does it in 12.4sec) Electric cars : our family sedan does the 1/4 mile in 9.5sec ,actually does it.
@@sorinelpustiu5674 lmao it’s not about that tho. Obviously if you want the fastest quarter mile or 0-60 you buy a Tesla. But it’s not why people buy the demon, sure it’s fast but it’s also more fun and people like the feeling.
What you said doesn't make any sense.
@@kris348ka8 but.... the Tesla doesn't have the fastest quarter mile...nor is the fastest to 60
@@sorinelpustiu5674 why do people don't understand that speed isn't everything , why do you think people still buy old jdm cars so much , it's all about fun and electric cars feel like a dead robot which can only go fast for some time because then the battery is exhausted , for example Tesla go fast to 60 but after that any sports car will overtake it because it has low top speed , electric cars weigh a ton and aren't agile whatsoever , the only decent electric car I have driven was the taycan tubro s and still the Cayman gt4 felt much better in every way ,Tesla is just crap imo
This guy's job is AMAZING 👏
*Passes you the phone* "They're asking for you" 12:47
As much as I love the off-the-line surgical precision of the 911 Turbo S, there's something satisfying about how the Hellcats and Demons make you work for a 10- or even a low 11-second 1/4-mile on anything but full-blown slicks and a sticky track. Also I wonder how many times this review was postponed due to rain. lol.
7:37 - "bad luck, they're not on sale anymore." Well technically, they still make the Demon to this day; only with one less horsepower, no crazy dollar crate, a rather mundane name, as well as some more downgrades. So yeah, the Challenger Super Stock was basically just that; a lightened up Demon for mass production.
one less hp makes it considerably slower and it just won't feel fast after driving both cars and I've heard the demon has better miles per gallon to save money in gas
@@Duckdude001 To be fair, it isn't the same money. If you could find a demon for sale it would be for substantially more than a super stock. I was just reading the other day about one that sold for half a million dollars. If the buyer an idiot? Probably. Still, seeing something like that makes the SS look a bit more reasonable.
you know it's loud and beautiful when carwow subtitled video
Thank you! It was a pleasure for my eyes and ears!
This was built because people would love it. It's competent and supremely quick. If you don't like it or don't understand it, then it's not meant for you.
👊🏻
That can be said for any car
@@pjb9010 I have a Suzuki, it can't be said for that.... lol
It's like Dodge didn't even consider CO2 per km when designing the Demon or Viper...? :) For every one Demon sold in Europe, FIAT Chrysler would have to sell *four* FIAT 500e's just to balance out the EU WLTP fleet emissions average.
@@TassieLorenzo of course they didn't! So?
Ford: let’s make an electric mustang Chevy: 4 banger çamaro? Dodge:let’s put a hellcat In a fucking minivan
Dodge: Because we're crazy like that.
Next up : Hellcat dodge dart.
The Mustang GT-500 will demolish a Hellcat in a straight line and track. And the Camaro ZL1 1LE will also smash it around the track.
@@SherwinSeby Yawn. Reference Shelby Dodge Omni GLH-S. The equivalent from way back in the 1980s.
@@PeakDecline yeah and?
i love the body design n the most important thing is that engine sound!!! dammm cool
Thanks for a great review. If I was in the UK I wouldn't hesitate to buy a vehicle through your company. God bless you and all of yours.
The design of the car is so American, Italians spend time making advanced aerodynamic systems and the like, meanwhile Cleetus from Texas found a massive V8, and put it in an oversized Lego brick.
agreed 😂
And i love it tbh
I know...it's beautiful🥲
That’s what I love about American cars. They don’t give a shit about the minute details they only care about FUN which is great
Maybe try a Corvette or a Viper? nurburgring kings
Ii was literally waiting for Matt to review this car for a long time!! Finally it has arrived!!!! Thanks for giving this good content Matt Watson and CarWow!! You guys are the best!!
That engine sounds so good
I like how the hellcat sounds so good from both the front and the back.
FINALLY A DODGE DEMON REVIEW I'VE WAITING FOR YEARS MATT
and now it's outdated by the hellcat XR
No one Evolve: fastest demon in the world with 8007hp
I’m from Europe and this is my dream car !
that sound gives me goosebumps
I missed the part where that's my problem
"The seats are big, too accommodate Americans" Well said.
Fat Joke?
Very well said.
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@@noelthomas6253 more like American joke which is funnier
Why are the seats so thick...? What is actually built in them....?
I can’t believe someone gave Matt a demon absolute beast of a machine 🤣 would love to drive one
Come to Florida I’ll let you drive one.
Like the details and how you explain it , the car is powerful surely something to own
My favorite thing about this video is the sheer glee Mat gets from tossing the Demon around.
I've been waiting for this.
Same
all of us have
Me too
Me too
Same
FINALLY I WAS WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO!!
@@carwow please do an all gen BMW M5 drag race :)
@@carwow OK BUT PUT THE F***IN VOLUME DOWN!
Can't you review an M2 CS?
@@carwow lol
This is my one of the favourite car. I Love this Car
With that fuel consumption,supercharger sound and huge engine. It's indeed a Demon.
Does it consume so much fuel?
European brands: aerodynamics, top of the line performance technology, doing everything they can to reduce weight Americans: Hahaha big supercharged engine goes brrrr
and still they are faster hahahaha> :)
I saw this comment about 90450 times
@@arthur_0723 1/10 of the time as the engine always bogs down 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for your scientific input
With muscle cars you can fuck around alot with sports cars they look elegant and sophisticated so you drive them like so
The best sounding exhaust hands down. It actually makes u jump when it drives pass you when it catches u off guard.
I’ve never heard it but once a Mclaren drove past us, unexpectedly, I almost died. I was so scared that my stomach got extremely hot out of nowhere, goosebumps, my heart beat was speeding up, and I jumped a little out of my seat, it was pretty far back Im assuming and then it just hits the gas and our car is really well insulated, we were on the freeway, windows rolled up, that car passing by us just almost scared the life out of us.
There's a bunch of cars that do that
Imagine dodge build demon with AWD system like Subaru and audi
A beast that can't be slayed
Not a muscle car anymore
ikr…
Love the editor's edits!!!
It’s funny how this ridiculous car makes so many reviewers all act the same way - with giddy laughter and a desire to own one even with it’s faults. That big brutal Hemi engine and menacing looks is definitely appealing.
CSPANDA, Thanks for letting us enjoy your cars.
You have to love the Demon/Hellcat screeching squirrel scream
I wish we can buy this beast in South Africa 🇿🇦
power of a hypercar with the design and aerodynamics of a Barn
Just realised… the numbers on the registration plate for the car match coincidentally matches what the car stands for, perfectly 👹 ( time stamp 1:39)
same
I dont get it
Americans don't shy away from demon or hell wording it's insane!
@@ninjagamer5540 666 , the code for hell or demon
one of my absolute favorite cars!
after 20 yrs of driving ive finally learned what trans brake is ty
You're supposed to take off the plastic protection off the bumper...
NO
@@TheDeepShadow the dealer should've done it after it was delivered.
@@TheDeepShadow they're plastic splitter guards that dodge puts on to protect the splitter during shipping so yeah they're meant to be taken off
@@dragospahontu that is true , however Carwow most likely borrows the car so no point of taking that out
@@zayedbinazad4822 it's still disgusting to see, what crazy person would drive a car like that?
This is one of the weirdest things that has ever happened to me: I was watching doug de muro's review of this car when the notification of this upload from carwow popped up. Amazing!
To think that if you run 100 octane the power goes to 840 hp. The Demon is hard to launch on a prepped surface let alone the street. Sticky Mickey's, great prepped track and a lot of practice will net you sub 10 second 1/4 passes.
The "yellow strip" is actually a protection lip for shipping and are actually meant to take off but people like to keep them on cuz they look kinda cool
I love this car so much because of its whine sound. Music to my ears!
Dodge demon the car that makes drag radials seem like the hardest tires. The wheel spin is just 🤯
Also a dirty unprepped surface. My 200rwhp jeep could do that
the whineing noise reminds me of the vuxhall vxr8 bathurst edition .pure eargasm
I could watch and listen to that car all day!
Seeing a american muscle on carwow is just 🔥🔥😍😍
Totally in love with this car! It reminds me of simpler times
And simpler people ☺ Sorry, I love the car too but I'm not missing an opportunity for a joke.
@@ApothecaryTerry well your not wrong haha! I kid, or do I?
The SRT red-eye is the best of them all for daily driver