Dodge Demon

found this:

"Today, we have a more detailed breakdown of the weight reduction efforts, including the total reduction number of 216 pounds.

First, the Challenger Demon will have a unique steering column assembly which is four pounds lighter than the one in the Hellcat. SRT also removed the parking sensor system, to trim another two pounds.

Changes to the braking system cuts 16 pounds, a removal of some sound insulation and other “NVH” components cut 18 pounds, lightweight suspension components cut 19 pounds, and the removal of the spare tire/trunk materials cut another 20 pounds.

Finally, the biggest weight cuts in the Challenger SRT Demon comes in the way of the seats – or the lack thereof. The Demon doesn’t come from the factory with a rear seat (cutting 55 pounds) or a passenger seat (cutting 58 pounds). That’s the biggest factor in the 216-pound diet: 123 pounds of seats."
 
no passenger seat? Seems they took the easy way out on weight reduction. A monkey could save that kinda weight on his stock Hellcat.
 
Dodge demon. Let's say 80k with no rear seats, no passenger seat. Let's say car runs 10.xxx from the factory. Why not get a hellcat for say 60k with employee discount + tires $600, tune, pulley, driveshaft = $5,000 and run 10.xxx for 66,000????
 
yea, if the weight reduction just came from primarily stripping the interior I don't see the advantage over the Hellcat other than it being a stat queen.
 
4 pounds, manual tilt/telescope steering wheel

2 pounds, removed parking sensors

16 pounds, 18×11-inch aluminum wheels with open lug nuts

18 pounds, removed 23 NVH components

19 pounds, smaller diameter, hollow sway bar

24 pounds, removed all speakers except front door speakers

16 pounds, new aluminum brakes: 2-piece, 4-piston Brembos

55 pounds, removed rear seats

58 pounds, removed front passenger seat

20 pounds, removed trunk lining and spare tire/wheel

I suppose insurance costs could benefit from the car only having one seat due to less exposure. :lol:
 
It would be cool to have a quick detatch passenger seat. Race cars only need one seat. Magazine tests only need one person in the car.

Making the thing smaller would have been nice. GTR size maybe??
 
I read that they lost about 200 lbs and a lot came from suspension parts.

I think its kind of crappy they are essentially gutting the whole interior to get those numbers though.
 
Passenger seat will be optional, much like A/C and sound system was optional on the 2014-2015 Z/28 Camaro.

Car will cost more than a Hellcat at base price. Add the optional seat in there and they got a money maker off this old Mercedes platform.
 
The Man said:
sorry but a passenger seat being optional is stupid as shit...
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It does seem like a cheap/cheesy way to lose 55 lbs. it's not like it's a Caterham 7. But I do like the message that they are trying to send. It's very "Trumpian". Saving weight bigly. :)
 
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