httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L9Git7GvcI
Ever wondered what would happen if a major manufacturer put one of their fastest muscle cars up against a similarly tricked out electric car? Well, Dodge did just that, pitting their Challenger against the Dodge EV in the run up to the LA Auto Show.
You can watch the video for yourself, but in my opinion there is no competition. In both runs the EV clearly wins against the 6.1 liter V8-powered Challenger. Though both are high-performance sports cars, the big difference here is that while the EV only puts out 268 hp compared to the Challenger’s 425 hp, it can put 480 ft-lbs of torque to the ground from a standstill, easily allowing it to outpace the Challenger with it’s peak 420 ft-lbs at 4800 rpm.
Now here’s the important question: which one would you drive?
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In a way, it does not surprise me that is it won. I mean, when I hear the word “challenger” from Dodge I just refer it to a “beast”.
The EV, it even looks cooler! 🙂
Well, I saw another posting of this on Wired and they’re pretty scheptical. The cars actually only ran about 1/8 mile and witnesses suggest that the Challenger let up toward the end. Still, electric cars can be very fast, like the Tesla, at least when they’re fully charged. Unfortunately for the electric car the Challenger could run the same times right to the point the tank was empty, possibly even quicker as it got lighter, while the electric loses strength with every expenditure of it’s charge.
there is not even a remote chance that that was a 1/4 mile.
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