I don't think we need to worry about motorsports changing over to electric in our lifetime, unless your in your 20's/30's
I don't think we need to worry about motorsports changing over to electric in our lifetime, unless your in your 20's/30's
...and there will be onboard generators / alternators / stators, and inverters to charge the batteries while the vehicle is in motion. If don't correctly, a battery powered car could refuel itself.Nah. Instead of lugging 10gal gas jugs to the track, you'll be packing 3-4 battery packs.
Panoz will have an all electric vehicle racing at the 24 hours of LeMans this year. It is changing faster than I want it to.I don't think we need to worry about motorsports changing over to electric in our lifetime, unless your in your 20's/30's
Lol Nick and I are both in our 20s so this is a very real thing for us.I don't think we need to worry about motorsports changing over to electric in our lifetime, unless your in your 20's/30's
Lol Nick and I are both in our 20s so this is a very real thing for us.
The only saving grace is how intensely fast electric cars are. Also, by their nature, they can have lower centers of gravity and better weight distribution than conventional setups. The NIO EP9 ran a 6:45 at the ring and this tech is still in it's infancy.
I just hope companies remember to make cars fun.
I have to admit, while I love the Demon, I can't help but feel the GT500 will be the far superior car to drive. Both are insane cars, but when you are dropping 100K on a Muscle Car, you want it to do more than just go fast in a straight line. Here's my issues with the Demon vs GT500.
1. Drag Radials on all 4 tires is silly for street use. For me to drive the Demon in the rain, or faster than 168mph, I have to change the wheel/tire setup to the street package they offer. It's basically what comes on the widebody Hellcat. $5,000 option! Think about that, you have to spend $5,000 on top of $90,000+ just to safely drive the car in the rain. If I stick with the DR's, they will get me like 5K miles at most and cost $1,600 to replace.
2. Once you option out the Demon, it puts all of the weight back into the car. You'd be a fool not to order the seats for $1. Sorry I like a good stereo
3. Most disappointing is how hard it has proven to achieve Dodge's marketing times for this car. The car will literally NEVER hook up on the street. Even with a prepped track, conditions have to be perfectly ideal to get anywhere close to Dodge's numbers. Whatever numbers Ford releases for the GT500 will be MUCH EASIER to consistently BANG OFF. Why? Cause they won't be numbers that require the following: Only 1 seat, drag radials, skinny front tires, prepped track with glue down, huge burnout to warm up tires...etc.
4. Hellcat with 5K and mods can pull on a Demon. There's no denying this simple fact. You can get a low mileage Hellcat for low 40's now. Toss in a pulley / tune for 5K and pull on a Demon. That's literally 50% cheaper version of ostensibly the same car. There's a reason why we are starting to see Demons for sale with 150 miles on the odometer. Lots of Demon owners moved over from their Hellcats and are realizing the car is just a tad faster but cost them twice as much. When they Dyno'd a Demon vs Hellcat, the Demon only put out 34 more bhp to the rear wheels. Indicating the Hellcats were underrated at 707, whereas the Demon is rated properly.
5. My last point is a subjective reason. I'm kind of tired of the mopar community that primarily only talks about the resale value of their Demons. It's like all these dudes try and buy these cars who can't afford them, speculate on future prices, and keep the dumb yellow front splitter guard on just because they are OCD and anal about driving their cars. Dodge makes this bad ass Mad Max beast, and these guys are only concerned about what it will be worth 20 years from now.
I just hate Ford for taking so long! If Ford had this car out when I bought my Demon I'd seriously have chosen the GT500. Both are amazing cars, but I do think the Demon is a one-trick pony hype car made by a broke company. Whereas Ford took the time and invested a lot more to make the GT500 truly amazing.
Lol Nick and I are both in our 20s so this is a very real thing for us.
The only saving grace is how intensely fast electric cars are. Also, by their nature, they can have lower centers of gravity and better weight distribution than conventional setups. The NIO EP9 ran a 6:45 at the ring and this tech is still in it's infancy.
I just hope companies remember to make cars fun.
Wow dude that is definitely in the running for the DUMBEST post of the year..... it really seizes to amaze me how clueless ppl are when it comes to fast cars smh
here's a clue for ya..... FAST cars don't hook up without DR's and ppl driving FAST cars don't drive them in the rain. if ur car hooks up on the street with street tires then ur shit is SLOW!
and what do u think $5k in Demon mods will do to the Demon? did ya think of that?
a low mileage Hellcat in the 40's now huh? now u sound plain stupid. and dude the skinny tire is an option. u don't drive around on the street with the skinny tire smh wow get a clue dude!
lots of Demon owners have sold their Demon and moved onto the Hellcat? LMAO that made me LOL literally. show me where all the used Demons for sale are?
maybe u should educate urself first before having diarrhea of the mouth cause I'm starting to think ur like 12 years old!
All I can see on this entire page is $100,000 Dodge. Carry on.
Was that needed?Troll.
Details on your Hellcat? Wish I would have known about it
What is comical is how some on here think I am BS'ing about owning a Hellcat or having a Demon. Why would I come on here and lie about that?