2015 Dodge Charger: The 707-Horsepower Hellcat Arrives

This record's own overview states that Chrysler's 2015 engineering guide documents five V-8 Charger configurations, all with eight-speed automatics, R/T and R/T Road/Track at 370 horsepower, R/T Scat Pack and SRT 392 at 485 horsepower, and SRT Hellcat at 707 horsepower and 650 lb-ft from a supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI. It adds that Dodge revealed the Charger SRT Hellcat on August 13, 2014, using the TorqueFlite 8HP90 automatic and the same two-key system as the Challenger, claiming a 204-mph top speed and an NHRA-certified 11.0-second quarter mile on street tires, with production beginning at Brampton in the first quarter of 2015; in July 2015 FCA cancelled unscheduled 2015 Hellcat orders and said it would more than double Hellcat production for 2016, with no 2015 Hellcat count published.^1,2,3

This record's own conflicts section documents a genuine sales-figure dispute: FCA first reported 94,725 US Charger sales for calendar 2015, then later restated the figure as 96,633, and the record's own treatment shows both with their release dates rather than choosing one. Its own unpublished leads section separately flags a forum claim of 1,334 Hellcats built for the 2015 model year, alongside SRT 392 and Scat Pack counts in the same thread, a claim the record notes has no FCA source and comes only from an owner-forum compilation repeated by a secondary outlet.^4,5

This record's own production rows carry both partial-year and full-year built figures for two colors: B5 Blue at 2,978 units through July 31, 2015, later superseded by 4,004 for the full model year, and TorRed at 2,272 partial rising to 2,877 full, with a note explaining that the full-year figures happen to match the same values later reported for 2016MY rows in a different table. A separate row carries a 50-unit announced availability for the dealer-installed Mopar '15 performance kit, explicitly distinguished from a factory build.^6,7,8

This record's own prices section documents nine starting price points from $27,995 for the base SE up to $63,995 for the SRT Hellcat, the Hellcat figure explicitly stated to include a $1,700 gas-guzzler tax rather than excluding it like the other eight prices. Its engines section documents four gasoline V-8 and V-6 configurations plus the supercharged Hellcat engine at 707 horsepower and 650 lb-ft, and its transmissions section documents four distinct eight-speed automatic codes, 845RE, 8HP70 and 8HP90, each tied to a specific trim group.^9,1

This record's own performance section documents the two Hellcat manufacturer claims already stated in the overview, the 11.0-second NHRA-certified quarter mile and the 204-mph top speed, both dated to the same August 2014 reveal and both explicitly labeled manufacturer claims. Its identification section documents VIN model codes distinguishing DXL for SRT Supercharged from DXE for SRT and DXG for SRT Core, and engine code 9 for the 6.2-liter supercharged unit.^2,10

This record's own options section documents the Hellcat's two-key system, a Plus Group with Nappa leather sport seats, and the Mopar '15 kit's Scat Pack Performance Stage Kit 1 adding 18 horsepower and 18 lb-ft alongside a strut-tower brace and serialized dash badge. This record's own specifications section documents 14 wheel options with 10 in 20-inch diameter, and states that both the 3.6-liter and supercharged 6.2-liter engines were built at the Saltillo Engine Plant in Mexico, a detail this record carries even though its own production notes state no factory Hellcat count was ever published for the year.^2,11,8,9