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That's it: General Motors and the Stellantis group did not make the suspense last very long. The Dodge and Chevrolet brands are separating from their iconic models: the Challenger, the Charger, and the incomparable Camaro. Dodge highlights its desire to quickly turn to 100% electric models. For its part, Chevrolet says that its Camaro will no longer be able to meet anti-pollution standards. Digging a little deeper, we also realize that the latter's sales figures are at half-mast.
While waiting for a potential return to a 100% electric version, the Challenger, Charger and Camaro are doing one last dance thanks to the Texan trainer Hennessey Performance.
Chevrolet engineers couldn't let the Camaro go without a final tribute. The American brand is unveiling an ultimate version of its Camaro ZL1, equipped with a 6.2L supercharged V8 offering 650 horsepower. That was without counting on the tuner Hennessey Performance, who took the opportunity to present his own version of the model, called the “Camaro ZL1 Exorcist Final Edition”. It's all in the name. Recognizable in an instant thanks to its aggressive look, the Camaro ZL1 revised by Hennessey benefits from a 54% increase in power, or 1,000 horsepower! The top speed is announced at 350 km/h and the 0 to 100 km/h is achieved in 2.1 seconds. Just that.
Hennessey managed to increase power by taking the 6.2-liter LT4 V8 and adding a larger turbocharger, a higher-flow air intake, and an updated fuel system with a new pump and injectors. The engine also gets porous cylinder heads and new camshafts.
And as if that wasn't enough, Hennessey is also improving the valves, springs, springs, and push rods, and adding stainless steel manifolds and high-flow catalytic converters. In short, a large part of the mechanics is reinforced to handle the enormous addition of power.
But the Camaro ZL1 is not the only model to benefit from a significant improvement. To celebrate Dodge's 6.2L Hellcat V8 engine, the tuner is unveiling the “Last Stand” versions for the Challenger and Charger, which are also equipped with 1,000 horsepower.
Based on the Hellcat, Jailbreak, Redeye, and Super Stock versions, these new releases are significantly modified to improve performance. The engine has a larger compressor (except on the Redeye version), new fuel injectors, a high-flow intake system as well as stainless steel exhaust manifolds and more!
These modifications allow the Challenger and Charger to speed from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds in a high-pitched whistle typical of the HEMI V8. Aesthetically, carbon fiber elements (rear spoiler, front splitter, side skirts, rear diffuser) reinforce their aggressiveness, with 20-inch alloy wheels. Numbered and limited to only 50 copies, these two versions should undoubtedly be sold out as soon as they are released.
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