Dodge Challenger Hellcat Jailbreak Drags Chrysler 300 and Mustang, It's All Over in 9.81s 

Unfortunately, these days, Mopar fans need to reconsider their options when it comes to American muscle cars. In the near past, though, there were the Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, and Dodge Challenger – and the choice was quite comprehensive.

The Chrysler 300 was a full-size car produced for the 2005 to 2023 model years across two generations – the first one with sedan and five-door station wagon body styles and the second one solely with four doors. It was a traditional full-sized, front-engine, rear-wheel drive, V8-powered luxury sedan – but that hasn't stopped its demise at the behest of Stellantis' corner-office head honchos who feared the company missing on the EV hype train.

Meanwhile, based on the L-body architecture, the Dodge Charger and Challenger also continued the tradition of American-style pony and muscle cars, made famous, particularly by their brawny style and the great Hemi V8 engines tucked under the hood.

Alas, today there is no more Chrysler 300, and the Dodge Challenger has also been retired without a successor in sight. Instead, Stellantis is eager to market the STLA Large-based eighth-generation Dodge Charger with traditional fastback coupe and sedan body styles as well as Daytona EV and Sixpack powertrains – the latter consisting of two instances of the 3.0-liter Hurricane inline-six twin-turbo mill, with 420 or 550 hp on tap.

Well, if you're dwelling around the nation's quarter-mile dragstrips, there are chances you'll still find the Chrysler 300 and the Dodge Challenger fighting for racetrack glory. For example, this YouTuber has found a blue Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Jailbreak, looking to see if the 'simple' mods like a different tire setup, a smaller pulley, and a tune by HHP can make a big difference.

The first one to find out how good these mods could be was the driver of a gray Chrysler 300. The race was pretty darn tight, if the POV isn't duping us into seeing chasms, and the Hellcat narrowly won the skirmish with a 10.18s pass at 142 mph, as per the track's lights. Unfortunately, we didn't see the timing for the other car because of the filming angle.

Next up, the savage Hellcat probably got even more confidence and went up against a crimson coupe – most likely an older (custom) Ford Mustang. The latter not only red-lighted but also pulled a nice little wheelie – so it really doesn't matter that the track lights gave it the victory. The result was actually a little different – 9.81s at 141 mph for the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Jailbreak and 10.02s for the crimson foe at just 116 mph.