Infatuation is a state of mind most hot rodders are familiar with. An idea enters the consciousness and holds you hostage until something breaks—your bank account, your family harmony, or your work/life balance. You’re flirting with a difficult and dangerous equilibrium between supreme emotional payoff and utter financial destruction, and Dodge’s mic-drop 840hp Dodge Demon illuminates this addictive fascination in a microcosm.
Only 3,300 of these ultimate muscle cars were built in its single year of production in 2018—ancient history at this point. The Demon’s arsenal of high-performance goodies is tantalizing: 840 horsepower, factory-issued drag radials, launch control, power chiller, torque reserve, line-lock, trans brake, and, at the top of the pile, active drag suspension. It’s a street-legal race car with a bona fide 9-second pedigree. At its inception, Dodge ran a 9.65/140 e.t. with the SRT Demon right off the trailer and got the NHRA to officially mark the occasion by immediately banning it from competition. The Demon is one fast mother, and if you want one now, plan to dish out upwards of $200,000. Yeah, we know. Dagger to the heart.
Fast cars often find themselves in specialized rental fleets; every metropolis has at least one place where you can rent a Lambo or a Ferrari for the day. It costs thousands, and one can come
