Five EVs That Make The Dodge Hellcat Look Slow
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By Marko Mikulic
Published on April 11, 2026.
The Dodge Challenger Hellcat, the supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V8, has been the standard of accessible, straight-line acceleration for many years with the Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody (the top dawg), reaching 60 mph in 3.6 seconds, and reaching a quarter mile faster than the Hellcat. However, while Dodge was developing the pushrod V8 for its muscle, heritage, and real-world speed, Tesla's Model S Plaid uses a tri-motor all-wheel torque-vectoring drive system producing 1,020 horsepower and reaching 60mph in under two seconds. Porsche's Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach Package (WP) produces a peak output of 1,034 horsepower and a top speed of 190 mph, while the Turbo GT WP accelerates from 0 to60 mph in 2.2 seconds and reaches a top speeds of 190mph. The Model S Air Sapphire uses a three-speed powertrain developed in-house-house powertrain, producing a power output of just 1,234 horsepower and 1,430 lbft of torque. The Tesla Model Splaid uses three-power versions of the Model S. Air Sapphire, which uses three separate power packs and covers the 0-60 mph to 60 mph, also uses a trittittings of three different types of power packs. Lucid Motors claims to be the first fully electric vehicles in the world's official specifications.
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