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While a majority of automakers are looking toward the future, Dodge is mostly planted in the past. That's a compliment, by the way. After launching the retro-cool Challenger in 2008, Dodge has managed to keep it fresh more than a decade later, and the latest example is this absolutely insane SRT Hellcat Redeye.

The Redeye boasts the 6.2-liter, supercharged V8 from the Challenger Demon, combined with a 2.7-liter supercharger -- the largest factory supercharger available in a production car, producing 14.5 psi of boost. Rather than the insane 840 horsepower of the Demon, the Redeye makes just -- just! -- 797, complemented by 707 pound-feet of torque.

Two dual-stage fuel pumps feed premium octane into that V8, and Dodge says you can drain the 18.5-gallon tank in just 11 minutes if you run the car at full throttle. Insane. Dodge says 60 miles per hour arrives in just 3.4 seconds, and you can rip off a quarter-mile time of 10.8 seconds at a trap speed of 131 mph. Top speed? 203 mph. In a Challenger. Seriously.

A car with this potential for high speed needs a special brake setup. Big Brembo stoppers do the trick here, with 15.4-inch vented and slotted rotors up front, squeezed by six-piston calipers. Behind the rear wheels nestle 13.8-inch rotors, with four-piston calipers. But even with these beefy brakes, stopping the Redeye isn't a touchy affair. These brakes are powerful, yes, but easy to modulate.

That said, it's not easy to manhandle this big boy around tight turns. My Redeye test car has the optional widebody kit, which adds 3.5 inches of width to the already wide Challenger, and puts 305/35-series tires at all four corners. The tires offer lots of grip, but at 4,500 pounds, there's a lot of car to move around.

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