The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette is quite fast on a circuit, and thanks to its 6.2-liter V8 mounted in the middle, it can stay in a straight line. That said, it is a completely different beast than the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, a muscle car built specifically for the drag strip. Pitting them against each other in a short distance sprint seems unfair, and honestly it is, but that hasn’t stopped the crew in Throttle house to do exactly that.
You see, the Corvette C8 has an expertly tuned launch control feature that helps you make the most of its 495 horsepower. That makes it easier to ship the line than the 808-hp Demon, which runs on street tires and pumps gasoline for this battle. If the two of them were on a track with a sticky surface and other good things to compete, it wouldn’t be a competition. But because they run on the street, the playing field is level, at least a little.
The Corvette also falls into a lighter weight class as it carries around 3,600 pounds; the Challenger tips the scales at 4,280.
To keep things close, the boys perform an offline drag race as well as a continuous start to compare the two. Since the Demon is almost impossible to cast, he is forced to catch up on the nimble ‘Vette. However, when the tables turn and they both take off in a spin, the Demon makes use of its 313 hp lead.
It is the precision of the central engine versus the muscle of the front engine in a battle for bragging rights on the Internet. We always knew that the Demon was a quarter mile hell breeder and that the C8 is a fast supercar, so it’s not a surprise here.
