Matching 2018 and 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demons Battle Head-to-Head

Jim Marino's 2018 and 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demons Racing

If you are at all active in the modern Mopar community, you likely know that some 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon owners purchased a 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 with a matching VIN and matching paint. Knowing that those pairs exist, we knew that it was only a matter of time before we saw … Read more

Direct Connection Introduces 3.0L Supercharger Kit, 2.4/2.7 Snout Kits and More

3.0-liter supercharger

This morning, Dodge’s Direct Connection brand took the wraps off of their news for the 2024 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, introducing a pair of crate engine blocks, two supercharger snout kits and the 3.0-liter IHI supercharger kit that many Mopar owners have been eagerly anticipating. First up, two new engine blocks are coming to … Read more

Matt Hagan Sits Third in the Championship Race with Two Events Left

Matt Hagan and his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car

Matt Hagan is the only Dodge Charger driver in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car Championship Chase and with two events left on the season, he is currently in third place, 168 points out of first. With 100 points awarded to the winner of the second-to-last race of the season and 150 … Read more

Hurricane-Powered Ram 1500s in Real World Performance

2025 Ram 1500

The new twin turbocharged inline-six engines in the Ram 1500 lineup are both very powerful on paper, delivering 420 horsepower and 469 lb-ft of torque in Standard Output form; the High Output packs 540 horsepower and 521 lb-ft of torque. Since the non-TRX Hemi engine in the Ram 1500 was rated at 395 horsepower and 410 lb-ft of torque, both of these engines have far more power, but how does that translate to real world performance?

Dodge Hornet R/T FC1-X Opens Nitrocross Group E Season with a Win

Robin Larsson Dodge Hornet R/T FC1-X

The Dodge brand recently announced its involvement with the Nitrocross Group E series with the specially prepared Hornet R/T FC1-X all-electric race cars.  At the recent season opener in Richmond, Virginia, reigning back-to-back champion Robin Larsson gave Dodge its first win in the growing all-electric rally racing series. He followed that Round 1 win up … Read more

A Closer Look at the 2024 Roadkill Nights Hurricane Grudge Match Vehicles

Earlier this week, we brought you a look at the 2001 Dodge Ram Charger from the Mexican market that was recently showcased in the 2024 Roadkill Nights Hurricane Grudge Match. In our piece earlier this week, our goal was to discuss the Mexican market Ram Charger, as it was apparent that many people were unfamiliar … Read more

Roadkill Nights Racing Program Moved Off of Woodward Avenue

Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge

One of the staple attractions of Roadkill Nights since it moved out of the Silverdome parking lot for 2016 was the legal street racing program. However, a press release from Stellantis this morning announced that the racing program was being moved off of the street and onto the straightaway of the M1 Concourse road course. … Read more

Flashback: 1973 Valiant at the BABE Rally

Crash and Burn and 1973 Plymouth Valiant at the 2011 BABE Rally

David ZatzDavid Zatz started what was to become the world’s biggest, most comprehensive Mopar site in 1994 as he pursued a career in organizational research and change. After a chemo-induced break, during which he wrote car books covering Vipers, minivans, and Jeeps, he returned with Patrick Rall to create StellPower.com for daily news, and to … Read more

Dodge Racer Madi Turley Named Grassroots Ambassador for NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals

Madi Turley Dodge Challenger

There is an unfortunately low number of high school-aged participants in the drag racing world, but Madi Turley and her Dodge Challenger have been turning heads on the track since before she was old enough to legally drive on public roads. Turley got her first bit of national attention when she was signed to the … Read more

Matt Hagan Drives His Dodge Charger Hellcat to a Second Straight Win

NHRA Route 66 Nationals Matt Hagan Win Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car

Matt Hagan was winless through the first four races of the NHRA 2024 season, but in claiming back-to-back wins with his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat funny car, he has now moved up into the top spot in the early championship race. More importantly for now, Hagan is building momentum and beginning to exhibit the dominance … Read more

Matt Hagan and His Dodge Charger Claim a Historic 50th Win

Matt Hagan 50th Win

This past weekend, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series headed to zMAX Dragway for the Four-Wide Nationals, where reigning champion Matt Hagan drove his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car to his first win of the season. Matt Hagan’s 2024 season hasnt been anywhere near as great as his 2023, where he won 3 … Read more

World’s Quickest Dodge Charger Hellcat Record Changes Twice in a Week

Colby Davis Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

After becoming the first Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat driver to run in the 8-second range back in 2019, Zdung Ho held the record for the quickest Hellcat sedan in the world, with his personal best last year sitting at 7.62, until early 2023. That was when Colby Davis and his Charger SRT Hellcat claimed the … Read more