It is a bit of a joke, Dodge makes a one trick pony for bragging rights, ignoring the fact that a Mazda Miata could run away from it at the first set of turns.
Modern liter class sportbikes would embarass it in roll-ons once you take away the impressive launch capabilities. 5 lb/hp is impressive, but not against 3 lb/hp of modern 1000cc bikes. Who does burnouts on the street, and hell, all you have to do is stomp on the pedal and keep it straight. A trick suspension for weight transfer would be a nightmare for handling.
“It is a bit of a joke, Dodge makes a one trick pony for bragging rights, ignoring the fact that a Mazda Miata could run away from it at the first set of turns.”
They don’t ignore it. The advertise it as for the drag strip.
Right on their page: “Every feature was chosen to optimize drag strip performance.”
“ignoring the fact that a Mazda Miata could run away from it at the first set of turns.”
The Miata would be so far back it wouldn’t make a difference.
Despite being somewhat "fat," the Demon is good at more than just blasting down a dragstrip into the sunset. In fact, it can brake harder than a Dodge Viper ACR.
The Viper ACR takes 101 feet to go from 60 to 0 mph. The Demon does the same thing in just 97 feet.
Not only that, but the Demon handles, too.
"You put this car into Sport mode, this car has amazing handling. This car will pull 1 g on the skid pad. This car will handle better than a Hellcat," Tim Kuniskis, head of passenger cars at FCA North America, told Motor Authority.
So, the next time someone makes fun of the Demon's weight, feel free to remind them it will bring them to a halt faster than the world-beating Viper ACR and it will pull a lateral g on the skidpad.
Not bad for more than two tons of American iron.
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1110054_the-fat-dodge-demon-brakes-harder-than-a-viper-acr
“3 lb/hp of modern 1000cc bikes.”
Not to mention the BMW S1000RR is 403 pounds and 199hp is 2 lb/hp(!) at a cost of only $20,000.