2018 Dodge Challenger Demon Video Highlights Data Pages
CARS.COM — Real-time performance data is about to get real serious. Ahead of the 2018 Challenger SRT Demon’s arrival at the 2017 New York International Auto Show in April, Dodge has opted to screen … well, a screen offering a peek of the muscle car’s Performance Pages.
The 47-second video snarls to life with a hit of the push-button start, a beam of the headlights and a shot of the Performance Pages menu. It then switches to a real-time graphical display as the driver pushes the accelerator and the speedometer climbs. As the dynamometer run ends, the intercooler coolant temperature display is tracked. The end of the video is a swift run through the different pages available.
Performance Pages come as part of the Uconnect system on the Hellcat-beating Challenger SRT Demon. As the video demonstrates, real-time readouts that show horsepower, torque and gear changes, and peak g-forces are intended to give as much feedback to the driver as possible. Temperature tracking of the supercharger’s intercooler coolant monitors the Demon’s after-run chiller, a component Dodge says is a first for a factory production car. Additionally, an extensive list of gauge readouts — including engine oil pressure and temperature, air-fuel ratio, boost pressure and battery voltage — can be displayed as graphs for easier reading.
In addition to graphical rendering, a new data recorder allows drivers to build a data archive in pursuit of the perfect track car — and the technique to go along with it. With a selection of Auto (Street), Drag and Custom driving modes, drivers will further be able to tweak their Challenger to suit suspension and steering feel, traction control levels and engine performance.
Watch the “Performance Pages” video above and catch up with the other teasers at www.ifyouknowyouknow.com.
