CosmosMpower

Except that the top trim models of each (turbo S) will still beat any production street car honda has EVER (NSX-R etc) made around the track which tells you something.

darcyw

I love when a manufacturer makes a **** you halo car. Its been designed to go fast in one direction- so don't complain that i can't pull more than .8g on a skid pad. I can see a whole bunch of old dodge fans crashing these into ditches and trees. Darwinism at its best!

Now, let's see if someone can make one of these actually handle a turn…then go race in Nascar. Wait a minute, how about we actually race cars in Nascar you can actually buy. What do you mean I can't buy a rear drive toyota that i see go round and round on Sunday?

but i digress. This Demon looks the part- i like it lots. I drove a hellcat manual and its a pussycat- until you use the go pedal then hold on. This Demon will warp the earth's crust!

darcy

TheDonEffect

In this chicken vs egg argument, the sports cars for Porsche as you mentioned in later posts came before the practical cars bailed them out. Additionally, the Porsche name is what also helps sell that God awful ugly panamera and how they get away selling glorified vws. Also, where is the Honda and Toyota equivalent? I see ford doing it, st, rs, mustang, Shelby, gt.

The Raptor

It comes with only oine seat, but you can purchase each additional seat for $1.

WolfpackS2k

The point is, Porsche never built smaller sports cars. The Boxster is not smaller than the 968, 944 or 924 that preceded it. Likewise the 911 has grown in size by over a foot in length.


Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the Hellcat Demon is a halfway decent handler, size considered. They didn't give it 315 section width front tires just for the hell of it. If the suspension system allows for a "normal" or "track" (not drag track) setting it might be okay.

FearlessFife

Spot on.

cbehney

I don't think the Boxster/Cayman saved Porsche. That credit goes to the Cayenne. And when Porsche saw what the Cayenne gave them in terms of profits, they added the Panamera and then the Macan. Those last three keep the company in business and allow them to keep making 911s, Caymans, and thank you god, the Carrera GT and the 918 for brief glorious moments.

billios996

FCA was smart. They realized chasing Nurburgring times was a losing battle, hence the demise of the Viper. The Viper got lost in a sea of other factory track prepped street cars. When a Caddy can lap as fast as a Viper, what's the point of the Viper? So, they found a marketing avenue no other manufacturer was currenty touching, chasing drag times. Brilliant. It will be 1970 again. Wait for Chevy and Ford to release drag pack specials soon.

Vanishing Point

It already exists, it's the COPO Camaro.

https://www.chevrolet.com/performance/copo-camaro

And it was the Boxster that saved Porsche from bankruptcy over twenty years ago.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cult...f-the-boxster/

billios996

you can't register a COPO for the street though. The COPOs are purchased for actual racing. The Demons will be scooped up by collectors.