Can A Camaro Beat A Hellcat

The Hellcat crossed the quarter-mile finish line in 1133 seconds at 12276 miles per hour.

Can a camaro beat a hellcat. It just goes to show that performance is not always measured by hood scoops and bulges. The stock Hellcat has more power with its supercharged V8 engine making 707 horsepower and 707 pound-feet of torque but the Camaro ZL1 is lighter and a bit more aerodynamic so you just know this race is going to be tight. However this Camaro is nowhere near as mild as it looks.

In most cases a battle between a Hellcat Charger and a mild looking 4 th gen Camaro Z28 would lead to a beating for the Chevy. Despite a 57-horsepower gap the 707-hp Dodge Charger Hellcat and the 650-hp Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 are extremely well-matched on the drag strip. I was still stock and running the stock Pirellis.

Between products like the Camaro ZL1 Challenger Hellcat and Mustang GT500 its truly a great time to be a Domestic performance car enthusiast. The enthusiasts picked the Mustang while the pro driver picked the Camaro. If youre buying it for that reason theres really no reason to do a comparison because the Hellcat cant handle nearly as well as standard ZL1 much less a 1LE.

This was on the street from a 30mph roll. I beat him by over 2 seconds in a 14. While the Camaro would likely win a rematch using drag radials the fact the Hellcat can keep up with a Camaro ZL1 is remarkable.

Either the Stang in the video has more mods or the Hellcat drivers cant drive. We were at the dragstrip. The Hellcat was a brute but didnt handle too well and was a lot heavier than either of the other two.

Hellcat to ZL1 Comparison Folks many of you know I sold my 2016 Challenger Hellcat recently and I decided to go back to my Chevy roots and bought a 2021 Camaro ZL1. The Camaro finished nipping at its bumper in 1175 seconds at 11893 mph. A Honda Civic Type R can beat a Redeye on this track.