In Reacher's case, his capabilities come from his near-superhuman strength that buts right up against the line between action hero and superhero.

Army whose father was a Marine the Hellcat Redeye has the same bones as the V6 rental car version that Fiat Chrysler makes a profit on at a $28,000 starting price.īut most importantly, just like Jack Reacher, the Challenger Redeye is still capable of kicking an inordinate amount of ass through sheer brute force. Like Reacher, this high-power Challenger hails from working-class, average Joe roots: Reacher was a major in the U.S. In car years, the Chally is equally old-its LX platform dates back to 2004, suggesting development on it started back when today's high school juniors were still in the womb. Unlike, say, Superman, Reacher's age has long since been locked down-he was born in 1960, and he's been growing older with every passing year, just like the rest of us. Like the military policeman-turned-wandering vigilante, the Challenger is getting on in years. Not Tom Cruise's pint-sized movie version, either, but the version author Lee Child has written into 23 novels and counting-a six-foot-five, 250-pound pulp hero with hands the size of dinner plates, who wanders America cracking mysteries with deductive reasoning and dishing out justice with those dishware-sized mitts. If the Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye were a man, it would be Jack Reacher. Top Speed: 203 mph (manufacturer claim).Quarter Mile: 10.8 seconds at 131 mph (manufacturer claim).0-60 MPH: 3.4 seconds (manufacturer claim).EPA Fuel Economy: 13 mpg city / 22 mpg highway.Powertrain: 6.2-liter supercharged V8, 797 horsepower, 707 pound-feet eight-speed automatic rear-wheel-drive.The 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye, By the Numbers:

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