autoevolution
6 May 2021, 7:12 UTC ·
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With the rivalry between members of the muscle car segment only getting fiercer, owners are doing everything they can to make sure the other parties are the ones that end up staring at the taillights. And the race we have here, which involves a Dodge Charger Hellcat Widebody and a 2019 Ford Mustang GT, brings a fresh example of this.
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The latest tech update of the pony has brought the GT closer to supercharged Mopar territory than ever before - introduced for the 2018 model year, the revamp brought the third-gen Coyote, with the 5.0-liter V8 delivering 460 hp and 420 lb-ft (569 Nm) from the factory. Then there's the optional ten-speed auto, which is just what the doctor ordered for racing.