707-horsepower Dodge Charger Hellcat gets 22 mpg highway rating

(December 11, 2014) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat — the quickest, fastest, most-powerful sedan ever — now boasts a fuel-economy rating as remarkable as its performance numbers.

Equipped with Chrysler Group’s 707-horsepower 6.2-liter HEMI Hellcat V-8 — today named one of Ward’s 10 Best Engines — the new Charger SRT Hellcat has earned a highway fuel-economy rating of 22 miles per gallon from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

“The new 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat is a multidimensional phenomenon,” said Tim Kuniskis, president and CEO – Dodge and SRT Brands. “It is the quickest, fastest, most-powerful sedan ever produced – the world’s only four-door muscle car. Factor in its affordable price and 22-mpg highway fuel-economy rating and it’s clear that the Charger SRT Hellcat competes in a class all by itself.”

The new 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat has recorded an 11-second quarter-mile on street tires – a clocking certified by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). It also goes from 0-100-0 mph in less than 13 seconds and boasts a top speed of 204 miles per hour (mph).

Its starting price is $63,995, including a $1,700 gas-guzzler tax.

The Charger SRT Hellcat also earns EPA ratings of 16 mpg in combined-cycle driving, and 13 mpg in the city.

The supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI Hellcat — the same engine that powers the new 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat — benefits from content that is 91 percent new, compared with its 6.4-liter SRT cousin, better known as the 392 HEMI.