# First Hellcat Destroyed in One Hour **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 22, 2014, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328 "2014-12-22T12:10:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328/1 "2014-12-22T12:10:15Z")
> **[Hellcat One Hour Totaled: First 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat Destroyed 1...](http://www.jobsnhire.com/articles/15990/20141222/hellcat-one-hour-totaled-first-2015-dodge-challenger-hellcat-destroyed-1-hour-after-purchase-in-colorado.htm)** > > Hellcat One Hour Totaled - The very first 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat sold in Colorado has been destroyed in an accident just one hour after it was purchased. > Hellcat One Hour Totaled - The very first 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat sold in Colorado has been destroyed in an accident just one hour after it was purchased. ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328/2 "2014-12-22T13:04:46Z")
Time to swap that motor into a real car. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328/3 "2014-12-22T13:30:23Z")
So that’s what $35000 damage looks like on a hellcat? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328/4 "2014-12-22T14:12:12Z")
Wonder if it still had the bow on it ---
**Author:** ![rugsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rugsr/32/7474_2.png) [@rugsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rugsr)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328/5 "2014-12-22T15:06:09Z")
Do a huge burnout they said…it will be fun they said > **[2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Crash: Totaled in Colorado after 1 Hour from...](https://www.autoevolution.com/news/2015-dodge-challenger-srt-hellcat-crash-totaled-in-colorado-after-one-hour-from-purchase-90303.html)** > > When the NHTSA released the 2015 Dodge Challenger crash test results earlier this week, watching the muscle car getting crushed was a bit like a nightmare. Alas, that bad dream has now turned into reality, with a man in Colorado totaling a Hellcat. ![http://www.nyspeed.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=34219&stc=1](http://www.nyspeed.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=34219&stc=1) ![http://www.nyspeed.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=34220&stc=1](http://www.nyspeed.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=34220&stc=1) ---
**Author:** ![HouseS2K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/houses2k/32/100273_2.png) [@HouseS2K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HouseS2K)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328/6 "2014-12-22T15:26:14Z")
So the cat didn’t climb the tree? Must of been declawed… Car with that much power should come With bigger tires imo. The countach had retarded 345 on it and made half the power. 275 is pretty small. Sent from my iPhone 6 ---
**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328/7 "2014-12-22T17:07:53Z")
poor car… I want the engine for my ram ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328/8 "2014-12-22T17:25:15Z")
[quote=“HouseS2K,post:6,topic:271328"”] So the cat didn’t climb the tree? Must of been declawed… Car with that much power should come With bigger tires imo. The countach had retarded 345 on it and made half the power. 275 is pretty small. Sent from my iPhone 6 [/quote] Should have instructions to not turn off traction control unless you know what yoh are doing ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328/9 "2014-12-22T17:37:31Z")
Maybe Shoulda named it the Hellcrash. Zero to totalled in 1.0 hours. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/harvey/32/5069_2.png) [@Harvey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Harvey)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 5:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328/10 "2014-12-23T05:18:22Z")
(In my best voice-over voice) It’s so powerful that most drivers can’t even handle it. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328/11 "2014-12-23T06:21:23Z")
It doesn’t look THAT bad. I’m sure it’ll be fixed, if not swap everything into another chassis. they need this drivetrain in a ram, call it the devil dog or similar. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328/12 "2014-12-23T06:27:11Z")
> [@ultradriver10000](#): > > It doesn’t look THAT bad. I’m sure it’ll be fixed, if not swap everything into another chassis. > > they need this drivetrain in a ram, call it the devil dog or similar. “Hellsheep”? ---
**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328/13 "2014-12-23T06:51:38Z")
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**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328/14 "2014-12-23T06:52:53Z")
![http://www.nyspeed.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=34221&stc=1](http://www.nyspeed.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=34221&stc=1) I just received this from Griot’s. I guess I didn’t save the whole picture though. (?) ---
**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328/15 "2014-12-23T06:53:09Z")
> [@ultradriver10000](#): > > It doesn’t look THAT bad. I’m sure it’ll be fixed, if not swap everything into another chassis. > > they need this drivetrain in a ram, call it the devil dog or similar. Not sure if jarheads will love or hate it. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328/16 "2014-12-23T07:30:52Z")
Colorado, green car, guy who probably paid way too much over sticker to get the first one, lost control within hours of owning car…I think I’m on to something here… ---
**Author:** ![svtcobra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@svtcobra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/svtcobra)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328/17 "2014-12-23T08:09:28Z")
> [@BOBBYGRV](#): > > Colorado, green car, guy who probably paid way too much over sticker to get the first one, lost control within hours of owning car…I think I’m on to something here… your for sure on to something haha ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-hellcat-destroyed-in-one-hour/271328/18 "2014-12-23T09:14:05Z")
I wonder how accessible parts are which is why its totaled. 1 hour is hard to come up with parts and even price out replacements I would imagine.