Speedkore builds 1,000-hp Hellraiser
Comedian Kevin Hart has again tapped classic-car shop Speedkore to build him another Mopar car — and this time it’s a sinister-looking 1970 Dodge Charger with way more than enough motivation.
It’s called Hellraiser, and from its looks, it seems a fitting name. The blacked-out esthetic is menacing, and it’s got the performance to match. The entire body is built of lightweight carbon fibre, left exposed to show off the construction. Under the hood is Dodge’s new Hellephant crate engine, which draws 1,000 horsepower and 950 pound-feet of torque from the engine’s 426 cubic inches, a throwback to the capacity of the classic Hemi.
Under the carbon-fibre body, it rocks the front suspension from a C6 Corvette. At the rear end is a Ford nine-inch axle positioned via a four-link suspension setup with Penske double adjustable shocks. The whole vehicle rides on HRE S201 three-piece wheels, wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires.
Just because this is a serious muscle car doesn’t mean it can’t be comfy, and the interior is proof of that. The seats are Recaro GT Sportser models fitted with Simpson four-point race seatbelts, and it even has air conditioning.
If you’re having a hard time imagining the not-so-sinister Kevin Hart driving this machine, you are not alone. Hopefully this car
lasts longer than the last car Speedkore built for him — a 720-hp 1970 Plymouth Cuda that ended up in a wreck.