Original Owner Coronet Outruns Challenger Scat Pack in Drag Race
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Find out if a modern Dodge can beat a classic Dodge in this muscle drag race.
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A Dodge The Challenger 392 Scat Pack takes on a 1967 Coronet R/T Hemi in a drag race and as most people would expect, it’s a pretty intense race. Although the Coronet is decades older than the Challenger, drag racing on the Cars and Zebras YouTube Channel show how capable he is in his old age against a 2021 muscle car.
Is it a fair race?
Some might suggest that racing two muscle cars that are over 50 years old is unfair, especially since the 1967 Coronet looks like a grandma’s car. However, Coronet fans will know how well the R/T Hemi models can hold their own, thanks to the 1967 Coronet R/T Hemi’s 426 cubic inch V8 engine with a compression ratio of 10.25:1, which can boast of a huge 425 horsepower.
Amazingly, the first and first owner of the 1967 Coronet R/T Hemi still owns it today due to his love of drag racing. The car still has its original TorqueFlite three-speed automatic transmission, making it more consistent on the drag strip, as well as one of only 162 models made with this kit.
Moreover, the Dodge Challenger 392 Scat Pack is a 2021 muscle car. This vehicle is a beast equipped with a 392 cubic inch Hemi V8 engine and a compression ratio of 10.9:1. It can develop 485 horsepower, which is much more powerful than the Coronet. Therefore, we wonder if this race is fair.
It may be old, but it’s not slow
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Although the Challenger 392 looks like a beast and the Coronet is quaint enough, that doesn’t justify the cars performance capabilities. Where the Challenger can offer more net horsepower, the 1967 Coronet R/T Hemi starts quickly and flies on the drag strip.
The Coronet is certainly not slow. It leaves the Challenger far behind and crosses the quarter-mile line in just 11.01 seconds at a top speed of 125.98 mph. This eclipses the performance of the Challenger, which offers a time of 11.95 seconds, almost a whole second slower. The Challenger reaches a top speed of 116.91 mph and proves that no matter how old a muscle car is, it can outshine newbies.
All in all, it was a surprising result and an exhilarating ride from the modern Challenger and the old-school Coronet. The Coronet R/T Hemi has to feel good to prove the assumptions wrong.
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