Texas Freeway Patrol now has a 1,080-hp Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat cruiser

Anybody driving in Texas ought to beware. The Texas Freeway Patrol now has a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody pumping out 1,080 hp.

The automotive was awarded to the Texas Division of Public Security, which encompasses the Freeway Patrol, by a choose, in accordance with a Fb submit by the company. It appears the Hellcat was as soon as the property of a legal suspect.

“The 1,080 hp Dodge Hellcat went from evading regulation enforcement in Harris Co. to now catching criminals wherever it roams in Texas,” the submit reads.

The four-digit horsepower output quoted by the cops additionally signifies the Hellcat has been modified. Recall that the Hellcat’s 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 initially produced 707 hp (and 650 lb-ft of torque) from the manufacturing facility. For the 2019 mannequin yr, it acquired a lift to 717 hp and 656 lb-ft for the usual model, and 797 hp and 707 lb-ft for the Hellcat Redeye model.

This is not the primary time cops have enlisted a Challenger. The Florida Freeway Patrol unveiled a Challenger police automotive in 2019, though that was primarily based on the naturally aspirated 5.7-liter V-8 R/T mannequin rated at 372 hp. The Challenger’s four-door Charger sibling has additionally turn out to be a staple of police fleets.

The Challenger and Charger are going away after the 2023 mannequin yr. Dodge is sending them off with a collection of seven Final Name fashions, after which it can shift focus to electrified vehicles. Dodge’s first EV, a efficiency automotive previewed by the Charger Daytona SRT idea, is scheduled to reach in 2024. When it does, possibly it will likely be pressed into police service as effectively.