Hellcat? More like HELL YEAH!

After a momentary disturbance in the Force, all is right in the world of horsepower once again. Gasoline reigns supreme.

Backstory: The internet lost its collective mind back in January, when this video surfaced of a Tesla Model S P85D absolutely destroying a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat at a drag strip:

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As we pointed out back then, it wasn't a fair fight: The Hellcat driver choked on his launch, frying his overtaxed rear tires and cutting an atrocious 3.615-second 60-foot time. Realizing he'd blown his chance at a clean run, the Hellcat wheelman smoked 'em all the way down the track, while the all-electric P85D set a world record quarter-mile time for production electric vehicles: 11.6 seconds at 114.6 mph.

A hilarious "pro tips" video for Hellcat owners ensued (note, NSFW language):

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The Hellcat driver wasn't done, though. As dozens of Hellcat forum-goers informed R&T via emails and tweets, the driver of the lime-green muscle car invested in a set of drag radials—305-width Nitto NT555R's, 30 mm wider than stock and the most aggressive drag tire you can legally run on the street—and practiced his launch. All said and done, he cut his time down to an amazing 10.8-second ET at 127 mph, ripping a 1.640-second 60-foot time in the process.

So the stage was set, and kudos to the Tesla driver, the rematch happened. This time? Well, just watch for yourself.

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Both drivers had decent 60-foot times: 1.70 for the Hellcat, 1.77 for the Tesla. And while the electric sedan's astounding zero-RPM torque gave it the holeshot, on the back half the Hellcat ran away with it. When the board lit up, the Hellcat ran an 11.08 at 125.92; the P85D trailed with a 11.92 run at 112.11.

In case you needed further confirmation, here's the same Hellcat running 10.93 at 125, against a Corvette ZR1 whose driver seemed to have momentarily fallen asleep when the tree lit up:

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Is this the end of the Hellcat vs. P85D grudge match? Not on your life. If you ask us, this fight's only getting started.

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