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drives all sorts of wild vehicles on his TV and
series “
,” from
to classics. Although many of the vehicles are museum quality, they don’t all come through in straight by-the-book factory form, as Leno often likes to highlight the creative and insane builds from premium speciality
shops. One of his favorites is SpeedKore, which recently dropped by with its carbon-fiber-bodied 1970
Evolution.
After cementing itself as one of the best builds of the year at
, the high-performance
paid Leno a visit to show off its immaculately assembled blend of classic and modern
. It’s not the first time SpeedKore has stopped by, as they’ve previously shot videos together of the
, the
2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R
, and the
.
The Charger featured here wears its Evolution name because it is an updated take on the Tantrum build (which had 1,650 horsepower, by the way), but the two are quite different. The Charger Evolution uses numerous parts from Dodge’s recent superstars, the
SRT
and the Challenger SRT
. In fact, it’s one of the only ways in the world to drive a Demon engine with a manual transmission.
Under the hood is the 6.2L Supercharged Hemi V8 from a Demon pre-production car, and SpeedKore has tuned it up to 966 horsepower. It pairs with a Tremec
6060 six-speed transmission from the Hellcat. At full bore, the whine of the supercharger paired with the grumble from the custom stainless steel SpeedKore exhaust headers makes for a thrilling, if not unharmonized, battle cry.
Whereas some restomods have cut corners, shoddy build quality, or imperfect fittings, Leno notes that SpeedKore’s work is top-notch, despite the entire exterior body and many pieces of the interior being fully replaced with glossy clear-coated exposed carbon fiber. According to SpeedKore Vice President Dave Salvaggio, the Charger weighs about 3,400 pounds.
Check out the full video above or
from our time with the car at
. And as a bonus, Autoblog photographer Drew Phillips recently got to spend a day shooting the Charger. His gallery of photos appears below.
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