Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye

Only 17 cars in this 600 car catalogue combine a supercharged V8 with rear wheel drive. That is a remarkably small group, and it immediately explains why the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye deserves attention beyond its headline figures. This is not simply another fast saloon. It occupies one of the catalogue's rarest technical combinations, then backs that distinction with numbers that place it firmly near the top of the field.

Its 6.2 litre supercharged V8 produces 797 bhp and 959 Nm, enough to rank 48th for power across all 600 cars, inside the top 8 percent. That standing matters because it is achieved without relying on rarity alone. Performance follows naturally. A 0 to 100 km/h time of 3.6 seconds makes it quicker than 383 other cars here, while a top speed of 327 km/h places it 131st overall. Those are convincing figures in isolation, but their real significance comes from the way they reinforce the central idea. The uncommon layout is matched by genuinely serious capability rather than novelty.

Context sharpens the picture further. Although 216 cars in the catalogue use a V8, only 132 pair that engine layout with rear wheel drive, and just 17 combine both with supercharging. Even within a catalogue that celebrates unusual engineering choices, this specification remains an exception rather than the rule. The four or five seat saloon body gives those numbers a different setting from many of the faster machines surrounding it, creating an unusual balance between outright pace and everyday practicality without changing the essential character implied by the drivetrain.

There is another layer to the appeal. Only 31 cars in the catalogue originate from the USA, while Dodge itself is represented by just six entries. For a collector building a broad garage rather than chasing one theme repeatedly, that alone gives this car a distinct identity within the wider selection.

Its used value of around £75,000 places it 359th by price, making it more expensive than 241 cars in the catalogue, yet the cost per bhp works out at only £94. That relationship between expenditure and output strengthens the argument rather than distracting from it.

This is the car that shifts the balance of a collection.