808S & transbrakes: The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon and its brain-squishing power is not for the meek

摘要

808. THAT'S A legendary number in the music industry. Roland introduced the TR-808 Rhythm Composer in 1980. The 808, its colloquial name, revolutionized the music industry because it was one of the first programmable drum machines in existence, which provided an avenue to all kinds of new, synthesized music. And 37 years later, that number is destined for fame again, this time for a different kind of revolution: horsepower. Prom the factory, with a warranty, in a street-legal, all-50-states emissions-passing road car that costs $86,090, about $6,000 less than a bone stock 370-hp Porsche 911.