Richard Hammond commutes to work in our new 700hp Dodge Charger Hellcat!

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  • Опубликовано: 24 май 2022
  • With the DriveTribe Dodge Charger Hellcat settling in nicely with our team, Mike decided the boss deserved a go. Richard Hammond thought it would be fitting to use the 707hp supercharged animal to commute from his house to the Smallest Cog, because who wouldn't want to drive to work in a 6.2-litre hemi-powered monster?
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  • @quarrena280c7
    @quarrena280c7 Год назад +4419

    Keep this up drivetribe never a bad idea to have hammond reviewing cars on youtube

    • @gamersmudngrubshow6119
      @gamersmudngrubshow6119 Год назад +13

      Agreed

    • @4bidn.Knwldg
      @4bidn.Knwldg Год назад +12

      100% man.

    • @jonathansiller758
      @jonathansiller758 Год назад +27

      So true, it keeps a bit of the GrandTour alive

    • @Iamthestig42069
      @Iamthestig42069 Год назад +34

      Hammond, May and Clarkson inspired pretty much every automotive RUclips channel out there. It would do well

    • @krisgandhi
      @krisgandhi Год назад +9

      Drivetribe and Foodtribe are owned in part by the 3 of them :)

  • @TermlessHGW
    @TermlessHGW Год назад +2260

    Man I luv when Richard test drives a ride that he really likes. It brings the inner child in him and we all appreciate that a lot!

    • @clipsedrag13
      @clipsedrag13 Год назад +13

      i read your comment before watching and expected him to love it.. he didn't?

    • @natpaul81
      @natpaul81 Год назад

      He looks child-sized in most cars, especially this one😂

    • @weaksignal8009
      @weaksignal8009 Год назад +5

      Just don't crash Sir Crash A Lot

    • @englishatheart
      @englishatheart Год назад +7

      Richard is a big kid and I adore him for it. He's one of the very few people I took an automatic liking to. I love his childlike enthusiasm and glee for things. More guys (and people in general) need to let out their inner kid and not take life so seriously. Richard is absolutely the type of man I'd love to be in a relationship with, or at least have as a best friend (since Richard is unfortunately taken 😂).

    • @sirmanni4534
      @sirmanni4534 Год назад +3

      I would ask Richard to review a school before I enroll my children.

  • @dangerpudge1922
    @dangerpudge1922 Год назад +88

    You nailed it. That's precisely what that car is about; a commuter/saloon/family car that lets you escape the drabness of the daily grind here and there. When you must be practical and perhaps can't really justify the sports car, this is what you get, and it's extremely well suited to the wide open roads of the US.

    • @auralplex
      @auralplex 7 месяцев назад +3

      Yeah it’s really practical at 8 mpg

    • @dangerpudge1922
      @dangerpudge1922 7 месяцев назад

      @@auralplex I wonder what kind of mileage you think 2 door, 2 seaters get that produce those kinds of numbers. Can you fit 4 people in a 2 door 2 seat car? And no, you're not at 8mpg all the time in this.
      Clown.

    • @anthonyfanella6523
      @anthonyfanella6523 7 месяцев назад +2

      A close commute lol

    • @dangerpudge1922
      @dangerpudge1922 7 месяцев назад +4

      @@anthonyfanella6523 you must live in Europe. These things are all over the place in the US and few commutes here are close.

    • @Kraftik611
      @Kraftik611 5 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@auralplexI mean, if you're poor. Then you shouldn't even be thinking about buying this.

  • @neilwattoo
    @neilwattoo Год назад +145

    This is the 1st review of this car I've seen where someone NEVER mashed on the gas. And after 5 mins of drive time Richard said, "I could learn to like this". So in essence, the car got better and better.

    • @tetedemarc
      @tetedemarc 4 месяца назад

      Agree and not mashing on gas defeats the purpose of this car. I rode in a similar car , a Challenger, and you never run out of gas pedal ...

  • @tavarish
    @tavarish Год назад +175

    ONE OF US ONE OF US

    • @MishraArtificer
      @MishraArtificer Год назад +5

      Hammond, the Closet American? He's always BEEN one of us!

  • @Contreramanjaro
    @Contreramanjaro Год назад +2163

    I saw one of these a few years ago parked in someone's driveway in Kyoto Japan. I don't know how he got it in there. It looked comically huge.

    • @akashi283
      @akashi283 Год назад +105

      People will look at such a big sedan in Asia.

    • @aaroncable340
      @aaroncable340 Год назад +102

      I like how Japan have k cars to make cities better like more cars or something or to be cheaper or what ever reason it is I can't remember off the top of my head then someone brings this into Japan a sizeable car on UK roads let alone japan's must be like a range rover compared to a k car in Japan or anywhere in general

    • @ARDEN440i
      @ARDEN440i Год назад +90

      Saw a 2022 Challenger Hellcat being filled up at a Tesco petrol station and it dwarfed everything in there

    • @SimonBauer7
      @SimonBauer7 Год назад +13

      that is me when i park my car in a garage built in the 60s. even my car that is from 2002 you really need to thread into it

    • @Henchman_Holding_Wrench
      @Henchman_Holding_Wrench Год назад +15

      It's the size of a flattened SUV. It's so extra. LOL

  • @jasonholloway2577
    @jasonholloway2577 Год назад +9

    Purchased my 392 in Germany (US Auto Sales). Loved the Autobahn. Finding parking was sometimes difficult, but they have a lot of parking garages. I was surprised how many people would stare, roll down their window to hear it, or come up to me and ask about it. I had a grandpa (in the back seat of an SUV) stick his head out the window and yell at me in German. We were in a stahl (traffic jam) on the Autobahn. I said I don't speak German well, and he replied in English "hit the gas", so I revved it for him. Big smile on his face. I received quite a few looks and smiles. A couple behind me at a stop light kept pointing to the back of the car, leaning forward to see something. I thought they were trying to see my license plate, then realized they were trying to see what kind of car it was. Badges are blacked out, so they are hard to read on black paint.

  • @blackshirt4ever02
    @blackshirt4ever02 Год назад +30

    You don’t realize how small Hammond is until you see him next to a Charger lol

    • @saitama9994
      @saitama9994 Год назад +1

      well hammond is quite small and the charger is quite big, so they complement each other horribly.

  • @ches69gadeem420XD
    @ches69gadeem420XD Год назад +290

    He makes this car look even bigger

    • @petelattimer6808
      @petelattimer6808 Год назад +3

      but he isnt actually that small. hes 3 inches traller than me, for example as he is, allegedly, 5ft 7 inches

    • @misterdeluxia5948
      @misterdeluxia5948 Год назад +56

      @@petelattimer6808 WRONG. He is actually 3ft 2 inches. fact.

    • @DallasJonez
      @DallasJonez Год назад

      Fact.

    • @UnseenSpirit
      @UnseenSpirit Год назад

      @@petelattimer6808 he's not a bad height, but thin

    • @Games_and_Music
      @Games_and_Music Год назад +3

      The car is wider than he is tall, that still counts.
      Then again, i'm 5'11, so it's also wider than i am tall, but it's more fun to punch down.

  • @acatacho
    @acatacho Год назад +755

    I see them all the time here in America, I tend to not realize that these cars are interesting to other people around the world. They are quite quintessentially American, big, noisy, fast, unrefined and absolutely fun to drive.

    • @brownstar69
      @brownstar69 Год назад +33

      based on a German car and made in Canada

    • @acatacho
      @acatacho Год назад +173

      @@brownstar69 An american car through and through

    • @Schmuly
      @Schmuly Год назад +113

      @@brownstar69 you say that as if it means literally anything in today's world

    • @trenton.tchannel1810
      @trenton.tchannel1810 Год назад +113

      @@brownstar69 lol guess the Mercedes Benz made in Alabama means they’re part American

    • @jbm0866
      @jbm0866 Год назад +13

      Same for me. When the Hellcat first came out it was sort of an event to spot one among the many SRT8's, but I've seen enough of them on streets and highways that it doesnt faze me anymore.

  • @jasonochs8369
    @jasonochs8369 Год назад +4

    3:27 this...THIS is THE BEST description or analogy I have heard. I have been trying to describe this for years, and Hammond says it perfectly....Some cars you drive, you feel like youre in a box, some cars you drive feel like a perfectly fitting suit.

  • @adamleis83
    @adamleis83 Год назад +59

    Dodge did exactly to the Charger what Camaro should have done. I've owned two Dodge Chargers. First was the V6 version. A completely practical family sedan. 8 speed transmission with still plenty of power and 32 mpg highway. Then traded it in for it's bigger brother, the R/T with the 5 speed slap shift and 375 horsepower. I LOVED it. Black with black leather seats and pearl additive to the paint gave it a fantastic stage presence. A very large car with an equally large blind spot behind the "C" post. But hey, you're only looking forward in a car like that. Watching Richard Hammond of all people get all giddy over a popular and cheap (relatively speaking) American muscle car is quite fantastic. Not only does he make the car look bigger, but so do the roads and other cars on the road in the UK. Somebody should take Richard and put him in a lifted Chevy Silverado 3500 LT 4x4 quad cab long bed dually that way we can have a proper conversation about ridiculously large vehicles.

    • @benjaminpacheco8841
      @benjaminpacheco8841 Год назад +1

      hellcat not cheap

    • @robertc4311
      @robertc4311 Год назад

      I just noticed that about Hammond...he does seem to be a little guy.

    • @thewarriorpig3151
      @thewarriorpig3151 Год назад

      Adam Leis, Cameron HAS done it! I had a 2011 Cameron SS that was putting out 700+ hp WITHOUT a turbo. Best, funnest, fastest car I've ever owned. Beat every street car but one...another Camaro (with multiple add-ons for power).

    • @bryanleong5939
      @bryanleong5939 10 месяцев назад +1

      Well, in a race you sure wouldn't want people to take advantage of your blind spot then next thing you know he"s in front of you after a sharp corner

    • @TheScrubmuffin69
      @TheScrubmuffin69 6 месяцев назад

      They did those trucks in top gear. Canada special. Jeremy had the raptor and may had a duramax something or other.

  • @interceptor-ss8kb
    @interceptor-ss8kb Год назад +727

    No better sound then a big V8 mated to a big supercharger that combination of sounds is perfect 👌

    • @Neojhun
      @Neojhun Год назад +26

      Only thing I can think of is a NA V10.

    • @aussie2uGA
      @aussie2uGA Год назад +23

      The best thing mated to a V8 is a 6 speed.

    • @V8_Diva
      @V8_Diva Год назад +10

      @@aussie2uGA The 8 speed is great, it can retain SOME semblence of fuel efficiency while still having the drawn out 6 gears most people would use. I'm pretty sure you can't even really shift into 7th or 8th in the hellcat until 200 mph.

    • @clipsedrag13
      @clipsedrag13 Год назад +9

      i actually prefer a turbo charged car, before the super charger was so popular it sounded unique. Now, every hood has 10 hellcats waiting to be repossessed and they're blah.

    • @upcastdrake8460
      @upcastdrake8460 Год назад +7

      @@V8_Diva Pretty sure he's referring to a 6 speed manual, with the important part being that it's a manual.

  • @Rekuzan
    @Rekuzan Год назад +306

    "But I haven't driven it yet..." I was WONDERING why there weren't any dents in it already...

  • @Perbert_art
    @Perbert_art 7 месяцев назад +2

    I saw a dodge challenger parked outside a pizza restaurant in Sweden while i was omw to university, quite amazed how powerful it looks.

  • @StandingUpForBetter
    @StandingUpForBetter Год назад +4

    This car, in this spec, looks like an action hero. With a like this car, it does not matter what you do for work because you will be driving to your job with a smile on your face every time, even if you have to do carpool duty. Great video! Keep it up!

  • @Greg8
    @Greg8 Год назад +349

    First impressed me with M5 E61 and now Hellcat SRT. This Is the right direction DriveTribe 🚀

    • @mikedrivetribe8314
      @mikedrivetribe8314 Год назад +4

      💪

    • @RTBOY954x
      @RTBOY954x Год назад +2

      Would be no m5 e61 without american muscle

    • @kadenw968
      @kadenw968 Год назад

      yes

    • @rajeshupadhyay5683
      @rajeshupadhyay5683 Год назад +7

      Well said! I am also here to learn how to invest after listening to a lady on tv talk about the importance of investing and how she made 7 figure in 3 month, somehow the video taught me nothing and left me even more confused, I'm a newbie and I'm open to ideas on how to invest for retirement

    • @lezliewhicker8450
      @lezliewhicker8450 Год назад +6

      @@rajeshupadhyay5683
      I'll suggest you lookup Priscilla Dearmin-Turner, she's now the real investment prodigy since the crash and have help me recovered my loses

  • @hamskyxxx
    @hamskyxxx Год назад +62

    I'm more marveled by the fact that he lives in a "castle" than what the car has to offer.

    • @MrRinre
      @MrRinre Год назад +6

      Millions from. Bbc n ad deals

    • @TheTruthKiwi
      @TheTruthKiwi Год назад +3

      The "net worth" websites say he's worth about $45 Million US which sounds about right so yeah, he can definitely afford a castle.

    • @87frontside
      @87frontside Год назад +1

      Hammalot

    • @jmt8706official
      @jmt8706official Год назад

      @@87frontside 😂

  • @jdtfarming2370
    @jdtfarming2370 Год назад +22

    This exact car has always been my dream car and it will always be. Wonderful

    • @Trxste
      @Trxste Год назад

      I’ll get it one day 🥹

    • @1Solace
      @1Solace Год назад

      Just that feeling of going really fast in a straight line in an automatic, how exciting

    • @austinbatton4849
      @austinbatton4849 11 месяцев назад

      @@1Solace you virgins are the same no matter what subject

    • @imperfekt_zen
      @imperfekt_zen 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@1Solace youre not American lol

    • @1Solace
      @1Solace 10 месяцев назад

      @@imperfekt_zenlol you say that like it's a bad thing

  • @motormoment8560
    @motormoment8560 Год назад +3

    That startup....and the smile on Hamonds face....priceless

  • @Paul-D
    @Paul-D Год назад +245

    seen him in a transit yesterday, and the truck few days before that. My showroom is on the same estate as smallest cog and its cool to see him actually working and the sincerity of it all

    • @suddenlysouth9088
      @suddenlysouth9088 Год назад +8

      Hahaaa i live in hereford too, nuts to here him say "oh lets commute to hereford"

    • @JunkTardis
      @JunkTardis Год назад +2

      @@suddenlysouth9088 Mate, I am from Hereford but moved to the states 4 years ago so it's surreal to see cars like this that I see several times a week, just cruising down all the roads I know back home

    • @suddenlysouth9088
      @suddenlysouth9088 Год назад +1

      @@JunkTardis you know many local cars?, theres the silver mk5 supra, a few mk4s one black and one white but its built and on slicks and theres a nice guy with an sr20 touring car replica sentra, and theres so many unique cars which is surprising for what this place

  • @PrecludeLP
    @PrecludeLP Год назад +782

    I like it when Hammond reviews vehicles. I love it when he gets into anything that's American. He has this way of digesting the intention behind the car's design, and revealing it to us in such a natural, and simple way. I never really understood why anyone would want a car like this. As simple as his explanation was, it really helped me understand what it's all about.

    • @VL1975
      @VL1975 Год назад +87

      If you don't understand why anyone would want a car like that, then I say you're really not a car person.

    • @PrecludeLP
      @PrecludeLP Год назад +31

      @@VL1975 I am a bit of a car person. Yet, I just don't care for most American Muscle Cars. For that price, I'd rather have a Brand New Cayman or a 911 depending on the Model/build we're comparing.

    • @VL1975
      @VL1975 Год назад +30

      @@PrecludeLP I hear ya....i was just razzing ya. lol I love muscle cars but I also love exotics/super cars. But I'd rather have a classic muscle car like a 68 Charger or 67 GTO.

    • @CountPantsulon
      @CountPantsulon Год назад +31

      Speaking as a Canadian, these cars are considered "full size" cars, and are made for North American roads, where even the surface streets are wide enough to fit three of these abreast. Considering that they trace their lineage back to a Mercedes E-class, they're not THAT big.
      full disclosure: I'm a licensed mechanic at a dealership that sells and services these, and I drive a GMC Yukon XL (Chevrolet Suburban) so I'm both familiar with the size of these, and primarily drive something even bigger. So my perception of size is a bit skewed.

    • @ghomerhust
      @ghomerhust Год назад +25

      he nails the "why" fairly well i think. 4 doors, so it can haul people. big soft sedan so it isnt brash. but then you have that honking monster up front that reminds you that it is ok to have a little fun on the way to work in the morning, or to play with the lads on a saturday afternoon when some "hooning" is in order. (i drive a vr6 golf, but grew up on muscle cars, first car was a roadrunner, so im partial to the dodge scene)

  • @matthewwebb8245
    @matthewwebb8245 Год назад +5

    Whether you love it or hate it, this is just one of those cars than grabs your attention when you see it...and especially when you hear it!

  • @tosanblankson3195
    @tosanblankson3195 Год назад +6

    Nice to still see you do car reviews. You are actually my favorite from Top Gear years ago. I saw your Tesla review. That was great, so is this one.

  • @xrphellcat981
    @xrphellcat981 Год назад +37

    i bought a hellcat challenger last year, best thing i've ever bought, hello from Scotland, actually bought it from a garage about 20mins from Diddly Squat Farm

    • @ARDEN440i
      @ARDEN440i Год назад +1

      Subbed 👍🏾

    • @lougawou707
      @lougawou707 Год назад +1

      Congrats and welcome to the brotherhood 💪🏽

    • @xrphellcat981
      @xrphellcat981 Год назад +1

      @@lougawou707 i feel very lucky indeed

    • @lougawou707
      @lougawou707 Год назад +1

      @@xrphellcat981 you and I both, I was able to get one at the end of 2020 before the prices went up because of the pandemic.

    • @xrphellcat981
      @xrphellcat981 Год назад +1

      @@lougawou707 well done man, its the end of an era, and i'm glad to be apart of it

  • @wabil_8596
    @wabil_8596 Год назад +26

    I knew it when he giggled at 0:46 before getting in the car he was super duper excited he not yet ready to be mature but even an old man can't contain his excitement near a hellcat.

  • @VolvoJimmi
    @VolvoJimmi Год назад +5

    I commute to work in my Chrysler 300 SRT, 6.4 500hp, in black, very similar but slightly more refined... feels great.

  • @nealeclark4552
    @nealeclark4552 Год назад +1

    I'm going to say something you might not realize. Because the engine creates so much talk, if you drive it sedately, you'll get amazing mileage on your commute. My mate had a Ford Mustang GT500 (662hp) and on his commute from the Detroit Suburbs to Ford Headquarters he could average (no BS) 36mpg. Part of it was the route he took and part of it was he never had to push the revs above 1,200. I have no doubt the Hellcat or the Chevy Corvette would pull similar numbers in the right conditions.

  • @mayh3xx
    @mayh3xx Год назад +209

    Awesome to finally hear your thoughts on the Hellcat. Being in Florida, these are driven mostly by highway speeders & people who do donuts in parking lots.

    • @jperez8194
      @jperez8194 Год назад +5

      IKR??

    • @brandongao3675
      @brandongao3675 Год назад +2

      He drove a Challenger Hellcat on TGT

    • @RTBOY954x
      @RTBOY954x Год назад +6

      They are everywhere now.. i ve had older hemis and newer ones since 2015 and didnt really see em in so fla now they are everywhere

    • @lougawou707
      @lougawou707 Год назад +5

      You are absolutely right 😂😂😂

    • @QBDLettuce
      @QBDLettuce Год назад +14

      You list those two things like they're "bad"? 🤔

  • @ARDEN440i
    @ARDEN440i Год назад +341

    Please give Clarkson and Mr Slow a chance for a drive. It would be interesting to know what they also think about the Charger

    • @andreiionescu175
      @andreiionescu175 Год назад +46

      They’d bash it in every way :)

    • @Stopstalkingme333
      @Stopstalkingme333 Год назад

      👍

    • @ghomerhust
      @ghomerhust Год назад +56

      jeremy would love the romps, with the noisy supercharger and the tire smoke, and james would be annoyed by the same exact thing

    • @drvlive2023
      @drvlive2023 Год назад +36

      James would get flashbacks from Italy

    • @Jeff.78
      @Jeff.78 Год назад +14

      James drove The Exorcist, and loved it.

  • @michaelcampos2509
    @michaelcampos2509 Год назад +1

    i love watching this, as a owner of nearly the same car from a person ive watched my hole life. its great!

  • @daniDEE_tv
    @daniDEE_tv Год назад +3

    awsome video. ALways happy to see Richard doing American Muscle reviews - seems like the only onee from TG to appreciate the "vybez"

  • @bletheringfool
    @bletheringfool Год назад +70

    Always fun to see Hammond reviewing cars. Miss this kind of stuff from The Grand Tour when they would do more reviews.

    • @famalam943
      @famalam943 Год назад +2

      Yeah didn’t like GT.
      Overly scripted and they all act up to caricatures of their ‘roles’. This video was more like the old TG

  • @ESPlover707
    @ESPlover707 Год назад +40

    I love that the joke of Hammond wanting be an American throughout the years continues to be true. A whole video about his ford ranger and now the hellcat. Lol love it.

  • @sterlynholley7751
    @sterlynholley7751 Год назад +1

    That giggle when he steps in says it all🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @fishhead90
    @fishhead90 Год назад +2

    Hammond lives in a freakin castle! Man that looks cool

  • @8K__World
    @8K__World Год назад +18

    Always love to see Richard reviews on cars/ anything in the world. Such a joy to watch

  • @ModelA
    @ModelA Год назад +39

    Nice daily, Hammond. Watch those uphill curves!

  • @Astronetics
    @Astronetics Год назад +2

    I really enjoyed this. More like these videos please!!

  • @ScenesThroughTravels
    @ScenesThroughTravels Год назад

    I Love the fact that Richard describes he "Drives to Work" and yet he doesn't even have to ! 👍👍👍👍

  • @TheCrapman50
    @TheCrapman50 Год назад +45

    I genuinely feel that Hammond's American side was tingling while driving the hellcat.😁

    • @hiropf
      @hiropf Год назад +4

      American fizzing sensation

  • @tidysampler585
    @tidysampler585 Год назад +11

    Another great Drivetribe episode.
    It’s made my evening to see Richard give his impression of the Hellcat SRT. Of course as well as Mike 👍
    This reminds of the TopGear days 🔥🔥

  • @Xerroxi
    @Xerroxi Год назад +4

    bring in the whole crew, the 3 musketeers. and just do what you have been doing earlier.
    and this channel will grow beyond borders.

  • @squelch079
    @squelch079 Год назад +2

    Hillbilly Hammond was really struggling not to give it the beans and hear the squeaking pig in the supercharger 😄😄

  • @bigtonka850
    @bigtonka850 Год назад +11

    That transition at 2:05 was smooth af

  • @thelostsparten
    @thelostsparten Год назад +63

    To be fair, the commuter version of the Hellcat is the ScatPack. I love mine to bits and make an amazing daily. Its not boring, but it is civil enough to be that commuter. When you want to have fun its right there. It isnt too much to handle and its usable.

    • @bill392
      @bill392 Год назад +9

      100% agree. The Hellcat is overkill and a waste if it never sees a track. I have the Challenger ScatPack 392 Widebody and daily drive it year round. I have a set of winter wheels that I change in Spring and Fall. The car attracts attention everywhere it goes and is super fun to drive and cruise around in. Some people knock the large size but that's what I love most about it.

    • @juanpancho9575
      @juanpancho9575 Год назад +18

      @@bill392 bro stop playing anybody will tell you if the have to choose between a scatpack or hellcat the answer will be the hellcat

    • @CanadianBully
      @CanadianBully Год назад +15

      @@juanpancho9575 not if they have to pay out their own pocket Lol, ScatPack is 10x more affordable

    • @coolmetin02
      @coolmetin02 Год назад +1

      The fuel consumption is still a lot though, right?

    • @bill392
      @bill392 Год назад +5

      @@coolmetin02 If you drive it agressively, fuel consumption is severe. All that power doesn't come from thin air. However there is an ECO setting that can be enabled in Auto mode and if you drive conservatively, the fuel use drops significantly, maybe as low as 12L/100km (20mpg). These V8s also have the ability to reduce the number of active cylinders from 8 to 4 to save fuel so cruising on the highway can stretch a tank pretty far.

  • @45Thunderbird
    @45Thunderbird Год назад +7

    Hellcats are p.badass but those TA392s hold grip and handle tight in a way a big car like that feels like it shouldnt, absolute sweet spot in the trims offered imo

  • @BrawndoQC
    @BrawndoQC Год назад +1

    That is the car he needed in the American road trip. That supercharger whine is intoxicating.

  • @Lord_Avalanche
    @Lord_Avalanche Год назад +9

    The wide body and sound of the engine is just 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @youneslahyani2198
    @youneslahyani2198 Год назад +9

    The resident american is back

    • @theblueneptunian8925
      @theblueneptunian8925 Год назад +2

      Hammond loved that Hellcat in Italy so much, I was wondering when he would use one as a daily.

  • @patrickholt4140
    @patrickholt4140 7 месяцев назад

    True muscle cars are like a wild horse that has been somewhat tamed and are saddle tamed and rideable but still you get the distinct feeling that he’s just waiting for you to drop your guard and become complacent

  • @entegar3
    @entegar3 Год назад

    6.3 guy in here, always in SUVs.. after my 1st SXT Rallye, no comebacks !, now, in my 5th Detroit baby already... so fkng love it !.. great style Richard !

  • @jardywels8539
    @jardywels8539 Год назад +42

    Glad he made it there in one piece

    • @DallasJonez
      @DallasJonez Год назад +1

      Seriously. I woke up and saw Hammond standing next to a hellcat with nobody else around... I thought, well this is it!
      😢

    • @earlofsmeg
      @earlofsmeg Год назад

      @@DallasJonez 😆😅

  • @thinkingmushrooms2943
    @thinkingmushrooms2943 Год назад +3

    Love Hammond. So glad he didn't crash this one. Stay safe mate!

  • @PavltheRobot
    @PavltheRobot Год назад

    Love the editing on that video, it's splendid.

  • @16BitOG
    @16BitOG Год назад

    These things came out in 2015 and people still get amazed by them. Really says something about the vehicle.

  • @JohnFromAccounting
    @JohnFromAccounting Год назад +129

    Richard is driving? How many weeks until the Charger is written off and Mike needs to buy a new daily?

    • @mikedrivetribe8314
      @mikedrivetribe8314 Год назад +11

      I'm just glad he left me some tyres...

    • @Games_and_Music
      @Games_and_Music Год назад +1

      You're not John from Accounting, you're Dave from Deth.

    • @PaganiZondaF650hp
      @PaganiZondaF650hp Год назад

      It’s just a loaner

    • @mastathrash5609
      @mastathrash5609 Год назад

      I'm listening to this on audio, And the guy in front of me at the stop sign chirped his tires as he left and I just assumed it was Hammond

    • @andregiant136
      @andregiant136 Год назад

      Weeks? You mean hours?

  • @FEGTTTSDH
    @FEGTTTSDH Год назад +13

    This is a GT, long traveling car with a stunning deep bassy V8, not a super loud v12 screams at 9000 rpm...not razor sharp break bones supercar with no space inside at al...l For long trips this car is amazing, probably I take the normal Charger/Challenger without the Widebody in UK.

  • @aidanobrien8886
    @aidanobrien8886 Год назад

    That black exterior with the saddle brown interior is absolutely beautiful.

  • @JROGERS1432
    @JROGERS1432 Год назад +1

    “Crisps and soda cans” yep sounds about like every American car 🤣

  • @aaronmachado13
    @aaronmachado13 Год назад +6

    Always wanted to see Richard Hammond reaction to the Charger Hellcat, maybe see him drive a TRX, always been a dodge guy (nothing wrong with GM, Ford or other manufacturers just my cup of tea) and love the Hellcat platform

  • @Jsmith2024
    @Jsmith2024 Год назад +24

    Having owned two Chargers, I like the size. It's made for the American road...lots of room and lots of power.

    • @dd.4910
      @dd.4910 Год назад

      Needs to be bulletproof for dropping off the kids over there

    • @mura0
      @mura0 Год назад +2

      had a convo with my brother about this. Streets in america are wider than most places around the world. South America and Europe have tiny neighborhood streets.

    • @JunkTardis
      @JunkTardis Год назад +1

      @@mura0 I moved to the US 4 years ago, and I always struggle initially when I drive rentals back in the UK, the roads feel cramped. Love a cheeky B road though

    • @lorenzomagazzeni5425
      @lorenzomagazzeni5425 Год назад

      I'd rather let Clarkson drive that beast.

  • @jonnnyren6245
    @jonnnyren6245 Год назад +2

    I see these things on a normal basis here in Canada. I actually saw one as a police cruiser in action and it is a absolute monster.

  • @capq9993
    @capq9993 Год назад +1

    did this for 3 months in my hellcat redeye challenger. Drove 4 miles each way from home to work, a full tank of gas ran me about $120 usd in California, and I had to fill up twice a week. Still love my 'Cat but I now also love my motorcycle for that reason lol.

  • @cslancaster239
    @cslancaster239 Год назад +6

    This is what I love about my 14 E63S, lots of power, but not over the top and refined.

  • @AaronDav-nq8hk
    @AaronDav-nq8hk Год назад +4

    I know richard has other things to do, but man i wish you guys got him doing more car reviews. Brilliant!

  • @evankyze502
    @evankyze502 Год назад

    Love your work Hammond.

  • @abztrakt7071
    @abztrakt7071 Год назад +3

    One thing I like about Richard is he always sees the positive in a negative, not surprising as he is an optimist anyway ☯️😇

  • @mustafaqureshi4371
    @mustafaqureshi4371 Год назад +11

    I have to move past the tractor and the skip because of my luxury life😂

  • @virtual_car996
    @virtual_car996 Год назад +3

    *this is the content I subscribed for*

  • @MegaRetr
    @MegaRetr Год назад

    This exact car has always been my dream car and it will always be.

  • @asal4429
    @asal4429 Год назад

    I miss the old show - Hammond is awesome! He gets it! Love that he drives some American Muscle! Cheers dude 🍺

  • @tx4runner459
    @tx4runner459 Год назад +31

    The Hellcat Charger is definitely not the BEST “saloon” car in terms of quality, comfort, whatever.
    However, if you’re looking for a somewhat RELIABLE 700hp to daily drive and still not have spent an astronomical amount of money on a fancy European car with similar hp, I would say the Hellcat is definitely the way to go.

    • @gg2324
      @gg2324 Год назад +1

      Well its basically an old e class platform modified to accomodate the zf gearbox and built by fat people on the brink of heath attack so it is a fancy car actually if you think about it

    • @MrRinre
      @MrRinre Год назад +3

      Ur gonna pay up with the fuel prices lol

    • @originaldelta
      @originaldelta Год назад +3

      @@gg2324 wait built by Americans who dominate the Olympics every 4 years..yeah that's what I thought.

    • @samteks125
      @samteks125 Год назад

      @@originaldelta You're actually claiming that people putting together this plastic mess win Olympic gold medals. What a pathetic attempt.

    • @savagetuner2404
      @savagetuner2404 Год назад

      @@MrRinre thank joe

  • @johnrowell942
    @johnrowell942 Год назад +20

    Beautiful beast but cost a bomb in fuel. Guess you will not see many of these, on the UK roads.

    • @gaara4667
      @gaara4667 Год назад

      Unless there’s diesel 🤮

    • @JETZcorp
      @JETZcorp Год назад +6

      They drink a lot when you get on it, but do pretty okay if you stay out of it. Better than most peoples' trucks for sure. But gouge on the power a bit and the 25mpg can turn to 8 real quick.

    • @spicysnowman8886
      @spicysnowman8886 Год назад

      @@JETZcorp I know a guy with a 5.7 charger and he struggles to get 25 mpg, there's no way this thing is doing that.

    • @JETZcorp
      @JETZcorp Год назад +1

      @@spicysnowman8886 I've seen 5.7s get almost to 30. Most people really don't know how to drive for mileage and most don't care to. I bet I could stretch a Hellcat to 25, but it might involve some techniques that normal people don't do, like drafting and extended coasting. But if I had one I wouldn't ever drive it like that; I'd drive a Hellcat like a Hellcat and leave the hypermiling to the G1 Insight.

    • @spicysnowman8886
      @spicysnowman8886 Год назад

      @@JETZcorp he said that he got 30 mpg cruising on the highway for several hours, but everywhere else he gets in the teens

  • @francomazingvlog5852
    @francomazingvlog5852 Год назад

    Big respect to you man ❤️

  • @bboyspinz
    @bboyspinz Год назад +5

    Very honest review. Made me want a hellcat for a daily😅 , whereas I never really wanted a hellcat to begin with.

    • @Midala87
      @Midala87 Год назад

      I absolutely hate that feeling. Wanting something you could never afford and realizing that it's really not necessary. You'd have to be breaking the speed limit several times over just to unlock the full potential of the hellcat. It's just not really worth it. Having a v6 with AWD in the winter is more practical for this car.

  • @qngphoophyter
    @qngphoophyter Год назад +23

    We want more of these Top Gear/Man and Motors Hammster reviews

  • @longtailgt
    @longtailgt Год назад +8

    It's so satisfying to see Hammond back into driving/ reviewing a car and especially an American car!

    • @brage.andersen7544
      @brage.andersen7544 Год назад

      why? american cars are terrible lol

    • @longtailgt
      @longtailgt Год назад

      @@brage.andersen7544 because Hammond likes American cars and he has owned a Charger in the past. Simple.

    • @Jeff.78
      @Jeff.78 Год назад

      @@brage.andersen7544 I guess you don't realize that several manufacturers from around the world have plants in the U.S., making them "American".

    • @brage.andersen7544
      @brage.andersen7544 Год назад

      @@Jeff.78 Selling only to the American market.

    • @Jeff.78
      @Jeff.78 Год назад

      @@brage.andersen7544 So, by your logic, that makes them terrible?

  • @costafilh0
    @costafilh0 Год назад +1

    Even James wouldn't be so boring with a 700hp supercharged V8! You are really getting old Hammond!

  • @Warhorse500
    @Warhorse500 Год назад

    New drinking game: Take a shot every time Hammond says "707 horsepower supercharged V8". I would not advise driving afterwards.

  • @bastaudio
    @bastaudio Год назад +25

    My thought with these cars is that they're meant more for eating up US interstates and highways than crammed European streets. The only exception would be the Autobahn.

    • @kilo6one
      @kilo6one Год назад +13

      @@christophb2736 set the suspension and steering to sport or track and you have more than enough precision.

    • @JETZcorp
      @JETZcorp Год назад +17

      @@christophb2736 They're really not that bad at all. They're VERY aerodynamically stable, and the suspension is more sophisticated than you think. Double wishbone front and 5-link rear, and they still have hydraulic steering which tells you early if something is going wrong. They don't have "precision" in the delicate Lotus/Porsche sense, but they do have precision in the firm, stable way that a big RWD Benz or BMW does. They're famous for making you think you're doing 70 when you're actually doing 130. They're about as perfect of an Autobahn car as there is without AWD.

    • @Later2u
      @Later2u Год назад

      Yes, The Autobahn. ruclips.net/video/0xaFnkbdlR0/видео.html

    • @grben9959
      @grben9959 Год назад +1

      @@christophb2736 I have a challenger (same platform slightly shorter wheelbase) with the baby hemi and it is incredibly planted at speed, but to be fair 200km/h is as fast as I'm willing to drive anything for a real length of time on a public road (even out west on an empty desert highway)

    • @ScrubRadius
      @ScrubRadius Год назад +8

      @@christophb2736 you’ve never driven one. Blasting down the highway, any highway, at very high speed is exactly where this car shines.

  • @ModelA
    @ModelA Год назад +3

    "I can't get it out!" - Richard Hammond, 2022

  • @BWGPEI
    @BWGPEI Год назад

    Used to work in a repair shop and one of my tasks was to pick up and drop off customer or cars. My experience with a Hellcat and the red key was in city traffic. What blew me away was how easy it was to control in that traffic and not raise eyebrows whilst I did that. All controls beautifully calibrated for usability.

  • @CycoWarriorx
    @CycoWarriorx Год назад +1

    Richard Hammond and his hair are clearly becoming the Rod Stewart of car reviews… 😎🥃

  • @mirv5144
    @mirv5144 Год назад +14

    I live in the UAE 🇦🇪 and these are everywhere and used by lots of people/expats as commuter cars - SRT, Hellcat, Demon, R/T, even the plain old Penastar V6 SXT.... somehow they don't look all that big and very similar size to a 5 series BMW or CL Merc... fun cars and well built like most of the Dodge line up these days. Can't quite imagine the fuel cost for one in the UK though! ..gas conversion anyone? 🤣

    • @Shitnugget69
      @Shitnugget69 Год назад

      One of those things, if you have to ask it ain't for you haha. Lord knows it ain't for me but a man can dream

  • @knightofthenine3121
    @knightofthenine3121 Год назад +4

    Hammond, reminder that this will be the car for NASCAR 2023 season once Dodge gets in.

  • @ceesvanooijen8419
    @ceesvanooijen8419 Год назад

    To hear Hammond talking about a car feels like a warm blanket

  • @PbPomper
    @PbPomper Год назад

    "It doesn't feel horribly tacky." That's about the biggest compliment you can give US cars XD

  • @denisalg1171
    @denisalg1171 Год назад +25

    It had to be big and powerful to fit and move those movie theater seats. At least you don't need the booster with this one 😉

    • @savagetuner2404
      @savagetuner2404 Год назад

      You wish you were driving one

    • @denisalg1171
      @denisalg1171 Год назад

      @@savagetuner2404 I'm not even curios about it. I have better taste. But if you like it...

    • @zommergames3972
      @zommergames3972 Год назад

      @@denisalg1171 "better" taste is subjective. Its a different style than others would prefer sure, but the sales figures of both the Challenger and Charger (SXT- Hellcat variants) suggests that it is still a fairly decent car for what it is. Which is, of course, an out of date, heavy, unstable, overpowered (hellcat and up) couch on wheels meant to do nothing else than put a smile on the driver's face at the sheer stupidity of it.

  • @ManyTriangles
    @ManyTriangles Год назад +3

    I’d love to see more of Hammond driving a 700hp car not set up for handling because there’s absolutely nothing that could ever go wrong there.

    • @Swoosh_TV
      @Swoosh_TV Год назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/jEXWDtJr13I/видео.html 😭😭😭

  • @YegaSRT
    @YegaSRT Год назад

    I do love saying I own a 6.4L V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT also, just seeing people's reaction when they realise how big the engine is, priceless. Not quite the Trackhawk, maybe one day.

  • @R3AL-AIM
    @R3AL-AIM Год назад +1

    The guys at GT are what I call real enthusiast. Back in the earlier days of Top Gear and them reviewing American cars, the C6 ZO6 overview comes to mind. They understood the car. Pointed out it's flaws, then followed up with saying fancy and articulation weren't the cars purpose, so ultimately none of that mattered. You were getting a rabid wolf to fight with for the price of Pomeranian.

  • @Wya_lani
    @Wya_lani Год назад +5

    I think he needs to drive it in sports mode to get the full reaction of the vehicle the tighter steering wheel etc.

  • @YTPlayz331
    @YTPlayz331 Год назад +5

    This is one of the most badass cars in the uk

  • @kanokponkruasarn4901
    @kanokponkruasarn4901 Год назад +1

    Hammond reviewing American cars like the Hellcat is just perfect. He suits them

  • @MegaRetr
    @MegaRetr Месяц назад

    This exact car has always been my dream car and it will always be))))))

  • @michaelvickers89
    @michaelvickers89 Год назад +13

    Easily one of the coolest, most manly cars ever on this show! American Muscle!! 💪🇺🇸💯

  • @breesco
    @breesco Год назад +6

    The Hellcat was always intended as an "Executive HotRod", more car than someone who could afford it could use. Just a lot cheaper than any of the European supercars...

  • @Inmate533
    @Inmate533 10 месяцев назад

    Legend has it, the last time someone tried to take a comb to Richard's hair, they were never seen again.

  • @ttz4m3
    @ttz4m3 Год назад

    'I could learn to like this, it wouldn't be a hardship.' - The most understated way to say you like something.