Prices of new Dodge Challenger Demon 170s appear to have jumped slightly since last year, but they’re nowhere near their former heights
- This Sublime Green Demon 170 was sold with just 13 miles on the clock.
- Dodge built 3,300 examples of the Demon 170, complete with 1,025 hp.
- The car was sold for a $20,000 premium over the original $125,041 MSRP.
Once upon a time, Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170s were changing hands for upwards of $250,000. Given that this was one of the final, most powerful iterations of the classic Challenger, it’s no shock that demand was through the roof. By late last year, however, the market had cooled significantly. Low-mileage examples were going for between $100,000 and $130,000, a far cry from those peak prices.
Now, it seems the market could be bouncing back up, albeit not to the levels observed in recent years. Shortly after a Sublime Green Demon 170 sold for $126,000 on Bring a Trailer, another has traded hands for $145,000 on the same auction site, showing just 13 miles (21 km) on the odometer. That said, we can’t help but think the original owner might be kicking themselves for not flipping it when the prices were soaring.
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This Demon 170 has been owned by the selling dealer in Tennessee since new and had an original MSRP of $125,041. It has never been sold previously, and given that it has just 13 miles under its belt, it’s barely ever even turned a wheel.
Production of the Demon 170 was capped at just 3,300 units worldwide, and this particular example is number 0342. It still has the protective plastic on the steering wheel, as well as plastic on the driver’s seat. The interior, complete with Alcantara and leather, looks to be in fine condition.
Given the performance offered by the Demon 170, it’s a shame that many of them will remain locked away in garages and never see the light of day. Packing a 6.2-liter supercharged V8 with up to 1,025 hp and 945 lb-ft (1,281 Nm) on E85, the Demon 170 is a car just begging to be driven, not to be left to rot in a dark corner.
Of course, this behavior isn’t exactly out of the ordinary for high-end collectibles. When you’re dropping over $100,000 on a car, it makes sense to want to protect that investment, keeping the miles low and the condition pristine. But for those of us who care about actually driving these cars the way they were meant to be driven, it’s hard not to wish for more of them to get the proper use they deserve.
