---
title: "This Is How a Stock Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Stacks Up Against a Suzuki Hayabusa"
description: "The 840-horsepower muscle car aims to take down one of the fastest factory bikes in the quarter-mile."
date: "2018-11-12"
modified: "2018-11-12"
authors:
  - name: "Elizabeth Puckett"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/elizabeth-puckett"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/24851/this-is-how-a-stock-dodge-challenger-srt-demon-stacks-up-against-a-suzuki-hayabusa"
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tags:
  - "Challenger"
  - "Coupe"
  - "dodge"
  - "Dodge Challenger SRT Demon"
  - "drag racing"
  - "Hayabusa"
  - "motorcycles"
  - "sports car"
---

# This Is How a Stock Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Stacks Up Against a Suzuki Hayabusa

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The Suzuki Hayabusa superbike and [Dodge Challenger SRT Demon](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/12618/2018-dodge-challenger-srt-demon-sends-its-rivals-straight-to-hell>) are two fierce machines that dominate the two-wheel and four-wheel worlds, respectively. The pair of powerhouses are largely unbeatable in terms of sheer speed, especially when running in the quarter-mile, making a showdown between them the ultimate test of factory power in motos versus autos.

https://youtube.com/embed/OXAz-ea5-do

In this case, the two vehicles and their drivers have met up before at the drag strip, but last time, it was on an eighth-mile track. The shorter runway proved to be a disadvantage for the bike, as it just didn’t have time to reel the Demon back in for a possible win.

As for this match, it’s a one-and-done scenario, while results may have varied if they had a few more passes down the track. Traction for the Challenger SRT Demon was a clear challenge that couldn’t be rectified for a second win against the bike. After spinning through a large chunk of the race, the [840 horsepower propelling the Demon](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/17614/heres-how-much-power-the-dodge-hellcat-and-dodge-demon-really-make-on-the-dyno>) towards the finish line just wasn’t enough to catch up to the bike.

With the 'Busa clearly finishing first, it locked in a 10.79-second quarter-mile E/T, and the Demon trailed with a 10.88-second pass. While the times are respectable, knowledge of the Dodge Demon would have one betting on the car over the bike.

Both the [Hayabusa](<https://www.thedrive.com/motorcycles/18551/suzuki-patents-suggest-semi-automatic-hayabusa-transmission-report>) and Challenger SRT Demon showed up to the race in stock form. While it’s fairly difficult to actually find an unmodified Hayabusa, stock times tend to fall in the mid-10 second range, depending on the rider, though Suzuki claims its fastest capable time in the quarter is a 9.70-second pass. The Dodge Demon has the potential to run 9.65 seconds in the quarter-mile, but [that’s yet to be achieved](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/18044/dodge-challenger-demon-breaks-the-9-second-quarter-mile-barrier>)—the lowest stock Demon time remains at 9.88 seconds.

H/T: [Autoevolution](<https://www.autoevolution.com/news/dodge-demon-drag-races-suzuki-hayabusa-with-surprising-ending-130076.html#agal_0>)

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