---
title: "Wheelie-Popping, Seven-Second Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Delayed Until 2021: Report"
description: "Sorry to all 50 people who reserved one."
date: "2020-07-18"
modified: "2020-07-18"
authors:
  - name: "Jesus Garcia"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jesus-garcia.md"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/34959/wheelie-popping-seven-second-dodge-challenger-drag-pak-delayed-until-2021-report"
categories:
  - "Dodge News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Challenger"
  - "Coupe"
  - "dodge"
  - "sports car"
---

# Wheelie-Popping, Seven-Second Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Delayed Until 2021: Report

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Gyms aren't the only places losing muscle this year thanks to COVID-19. According to [*Mopar Insiders*](<https://moparinsiders.com/mopar-dodge-challenger-drag-pak-pushed-back-to-2021/>), the Dodge Challenger Drag Pak has been delayed until 2021. This car debuted at SEMA nearly a year ago as the fourth generation of the Drag Pak, with only 50 examples being available to order.

The Dodge [Challenger](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/26153/watch-a-mesmerizing-time-lapse-of-a-dodge-demon-hemi-v-8-being-built.md>) Drag Pak is exactly what it sounds like—a purpose-built performance bundle for customers who plan on running up their odometers one quarter-mile at a time. It's even certified for NHRA and NMCA competitions, making it a turnkey super-stock race car designed to rival the Ford Mustang Cobra Jet. It's the quickest Challenger that Dodge builds in the quarter-mile, far outperforming the Demon thanks to its sticky tires and specialty transmission. It's not road legal, though, so the Demon does hold that advantage.

![Dodge Challenger Drag Pak](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1595105461815-annotation2020-07-18155030.png>)
*FCA*

![Dodge Challenger Drag Pak](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1595105267448-annotation2020-07-18152818.png>)
*FCA*

![Dodge Challenger Drag Pak](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1595105571147-annotation2020-07-18155213.png>)
*FCA*

The go-fast package includes a supercharged [Hemi](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/34759/it-looks-like-a-hemi-v8-powered-jeep-wrangler-is-finally-on-the-way.md>) V8 with 354 cubic inches of displacement. That is then mated to a T400 three-speed transmission with a Kwik-shift manual shifter, ensuring you feel every gear as you blast down the 1,320. For better weight distribution, the Drag Pak features a modified cross-member in the engine bay that lowers the car's center of gravity. Judging by the photos, however, doesn't do a great job of keeping the front wheels on the ground.

The rear-end features a fully adjustable, four-link suspension system which helps the back tires hook up when the light turns green. Coilover shocks and anti-roll bars are also adjustable for owners to tailor-tune their Drag Pak Challenger into their personalized racer. [Mopar](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/28722/hemi-swapped-front-engined-porsche-911-awesome-or-revolting.md>) won't say how much power the Drag Pak actually makes, but we do know it's capable of an outstanding 7.5-second quarter-mile. It's a shame the year 2020 can't match that speed.

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