And that did not go unnoticed, by automotive media, and by anyone who likes their power super-sized. When Dodge introduced the Hellcat for 2015, it was the most powerful mass-produced American car.ДЄt 707 hp, the Hellcat whooped the previous record holder-the then defunct 2014 Shelby GT500 Mustang-by a whopping 45 hp. If youвЂ™re reading this review, chances are you are familiar the Dodge Challenger Hellcat. That magnificent Porsche is the subject of another review that weвЂ™ve already done. Nearly as different as two vehicles could be, and neither of them intended for drag racing. One has a trunk and a frunk with two seats, the other has a bed with two spare tires and room for five. IвЂ™ll fill you in on the outcome of that drag race later.ДЇor now, consider the two contenders: Porsche vs Ram.ДЄ 3-pedal-manual versus an automatic with launch control.ДЄ 414 horsepower naturally-aspirated flat-six versus a 702 horsepower supercharged V8. Her fingers signaled 3, 2, 1, arms dropped! And thenвЂ¦ AN UNLIKELY PAIRING Jessica, a fabulous photographer by trade (the same Jessica that took the photos you see of said Ram TRX in this story), stood 20 feet ahead, centered between us, her arms raised, and tremblingвЂ¦for a different reason than meвЂ¦she was very cold.

While my eyes stared straight down that long, questionable surface, my peripheral vision kept tabs on Jessica. She was responsible for orchestrating this mid-winter frozen-tundra drag race. In the TRXвЂ™s driverвЂ™s seatвЂ¦a 5вЂ™-14вЂќ AmazonвЂ¦a formidable woman who used to race and has also flown a jetвЂ¦off an aircraft carrier. Immediately to my left, front bumper precisely aligned with the GT4вЂ™s, was an also-new Ram TRX pick-em-up-truckвЂ¦you know, the one with the same supercharged V8 Hemi that goes in to the Dodge Hellcat. Snow-peppered wind was whipping horizontally across that runway. Aiming straight down an airport runway strewn with a smattering of small icy-packed-snow patches. Strapped into the seat of a new Porsche Cayman GT4. There were so many things wrong with the scenario.ДЄnd yet, there I was, smack in the middle of it all.

Photos by Jessica Voruda SETTING THE STAGE

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