Want to own the most powerful muscle car made and donate to the York County Food Bank?

Last year, Dodge announced it was manufacturing 3,300 Challenger SRT Demon 170s - the most powerful muscle car in the world, the company says - and the Jack Giambalvo-owned Stetler Chrysler Jeep Ram learned it would be getting one of the beasts.

And a beast it is. Powered by a 6.2-liter supercharged engine that produces 1,025 horsepower, it can go from zero to 60 mph in 1.66 seconds. The speedometer tops out at 215 mph. It can generate, according to Dodge's website, 2.004 Gs, the highest g-force acceleration of any production vehicle short of one of those rockets made by Elon Musk. Fuel efficiency may be an issue as it gets an average of 13 mpg - 10 in city driving and 13 on the highway.

Stetler Dodge Jeep Ram, owner by Jack Giambalvo dealership, is auctioning off this Dodge Challenger Demon, a limited-edition muscle car, to raise money for the York County Food Bank.
Stetler Dodge Jeep Ram, owner by Jack Giambalvo dealership, is auctioning off this Dodge Challenger Demon, a limited-edition muscle car, to raise money for the York County Food Bank.

As soon as it was announced that Stetler would be getting a Demon, the dealership began getting inquiries. Because the car is a limited edition, and highly prized among aficionados of American-made muscle cars, the offers were well above the manufacturer's suggested retail price of $125,041, said Chelsea Miller, the dealership's internet marketing manager.

But Giambalvo has a strict policy of never adding additional mark-up to the cars it sells, something Miller said is among the dealership's core values. The dealership also didn't cotton to the notion of selling it for the suggested price and then having the person who bought it flip it for a quick and probably substantial profit. They have seen other Demons sell for more than $35,000 above the retail price.

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So the dealership decided to auction the car off and whatever premium it attracts above the retail price, it would donate the proceeds to charity. Miller said the company asked its employees to vote on a charity and the York County Food Bank won.

So if you are in the market for a car that might result in you losing your driver's license by pulling out of your driveway, and want to help raise money to feed the hungry in York County, go to bringatrailer.com for more details. The auction is expected to launch either later this month or in early April.

This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: York PA dealership to auction off muscle car to benefit food bank

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