AutoTrader Find of the Week: This 2018 Speedkore Carbon Fibre Dodge Demon is 1 of 5

As it sends off its Hemi V8-powered vehicles, Dodge has kicked up a lot of fuss with its “Last Call” limited edition models.

While there were some cool and fun spins on the familiar Challenger and Charger, the whole thing had a whiff of false scarcity associated with it. It felt less like marketing for a steel-toed boots muscle car, and more like the hype for a designer handbag drop.

Perhaps most egregious was the final Last Call Challenger to be revealed — an E85-adapted version of the Dodge Challenger Demon. Making a 1,000-hp version of the Dodge Challenger was objectively cool. But it was a slap in the face of everyone who rushed out in 2018 to get their hands on the original 840-hp Demon — thinking it would be the be-all and end-all version of the car.

So what do you do if you’ve got a spare $300,000 burning a hole in your pocket and you want to brag that you have the most collectible Challenger of the modern era? Something that makes those 1,000-hp Demon 170s look like regular traffic?

You go for one of the five all-carbon fibre Demons ever produced by Speedkore.

Luckily, there’s one for sale right now on AutoTrader, being offered through West Coast Dream Machines in West Vancouver, B.C.

OK, what the hell is this thing? Was this an actual car from Dodge or is this some speed shop’s Frankenstein monster? Well, neither, exactly.

Speedkore Performance Group out of Grafton, Wisc., was initially contracted by Dodge to develop OEM carbon fibre body components for the Challenger.

To celebrate, it created a limited number of Dodge Challenger Demons with bodies entirely made from carbon fibre. Some reports put the number as low as four, others report five. The reason for the discrepancy seems to be that Speedkore produced one carbon fibre Demon for the SEMA show, which ditched the supercharger in favour of a beefed-up twin-turbo kit, while the other cars stuck with the traditional Hellcat huffer. So, more accurately, this car is one of four.

Not that this Demon’s engine hasn’t yet received some tuning of its own.

The supercharged 6.2L Hemi V8 was originally rated at 808 hp and 717 lb-ft of in its street setting, however, it now makes an eye-watering 1,028 hp and 1,049 lb-ft of torque thanks to strengthened engine internals, a modified valvetrain and cooling systems, dual-stage fuel pumps, and boost up to 14.5 psi.

The carbon fibre body panels themselves reduce the car's weight by about 90 kg (200 lbs). But what’s maybe the coolest is that the carbon fibre hood is functional just like stock model with hold-down pins and its Air Grabber-style scoop. Even the Hellcat’s iconic Air Catcher driver-side headlamp is still present. Remember, everything Speedkore produced has to work on a factory Challenger — so everything is OEM levels of fit and finish.

Inside, the car is completely normal. Demon-branded black leather seats with Alcantara inserts and white stitching, while the UConnect infotainment system, air conditioning, and cruise control all still work. This isn’t some abused test mule. It’s a full car.

And at the end of the day, this was still a real Demon. A badge above the glovebox will tell your passengers that this is Demon #118. Supplied documentation shows this car was originally registered in Wisconsin, but it is now on a clean B.C. registration. Original window sticker and manufacturer literature are all included.

Is it more special than a regular Demon? Special enough to spend almost $300,000 on?

Well, considering Dodge made 3,300 Demons in 2018, we’d say the regular Demon wasn’t that special when all is said and done — especially considering every Hellcat Redeye and Jailbreak was essentially also just a Demon in its street setting.

“OK, but what about the Demon 170?" Yeah, they made another 3,300 of those too.

But $300,000 is a lot of money. You could buy an exotic supercar, like a Ferrari 458. Those have got to be pretty rare, right? Most estimates on production numbers are in the 20,000s for those. And even the most exclusive special editions had runs of almost 500 units.

So a car like this one is about as special and rare as it gets. Not to mention, it’s one of those really interesting pieces of muscle car history.

Not just something you’ll be the only one on your block to have, but something that’s extremely worthy of being collectible.