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2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye priced up for 797hp mayhem

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Pricing for the 2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye, the latest recipient of the automaker’s supercharged V8, has been confirmed today, just in case you needed the “most powerful and fastest mass-produced sedan in the world” on your driveway. Announced in July, the newest Hellcat Redeye packs 797 horsepower from the engine last seen in the discontinued Challenger SRT Demon.

The Demon was a limited production run back for the 2018 model year, but the engine itself – something Dodge has made good use of in various forms over the years – was too good to leave fully retired. 6.2-liters of supercharged HEMI V8, it’s now tuned to deliver a hefty 707 lb-ft of torque at 4,500 rpm.

A TorqueFlite HP90 eight-speed transmission is standard, as is an upgraded torque convertor in order to harness all that power. Compared to the standard Charger SRT Hellcat, Dodge says, the new Hellcat Redeye delivers an 18-percent increase in torque multiplication. Meanwhile the supercharger is larger, and there are stronger connecting rods and pistons, along other changes.

Outside, the Widebody is standard, adding 3.5-inches of width along with broader wheels and tires. 20 x 11 inch Lightweight Carbon Black wheels are shod in Pirelli 305/35ZR20 rubber, with all-season performance tires as standard and three-seasons versions available.

There’s a new hood, with a functional hood scoop that’s now sealed to the air box, while the mail-slot grille in the front fascia delivers cooling to the radiator. Dodge has also tapped the A/C’s refrigerant to help cool off the heat exchanger, and there’s a reinforced driveshaft too.

The result is a four-door sedan that’s good for 203 mph, and which can do a quarter-mile in 10.6 seconds and hit 129 mph. Compared tot he Charger SRT Hellcat, the 2021 Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye can run 1.2 seconds faster on a 2.1 mile road course. That, Dodge says, is about 7 car lengths after a single lap.

The question, of course, is just how long Dodge can keep massaging higher and higher power figures – and faster and faster muscle cars – from its range. All the way back in January 2019 we were hearing chatter of a hybrid Hellcat, with Dodge execs conceding that the writing was on the wall for purely internal-combustion cars. With EVs now delivering beefy quantities of torque themselves, and more than capable of showing their heels to gasoline performance cars in a straight line, there’s no escaping that electrification does feel like the future.

Those unwilling to give up displacement will find the 2021 Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye in dealerships from early 2021. Orders open in September, with pricing stating at $78,595 (plus $1,495 destination).

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Today’s Wordle Answer #649 – March 30, 2023 Solution And Hints

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If you’re still unsure, the solution you seek is bread. Certainly, the word needs no introduction, but its origins might be unfamiliar to you. Etymonline reports that its specific roots are uncertain, but one prominent position is that it is from Proto-Germanic “brautham,” itself from the Proto-Indo-European root “bhreu-,: which means to boil, burn, or bubble, a reference to the rising or leavening of the dough used for bread.

The same source notes that the Oxford English Dictionary maintains that the word derives from Proto-Germanic “braudsmon-,” which means fragments or bits, in the sense of meaning “piece of food.” Fun fact, the Old English word for bread was “hlaf,” which is the root from which the modern word “loaf” is derived.

Since “great” worked, well … great as a starting word yesterday, we repeated it today as well, and it delivered. There were only eight possible answers after it, and we made a lucky and correct second guess. We hope you finish just as fast, and if you’re in the mood for more puzzles, check out these other Wordle-like games.

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Microsoft Is Already Exploring Ads For Bing Chat

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In a blog post published on March 29, Microsoft discussed the topics of boosting traffic and overall “value” for publishers in relation to Bing Chat. The company acknowledged the role that publishers play in creating content and the vital importance of advertisements, which fund the paychecks for those behind the websites. The company says that it has made it a “top goal” to “drive more traffic to publishers in this new world of search.”

Revenue is a key concern, of course, which is where the second goal comes in. Microsoft says that it is working on “pioneering the future of advertising” as it relates to an AI-dominated internet. How will it do that? Two possibilities were shared: displaying multiple links from publishers when the user hovers over a reference, and a revenue-sharing arrangement with publishers that could, among other things, involve putting ads in the chatbot. In the example provided by Microsoft — which is simply referred to as an idea at this time — the revenue would be shared with the publishers whose content was used to generate the answer for the user.

Of course, Bing Chat is only one player in the arena, with its most notable competition being Google Bard — though the latter is still very much in its infancy and was, by all accounts, a rushed project spurred out of desperation to stay competitive. It seems likely that Google will eventually embrace some sort of revenue-sharing arrangement of its own, but only time will tell how that works out.

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The 2024 Porsche Cayenne Debuts A Dramatic Dashboard Upgrade

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For infotainment, the main screen is a 12.3-inch display that shows your navigation and music, similar to the screen used by the Taycan. Below that, Porsche put the climate controls. In a move that will make plenty of old-school gearheads happy, Porsche used physical buttons to control the A/C and heat. 

Front-seat riders can enjoy an optional 10.9-inch feature on the passenger side of the cabin. That screen can stream media or allow the passenger to act as the vessel’s navigator. According to Porsche, a filter on the screen prevents the driver from getting distracted. Onboard Siri functionality can also bear the load if necessary. The interior also features a litany of USB-C chargers that can keep devices topped up and a wireless and cooled charging pad that can deliver up to 15 watts. 

According to Porsche, the 2024 Cayenne will be fully revealed on April 18th. 

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