Dodge Challenger SRT Demon - too much power?

Looks like Dodge is really going all out with the power craze. Last year they released the Hellcat pushing the car's power to 720hp. Now they have gone one step further and boosted the car to 840hp!! The Hellcat was popular no doubt about it but many people couldn't really handle the power. Dodge was smart to offer the owners 2 sets of keys, one which will allow the car to run on a lower power setting and another one for maximum power. Many owners thought that having a tonne of power they can beat anything on the drag strip but they were so wrong!!
Many of the Hellcat owners were humiliated at the drag strip by Tesla Model S and many other 4WD equipped sports cars. The Hellcat struggled to get power down since the rear tires were not wide enough.

The new SRT Demon has been improved and seems like almost no expense has been spared with air conditioning cooled air intake system and much wider rear drag radials! This will no doubt make the car faster to launch from the drag strip but driving it on a road course it will require skill to control 840hp! Seeing from the numerous accidents and the lack of understanding from the people who will buy this type of car, it could be a recipe for disaster. Dodge acknowledges the potential danger of handing the keys of a 840hp monster to a person with little driving experience or have no idea how to control such a beast, Dodge offers a driving course for the new buyers. This is definitely needed since going fast in a straight line is fine but going fast in a turn and not killing yourself is another thing.

Male ego can often be the root of the problem. Having the money to buy a high powered car is one thing but knowing how to drive it is completely different. Very often people who buy such high powered cars are buying it out of ego. Can they really handle so much power? I have 2 friends who were ex-race instructors and the feedback they received from teaching hundreds of students is that ego is the real problem. Many male students refuse to listen to instructions and think that more power will help them go faster. They don't even realise that using the right tires will make a huge difference. Many struggle to follow instructions on when to apply the brakes, where to turn and when to apply the throttle. Without sufficient car control and understanding the basics of how to control the car any car with a lot of power will be dangerous.

For those who have the skill to drive a car of this performance level it will definitely a lot of fun. For those who don't possess the skill to drive a car of this performance level it is like giving a gun to a child!