Less than a month after issuing a not-so-subtle diss toward Dodge’s race-ready Demon with its Camaro Exorcist, US tuner Hennessey Performance has decided to have it both ways by announcing a Demon-based rocketship of its own.

And while a stock standard Dodge Demon makes a stonking 626kW of power, Hennessey claims it will be able to dial that up to a truly monstrous 1119kW (or 1500hp) for its customers. A slightly less insane 745kW power upgrade is also expected to be on Hennessey’s tuning menu.

The company will also make an NHRA-legal roll cage available for the Dodge Demon. With the Demon capable of a 9.65-second quarter-mile timeslip, the US drag racing body had deemed the cage-less Demon to be non-compliant for drag competition due to safety reasons. Hennessey’s cage will allow Demon owners to make their cars truly race-ready.

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A parachute is in store for Hennessey’s catalogue of Demon parts as well, which should probably be mandatory for those going for the 1119kW engine package.

Seem excessive? With a factory-standard Dodge Demon being capable of pulling 1.8G of longitudinal acceleration and capable of lifting the front wheels on launch, before hitting 96km/h in a barely believable 2.3 seconds, bolting a parachute between its tail lights doesn’t seem like such a bad idea.

If the Demon is too modern, perhaps you’d prefer a classic drag special like the 1968 Hemi Hurst Dodge Dart L023.