Fast X 2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

       

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Made By:
Jada Toys
Scale:
1/24
MSRP:
US$23.99
Overview:
Packaging (Design):9/10
Packaging (Durability):8/10
Casting (Body):8/10
Casting (Interior):9/10
Casting (Chassis):8/10
Casting (Engine):8/10
Paint (Exterior):9/10
Paint (Interior):N/A
Paint (Trim/Graphics):9/10
Overall Panel Fit:9/10
Total Score:8.6/10

 
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Background

When Dante threatens Rome with a massive bomb, the team moves to disable it but quickly finds out that Dante is more formidable than they expected. Dom ends up as the last man standing, unable to stop the detonation but believing it possible to redirect it to limit the casualties. He uses a current Charger SRT Hellcat as a battering ram, against both the bomb itself and various objects, to guide it to the Tiber River.

 

Packaging

The box is identical to the one we saw with Jakob's El Camino, save for the text under the window. It has the usual two screws/plastic tray holding the car in place, with two plastic bands holding the hood and doors closed.

 

Casting/Paint

Overall a very nice-looking casting, with just a couple of trouble spots. The first of those is the casting along the leading edges of the front fenders, where they meet the nose. Both fender flares and one of the top creases are notched, so there are small triangular gaps where the nose meets the body. It looks like these may have been planned chamfers, but whoever set it up got a little too enthusiastic and overshot "smooth transition" and started getting into "sawtooth edge." the rest of the panels all look great, with smooth surfaces and clean panel lines. There is a tiny amount of flash inside the hood scoop, but nothing too egregious.

It appears that everything save for the rear spoiler and sideview mirrors is diecast, with the former being a regular solid plastic and the latter being made from softer material with chrome "glass." The grille inserts are black plastic, and the headlights, taillight panel, and glass panels are clear plastic. There is a hood cutout to allow the Whipple supercharger to peek through, with a fit that simply could not be any better, and out back the rear diffuser is part of the chassis with a set of chrome plastic exhaust tips at each corner. Paint is relatively simple, a dark gunmetal gray with black details for the hood vents and window frames. A tiny silver SRT badge is printed on the grille, orange and red marker lights run along the edges of the wheel openings, a Hellcat badge is printed on each front fender, and the tail panel is fully detailed with silver and transparent red to recreate the distinctive Charger design, a black center area with silver "Dodge" script, and silver "Charger" and "SRT" badges along the bottom edge of the trunk lid. The license plate is a Fast X sticker.

The interior is solid black, but nicely detailed with full seat, dash, door, and center console detailing. The only color comes from a sticker used for the gauge cluster. Inside the trunk is a simple black box, and under the hood is a basic but passable representation of the 6.2L Hemi. The bay and most of the engine are cast as a single piece, with a separate high-rise supercharger to get it level with the closed hood. Even with the limited part count, details like the cold air intake, washer reservoir, fuse box, intercooler reservoir, coolant reservoir, oil fill, and valve covers are sharp enough to be recognizable. Underneath is Jada's typical flat pan, but with enough engine, suspension, and exhaust detail to make it look a little better. A pair of filler panels widens the rear axle back to "stock," a technique we've ,a href="jada-furious7-charger.php">seen before but it's executed much neater here. The wheels are almost-but-not-quite 10-spoke Devils with low profile vinyl tires over deep-set disc brakes.

 

Features/Accessories

The doors, hood, and trunk all open and close on good stiff hinges. Once again I have to praise the fit of the supercharger and hood opening: when I first saw it in the box I thought it might be attached to the underside of the hood, the fit is that good.

 

Accuracy

As a Charger SRT Hellcat, it's pretty solid work - the only "bad" is that the side window frames are too heavy, giving it a bit of a "chop top" look. As Dom's Charger, they nailed the hood but missed a few other details: his car had a sunroof, manual transmission (both the shift lever and transmission pan here say its an automatic), Momo racing seats, and nitrous. Of these, the sunroof is the only one that's really noticeable. Scaling is maybe a hair smaller than 1/24.

 

Overall

Other than the minor missteps with the front fender edges and side window frames, this is a great looking replica. Even those aren't too bad, and are more than made up for by some outstanding work in other areas. Definitely worth picking up.

 

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