Back in 2020, renderings of a fictional Chrysler Pacifica Hellcat took the internet by storm. Now SpeedKore, the tuning company best known for their carbon-bodied muscle cars, has gotten their hands on it, and they’ve somehow made it even better.
The project was cooked up in collaboration with Abimelec Design, the original creator of the Pacifica Hellcat renderings, which should help keep the design faithful to the one from three years ago. They’re calling it Baba Yaga, named after the Slavic folklore figure known for kidnapping and devouring children, which we feel is a fittingly devious name for such a vehicle.
A welcome addition to the design is that the body kit is now made entirely of carbon fiber. Combined with a host of other weight-saving measures, it removes 1,000 lb (454 kg) off the minivan’s curb weight, though it’s not clear if that’s before or after the addition of the engine.
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Rather than the original Hellcat engine envisioned to be sitting under the Pacifica‘s hood, there will now be a Demon engine. It will be outfitted with what SpeedKore calls the “Lilith Package” to send a staggering 1,514 hp (1,535 PS / 1,129 kW) to the wheels via an eight-speed ZF transmission. Regardless, any of these options, be it Hellcat, Demon, or Lilith, is quite a hefty upgrade over even the most powerful stock Pacifica, whose 3.6L V6 pumps out a mere 287 hp (290 PS / 213 kW).
It wasn’t mentioned which wheels would be driven by this new engine, but we’d imagine it would be the rears given the mention of “roasting tires” in the Instagram post.
Unfortunately, one thing the post crucially leaves out is whether or not the Baba Yaga Pacifica will actually see the light of day. However, the involvement of a reputable outfit like SpeedKore is promising, especially given the type of work they’re known for. And given how specific the specs of the project seem to be, we could potentially see this as something along the lines of a one-off SEMA build.
