FCA has been intentionally overproducing
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-12-20/chrysler-revives-2008-discounts-as-staff-fumes-over-unsold-cars
Wouldn’t make a difference, neither JT trans can handle the Hellcat’s torque. You’d need a new transmission (8HP90 auto or TR6060 manual) either way.
850RE is built by FCA and 8HP50 is built by ZF. The 850RE is based off 8HP50
The 850RE is FCA’s volume model so it’s built in house. They outsource and purchase the 8HP75 and 8HP90 directly from ZF.
The 8HP50 actually has a 500 nm rating not lb-ft, which coverts to 368 lb-ft torque. This is...