The Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Is World’s Most Powerful SUV
The 710-horsepower Super-SUV will hit 60 mph in 3.5-seconds.
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Output-craving dads will soon be able to drop their kids off for school in the 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat, the world’s most powerful production SUV.
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Joining the Challenger and Charger in the American automaker’s highest-octane trim, the muscled-up ute gets a supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI Hellcat V8 that cranks 710-horsepower and 645 pound-feet of torque through a sturdy eight-speed automatic transmission to all four wheels.
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Even with three rows of seating and a hulking stature, the Durango SRT Hellcat will hit 60 mph in supercar-worthy 3.5 seconds, run a National Hot Rod Association-certified quarter-mile elapsed time of 11.5 seconds, and max out at 180 mph. The brawny utility vehicle also offers a best-in-class towing capacity of 8,700 pounds.
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Dodge didn’t just install a a massive power plant and call it good. The active suspension boasts a electronic limited slip differential and stiff rear dampers that promise to reduce understeer and body roll, helping the Durango navigate corners.
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A redesigned rear spoiler creates an improved aerodynamic balance with the new two-piece chin splitter, resulting in a whopping 400-percent increase in rear downforce over the outgoing Durango.
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Aesthetically, the forward-leaning profile channels the latest four-door Charger Widebody in its new front fascia, LED low/high headlamps, signature LED daytime running lamps (DRL) and sculpted hood scoop. Everything rides on 20-inch-by-10-inch mid-gloss black rimswrapped in Pirelli performance tires.
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The cockpit, however, takes more cues from the two-door Challenger, with a wider overall feel, huge 10.1-inch touchscreen and Dodge’s Uconnect 5 multimedia system, a new instrument panel, and a slimmed redesigned integrated center stack ornamented with chrome-accented toggles and dedicated buttons for heated and cooled seats.
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If the SRT Hellcat’s engine seems overkill—frankly, that’s the point—a 475-hp 392-cubic-inch HEMI V8, 360-hp 5.7-liter HEMI V8, and 295-hp 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 are also on offer on different Durango variants.
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The diminutive models arrive this fall before the first Durango SRT Hellcats are delivered in early 2021.
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