2023 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat marks comeback for {powerful} SUV

It was gone and it wasn’t purported to return. Now the most-powerful (gas-powered) SUV ever launched is again.

On Monday throughout its Dodge Pace Week festivities on the M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan, Dodge introduced the Durango SRT Hellcat will return for 2023 in all its 710-hp glory. Dodge says it revived the Durango Hellcat as a result of fashionable demand.

The Durango SRT Hellcat debuted for the 2021 model year and was purported to be restricted to 2,000 examples. Dodge finally opened up extra manufacturing to construct one for each bought order, expanding the number to 3,000 units.

Whereas a capability to satisfy 2022 emissions requirements was initially quoted as a motive for the automobile’s one-and-done stature, Dodge has fastened that problem so the Durango Hellcat can return for 2023.

Just like the 2021 mannequin, the brand new Durango Hellcat is essentially the most {powerful} gasoline SUV ever due to a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 that makes 645 lb-ft of torque along with its 710 horses. Teamed with normal all-wheel drive, that is good for a 0-60 mph run of three.5 seconds, an 11.5-second quarter-mile time, and a prime velocity of 180 mph. It may well additionally carry as much as seven passengers can tow as much as 8,700 lb.

All that energy might be laborious to place to the pavement, so Dodge supplies each Launch Management and Launch Help to realize these efficiency figures. The latter makes use of wheel-speed sensors to detect wheel hop then adjusts the torque to regain grip.

The Hellcat V-8 makes use of a 2.4-liter supercharger that may spin as much as 13,000 rpm. The V-8 is teamed with an 8-speed automated transmission with steering-wheel paddle shifters for handbook management. The Durango Hellcat additionally has seven driving modes, together with Auto, Sport, Monitor, Snow, Tow, Eco, and Valet.

However the Durango Hellcat will get greater than only a monster engine. Huge Brembo brakes assist haul it down from its extra-legal speeds. Up entrance, it has two-piece 6-piston calipers that clamp down on 15.8-inch vented rotors, whereas out again it will get 4-piston calipers and 13.8-inch vented rotors. Dodge additionally tunes the suspension to deal with the facility and supply a sportier really feel.

Hellcat exterior styling components consists of a entrance fascia with a chin splitter, engine oil cooler duct, air information, and a snorkel for chilly air induction. A rear spoiler supplies 140 lb of downforce at 180 mph, whereas SRT Hellcat fender badges inform onlookers what lurks underneath the sculpted hood.

Inside, the 2023 Durango Hellcat will get red-accented gauges and nappa leather- and suede-covered sport seats with heating, cooling, and embroidered SRT logos. Launch Management is accessed by way of a dashboard toggle, and drivers will see a “Smoke Present” startup sequence, in addition to different Hellcat-only graphics on the digital instrument cluster and 10.1-inch heart touchscreen. An out there Plus bundle provides Laguna leather-based seats, a sunroof, a trailer towing bundle, and extra security options. On prime of that, a Premium bundle provides purple seat belts, a leather-wrapped instrument panel, carbon-fiber inside trim, and a Harman Kardon 19-speaker sound system.

Those that missed out on the primary run of three,000 autos can put of their orders for the brand new Hellcat in September and anticipate to get their autos in early 2023. The SRT Hellcat joins a 2023 Durango lineup that additionally comprises SXT, GT, R/T, Citadel, and SRT 392 trim ranges.