Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat 

A Mother of All Performance SUVs 

Perhaps no vehicle mashes together so much utility and pure performance as the Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat. It’s certainly not any more aggressive or powerful member of its class, but it’s one that can fit families and their luggage inside. Coming for 2021, it is one of Dodge’s Hellcat models. Branded Hellcat muscle is brought into the world of SUVs, balanced with high-octane excitement, to tell its tale. History of Durango SRT Hellcat 

 While it was rather well known that Dodge Durango is actually a midsize SUV that can really offer family-friendly capability along with formidable performance, things then went into a whole different level altogether when Dodge started producing the Durango SRT Hellcat, which is one of the extreme variants in the Durango range. Even though this recipe was already thought upon the basis of high-performance cars with Charger and Challenger Hellcat, the decision to take this formula into the full-size SUV was absolutely unique in the market. 

 It’s one year model for 2021; The demand is so high for the Durango SRT Hellcat that Dodge has brought it back to life for 2023. So, for those who believe in performance SUVs, here’s your chance again at driving one of the most powerful production SUVs ever made. 

ENGINE AND PERFORMANCE 

 Lest one be bragging about it on the back of its hood, nestled under that hood is the legendary 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI V8 for this 2022 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat. 

 That same supercharged Hellcat engine accounts for 710 horsepower and 645 lb-ft of torque, so that much power is transferred to the Durango, ensuring it can rip from 0 to 60 mph in as little time as 3.5 seconds-the fastest accelerating three-row SUV on the planet. It also runs the quarter mile in 11.5 seconds, NHRA sanctioned. There’s nothing quite like that in the family SUV department. 

Wading through the Durango SRT Hellcat requires that supercharged V8-only just all the power and lots of it-and does it with a deep, thunderous roar that lets no one in doubt of the capabilities of the vehicle. Its size and weight make it a shocker, yet once turned loose, feels very agile and pushes through power relentlessly. Whether it’s a merge onto the highway or step away from a dead start, the Durango provides a driving experience more at home with a muscle car than with an SUV. 

Transmission and Drivetrain 

 An eight-speed automatic is standard, the Durango SRT Hellcat fettled specifically for the Hellcat’s extraordinary power. So, it shifts quick and smooth so that the full power of the engine reaches all four wheels. And it is big news that whereas its Charger and Challenger brethren will ship with RWD exclusively, the Durango SRT Hellcat will come with AWD on all three trim levels. 

 And such abundance is that it will be exactly the AWD system which will make the Durango SRT Hellcat generally capable, keeping an SUV stable under tough acceleration and especially on wet or gritty roads and does not do a thing to mitigate the forces donated by torque. Except for the AWD, it features suspension technology best described as high-performance, adaptive dampers, plus gigantic Brembo brakes. With such, the Durango SRT Hellcat corners and brakes without even a small blip. 

Styling 

Strong, Aggressive 

Aggression spills out into performance with the Durango SRT Hellcat via spilling over into its design. A big body can be flaunted with aggressive stance by the ventilated hood along with larger air intakes and cooling for its supercharged ability. Aggressive-looking headlamps flank a large grille to give the Durango a bold presence on the road. 

 Wider body styling not only gives Durango that menacing look but also enables fatter tires. Maybe these can improve grip and handling by taking Durango up to its limit. But at the rear end of the Durango SRT Hellcat will certainly indulge the sense of sportiveness- a big spoiler, four exhaust tips, and sculpted rear bumper. 

 Badging is on the fender. Aggressive colors come in palette-sort that really makes you want to perform, such as Octane Red and Destroyer Grey; these indeed bring out the sports performance intent of the SUV. 

Interior 

Elegant and Hi-Tech 

 Inside, the Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat treats cab and trunk space with equal amounts of luxury and technology, considering that this car is designed for performance. There’s room for seven passengers to seat in three rows. Inside, it has enough room for seven passengers to seat in three rows. Leather and suede are standard material sets that should add a refined, smooth feel. Front-row occupants get heavily bolstered seats, but the seats are soft enough to support long trips when they don’t drive aggressively. 

 Even loaded to the brim with technology, the Durango SRT Hellcat also boasts its league’s best infotainment system. It comes paired with a robust 10.1-inch touchscreen, along with features of Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and offered navigation. The system is pretty fast and responsive and rather straight-forward while being the key to seamless connectivity from the drivers and passengers. 

 To that, Performance Pages have always been part of the SRT models from Dodge. All of which will allow the driver to see everything that comes with it-from acceleration times to g-forces and even its performance on the engine. It will certainly make easy for the driver to keep track of how great a performance potential Durango holds. There is also a Harman Kardon premium audio system that delivers crystal clear sound all around the cabin. 

 But beneath the big show in its tech, the Durango SRT Hellcat is wonderfully practical. This SUV offers more than 85 cubic feet of cargo space when rear seats fold flat-a promise it easily keeps-and that’s equally adept at hauling in grocery items or equipment for the recreational athlete as it is ripping up a track. 

Driver Experience 

A Supercharged Thrill Ride 

There’s no experience quite like a Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat. 

That supercharged V8 and all the accoutrements of the SUV really makes it a car that kills all conventional conceptions. That all wheel drive system really helps send all that to the ground so the Durango stays quite composed even under hard acceleration. Whether driving around town, or whether on highways-twisty roads, it’s all going to deliver that thrilling, exhilarating ride inside the Durango SRT Hellcat. But, after all, being a performance car, it also, at the same time, doubles as a comfortable one in the daily run of things. Adaptive suspension is fine-tuned for all sorts of scenarios. Just switch from tight track-ready handling to a softer setup meant just for pleasing the daily driver. 

Conclusion 

The Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat is an absurdly great automobile-while combining the necessary versatility of a three-row SUV with extreme performance capability courtesy of a supercharged muscle car. 

 Aggressively aggressive design towing capability, and a giant pile of luxury features-this car brings. So, it’s just one of the most unique and capable SUVs on the road. It’s from a car that can honestly stake its claim on the drag strip as a family hauler to an SUV that should be able to deliver all forms of comfort day in and day out, all with blistering speed, there is a car that won’t compromise for the Durango SRT Hellcat. Indeed, it’s an SUV that will thrill and be exciting in ways no other can-even at the same class of vehicle.