Yahoo Autos 2021 Dodge Durango Hellcat owner says he'll sue over ongoing sales
Buyers of the 2021 Durango Hellcat are apparently upset that Dodge opted to continue production of what it said would be a limited-edition, one-year-only model. One owner feels so strongly that Dodge misrepresented the availability of the 710-horsepower SUV that he says he'll sue Stellantis seeking compensation for loss of value, The Drive reports.
When the Durango Hellcat was announced back in 2020, Dodge said it would produce the super-SUV for just six months. Response was so positive that Dodge extended the production run to try to accommodate an overwhelming number of orders. And now it's back again for 2023. Even among those of us without a vested interest, that does seem conspicuously open-ended for what is being marketed as a limited-edition model. At least one owner thinks it rises to the level of misrepresentation — in other words, false advertising.
The owner, who goes by Stacy, told The Drive that he believes Dodge intentionally misled potential buyers way back in 2020 with the promise of a limited-edition model, prompting potential buyers to open their wallets wider than they may have otherwise if they'd known the Durango Hellcat would be in production off and on for years. He refers also to statements made publicly by Dodge boss Tim Kuniskis that emphasized the Hellcat's limited availability, due in no small part to constraints placed upon the company by regulatory forces:
