Yahoo Autos A Tire-Roasting Dodge Durango SRT Could Happen Next Year
Dodge has always offered a Durango with a decent amount of horsepower in the form of the Durango R/t. The original Durango R/T debuted in 2000, and the current one has been around since 2014. But while ordering one in R/T trim gets you a relatively quick SUV, the 360-horsepower V8 under the hood isn't quite enough to make it a real performance SUV. Now, it sounds like Dodge plans to offer a Durango with even more power.
Automotive News reports that Dodge plans to refresh the Durango for 2017, and with that will come the long-rumored Durango SRT. Presumably, it will receive the same 475-horsepower 6.4-liter V8 that Jeep shoved into the Grand Cherokee SRT.
Considering the two SUVs share a platform, weigh approximately the same, and will have the same engine, we expect the Durango SRT to have a 0-60 mph time similar to the Grand Cherokee SRT's 4.6 seconds. Compared to the R/T's 6.2-second 0-60 mph time, that's a serious improvement.
It's obviously still a rumor at this point, but we have to say we like the idea. Additional performance models are always a good thing, and this one looks perfect for the Charger owner with a third kid on the way.
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