Dodge Announces 'Murica's Fastest Three-Row SUV With Six-Seat Durango SRT

For most people, an SUV simply needs to be comfortable and spacious, but Dodge sees no reason not to make a seriously rapid one as well...
Dodge Announces 'Murica's Fastest Three-Row SUV With Six-Seat Durango SRT

If you desperately and regularly need to get three rows of people somewhere fast, Dodge has your perfect solution.

The Durango SRT is a six-seat, 475bhp muscle monster that will hit 60mph in 4.4 seconds and smash the quarter-mile in 12.9 seconds, despite sharing size and weight stats with an ocean liner. Top speed isn’t confirmed yet.

With a 6.4-litre Hemi V8 providing the power behind the practicality, the hottest Durango will tow up to 3.9 metric tons as well as catapulting 12 clenched buttocks towards the horizon. Peak torque is 470lb ft at 4300rpm.

Dodge Announces 'Murica's Fastest Three-Row SUV With Six-Seat Durango SRT

You’re not likely to miss it on the road courtesy of a wider body kit and lower ride height, part of which are front and rear springs stiffened by three and 16 per cent respectively. On the bonnet there’s a functional cold air intake and vents to improve cooling.

Naturally it’s an automatic, which seems fair enough in an SUV, but there are now seven user-selectable drive modes for the driver to play with. Switch to Sport Mode and shift times are 50 per cent faster than standard, while up to 65 per cent of the V8’s freedom goes to the rear wheels.

Dodge Announces 'Murica's Fastest Three-Row SUV With Six-Seat Durango SRT

Manually down-shifting via the steering wheel-mounted paddles activates a rev-matching function to blip the throttle, which is a good thing when the engine is attached to an exhaust specifically designed to be loud, deep and beefy.

As well as Sport Mode, there’s Auto, Snow, Tow, Eco (no idea why) and Valet, which apparently changes the engine’s characteristics to mimic the V6 from the Charger, locking out access to first gear and shifting earlier than normal. Launch control and the paddle shifters are disabled.

Dodge Announces 'Murica's Fastest Three-Row SUV With Six-Seat Durango SRT

For some reason there’s even a Track Mode, with 160-millisecond gear shifts and up to 70 per cent of the torque going to the rear axle. Dodge promises a ‘pronounced rear-wheel drive experience’.

So, if you like the idea of terrifying your wife, children and children’s friends all at the same time, this is probably the car for you.

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Comments

Anonymous

As a valet, I hate the people that put their cars in valet mode, and love the people who leave it in sport mode

02/07/2017 - 13:00 |
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Jaden 1

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Well I don’t want my $1000 tires getting shredded up by a teen who drives a shitbox

02/07/2017 - 14:28 |
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Chase Moser

6.4 *

02/07/2017 - 13:10 |
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Tadi14

Seems this is one of the SUVs i actually find cool. It’s boxy, doesn’t pretend to be an off road car, and it has a friggin V8. The interior looks nice and comfy. Would take it over any other “SUV”.

02/07/2017 - 13:28 |
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muricanmuscle

Best news of the day

02/07/2017 - 13:47 |
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suchdoge

The only reason dodge is doing all these SRT models is because the Hemi is being discontinued for Pentastar twin turbo V6’s…

02/07/2017 - 13:53 |
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Cody's Car Conundrum

In reply to by suchdoge

I haven’t seen anything confirmed for that yet to be honest.

But if we do get a Pentastar with Twin Turbos then all I have to say is Bring back the Stealth!

02/07/2017 - 19:15 |
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DL🏁

There’s Bentley Bentayga coming with three rows of seats as well, so…

02/07/2017 - 14:06 |
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True, but it’ll be far more expensive.

02/07/2017 - 19:14 |
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faisal3398 فيصل (Crown Vic)

Dodge is becoming the Nissan of America, slap an SRT badge on everything!

02/07/2017 - 14:32 |
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MKM099

So pretty much like the srt grand cherokee?

02/07/2017 - 14:44 |
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s3cretsauce

Next year they’ll announce the Durango SRT Hellacious Satanic Demon Fire of Doom

02/07/2017 - 14:47 |
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eXoZGaming

lol valet mode, i can imagine how many times thatll be used in a car like this. Id imagine zero since the last place id take this car is a resteraunt, especially a fancy one

02/07/2017 - 15:08 |
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