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

When your kids are REALLY late for school.

02/07/2017 - 17:33 |
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Jon Descoteaux

FCA right now…

02/07/2017 - 17:38 |
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Next they’ll be doing it with the Hellcat trim….. please FCA?

02/07/2017 - 17:40 |
2 | 0

And yet they didn’t do it to the Dart :(.

That is what makes me truly sad.

02/07/2017 - 19:12 |
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Michael R. T. Jensen

I was looking at buying a Durango R/T or a Grand Cherokee SRT8. Durango was quick with three rows, the Grand Cherokee was even quicker but could only hold as many passengers as my Focus. I also like the Durangos looks better, so this is a perfect combo.

02/07/2017 - 19:26 |
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Michael R. T. Jensen

Going to have to assume that the displacement is incorrect at 6.1L, since that Hemi was phased out a few years ago in favour of the 6.4L. Also, that’s the HP and torque specs for the 6.4L. MattKimberley

02/07/2017 - 19:29 |
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Anonymous

When American families wanna go fast but theyre all fat.

02/07/2017 - 19:34 |
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FUGL_S60 (Tesla Lover 800)
02/07/2017 - 21:00 |
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FUGL_S60 (Tesla Lover 800)

Let’s see what Mr. Bentayga has to say!

02/07/2017 - 21:01 |
2 | 8

The dodge won’t become an unreliable POS after 60,000 miles though…

02/08/2017 - 01:59 |
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Joshua Persaud (Wagon/Estate Squad) (Sleeper Squad) I need a

America Intensifies.

02/07/2017 - 21:39 |
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Anonymous

supercharge it

02/07/2017 - 23:25 |
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That_NSX_Guy

Hmm i wonder what a durango hellcat or demon would be POWAAAAAAAAAARR

02/08/2017 - 07:15 |
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