Dodge Adds a Hemi V-8 to Durango Lineup

Dodge Adds a Hemi V-8 to Durango Lineup

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Dodge is powering up the brand’s performance SUV mix for the 2026 model year, with special focus on the popular HEMI-powered Dodge Durango R/T, introducing a new 2026 Dodge Durango R/T Blacktop Redline package, bringing back the R/T Tow N Go package as a standalone option and delivering a refreshed wheel lineup for the R/T model.

The 2026 Dodge Durango lineup will feature the Durango GT, the 5.7-liter HEMI V-8 engine-powered Durango R/T with best-in-class 360-horsepower and 390 lb.-ft. of torque, and the most powerful gas engine SUV ever, the 710-horsepower Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat.

“The Dodge Durango is the three-row muscle SUV and is equipped with Dodge muscle car attitude, best-in-class towing at every trim and an ability to seat up to seven,” said Dodge CEO Matt McAlear. “The HEMI-powered Durango offers the only V-8 in its class and the most horsepower under $50,000. It’s a powerful combination and customers value its unique proposition of power and performance, with retail sales up 64% in Q1 year over year. Now for 2026, we plan to continue to give our Dodge SUV customers easier accessibility to more performance and more capability.”

Ranging from efficient V-6 power to the performance of the SRT Hellcat, the Durango offers an option for every modern muscle-car enthusiast seeking performance paired with capability and flexible capacity. With the ability to seat up to seven in its three rows of seats, the Durango maintains its claim of being a family-friendly SUV, one equipped with Dodge muscle car attitude and extremely capable with best-in-class towing leadership at every trim level. The three-row SUV offers flexibility with 50 seating configurations and 85.1 maximum cubic feet of cargo space.

Dodge Durango offers consumers more than 60 available safety and security features, including standard Blind-spot Monitoring (with Trailer Tow Detection System for trailer tow-equipped models), seven standard air bags, full-length three-row side-curtain air bags, standard front-seat-mounted side-thorax air bags, front-row active head restraints, standard trailer-sway control, Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop, Rear Cross Path detection and Uconnect Access with 9-1-1 call and roadside assistance.