{"id":35426,"date":"2025-12-22T14:55:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=35426"},"modified":"2025-12-22T14:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:55:12","slug":"ho-ho-horsepower-durango-srt-hellcat-v-8-coming-to-all-50-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/ho-ho-horsepower-durango-srt-hellcat-v-8-coming-to-all-50-states","title":{"rendered":"Ho ho horsepower! Durango SRT Hellcat V-8 coming to all 50 states"},"content":{"rendered":"

There might be a Hellcat in your stocking this Christmas.<\/p>\n

Thanks to an easing regulatory landscape, Dodge has opened delivery for its iconic, fire-breathing, supercharged, 710-horsepower, three-row Durango SRT Hellcat SUV to all 50 states just in time for the holidays. Etched with signature twin stripes over its scooped hood, the Hellcat (and Hellcat Jailbreak) models add a V8-powered performance option to the Durango, which offers a V-6 as its base engine.<\/p>\n

Dodge launched the sales campaign with a wild new video on its social channels featuring Santa Claus making a jail break, then taking to the skies in his supercharged Hellcat sleigh.<\/p>\n

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2026 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Jailbreak boasts 710 horsepower, making it the most powerful three-row SUV on the market. Stellantis, 2025 Stellantis<\/em><\/p>\n
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The Durango is the latest move by corporate parent Stellantis to lean into its Dodge and Ram muscle brands as government regulations have been dialed back. Ram has rearmed its 1500 pickup with a V-8 and the Dodge Challenger is now powered by a turbo-6 cylinder (after a detour down Electric Alley) with a V-8 expected soon.<\/p>\n

The Durango SRT Hellcat\u2019s availability had been limited due to strict regulations by the California Air Resources Board and other states, but federal legislation has throttled back those threats. Dodge said it updated its ordering availability (initially limited to 33 states) to account for the changing landscape.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no stopping the momentum the Dodge Durango is experiencing, including 14 straight months of sales growth, and now that the Durango SRT Hellcat is uncaged and running free in all 50 states, that momentum is going to keep growing,\u201d said Dodge CEO Matt McAlear.<\/p>\n

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2026 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Jailbreak options 10 million different feature combos. Stellantis, 2025 Stellantis<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The 5,550-pound rhino in tennis shoes is the most powerful three-row SUV on the planet \u2014 and the fifth most-powerful, gas-powered SUV period, trailing only the 715-horsepower Ferrari Purosangue, 717-horsepower Aston Martin DBX S, 729-horsepower Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid and 789-horse Lamborghini Urus SE exotics.<\/p>\n

Starting at $82,585 \u2014 about double the $41,990 standard, all-wheel-drive, V6-powered Durango \u2014 but one-third the price of the $240K Lamborghini, the Durango will hit 60 mph in just 3.6 seconds (quicker than a Porsche Boxster T sports car) on its way to a 180 mph top speed.<\/p>\n

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2026 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat and Hellcat Jailbreak are now offered in all 50 states thanks to regulatory rollbacks. Stellantis, 2025 Stellantis<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

New for \u201826, the Durango SRT Hellcat Jailbreak edition offers Dodge\u2019s signature Triple Nickel exterior color and carbon-fiber stripes \u2014 unlocking more than 10 million customization combinations. Other options include paint colors (Destroyer Gray, Diamond Black, Green Machine, Octane Red, Vapor Gray, B5 Blue, White Knuckle), six wheels, six exterior badge colors, five seat colors, six dual-stripe colors, four brake caliper colors, Alcantara steering wheel, sunroof, and a partridge in a pear tree.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Dodge Durango stands alone as the only three-row muscle SUV on the market, delivering unmatched performance, best-in-class towing, and available Hemi V-8 power \u2014 the perfect supercharged sleigh to help Santa on his mission,\u201d McAlear said.<\/p>\n

In the jailbreak video, Santa busts from jail (incarcerated for breaking and entering, naturally) with Mrs. Claus and takes the reins of his Durango SRT Hellcat Jailbreak sleigh:<\/p>\n

They fired up the Durango, Hemi engine aglowAnd the guards stood there frozen, too stunned by the showWith a burst through the gates and thunderous crackHe shouted \u201cThis Christmas season the Jailbreak is back!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n