Dodge can not let go Hellcat V8. Although the LX platform Charger and Challenger drove into the big dealership in the sky, and Ram 1500 moves to inline-6 engineThe turbocharged V8 will remain on the Durango SUV for now. By 2025, the Durango Hellcat will return once again with a new special edition called the Hammerhead.
On the outside, you can distinguish the Durango Hammerhead from other Durangos by a special exterior color called Night Moves, a dark blue that looks almost black. You also get 20-inch Satin Carbon wheels and bright exhaust tips.
Inside, the Hammerhead gets its name from its Hammerhead Gray Laguna leather interior with Sepia-colored Hellcat logos embroidered on the seat backs. There’s also a “premium-wrapped instrument panel” with contrasting stitching, and carbon fiber and dark chrome interior accents. The steering wheel also gets the premium treatment, wrapped in leather and suede with Sepia and silver stitching. All the usual tech and premium features are standard, like a 10.1-inch touchscreen, a suite of driver-assist features, and a 19-speaker Harmon Kardon audio system.
Power for the Durango SRT Hammerhead comes from Dodge’s supercharged 6.2-liter Hellcat V8, which makes a whopping 710 horsepower. Dodge says that’s enough to get the Hammerhead to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, a quarter-mile time of 11.5 seconds, and a claimed top speed of 180 mph, which is ridiculous for a car that weighs nearly 6,000 pounds.
All of this will cost you a pretty penny. Not including destination, the 2025 Durango SRT Hammerhead will set you back $113,720. The Hammerhead is the second special edition Durango Hellcat that Dodge has introduced this year, following the Durango Hellcat Silver Bullet. Incredibly, it’s also the fourth Durango model to cost over $100,000. There’s the $101,995 Durango SRT Hellcat Plus, which is a step above the “base” Hellcat, the $107,200 SRT Hellcat Premium, and the aforementioned Silver Bullet, which has the same MSRP as the Durango Hammerhead. Wild times we live in.
What makes all of this especially funny is that the Durango Hellcat was originally supposed to be a one-year-only vehicle when it was introduced in 2021. Then Dodge decided to bring the car back for the 2023 model year and A group of owners sued the company.Dodge currently commits to discontinuing the Durango after 2024, but who knows, Stellantis could always change its mind.
