Dodge went back to the drawing board to figure out how to keep its hi-po SUV.
When Dodge first told us in July 2020 that the Durango SRT Hellcat would be a one-hit wonder, the explanation was it would not pass new emissions rules. So, what changed?"We overcame the emissions hurdle," Kuniskis says, sending us to the powertrain expert to explain how.
There were no hardware changes, just fiddling with the 1s and 0s in the software coding, Head of Global Propulsion Systems for Stellantis Michael Bly tells us. The problem was that the 2021 Durango Hellcat, with an EPA rating of 12/17/13 mpg city/highway/combined, was hurting the company as a whole because it increased the automaker's Corporate Average Fleet Economy. Exceeding CAFE standards results in penalties. So, the automaker made the decision to remove the Durango Hellcat from the equation.
As for hardware, the 2021 Durango Hellcat SUV was already equipped for performance; no point wasting all that effort for the roughly 2,000 that were sold previously. For 2021 the Durango Hellcat's suspension was tuned for comfort in the Auto setting but better handling in Track mode. It was also equipped with a two-piece chin splitter and new rear spoiler for downforce at 180 mph. An opening in the lower front fascia fed air to the Hellcat's intercooler.
For Dodge, the 2023 model year is a milestone as it marks the end of an era. The brand will stop building
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