Dodge continues to celebrate two decades of HEMI®-powered Dodge Durango vehicles with new 2025 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Hammerhead special-edition model Durango SRT Hellcat Hammerhead follows first two limited-production, special-edition Durango models: 2025 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Silver Bullet and Dodge Durango R/T 20th Anniversary Durango SRT Hellcat Hammerhead, the second special-edition model of the Durango SRT
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Creating the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon V-8
In the summer of 2015, with car enthusiasts in awe of the performance of the newly introduced supercharged Hellcat V-8 engine (707 horsepower, 650 pounds-feet of torque) in the Dodge Challenger SRT and Charger SRT, FCA Powertrain and Dodge planners began to ponder “what’s next.” Following a route carved by the Dodge Viper ACR as
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2016 in the rearview mirror: Dodge rocked this year; hang on tight in 2017
The roar of HEMI® engines and supercharged Hellcat V-8s echoing off buildings and mountains. The smell of burning rubber. The straining of neck muscles as heads turn to catch a glimpse of a Charger, Challenger or Viper rapidly shrinking in the distance. Yes, 2016 was a wide-open throttle ride for the Dodge brand. The kind of
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Bob Lee’s powertrain formula: Performance and value
Bob Lee’s attention focuses on two things: performance and value. Those attributes – you have to have both, not one or the other – are the building blocks for every powertrain in the FCA US family. It ranges from the economical Tigershark four-cylinder engine to thundering power of the supercharged HEMI® Hellcat V-8 and the
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Student’s muscular 2025 Dodge Charger sketch fuels FCA US Drive for Design contest
Powerful, muscular, aggressive – that’s the future that high school student Ben Treinen imagines for the Dodge Charger sedan. Treinen’s vision for a 2025 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat earned top honors in the FCA US Drive for Design contest. “Ben really captured the essence of what Dodge and Hellcats are all about,” said Head of
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From hot rods to high tech – the performance evolution at SEMA
In the performance car world, the concept of ‘cool’ has always been equated with fast. But that concept is undergoing some ‘retooling’ these days. “The future of customization is all about being fast and cool … but also smart and connected. This is the golden age of new performance,” according to Specialty Equipment Market Association
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Avoiding Hellcat ordering disappointment
FCA US LLC has been extremely pleased with the public excitement over the introduction of the 2015 Dodge Challenger and Charger SRT Hellcat models. The tremendous public response has driven demand for these vehicles to unprecedented levels. Overall, our independently owned and operated Dodge dealers have been doing a great job managing Hellcat orders. However,
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