Addressing Rumors of the SRT Division Being Disbanded

About a week ago, there were reports from two websites –  Opposite Lock and Grassroots Motorsports – that the SRT Performance division had been disbanded under the new corporate umbrella. Neither of these reports cited any sources, so we reached out to our contacts at Stellantis for the official world. Unfortunately, that word is not a good one. Members of the Street and Racing Technology performance engineering team have been integrated throughout the other branches of the company, effectively dissolving the SRT division.

SRT Hellcat Redeye Badge

Below is the official statement from a Stellantis spokesperson:

Stellantis Statement in Regard to SRT

In February 2021, all of the core elements of the SRT performance engineering team were integrated into Stellantis’ global engineering organization.

This action will have the two-way benefit of ensuring that our brands’ SRT and performance-focused product offerings continue to meet the highest quality standards and expectations, while delivering key learnings from motorsports and other high-performance-technology applications across a wider mix of our company’s product lines.

These products have delighted enthusiasts for nearly two decades, and Stellantis will continue to sell and develop the next generation of Dodge//SRT-branded vehicles, as well as Jeep and Ram vehicles that utilize high-performance SRT technology.

2021 Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock

In other words, the SRT division is no longer a collective group but instead, the team members have been dispersed among the Dodge, Jeep and Ram brands. While it is sad news that the high performance division no longer exists within Stellantis, the minds who brought us some of the best modern performance machines are still hard at work, developing the next generation of high performance vehicles.

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