Dodge Durango goes all-V8

2026 Dodge Durango Blacktop Redline

As of August 13, the 2026 Dodge Durango will be available for ordering, with one former option now standard—the Hemi V8 engine. The $42,495 (plus destination) 2026 Dodge Durango GT will be the most affordable V8 AWD vehicle. What’s more, for the first time, the Dodge Durango R/T will have the 392 V8 with 475 … Read more

Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Gets the Jailbreak Package for 2026

2026 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Jailbreak

The 710-horsepower Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat is returning once again for the 2026 model year and the biggest news for the new model year is the introduction of the Jailbreak package. This package was first introduced on the Dodge Challenger and Charger, allowing customers to mix and match pretty much any collection of colors offered … Read more

Mopar truck and desert racer Walker Evans

Walker Evans and Rod Hall

Walker Evans, who was often allied with AMC and Dodge, died recently at the age of 86. Known for his cowboy hats and 142 class and overall wins in off-road racing, he took a Dodge truck to overall victory in the Baja 1000 in 1979—one of 21 championships and nine Baja 1000 class wins. His … Read more

Roadkill Nights Grudge Match Expands to Include Non-Dodge Vehicles

One of the main attractions of the annual Motor City festival of horsepower, better known as Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge, is the Celebrity Grudge Match program. The program has changed a bit each year to introduce a new challenge to the builders, but for Roadkill Nights 2025, the Hurricane Grudge Match gets its biggest … Read more

Source: Durango gets two more years

2026 Durango Tow N Go

According to an informal source, the Dodge Durango has been given another two-year extension, carrying it into the 2027 model year. The Hellcat engine is expected to return to production for the 2026 models, and is likely to return to the Ram for a new TRX and to the Durango for a new SRT model. … Read more

Dodge hits #2 in JD Power’s APEAL

Dodge Durango 392

Partly due to the Dodge Durango’s top placement (in a tie) in the “upper midsize SUV” segment, Dodge has climbed 31 points to become the second top rated mass-market brand in the J.D. Power 2025 APEAL survey. APEAL measures owners’ emotional attachment to their cars and covers vehicle attributes more than quality or reliability. The … Read more

Mopar racing wrap

Matt Hagan Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car

Matt Hagan drove his 12,000-horsepower Direct Connection / Dodge / SRT Hellcat Funny Car to his first 2025 victory for Tony Stewart Racing (TSR). The win came at the NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle this weekend. Four-time NHRA world champion Matt Hagan notched his 53rd NHRA career win (all in Dodge Funny Cars) by defeating … Read more

Smaller Cummins diesel for Ram?

Cummins V8 diesel engine

Some time ago, a Stellantis spokesman listed the new engines they were working on.  On that list were a new big diesel, thought by many to be the rumored Cummins 7+ liter straight-six, and a new smaller diesel, possibly for the Ram 1500. While Fiat’s VM has made diesels for Ram and Jeep, over time … Read more

Mopar adding aftermarket suppliers to in-dealer, online accessory sales

Mopar shop for accessories

Mopar has launched an expanded accessories program for U.S. dealerships selling Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep®and Ram vehicles, with over 1,000 accessories, many of which are from other suppliers.  Mopar Affiliated Accessories have been reviewed for fitment and are guaranteed by each supplier separately, rather than by Mopar itself. The expanding list of items can be ordered … Read more

Hemi Scat Pack VS EV Scat Pack – Dodge Challenger 1320 Races a Dodge Charger Daytona

Dodge Challenger 1320 VS Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack

The Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack is currently the quickest electric vehicle from Dodge. The Dodge Challenger Scat Pack 1320 is the quickest naturally aspirated muscle car offered by Dodge during the previous generation. The video below, sent in by 1320 owner Kaleb Kelly, shows a straight line battle between the previous and current generation … Read more