The Dodge Durango is getting its personal sequence of “Final Name” particular editions just like the Charger and Challenger muscle vehicles, on this case to mark the top of the supply of a V-8 within the SUV.
The Final Name Durangos will probably be rolled out till the top of 2024, spanning each the 2024 and 2025 mannequin years, and the primary was revealed on Tuesday within the type of the 2024 Durango SRT 392 AlcHemi. Dodge hasn’t stated which variations it should apply to, although there needs to be a minimum of one for every of the Durango’s out there V-8s, which embody 5.7- and 6.4-liter naturally aspirated items and the supercharged 6.2-liter Hellcat.
The AlcHemi identify is a play on the phrase alchemy, which in fashionable occasions tends to imply the follow of turning atypical metals into gold, and the yellow metallic is represented right here with yellow stripes and yellow brake calipers. Different particular touches embody 20-inch wheels with a satin-black end, black exhaust suggestions, blacked-out badges, and an inside dressed up with yellow and silver accent stitching, plus a smattering of carbon-fiber trim items.
Simply 1,000 examples of the Durango SRT 392 AlcHemi can be found, and 250 are deliberate for every of the 4 out there exterior colours: Diamond Black, Destroyer Grey, Vapor Grey, and White Knuckle. The car is predicated on the Durango SRT 392 Premium, and provides $3,595 to the worth tag. The 6.4-liter V-8’s output is unchanged at 475 hp.
2024 Dodge Durango SRT 392 AlcHemi
Manufacturing begins in April and the primary examples are as a consequence of attain dealerships in Could.
Dodge dad or mum Stellantis can also be winding up its V-8 choices elsewhere. The Charger and Challenger muscle vehicles already ceased manufacturing final month, together with the associated Chrysler 300. Fellow Stellantis model Ram will drop the V-8 from its 1500 beginning with the 2025 mannequin 12 months. A special-edition 1500 TRX was launched for 2024 to mark the top of the Hellcat V-8 within the pickup truck.
Whereas the Durango is about to lose its V-8, the nameplate is anticipated to stay on into a brand new era. A UAW doc that surfaced late final 12 months outlined a few of Stellantis’ manufacturing plans and included particulars a couple of redesigned Durango, code-named D6U, deliberate to start out manufacturing someday in 2026.