A muscle SUV for muscle car people with families, the Dodge Durango joins the Challenger and Charger in SRT Hellcat form as the most powerful SUV ever.

Powered by the proven supercharged 6.2-litre HEMI Hellcat V8 engine paired with the quick-shifting TorqueFlite 8HP95 eight-speed automatic transmission, the three-row muscle car Dodge Durango joins the Challenger and Charger in Hellcat form, delivering 700bhp and 875Nm of torque.

The Durango SRT Hellcat runs from zero to 100km/h in 3.5 seconds, has a National Hot Rod Association certified quarter-mile elapsed time of 11.5 seconds, a top speed of 290km/h and runs 1.5 seconds faster than the SRT 392 on a 3.4km road course, equal to nine car lengths after one lap.

The Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat's exhaust system has been tuned to deliver the throaty, aggressive sound that lets bystanders know this three-row muscle car is something special and distinctly Dodge. The changes include the addition of a 260mm crossover X-pipe, the largest X-pipe in the SRT lineup, to the twin-pipe exhaust.

The Durango out-hauls every full-size, three-row SUV on the road with the SRT Hellcat, SRT 392 and R/T Tow N Go delivering best-in-class towing capability of 3,946kg. The new Tow N Go Package leverages its 5.7-litre HEMI V8 performance, SRT's menacing looks, muscular fender flares, and black Brembo six-piston brakes, all while delivering best-in-class towing, an increased top speed of 233km/h, Track, Sport, Snow and Tow drive modes and a new SRT-tuned performance exhaust with an iconic Dodge exhaust rumble.

The refreshed exterior on the Durango is distinctly Dodge, maintaining its muscular body and aggressive styling, blending SRT and muscle car DNA throughout the Durango lineup.

The Durango's proud, forward-leaning profile captures some design cues from the latest Charger Widebody with the new front fascia, LED low/high headlamps, signature LED daytime running lamps, sculpted hood, grille, rear spoiler and a variety of wheel options. A newly designed front end creates a wide cross-car read with the upper grille, both of which flow into the new slimmer headlamp shape.

The new LED headlamps are slimmer, creating a more modern shape and making the Durango look more sinister than ever before. Fog lamps are raised to make the front end feel more alert and aggressive on non-SRT vehicles, while the SRT Hellcat deletes the fog lamps to create openings for more airflow to cool the high-performance Hellcat engine. A new integrated chin splitter for both SRT models was developed in the design studio and in the wind tunnel to create aero balance. The SRT Hellcat is even more aggressive with a new chin splitter, which takes advantage of the two-piece design for added downforce.

The new interior feels wider than the outgoing model and features a redesigned driver-centric cockpit, instrument panel, center console and front door uppers with new relocated seat memory switches for ease of access across the full Durango lineup for 2021.

The Challenger-inspired driver-oriented cockpit is refined, upscale and high-tech throughout, featuring an available, largest-in-class 10.1-inch touchscreen angled seven degrees toward the driver.

The new 10.1-inch touchscreen is equipped with the Uconnect 5 system and is a part of the new, driver-oriented instrument panel. A slimmer redesigned integrated center stack switch bank mounted below the screen is equipped with chrome-accented toggles and dedicated buttons for heated and cooled seats, making comfort controls easier to access. Dodge will build the Durango SRT Hellcat for the 2021 model year only. Durango SRT Hellcat orders will open this fall and are scheduled to start arriving in dealerships early in 2021.