A range-topping Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat
appears to have been teased in a new video detailing the company’s family of
flagship performance vehicles while also previewing its involvement in Fast and
Furious 9.
The clip, narrated by Vin Diesel and
featuring a number of scenes from the latest film in the Fast and Furious
franchise, is action-packed and will get your blood pumping. If you let your
mind drift while watching, you may not notice that a new Hellcat appears to be
teased but watch it closely, and it seems quite obvious what Dodge has up its
sleeve.
At the 18-second mark in the video, the
front quarter panel of a Durango comes into view and features the Hellcat
badge. Moments later, a blacked-out Durango speeds past the camera and it looks
to feature a large air intake in the hood, much like the Hellcat models and the
current Durango SRT.
Dodge’s 6.2-liter supercharged V8 engine
helped to revitalize interest in the aging Challenger and Charger models and
typically, pumps out 707 hp although subsequent Redeye and Demon variants of
the Challenger with the same basic engine deliver 797 hp and 840 hp
respectively. It remains to be seen how much grunt a Durango SRT Hellcat could
have but even if it’s ‘just’ 707 hp, that would still make it one hell of a
performance machine.
A Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat isn’t the only
exciting new Hellcat-powered vehicle from FCA we have to look forward to as
before the end of the year, the 2021 Ram Rebel TRX is expected to premiere with
a Hellcat engine.