Dodge Durango Hellcat: Das 710-PS-SUV in Check

Sure, a sure Donald T. is placing our love for America to the check proper now. And Elon Musk will not be solely a well-liked determine, as a mixture of electrical missionaries, dreamy Mars settler and shadowy fighter for digital freedom of speech.

However there are just a few driving forces that reconcile us with the nation of our longing – good, sincere rock music, burgers, BBQ and eight-cylinder engines with the ability of Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime. And all that is a lot stronger and, above all, extra everlasting than any politician or celeb, regardless of how influential.

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Whereas Bruce Springsteen is touring Europe for the umpteenth time and the ribs are cooking on the people who smoke in our entrance gardens all summer time, at the very least Dodge within the nice Stellantis clan stays trustworthy to the V8 engine. In our case, many manufacturers are going for the eco-friendly, singing the praises of e-mobility and in any other case swearing by mild three-cylinder hybrid engines.

The Dodge Durango Hellcat prices 114,444 euros.

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And even Jeep and Ram now swear by Hurricane as a substitute of Hemi and more and more as a substitute of the nice previous eight-cylinder with a brand new turbo V6. However simply as Springsteen nonetheless screams “Born to run” and so they grill over an open flame at Burger King, at the very least Dodge remains to be burning on eight flames – and sizzling as hell.

Dodge Durango Hellcat: 710 PS

No less than with the Hellcat, the sinfully lovely sports activities model of the 6.4-liter engine. And since they’re severe about preventing the electrical institution, they’re putting in it not solely within the Challenger and Charger, but in addition within the Durango, making it America’s longtime favourite of the world’s strongest SUVs. No Lamborghini Urus, Aston Martin DBX, Bentley Bentayga or Porsche Cayenne – with 710 hp, the Hellcat Durango exhibits you the place hell is.

In our case, Stellantis is formally too good to deliver this politically incorrect Kaventsmann into the nation, or perhaps too strict for the CO2 penalties. However as a result of there are many petrolheads right here with US aspirations, Swedish importer KW Auto is taking the hellcat throughout the Atlantic with the official blessing of Stellantis.

The Durango Hellcat produces 710 hp.

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Sure, it’s accessible from just below 70,000 euros, with a standard V8 that’s not precisely modest 5.7 liters and at the very least 360 hp. However in response to the motto “should you can, you’ll be able to” it ought to be the Hellcat for 114,444 euros.

In inconspicuous grey, the check automobile is not within the parking zone in Michigan, however within the heart of Hesse: 5.11 meters lengthy, weighing 2.7 tons, it seems prefer it needs to eat the Opel Grandland subsequent to it for breakfast. And all you need to do is begin the highly effective engine to seek out out why the colour will not be referred to as Mouse Grey, however “Destroyer Gray”. As a result of as if somebody opened the gates to Hell, the Dodge roars every part down whereas standing nonetheless and you might be actually ready for flames to shoot from the nostrils they minimize into the massive hood in Detroit.

889 Nm unfold its diabolical impact

And at the very least once you put your foot down for the primary time, you’ll be able to really feel the fireplace, even with out seeing it. Together with the hissing and screeching of the compressor, 710 hp and 889 Nm unfold their devilish impact, catapulting the colossus to 100 km/hello 3.6 seconds and if in case you have sufficient braveness to drive straight lengthy sufficient or, ideally, the to him, you. there can be 290 issues on the clock quickly. That is what it seems like when Motown performs velocity steel.

Somewhat extra consideration to element would look good on the Durango.

Picture: Dani Haye

After all, there are SUVs on this efficiency class which might be extra exact than the Durango, extra enjoyable on a mountain go and require much less belief in God. The tighter the curves, the tougher you need to grip the steering wheel and the shorter your breath turns into, even if in case you have the adaptive suspension set to sport and the dampers stiff accordingly.

And just a little foresight when braking cannot harm, regardless of the pizza-sized discs within the 20-inch wheels. As a result of the Durango will not be a precision instrument like a Porsche, however a steam hammer that hits the street with a wood hammer.

And whereas we’re as regards to our little German criticism: Somewhat extra consideration to element and extra finesse within the alternative of supplies would look good on the Durango and the infotainment wouldn’t be updated digital is unhealthy both. Particularly once you examine it to the elite European SUVs. However first, all of them have much less efficiency. Second, they will simply be twice as costly. As a result of even when 114,444 euros is some huge cash for an American automobile, regardless of how highly effective, the Hellcat is a discount subsequent to AMG & Co, to not point out Lamborghini, Bentley or Aston Martin.

The US SUV is a welcome change from the efficiency SUVs from southern Germany.

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Beer and burgers as a substitute of haute cousin. And thirdly, from the DBX to the Urus, all of them have far much less character than the muscle man from Motown, to whom the G63 can solely maintain a candle. And should you nonetheless want an argument on your mind over your coronary heart, please have a look at the third row of seats, which aren’t accessible in every other efficiency SUV. There’s solely 490 liters of trunk area left behind as a substitute of the standard 2400 litres, however this implies the skilled driver can drive the ability off the faces of 5 mates and ship them to hell with one push of the accelerator . What a heavenly deal with!