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HEMI® Takeover: Dodge Shocks Media with V8-Only 2026 Durango Lineup

HEMI® Takeover: Dodge Shocks Media with V8-Only 2026 Durango Lineup​

No More V6s—Every 2026 Dodge Durango Now Comes Standard with a HEMI V8​


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Dodge dropped a bombshell today at Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge, and it wasn’t just the roaring burnout sessions or the debut of the 2026 Durango SRT HELLCAT Jailbreak. In a move no one saw coming, Dodge CEO Matt McAlear announced that every single 2026 Dodge Durango—GT, R/T, and SRT HELLCAT—will now come standard with a HEMI® V8 engine. That’s right. No more V6s. No more wondering, “Does that thing got a HEMI?” The answer is now a loud and proud yes.

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HEMI® Takeover: Dodge Shocks Media with V8-Only 2026 Durango Lineup

Dodge surprises with the HEMI® takeover: every 2026 Durango comes with a V8 engine. Discover the bold announcement now!
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This was awesome news! Such great pricing. Really giving the people what they want.

My wife has a CPO R/T Blacktop now. Looking likely our next one may be a CPO 26 R/T 392 😆
 
Pentastar is on the way to retirement, easier than adding one of the new powerplant. But market the crap out of it.
 
Well I have owned 2 Chargers, a 300 and currently a 2021 Durango. All have had the 3.5 and 3.6. Due to Dodges marketing, I could not get a Hemi unless I got an R/T version, which would have killed me on insurance, so I stuck with the SXT and GT versions.
Now looking at my next Durango in a year or two, I can now get into another GT this time with a Hemi!!!! I do love the Pentastar 3.6, this maybe be my chance to finally get a Hemi.
I do wish, the Pentastar would be added to the Charger as a lower cost entry level version. My daughter has a 2021 Charger which she LOVES, but moving up to even the new I6 smaller hp version maybe just to much for her financially and speed wise!!
 
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Well I have owned 2 Chargers, a 300 and currently a 2021 Durango. All have had the 3.5 and 3.6. Due to Dodges marketing, I could not get a Hemi unless I got an R/T version, which would have killed me on insurance, so I stuck with the SXT and GT versions.
Now looking at my next Durango in a year or two, I can now get into another GT this time with a Hemi!!!! I do love the Pentistar 3.6, this maybe be my chance to finally get a Hemi.
I do wish, the Pentistar would be added to the Charger as a lower cost entry level version. My daughter has a 2021 Charger which she LOVES, but moving up to even the new I6 smaller hp version maybe just to much for her financially and speed wise!!
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If there is not a Hurricane4 Charger …. I will be extremely surprised and disappointed.
 
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If there is not a Hurricane4 Charger …. I will be extremely surprised and disappointed.
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The hybrid options are AWOL. One of the reasons given for using an inline six configuration was it allows for better packaging of e-chargers and similar technologies. It was once rumored there would be a hybrid version of the Hurricane 6 and I think there should be a hybrid GME similar to the 1.6 hybrid engine.

If Stellantis wants to recoup some development costs involved with their BEVs, they should should offer a range extender option. The purists will scream bloody murder over using a four cylinder in a Charger, but the technology is available for an IC engine to replace 3/4 of the batteries. I won't make the right noises either.
 
Both announcements today are giving me mixed feelings. I love the Hemi in the Durango, but that price point..... I know its about margin, but again, this limits the audience.

Same with the Charger. I my mind, this might be the best looking Charger - ever. But that price... I like the idea of a Hurricane 2.0 - if it opens the door to a lower price (and still makes money).
 
I’ve finally figured out who this bunch reminds me of. It’s like watching poor ole AMC trying to remain relevant in the 70’s . How many ways can you re bake an old design and try to keep it relevant? That’s the AMC game. And now we’re seeing it again and again from Stale antics. Except…… AMC had an excuse. They were a fraction of the size of their competitors and there were no economies of scale. The volume just wasn’t there. Now Stale Antics, someone will have to explain their excuses to me. With their global reach and platforms to work from, why are the Mopar fans left with the only thing to get excited about is the reintroduction of a 25 year old pushrod engine that Daimler funded and never really fixed? And please realize that when you get
Away from forums like these with many like minded fans, the general public really thinks Dodge and Chrysler have already disappeared. And who can blame them ?
 
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