I ordered my DDHC. Destroyer Gray with Red/Black Stripe and Laguna Red Interior.

 

Wicked!

 

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Im at 14weeks and countng for RT with Tow N Go, just to give you heads up.

 

I'm disappointed that for such a "wild" ride they have a very mute pallet...even the reactor blue is barely blue..and no B5..They should have given us some wilder color options to pop...like old school dodge colors...but still looking forward to ordering on Saturday....

 

I agree. Plum Crazy Purple would have been perfect for this D.
Probably why I love how the Octane Red looks.

 

Wish I could of got a lower down payment mine was 3000 dollars but I did order mine for msrp but was told that it would be March before she will arrive

 

I also ordered one

I also ordered one in f8 green but with no stripes. The gray stripes is the best color with green

 

Nice. Good for you. Enjoy it.

 

Just wanted to join and chime in that I placed an order as well today!

PW7 - Knuckle White
TWC - summer 3 seasons
XAN - blind spot/cross path
RCA - Harman Kardon
AZF - premium interior
CVR - 2nd row console
AHX - trailer tow

Looking forward to hauling kids to soccer practice and school in a timely fashion. This is replacing a Touareg TDI that went in on buyback a few years ago, and glad I waited.

 

Knuckle white has a place in my heart. Just saying!


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In a strange coincidence, at a local benefit car show* this morning I met a guy who was just back from the Durango Hellcat press outing in North Carolina..

He says it is an amazing vehicle... said it was raining when they got to the track, everybody figured they'd wait until the track dried out.. but the Dodge/SRT team said "no, go wring 'em out" .. he was astounded how well it performed on the wet track..

* not your usual weekend cruise at Denny's car show:

 

Excited ..just locked and loaded.. now the wait begins...I'm thinking they will reach capacity sooner than had planned. Weird thing The dealer could not find good pics of the wheel options...knowing I did not like the standard wheels shown on the pre production I punted with the black package..

 

I'm upset that the dealer told me it's too late to change to the blacktop package. I'm really hoping those wheels don't look too bad since my Durango will be black. Maybe they will work, matching the emblems. If not, I may just trade out the wheels with my DD SRT wheels

 

Did any of you that placed your orders do it from a dealership in NJ?
Asking for a friend...

 

Canada auto market is different than in the US when comparing models sold in both. Regardless relationships matter. My dealer and I go back 24 years...so for me no markup or money down to "hold" order ect. The power to weight ratio which is a good way to compare vehicles tells me this will be silly fun Also thanks for the pics of each color. Those wheels look a little too busy and sedan like for my taste.The machined brighter edge also puts another nail in the coffin..At least all black will blend better.

 

I think these are the black package Matte vapor on a 392

 

You can see the two different wheel options in the pictures of all the ones at the press event. The wheel is actually the same wheel, but on the "stock" wheel they machine the face.

 

I don't know if I'm going to pull the trigger on this. But I'm going to make some phone calls and see.
And Octane Red would still be my #1 choice. Though now, F8 Green has overtaken White for #2...

 

Got a VIN confirmation... I was still debating between white and destroyer as the dealership said it was locked (maybe just for them)

 

Pre-Production 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Stolen From FCA Employee's Driveway

 

Can't blame them. After all, it was an Octane Red...

 

Probably an OBD hack, clone the keys from afar or once inside the vehicle plug it in and make a copy. Though if it took them 3 minutes, maybe the old fashion way (or pop in neutral). Why don't include the EVTS system standard with tilt/bump sensor enabled is beyond me.

 

I sincerely hope FCA gets the wake up call and puts a more sophisticated alarm or disabling system in these very limited production beast


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I sincerely hope FCA gets the wake up call and puts a more sophisticated alarm or disabling system in these very limited production beast


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Electrified door handles.🤔

 

So, Nielsen Dodge in East Hanover, NJ and Freehold Dodge in Freehold, NJ are holding fast to a $5000 markup.
Heading to a dealer that said no markup but wants me there in person.

 

Way to call them out. I have no use for dealers that gouge consumers based on supply and demand.
But, they know there are buyers out there that are willing to pay the premium. All the while tarnishing their
credibility in my opinion. That is why it’s great we have choices.

 

every srt/hellcat should go into "valet" mode when stolen...

 

Limp D mode!!


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I would love to see 2 cylinder mode..

 

I see a couple of references to a limited number of DDHC being built, but everything I have read says they will build as many as people want, just that production will be limited to 6 months or so and no one has any idea how many folks will push close to $100k across the table on the edge of the next great recession. Where are you getting this hard cap of 2,000 units?

 

# coming from an interview as guestimate

"“With all of the changes we made in the plant to come back up (to production) post-COVID with the sequencing and spacing in the plant, it’s changed the number we can build… I don’t have an actual number but it will be less than 2,000,” Kuniskis continued. “I don’t how much less than 2,000. It will be determined by customer demand and how much we can build in that six-month period.”"

My guess not the same mistake as the trawkhawk first year and they rot lot with discounts.
2018 > 5,178 in usa (7,456, total ww)
2019 > 588 (1,693)
2020 > 822 (1,148)

I'm assuming his # is ww too, i'm sure some dealerships will order a few and discounts to be had later on. Technically, we are in a recession right now. IIRC FCA started using a predictive analytics system as well in 2019.

 

They have every reason to hype the limited availability because its genuinely going to be limited and promoting that encourages a lot of early orders. But in my opinion its a misinterpretation to say the 2,000 unit guess is a production cap. I think what that number represents is a tremendous amount of sophisticated data analysis that pins the demand around that number. Its critical for myriad aspects of production to have a good idea of demand. All the people that want and do order one, will get one...and I hope to be one.

It's a huge amount of money, but I think it will be a car that holds value so that makes its more palatable.

 

They have every reason to hype the limited availability because its genuinely going to be limited and promoting that encourages a lot of early orders. But in my opinion its a misinterpretation to say the 2,000 unit guess is a production cap.

Hype, absolutely I should hope so. Pretty hard to quietly produce a 710hp 3 row SUV. 🤪
So how many members here at “The Durango” forum have stepped up to order one?
50, 100..... What I am saying is, maybe they only sell 1500 in the allotted six months.
Due to the current pandemic, economy, etc. just maybe they overestimated the demand?
Which in turn may make them a bit more of a collectible after the production ends.
We will know midsummer 2021 I guess.
Btw, if my aging memory serves me right, are they only building them as they get ordered?

 

I'm no engineer but I'm still having a hard time understanding how continuing to put hellcat motors in the Durango chassis past 21 is prohibited by emissions regs. The 6.2 will still be offered in the trackhawk and cars....If anyone has more concrete info please share. Bragging rights to highest HP will only last till the 1000 hp hummers start deliveries.

 

Is that 1000hp Hummer not electric?
Bet it sounds whirldonful ! 😳

 

yes the new hummer is all electric. I would be surprised if they bag the 6.2 ICE all together. From my experience the online forum users for a certain car are a huge minority so hard to guess what the real order book look's like for a niche vehicle like DDHC.

 

Maybe the 6.2 is a SUV emissions thing? I dunno?
Because it’s coming in the new TRX too, which unless others have heard otherwise is NOT a limited production run.
Almost forgot about the 392 in the Wrangler, maybe they will HC that too, you know “Hellcat the World”.😏

 

maybe due to Body on Frame + Not wanting to pay Tesla more credits > Fiat Chrysler will pay Tesla to dodge billions in emissions fines

"“When we switch to the 2022 model year, there are new evaporative emission requirements that come in that the Hellcat engine does not meet in that platform,” Kuniskis said."