--- title: "Dodge Durango Owners Lose Lawsuit Over Not-so-Limited-Edition Hellcats" date: "2026-01-30" modified: "2026-01-30" authors: - name: "Byron Hurd" job_title: "Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/byron-hurd" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/dodge-durango-owners-lose-lawsuit-over-not-so-limited-edition-hellcats" categories: - "Dodge News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "Dodge Durango" - "suv/crossover" --- # Dodge Durango Owners Lose Lawsuit Over Not-so-Limited-Edition Hellcats ![Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat]() *\Dodge\* Way back in 2021, Dodge [released a Durango SUV with a supercharged Hellcat V8](). The announcement was heralded as a send-off for the Durango SRT lineup that would be produced for only one year. The notion was so outrageous (and so outrageously popular) that Dodge managed to sell out virtually the entire production run before any of them were even [out the door](). As you might imagine, the car's limited run made it appealing to collectors (and a nonzero number of speculators, we're certain) who snatched up examples at a premium expecting supply to remain constrained, so you can imagine [the alarm some of them felt when](), just two years later, Dodge announced that the Durango Hellcat was [coming back](). Not surprisingly, a group of owners [sued Stellantis](), claiming that they were misled by the company's promotion of the 2021 model as a one-and-done. That was almost three years ago; on Thursday, they got the bad news: they'd lost. According to *[Reuters]()*, the judge presiding over the suit (which was heard in Delaware) found no proof that Dodge's advertising or marketing of the 2021 model as a final or limited edition was done in bad faith. Ultimately, the plaintiffs were not able to demonstrate that Dodge *planned* to walk back the promise of keeping the Durango Hellcat a one-year thing. That's not to say they didn't have ammo. When the Durango Hellcat was originally announced, then-Dodge-CEO Tim Kuniskis was quoted in a [press release]() saying “The 2021 Durango Hellcat is only a single model-year run, ensuring that it will be a very special, sought-after performance SUV for years to come.” “You’ve only got one shot \[to buy one\],” Kuniskis said at the car's launch. But while those statements certainly look bad for Dodge in hindsight, without any proof that they were made dishonestly, the case had nowhere to go. But maybe there's a silver lining here: there are now 2,000 owners of 2021 Durango Hellcats with extra incentive to actually drive their cars. *Got a news tip? Let us know at tips@thedrive.com!* ## Author Byron is an editor at The Drive with a keen eye for infrastructure, sales and regulatory stories. He brings a light, punchy style to all of his content, believing that there's plenty out there to be laughed at—himself included. Born and raised in Maryland but now based just a stone's throw from Detroit, Byron is an auto enthusiast and generalist who enjoys building and tinkering with things of all kinds, from cars, computers and digital cityscapes, to the new garage that will soon house his fleet (a CT4-V Blackwing, a JK Wrangler and an NA Miata). Inspired by an early love of rollercoasters, Byron quickly caught the high-performance driving itch. He's been tracking and auto-crossing his cars since 2007. In his downtime, Byron enjoys reading, playing city builders, and studying the history of the Motor City. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()