--- title: "Every 2026 Dodge Durango Gets a V8, the V6 Is Dead" date: "2025-08-08" modified: "2025-08-08" authors: - name: "Joel Feder" job_title: "Director of Content and Product" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/joel-feder" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/every-2026-dodge-durango-gets-a-v8-the-v6-is-dead" categories: - "Dodge News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "suv/crossover" --- # Every 2026 Dodge Durango Gets a V8, the V6 Is Dead ![2026 Dodge Durango Hellcat]() *\Byron Hurd\* Efficiency? Where we are going in America we don't need efficiency. We need power. [Dodge]() just gave it to everyone. The 2026 Dodge Durango will come with a V8 engine as standard. The V6 engine? It's dead.\* That asterisk is because fleet customers can still order a V6-powered Durango, but a normal consumer? Nope, not after August 13. "It's all Hemi all the time," a spokesperson told *The Drive*. Dodge's all-in assault on efficiency and "underpowered vehicles" will cost $42,495, presumably not including an unknown destination charge. That price puts a standard 5.7-liter Hemi V8 under the hood, which has 65 horsepower more than the V6, though final output hasn't been released yet. The 2026 Durango R/T now gets what was an old SRT engine, the 392 cubic inch 6.4-liter Hemi V8, and it's implied that this engine is now standard. Power output will check in at 475 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque, which is 115 more horsepower than the 2025 model's 5.7-liter Hemi. The 2026 Durango R/T will cost less than $50,000, according to Dodge, and that probably doesn't include a destination charge. The Hellcat? It's not only living on, it [gained the Jailbreak customization options](). It also received a massive price cut. The 2026 Dodge Durango Hellcat will cost $79,995, which likely does not include a destination charge. The [2025 Durango Hellcat Silver Bullet edition]() cost about $115,000, while the base 2025 Durango Hellcat cost about $102,000. That's a price cut of about $22,000. The Durango became a staple in the Dodge lineup and the [V8 is keeping the current model alive](). Plans for the next-gen Durango have shifted many times at this point. It's clear the current, very much not new, Durango is alive, well, and has an eight-cylinder heart. Orders for the 2026 Dodge Durango GT and Hellcat begin on August 13 with arrivals beginning in the fourth quarter. The 392-powered 2026 Durango R/T order bank won't open until "late 2025." The only thing missing from this entire presentation was a bald eagle and fireworks. It's Hemi time at Dodge, at least in its three-row SUV. *Got a tip about gas-guzzling V8s? Send a note to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Overseeing what you see, read, touch, hear, and interact with from the vast lakes of Minnesota, Joel Feder shapes how The Drive looks and operates as the head of content and product initiatives. On a daily basis, Joel leads the newsroom and editorial staff playing point on both short-term coverage and long-term strategic plans. His mission is to help ensure The Drive shapes the future of automotive media by helping the team execute original reporting, breaking news, and exclusive opportunities. Regarded as an industry insider and recognized by colleagues, fellow journalists, and manufacturers as a point-person and leader in the industry, Joel owns and runs the largest automotive professionals group on Facebook in an effort to serve and help others. Joel serves as a juror for the World Car Awards. In addition, he is the board chair and chair of the governance and nominating committee for Move Forward MN, a local non-profit that helps at-risk youth with barrier-free mental health and housing services. While you’re reading this he’s either on his computer or iPhone chasing the latest news or drafting a story. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]() [Bluesky]() [Email]()