Dodge is like the Olive Garden of automakers, and thanks to today’s loan-writing practices, just about anyone with a pulse and some pocket lint can gorge themselves on V8-powered vehicles like they’re unlimited breadsticks. This year makes the 20th anniversary of Hemi-powered Durangos, and the automaker is marking the occasion with two special-edition R/Ts and another Last Call-style 2025 Hellcat variant—the Silver Bullet—with the list price of $113,325 plus destination fees.
I was only briefly agog at the idea of a six-figure Durango when I realized that you could already buy a Durango Hellcat Plus (about $102,000) and Durango Hellcat Premium (about $107,000) for the 2024 model year. There’s a base Durango Hellcat too (about $96,000), not to mention three versions of the non-supercharged V8 R/T and two SRT 392 trims. That makes 15 Durango variants, now 18 with two R/T commemorative models and this new Silver Bullet deal.
I do enjoy poking fun at Dodge for its big glutton energy, but I do respect this hustle. Why not keep cranking out special editions and huge engines if people keep forking over money for them? I certainly can’t knock the business model of “milking a good idea” as an online writer these days—figuring out how to squeeze maximum user engagement out of any given creative property is a big part of every job in 2024.
All that said, I consider a Durango R/T a bit of a guilty pleasure. They’re pretty cool SUVs that can carry a lot of people, things, and weight, look decent, sound good, and provide very satisfying highway merges. I also feel the Hellcat is overkill to the point where it stops being fun, but I know I’m also not the target market. If you are, though, you can put in an order for a Durango SRT Hellcat Silver Bullet at a Dodge dealership right now. I already mentioned that the list price is $113,325, and Durango destination fees are about $1,600, so call it $115,000. It’s a lot of money for anything, and indeed, it’s a pretty decent price jump over a “normal” Durango Hellcat.
Enhancements over that version are basically just decorative, so you’ve either got to be a huge fan of Coors Light, Bob Seger’s band, or special edition cars (maybe all three?) to justify the investment. Dodge’s press release states that both the Hellcat Silver Bullet and R/T Anniversary SUVs are “limited production” vehicles but does not specify an exact number, which reminds me of an old Seinfeld bit: “Yes they’re limited to the number we can sell.” Nevertheless, here’s what Dodge shared about the vehicle’s unique dressing:
2025 Durango SRT Hellcat Silver Bullet Special Features
- Satin Black painted hood, featured for the first time on a Durango
- Grey metallic SRT Hellcat badging
- Satin Black Dodge taillamp badge
- SRT black exhaust tips
- Red six-piston Brembo brake system
- 20-by-10-inch Lights Out finished wheels
- Ebony Red Nappa leather seats, featured for the first time on a Durango SRT
- SRT Hellcat logo accented with sepia stitch and embroidered on seatbacks
- Premium wrapped instrument panel and forged carbon-fiber interior accents
- Suede steering wheel embellished with silver and sepia accent stitching
- Suede headliner
- Dual silver and sepia accent stitching throughout the interior
If you’re keen but not quite excited enough to smash a 700-horsepower SUV through your credit score, there are two lesser Durango special editions for 2025. There’s a 2025 Dodge Durango R/T 20th Anniversary Plus for about $68,000 and a Premium with a few more fancy frills at about $72,000. Here’s the breakdown on that one:
2025 Durango R/T 20th Anniversary Special Features
- Black HEMI hood graphic
- “345” fender badging with Brass Monkey accents
- 20-by-10-inch Y-spoke forged lightweight Brass Monkey wheels
- SRT seats featuring distinctive Tupelo bronze-like stitching accents and “345” embroidered on seatbacks
- Black exterior badging
- Tow N Go package adding performance-tuned steering, adaptive damping suspension, Brembo brakes, active exhaust, and 8,700 lbs. of towing capacity
- Black six-piston Brembo brake system
- Premium wrapped instrument panel and forged carbon-fiber interior accents
- Second-row captain’s chairs
- SRT Track Experience featured for the first time on a Durango R/T and exclusive to the 20th Anniversary Edition
From the perspective of technological innovation, these are a couple of nothingburgers. But boy are they juicy-looking. This has definitely destroyed my trust in ever hearing about a “last edition” Durango, though. Remember when the Durango Hellcat was supposedly a single-year collector’s item?
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