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<h1>2018 Dodge Durango R/T V-8 Long-Term Arrival</h1>
One year with Dodge's eight-cylinder three-row SUV
In 2015, William Walker invited a Granite Gray 2017 Durango GT to our long-lasting fleet, just to have it stolen 2 months after its arrival-- lock, stock, vital fob, and 25 big well worth of picture equipment in the back-- from a Los Angeles-area restaurant's valet whole lot. It's probably been hauling Russian mobsters around Kamchatka because soon thereafter since it was never ever recovered. For a hot minute we thought about quietly changing it with a doppelganger as well as carrying on, but the '18 versions were simply being announced, as well as we couldn't resist updating to an R/T version with the cool new SRT nose. As well as due to the fact that Dodges are less rare and unique in the brand's home town (and also therefore ideally less of an attractive hassle than they apparently remain in L.A. ), the substitute car has actually been left to our Detroit office for safekeeping.

Updating from a GT V-6 to an R/T V-8 adds $5,900. Figure the engine is worth $3,995 of that (that's the choice cost on Citadel trim degrees), with the additional 2 grand acquiring the abovementioned mad SRT bodywork (aired vent hood, blackout grille, sporting activity front fascia), a decreased sporting activity suspension with load-leveling, fancier lighting, rain-sensing wipers, car parking sensing units, Radar Red Nappa sporting activity leather seats (with eight-way power in front), as well as the big-screen infomercial configuration. Our snowbelt location required an additional ($2,600) "Durango 4" upgrade. An MP 3023 transfer instance delivers on-demand variable torque-split four-wheel drive with low-range tailoring as well as a neutral setup (make note flat-tow RVers!). 2014 dodge ram 3500 grill To this already high degree of standard equipment we just included a technology plan (adaptive cruise with accident and blind-spot and also lane departure cautions for $2,495), the trailering team ($995), murdered-out black wheels and also mirrors ($695), as well as a cargo package of roofing rails, go across bars, and also a cargo cover ($395). At $51,970 out the door, it's $9,195 spiffier than our 2017 GT.

Having put our order in equally as 2018-model production began, our White Knuckle appeal was improved August 17 as well as delivered to us on September 22. As any type of good brand-new owner should, we spoke with the owners' hand-operated break-in requirements, which were rather straightforward: "Drive reasonably throughout the first 300 miles," and also "while cruising, brief full-throttle velocity within the limits of regional website traffic legislations contributes to an excellent burglary." Can do! Two trips to my lakeside cabin-restoration project had our Durango completely prepared for action. On those trips we made abundant use the 47.7 cubic feet of cargo area behind the center row of seats to carry devices and materials, but the 43-inch-wide back deck will avert us from using it for drywall or paneling shipment.

Up until now we are still grooving on our vehicle's poor kid looks, the Hemi's prepared roar, and the sporting activity suspension's ride/handling compromise (reasonably supple on the bumps, respectably flat in the contours). To day, our Hemi Durango 4's fuel economic situation is trailing that of our 3.6-liter rear-drive GT visibly. After a month of service and about 1,800 miles of driving, we're averaging 15.0 mpg. The GT handled 18.9 mpg over about 7,100 miles of driving. It's alluring to hope our R/T's gas economic situation will improve as the engine remains to barge in, yet the 20 percent drop nearly specifically mirrors the 19 percent difference in EPA integrated rankings, so we're not holding our breath.


Our Durango's dance card is currently full of scheduled journeys to antebellum Vicksburg, Mississippi, northern Canada, and also many tailgate trips with the 10 celebration trailer in tow. We'll report on all its surprises, thrills, and any kind of potential foibles. In the meantime, if you're taking a trip in some questionable foreign nation as well as place a good Granite Gray Durango GT, send us a picture.

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