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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 Pedestrian invited a Granite Gray 2017 Durango GT to our long-lasting fleet, just to have it swiped two months after its arrival-- lock, supply, key fob, and 25 big worth of image gear in the back-- from a Los Angeles-area dining establishment's valet whole lot. It's most likely been hauling Russian mobsters around Kamchatka given that shortly after that due to the fact that it was never recouped. For a warm min we considered quietly changing it with a doppelganger as well as carrying on, but the '18 models were just being announced, as well as we could not withstand upgrading to an R/T design with the great brand-new SRT nose. And also since Dodges are much less unusual as well as exotic in the brand's hometown (and for this reason hopefully much less of an appealing nuisance than they apparently are in L.A. ), the replacement vehicle has actually been left to our Detroit office for safekeeping.

Upgrading from a GT V-6 to an R/T V-8 includes $5,900. Figure the engine deserves $3,995 of that (that's the option price on Citadel trim levels), with the additional 2 grand getting the abovementioned angry SRT bodywork (vented hood, power outage grille, sporting activity front fascia), a decreased sporting activity suspension with load-leveling, fancier lights, rain-sensing wipers, parking sensors, Radar Red Nappa sporting activity leather seats (with eight-way power ahead), as well as the big-screen infotainment setup. Our snowbelt geography required another ($2,600) "Durango 4" upgrade. An MP 3023 transfer instance supplies on-demand variable torque-split four-wheel drive with low-range gearing and also a neutral setting (make note flat-tow RVers!). To this already high level of standard tools we only added a technology bundle (flexible cruise with crash 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 freight bundle of roof covering rails, go across bars, as well as a freight cover ($395). At $51,970 out the door, it's $9,195 spiffier than our 2017 GT.

Having placed our order in just as 2018-model manufacturing started, our White Knuckle beauty was built on August 17 as well as delivered to us on September 22. 2017 ram 1500 black grill As any kind of excellent new owner should, we consulted the proprietors' hand-operated burglary needs, which were quite straightforward: "Drive moderately during the very first 300 miles," as well as "while cruising, short full-throttle velocity within the limits of regional website traffic regulations adds to a great burglary." Can do! Two journeys to my lakeside cabin-restoration job had our Durango totally all set for activity. On those treks we made bountiful use of the 47.7 cubic feet of cargo room behind the center row of seats to carry tools and also materials, however the 43-inch-wide back deck will certainly avert us from using it for drywall or paneling shipment.


Thus far we are still grooving on our vehicle's negative kid looks, the Hemi's all set roll, and also the sporting activity suspension's ride/handling trade-off (fairly supple on the bumps, respectably flat in the curves). To date, our Hemi Durango 4's fuel economic situation is trailing that of our 3.6-liter rear-drive GT significantly. 2017 ram 1500 black grill After a month of service as well as concerning 1,800 miles of driving, we're balancing 15.0 mpg. The GT handled 18.9 mpg over regarding 7,100 miles of driving. It's tempting to hope our R/T's gas economic climate will boost as the engine continues to break in, yet the 20 percent decline practically exactly mirrors the 19 percent difference in EPA incorporated scores, so we're not holding our breath.

Our Durango's dancing card is currently loaded with set up trips to antebellum Vicksburg, Mississippi, northern Canada, and many tailgate getaways with the 10 event trailer in tow. We'll report on all its shocks, thrills, as well as any potential characteristics. In the meantime, if you're taking a trip in some questionable foreign country as well as place a great Granite Gray Durango GT, send us a snapshot.

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