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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

Last year, William Pedestrian invited a Granite Gray 2017 Durango GT to our long-term fleet, just to have it stolen 2 months after its arrival-- lock, supply, essential fob, and 25 large well worth of picture gear in the back-- from a Los Angeles-area restaurant's valet whole lot. It's most likely been transporting Russian mobsters around Kamchatka because soon after that since it was never recuperated. For a warm minute we considered silently changing it with an apparition and also continuing, however the '18 models were simply being introduced, and we could not withstand updating to an R/T model with the trendy brand-new SRT nose. And also since Dodges are much less uncommon and exotic in the brand's home town (and thus hopefully less of an appealing hassle than they obviously are in L.A. ), the replacement car has actually been handed over to our Detroit office for safekeeping.

Upgrading from a GT V-6 to an R/T V-8 includes $5,900. Number the engine deserves $3,995 of that (that's the option cost on Citadel trim levels), with the added two grand acquiring the aforementioned upset SRT bodywork (aired vent hood, power outage grille, sporting activity front fascia), a reduced sport suspension with load-leveling, fancier lights, rain-sensing wipers, parking sensors, Radar Red Nappa sporting activity leather seats (with eight-way power in front), and the big-screen infotainment configuration. Our snowbelt location required one more ($2,600) "Durango 4" upgrade. An MP 3023 transfer situation delivers on-demand variable torque-split all-wheel drive with low-range gearing as well as a neutral setting (keep in mind flat-tow RVers!). To this currently high degree of standard tools we only added a tech package (flexible cruise ship with collision as well as blind-spot and lane departure cautions for $2,495), the trailering group ($995), murdered-out black wheels and also mirrors ($695), as well as a freight bundle of roof covering rails, cross bars, as well as a freight cover ($395). At $51,970 out the door, it's $9,195 spiffier than our 2017 GT.

Having actually placed our order in just as 2018-model production started, our White Knuckle charm was built on August 17 as well as delivered to us on September 22. As any great brand-new owner should, we got in touch with the proprietors' hands-on break-in requirements, which were rather basic: "Drive moderately throughout the initial 300 miles," and "while travelling, brief full-throttle velocity within the limits of local web traffic legislations adds to an excellent burglary." 2017 ram 1500 grill Can do! Two trips to my lakeside cabin-restoration project had our Durango totally prepared for activity. On those treks we made plentiful use the 47.7 cubic feet of freight area behind the middle row of seats to transport tools as well as supplies, however the 43-inch-wide back deck will certainly prevent us from utilizing it for drywall or paneling distribution.

Thus far we are still grooving on our truck's bad boy looks, the Hemi's prepared roll, as well as the sporting activity suspension's ride/handling compromise (sensibly flexible on the bumps, respectably level in the contours). To date, our Hemi Durango 4's fuel economy is tracking that of our 3.6-liter rear-drive GT noticeably. After a month of service and also 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 appealing to hope our R/T's gas economy will certainly improve as the engine continues to break in, however the 20 percent decrease almost specifically mirrors the 19 percent distinction in EPA incorporated rankings, so we're not holding our breath.

Our Durango's dance card is currently filled with arranged journeys to antebellum Vicksburg, Mississippi, northern Canada, as well as countless tailgate trips with the 10 celebration trailer in tow. We'll report on all its shocks, delights, and also any type of possible foibles. In the meantime, if you're traveling in some questionable international nation as well as area a good Granite Gray Durango GT, send us a photo.

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