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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 welcomed a Granite Gray 2017 Durango GT to our long-term fleet, only to have it taken two months after its arrival-- lock, stock, vital fob, and 25 large well worth of image gear in the back-- from a Los Angeles-area dining establishment's valet great deal. It's probably been transporting Russian mobsters around Kamchatka since soon afterwards due to the fact that it was never ever recuperated. For a warm minute we considered quietly changing it with a doppelganger as well as continuing, but the '18 designs were just being introduced, as well as we could not resist updating to an R/T design with the cool new SRT nose. And because Dodges are less uncommon and also exotic in the brand name's hometown (and also therefore hopefully less of an appealing problem than they obviously are in L.A. ), the substitute lorry has actually been turned over to our Detroit workplace for safekeeping.

Updating 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 expense on Castle trim degrees), with the extra 2 grand acquiring the previously mentioned angry SRT bodywork (aired vent hood, blackout grille, sport front fascia), a lowered sporting activity suspension with load-leveling, fancier illumination, rain-sensing wipers, parking sensing units, Radar Red Nappa sporting activity leather seats (with eight-way power ahead), as well as the big-screen infotainment setup. Our snowbelt location required another ($2,600) "Durango 4" upgrade. Acmex auto parts An MP 3023 transfer case supplies on-demand variable torque-split all-wheel drive with low-range gearing as well as a neutral setting (bear in mind flat-tow RVers!). To this currently high degree of basic tools we just included a technology bundle (adaptive cruise with crash and also blind-spot and also lane separation cautions for $2,495), the trailering team ($995), murdered-out black wheels as well as mirrors ($695), and a freight plan of roofing rails, cross bars, and a freight cover ($395). At $51,970 out the door, it's $9,195 spiffier than our 2017 GT.

Having actually put our order in equally as 2018-model production started, our White Knuckle elegance was improved August 17 as well as delivered to us on September 22. As any excellent brand-new proprietor should, we spoke with the owners' hand-operated burglary needs, which were rather simple: "Drive reasonably during the very first 300 miles," and "while travelling, short full-throttle acceleration within the limits of neighborhood traffic laws contributes to a good burglary." Can do! Two journeys to my lakeside cabin-restoration project had our Durango totally prepared for activity. On those expeditions we made plentiful use of the 47.7 cubic feet of freight room behind the center row of seats to transport tools and also materials, yet the 43-inch-wide rear deck will preclude us from utilizing it for drywall or paneling delivery.

Up until now we are still grooving on our vehicle's bad kid looks, the Hemi's prepared roll, and also the sport suspension's ride/handling trade-off (fairly flexible on the bumps, respectably flat in the curves). To date, our Hemi Durango 4's gas economic situation is routing that of our 3.6-liter rear-drive GT visibly. After a month of service and regarding 1,800 miles of driving, we're averaging 15.0 mpg. The GT managed 18.9 mpg over regarding 7,100 miles of driving. It's tempting to wish our R/T's gas economic situation will enhance as the engine continues to break in, but the 20 percent decline practically precisely mirrors the 19 percent difference in EPA integrated scores, so we're not holding our breath.


Our Durango's dance card is currently full of set up journeys to antebellum Vicksburg, Mississippi, northern Canada, as well as many tailgate getaways with the TEN party trailer in tow. We'll report on all its surprises, thrills, and any type of prospective characteristics. In the meantime, if you're traveling in some sketchy international country and also spot a good Granite Gray Durango GT, send us a photo.



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