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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 welcomed a Granite Gray 2017 Durango GT to our lasting fleet, just to have it swiped two months after its arrival-- lock, supply, crucial fob, and also 25 big well worth of image equipment in the back-- from a Los Angeles-area restaurant's valet whole lot. It's most likely been transporting Russian mobsters around Kamchatka because shortly after that since it was never recovered. For a hot minute we thought about silently replacing it with an apparition and also continuing, however the '18 models were simply being revealed, and also we could not withstand upgrading to an R/T version with the trendy brand-new SRT nose. And due to the fact that Dodges are much less uncommon as well as unique in the brand name's home town (and also therefore ideally much less of an eye-catching nuisance than they obviously are in L.A. ), the replacement lorry has actually been delegated 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 alternative expense on Castle trim levels), with the additional 2 grand acquiring the aforementioned upset SRT bodywork (aired vent hood, power outage grille, sport front fascia), a lowered sporting activity suspension with load-leveling, fancier lights, rain-sensing wipers, car parking sensing units, Radar Red Nappa sporting activity leather seats (with eight-way power in front), and also the big-screen infomercial setup. Our snowbelt location demanded another ($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 setup (keep in mind flat-tow RVers!). To this currently high degree of standard tools we just included a technology bundle (adaptive cruise with crash and blind-spot and also lane separation warnings for $2,495), the trailering team ($995), murdered-out black wheels and also mirrors ($695), and a cargo 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 placed our order in just as 2018-model manufacturing began, our White Knuckle charm was improved August 17 as well as provided to us on September 22. As any kind of great new proprietor should, we spoke with the owners' manual burglary requirements, which were quite straightforward: "Drive reasonably during the very first 300 miles," and "while cruising, brief full-throttle acceleration within the limits of neighborhood traffic regulations adds to an excellent break-in." Can do! Two journeys to my lakeside cabin-restoration project had our Durango fully prepared for activity. On those treks we made abundant use the 47.7 cubic feet of cargo area behind the middle row of seats to carry devices and also products, but the 43-inch-wide rear deck will certainly avert us from using it for drywall or paneling distribution.


ram 2500 front grill Until now we are still grooving on our truck's negative boy looks, the Hemi's prepared roar, and also the sport suspension's ride/handling trade-off (reasonably flexible on the bumps, respectably level in the contours). To day, our Hemi Durango 4's gas economic situation is tracking that of our 3.6-liter rear-drive GT noticeably. After a month of service and regarding 1,800 miles of driving, we're balancing 15.0 mpg. The GT took care of 18.9 mpg over about 7,100 miles of driving. It's alluring to wish our R/T's fuel economic climate will enhance as the engine continues to break in, but the 20 percent decline almost exactly mirrors the 19 percent distinction in EPA incorporated scores, so we're not holding our breath.

Our Durango's dance card is already filled with scheduled trips to antebellum Vicksburg, Mississippi, northern Canada, and also countless tailgate trips with the TEN event trailer in tow. We'll report on all its surprises, thrills, and any type of possible weakness. In the meantime, if you're traveling in some sketchy foreign country and area a great Granite Gray Durango GT, send us a picture.

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