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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 2 months after its arrival-- lock, supply, essential fob, and also 25 big worth of photo equipment in the back-- from a Los Angeles-area dining establishment's valet lot. It's most likely been transporting Russian mobsters around Kamchatka since soon after that since it was never ever recovered. For a hot min we thought about silently changing it with a doppelganger and carrying on, however the '18 designs were just being revealed, and we could not stand up to upgrading to an R/T design with the cool brand-new SRT nose. As well as because Dodges are less uncommon as well as exotic in the brand name's home town (and also for this reason with any luck less of an attractive problem than they evidently remain in L.A. ), the substitute car has been entrusted to our Detroit workplace for safekeeping.

Updating from a GT V-6 to an R/T V-8 includes $5,900. Figure the engine is worth $3,995 of that (that's the choice cost on Citadel trim degrees), with the additional two grand getting the abovementioned mad SRT bodywork (aired vent hood, power outage grille, sporting activity front fascia), a lowered sport suspension with load-leveling, fancier lights, rain-sensing wipers, parking sensing units, Radar Red Nappa sporting activity natural leather seats (with eight-way power in front), and also the big-screen infomercial setup. Our snowbelt geography demanded an additional ($2,600) "Durango 4" upgrade. An MP 3023 transfer case delivers on-demand variable torque-split four-wheel drive with low-range tailoring and also a neutral setup (take note flat-tow RVers!). To this currently high level of conventional tools we only included a technology package (adaptive cruise ship with crash and blind-spot as well as lane departure warnings for $2,495), the trailering group ($995), murdered-out black wheels as well as mirrors ($695), and a freight plan of roofing rails, cross bars, as well as 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 manufacturing started, our White Knuckle charm was built on August 17 and provided to us on September 22. As any good new owner should, we got in touch with the proprietors' manual burglary demands, which were pretty easy: "Drive moderately throughout the very first 300 miles," as well as "while travelling, short full-throttle velocity within the limits of local traffic regulations contributes to a great break-in." Can do! 2 trips to my lakeside cabin-restoration job had our Durango totally all set for action. On those treks we made plentiful use the 47.7 cubic feet of freight room behind the center row of seats to haul tools as well as products, yet the 43-inch-wide back deck will certainly prevent us from using it for drywall or paneling distribution.

Up until now we are still grooving on our vehicle's bad kid looks, the Hemi's ready roar, as well as the sport suspension's ride/handling compromise (reasonably supple on the bumps, respectably level in the curves). 2020 dodge ram 1500 black grill To day, our Hemi Durango 4's fuel economy 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 balancing 15.0 mpg. The GT managed 18.9 mpg over regarding 7,100 miles of driving. It's tempting to hope our R/T's gas economy will improve as the engine continues to break in, but the 20 percent decline practically specifically mirrors the 19 percent difference in EPA incorporated rankings, so we're not holding our breath.

Our Durango's dance card is already loaded with set up trips to antebellum Vicksburg, Mississippi, northern Canada, and numerous tailgate getaways with the 10 party trailer in tow. We'll report on all its surprises, thrills, and any possible characteristics. In the meantime, if you're taking a trip in some questionable international nation as well as area a nice Granite Gray Durango GT, send us a photo.

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