Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Review: 719hp BUDGET Urus? | 4K

Join Rory as he reviews the Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat, the most powerful petrol-powered SUV you can buy. How does it stack up against rivals like the Lamborghini Urus Performante, DBX 707 and Ferrari Purosangue? He heads from road to track to find out.
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[@bigtone718]

I currently own a 2019 Durango SRT and considered trading up for the SRT Hellcat but approaching 55 I don't want folks accusing me of going through some kind of midlife crisis. LMAO!

[@cedricjackson7521]

Have the midlife crisis and have fun go get the SRT and enjoy yourself

[@bigtone718]

@@cedricjackson7521 I hear you but don't think I need all that horsepower, I'll stick with my 400 plus😁

[@br4nt]

Sheesh! I've had like 3 midlife crises between the ages of 40 and 55. My last one was 3 years ago when I got a Grand Cherokee SRT. Embrace it brother!

[@bigtone718]

@@br4ntlol i hear you

[@JaydenAndrewsTech]

😂Do what makes you happy while you're still here. They talk no matter what. As long as you're not breaking the bank.

[@benjamineprg4249]

Urus, such a beautiful beast..I think they made quite a stride with this model.

[@benjamineprg4249]

I'll have to be financially stable in every sense before purchasing my first luxury car. The best thing to do with your money is to invest rightly because money left saving will end up with no returns.

[@V.stones]

Honestly this cannot be overemphasized, It's always good to have a financial plan,

[@V.stones]

The best advice that i learned from Manny Koshbin is don't buy a Super or Hyper car until you have 10 times the price of it in your Bank account, when you purchase a Super car you add a car to your garage but u add also maintenance and unexpected damages that can happen in future

[@camela8445Mar]

I understand Manny advice but that's overkill. If most people did that - they would never own one. The 10-15% rule is enough - especially if you make even more with multiple streams of income. My investment properties pay for my exotics cars. It's many different things you can do to afford easily and responsibly. You don't need a million cash to afford a cheap 100k car, My first exotic was 100k put down 20k- financed 80k. Then traded up to more expensive cars. Now I have an Aventador, so it's not hard at all, Especially if you are making 20-25k plus a month with little to no debt with multiple streams and assets that produce income.

[@camela8445Mar]

If you got 10x the price sitting in your bank account... you already making bad financial decision

[@MrRedhops23]

No shade to others doing car reviews BUT AIN"T nothing like a car review by the legendary RORY!!!!

[@felixdatche9278]

There is a chap presenting at Hagerty, I think he betters Rory but I can't rem his name... Rory is good though, no shade.

[@MrRedhops23]

@@felixdatche9278 He's good but give me Rory 10 times out of 10🤷🏽‍♂️

[@3masouri]

What about Jeremy Clarkson

[@debello]

​@@felixdatche9278 I think you talk about Jason Cammisa and he's really good too! Honestly 2 of the best for me 🙌🏾

[@drivescene6747]

@@felixdatche9278Jason Cammisa

[@Chief305]

“Budget urus” but it’s faster than the urus. It’s even faster than the trackhawk, which is also faster than the urus. You’re only paying for the lambo badge.

[@matthewmason8982]

Gimmie the 7 seater and I’ll take back everything I’ve said about SUVs 🤣 My kids will love that supercharger whine 😂

[@fartdonkey8290]

There is no 7 seater. It's 6, it has 2 captains chair 2nd row

[@matthewmason8982]

@@fartdonkey82908:40 👍🏼

[@jasonjohnson4803]

"it feels like you're driving a house, from upstairs" 😅 4:13

[@TruongNguyen-rw1fg]

I recently took the Durango SRT for a test drive, and it blew me away! The handling is superb for an SUV, and the acceleration is unmatched in its class. Plus, the aggressive styling turns heads everywhere I go. It's the perfect blend of muscle car performance and SUV practicality.

[@WFO.]

Owned a ‘23 DDHC and it was insane. The whine of the super charger was epic. So why did I sell it? The super high theft rate here in the USA. You park in Wash DC and odds are it will be stolen or you’ll be car jacked. Not worth the risk. But man it’s a bad ass SUV 🏁🇺🇸 Prop to Tim Kuniskis for making all these Hellcat engined cars happen.

[@catsaretasty]

😂its a dodge,not a lambo

[@WFO.]

@@catsaretasty Mama Mia!

[@austensmith6857]

@@catsaretasty black people love these though

[@S8ER]

@@catsaretastymust not follow the news… these get stolen all the time.

[@Afraz_9n3]

Ghost immobiliser would've sorted that issue 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@jmos96]

Take it from someone who owns one…it’s a great suv and fast!

[@evildrizzt1]

This thing lacks for nothing (except anti-theft). When you roll up to your kids' soccer practice and rev that engine, all the single moms take notice. Gotta look for that fourth marriage.

[@rudysrt9249]

I own a Durango SRT in London and I can confirm that it is expensive on petrol!😊 very fun car to drive

[@DeadlyDizzle-yn1vz]

That’s my dream bro, did you get it from Clive Sutton? I’m on the lookout as I type 🙏🏾

[@vincezab1]

The Durango was among the last vehicles designed at Daimler Chrysler before Mercedes left. It is based on the ML series SUV, but bigger. One example of attention to detail is that it has the battery under the passengers seat for better weight distribution, and at least some models had a perfect 50/50 weight distribution (not sure what that huge engine up front does to the stats on this one). It is a bit of an outlier, in a good way, from traditional US SUV design.

[@RaphaelAlmeida-o2q]

Doesn’t the Ferrari have 725 bhp?

[@dnice362]

That’s not a suv

[@da_meme_guy_2010]

that's what i was wondering

[@S8ER]

You're right it looks like the Purosangue is 725 ps vs 719 ps for the Durango Hellcat. I am not sure if AutoTrader got ps mixed up with hp here or what happened.

[@jonathanokiria464]

At wat price

[@smase944]

Different measurements

[@Searchingtheworld7183]

Dodge is really underdog supercar brand for the world.

[@usnferrell]

Just got my 23 hellcat Durango and it is a riot. One of the best do everything vehicles in my book! Awesome review 👏🏻

[@dariaazad1895]

How much was it ?

[@usnferrell]

Got mine for 84500 out the door, at an MSRP of 101,000. The deals are out there just wait for them to sit for alittle in the showroom so they can get rid of ADMs and add discounts 👍

[@S8ER]

Didn't expect this from you guys! Should be interesting (I've owned one for 3 years now and love it)

[@fartdonkey8290]

I still have my 21, 19,000 miles hope I never have to get rid of it

[@S8ER]

@@fartdonkey8290 Donkey!!! I just hit 30k on this end. 🍻

[@S8ER]

​@@fartdonkey8290 same boat...just hit 30K and it's the best vehicle I've owned by far. I can't think of anything else I would want instead... given I tow, fill the seats frequently and do long road trips (~1000 mile drive each way) the DDHC just checks all the boxes.

[@fartdonkey8290]

@@S8ER I got bench 2nd row delete 3rd row cuz I never want that many people in it anyway. Pull a camper with mine. Still get in some good stop light pulls while hitched to the camper, hilarious

[@S8ER]

@@fartdonkey8290 I pulled a 22ft enclosed and couldn’t tell it was back there. I haven’t been crazy enough to do any pulls with it attached though 😂 😂

[@mikenice04]

I wouldn't say its a budget Urus. that would be disrespectful. Plus this SUV was out before the Urus was created. SRT Mopar.

[@S8ER]

The urus is from 2018, the first DDHC was in 2021.

[@angrymuffinsb]

It’s essentially a new Trackhawk. And I LOVE it

[@DeadlyDizzle-yn1vz]

It’s larger than a trackhawk and was available concurrently I believe

[@S8ER]

⁠@@DeadlyDizzle-yn1vzonly one year overlap (the trackhawk final production year was 2021, they made the Durango hellcat for 2021, 2023 and 2024)

[@babydriver8844]

@@S8ERand 2025 again 😊

[@S8ER]

@@babydriver8844 indeed 🍻

[@mopta85]

Problem is anything hellcat will get jacked

[@cubanamerican22]

Imma tell you some, I've never liked Dodge, except for a few models, the Durango is one of them, I bought an RT recently and it's freaking awesome, not fast but not slow either, some day I'll upgrade to an SRT or mod the shit outta it. Can't imagine owning a Hellcat 😮‍💨

[@will.davlin]

Loose socks to bed = way more dreams

[@jorgerodrigogomezflores5711]

Replace the Pirellis with stickier Michelins and this beast will be even better. I didn’t expected that the last V8 muscle car from Dodge was going to be a three-row SUV.

[@countryside_guy]

That nuke... Engine sounds like a symphony.

[@warrenjay51]

Whts wrong with y'all thts part of the new American Muscle 💪💪💪💪!!!!!... Why would you compare it too tht Urus crap!!..😡🤬..

[@susanstevens3974]

Hello. Please don't use the PS (Power Stroke) phrase to describe power output. NOBODY uses it. EVERYBODY uses the terms eirher Horsepower or Kilowatts. Thank you.

[@imSchwaggy]

Durango demon sounds cool too I wish they made one.

[@zethloveless7238]

Seems silly since demon was its own car.

[@MaytheLordbewithyou2]

Durango demon would have been epic

[@xemman18]

@@zethloveless7238 isn't a demon just a Challenger?

[@zethloveless7238]

@@xemman18 the demon used to be its own car.

[@xemman18]

@@zethloveless7238 too much money. Probably why they swapped it to an actual vehicle they have plenty of. Never knew that.

[@noisyboy87]

I would have this any day over our European mild hybrid ‘trash’! Love that 6.2L HEMI!!!

[@SARGENTDOODLE]

Owning any SRT product in the USA is basically a death sentence right now! You gotta be a TOUGH MF to drive these daily 😂

[@babydriver8844]

The Ferrari isn’t a SUV it’s a crossover car Ferrari said it’s a car so idk the point in comparing the 2

[@chrisbenson98]

Mild tune, exhaust, and pulley, and it’s quicker than both of the others….and still cheaper.

[@offroaddiaries]

As a you tuber who is in the market for a suv with our newborn. I genuinely appreciate this review.

[@phenix3st]

You lied. You can’t do 7 seats in the srt or the hell cat Durango. I tried.

[@S8ER]

Yep, I’ve seen numerous places claim this but the hellcat is 6 seats or 5 seats (with the lightweight option) only.

[@spdcrzy]

I have a vision of a fully caged version of this with six bucket seats - ALL with individual harness bars for true six point harnesses, but still with enough space to get into and out of all three rows, some GIGANTIC carbon-carbon brakes, carbon fiber wheels, slicks, and some mean-ass underbody and active aero. It's just begging to be turned into something even more insane and it makes perfect sense, somehow.

[@Infamous_wu13]

Buying soonn

[@JuanLopez-oz9kh]

Bags in all corners, drop it and lowering the center of gravity for the 100k. The luxury buyers are not comparing it to a dodge...

[@SpeedTourer]

Dodge come to the UK 😅

[@br-fitness]

Even as a non American there is something about the whine of a supercharger

[@muhidnaveed2617]

this is better than the urus and the dbx 707 for sure

[@BrianW1612]

😂

[@Mike-1000]

*Can't help calling it "Django" !!!!!*

[@cbotten106]

That's off the chain!

[@Mike-1000]

@@cbotten106 Hahaha, nice one 😆

[@Qugie]

None of them have the Cargo space of the Durango.

[@gregmatson1470]

Or the towing capacity.

[@malcolmpuhawan3695]

It can tow nearly 4tons...about 4tons more than the purosangue?...meaning the ferrari can tow 0tons😮? Rory...

[@elihere1242]

I wish I could have this SUV but I would probably have a car payment just buying gas for it.

[@S8ER]

Depends on what you imagine a car payment is. 😂 I’ve dropped a few hundred in fuel costs in a month but it’s still no where near the payment. 🙃

[@JamesAluwong]

Nice machine Durango SRT. I love the sound of this vehicle. Well done fantastic review man.

[@tomwalker389]

The Trackhawk looks better.

[@S8ER]

I actually held off buying a trackhawk because I didn't really love the look of them.

[@josefinkjellsson7051]

The best is not that it’s cheaper, or as fast, the best thing is that you don’t have to buy fiftyeleven dodges before you can buy this one!

[@cedricjackson7521]

The hellcat Durango also gets about 9 miles to a gallon if you’re lucky

[@S8ER]

16ish is entirely doable on the highway, I've done several 13+ hour trips with one.

[@cedricjackson7521]

@@S8ER the way, he was driving it he was putting his foot into it

[@S8ER]

@@cedricjackson7521 If you're actually pushing it then yeah it's not going to sip gas (frankly none of the other super suvs will either). I am averaging around 5.2mpg at the moment driving aggressively in track mode exclusively. That's on the driving behavior though and not really the cars fault.

[@fartdonkey8290]

I average 12-13

[@labemolon5739]

Dodge is like a delicious hotdog from a street vendor. It’s good, but it’s still a hotdog and still a street vendor.

[@THESLlCK]

what a ridiculous statement. There's no "but" to be said. They're great cars

[@hottub2249]

Well said!

[@cbotten106]

@@hottub2249 I'll have mine with the ballpark mustard. Thanks!

[@drunkpolack7612]

I bet you’re real fun at parties huh? It’s a badass car all around for the price

[@Jack_The_Ripper_Here]

Nice give it to me

[@akshaydhiryan]

Listen to the Sound 🤤

[@Account1746]

Looks diabolical tho

[@lowKut]

The Durango is such an amazing SUV. Hands down this third-row beast is such a powerhouse with beauty written all over it.

[@nicholassmith7048]

* second most powerful SUV. The Purosangue makes 725PS, or 715 in old money.

[@JJ-vy2rh]

4 X the price

[@popthatbeep]

What makes it so ridiculous is the 7 seaters. It's a fucking hellcat! With 7 seaters dad! wtf dad!

[@S8ER]

sadly it only has 6. 7 would have been awesome

[@popthatbeep]

@@S8ER There are 7 seaters version, three seats in the middle

[@S8ER]

@@popthatbeep The only variant of the Durango Hellcat with 3 seats in the middle is the lightweight package which doesn't have the 3rd row. You get 6 or 5 seats total never 7,

[@popthatbeep]

@@S8ER Oh. Sorry. I thought there's 7 seater version like the dude in the video said. idk. But a 6 litre family car is wild still

[@S8ER]

@@popthatbeep you’re good. The auto journalist keep getting a few details wrong for some reason (likely poor communication from Dodge/Stellantis). The curb weight is often quoted at 5710lbs despite being 5575lbs because Dodge posted the wrong numbers 🤦‍♂️ I can only imagine it’s the same for other vehicles I just don’t know any better when the specs are wrong for other vehicles.

[@Dan_Dropper]

I've never skipped ads for this channel. Keep the cars coming my way, please 😁

[@Soeks77]

A budget urus, is just an Audi rsq-8. It’s the SAME CAR. No difference other than the lambo has a cheap shit ty interior, while the Audi has an actual nice interior with better exterior design language.

[@PedroOliveira1975]

Não trocava pelo Ferrari purosangue muito menos pelo Aston Martin 707😉

[@Francis-ot7pm]

Look how happy you look behind the wheel of a fossil fuelled Demon.

[@S8ER]

We liken it to the Daniel Tosh bit about riding a jet-ski in my house... have you ever seen an unhappy person on a jet-ski?

[@Visemoon]

Why is this channel removing comments regarding gas mileage? What so taboo about that?

[@S8ER]

I don’t think it’s the channel? My comments on here have been missing one minute and then showing another. Seems to be a KZbin issue I think.

[@joetz1]

It gets more or less the same economy as a Ferrari purosangue or any other powerful SUV. So what point could you possibly be trying to make? That making a heavy SUV move quickly consumes a lot of fuel? We know that

[@Visemoon]

@joetz1 Someone in another post asked me what's my mpg in my Hellcat Durango. Every time I replied with my average mpg, my comment was removed...twice

[@cbotten106]

@@Visemoon Censorship, alive and well on KZbin. it gets low single digits when you're on it.

[@B0RRAC0]

I own a 2019 Durango R/T and absolutely LOVE it! I could only imagine how much BETTER the SRT is!! Got goosebumps listening to the Supercharger whine!!!! 😍

[@FinanceDemystifiedd]

The only good thing about the Urus is its aesthetics & badge , the Urus can't even go toe to toe with the Trackhawk let alone the Hellcat Durango and this right here is a Trackhawk killer

[@AFSALKGL]

Vedio quality and making is absolutely amazing. World class I think is one of the best quality auto reviews in the world . I watched almost all the best reviews everyday

[@philipciantar4824]

Rory is the best! Cheers mate!

[@ernestomorales2487]

Best all around suv ever made !! Drove a few and I own Challenger Scat Pack. Best of the best!

[@jakey20022]

710 HP in the USA this and the Jeep GC trackhawk are two awesome SUV'S

[@WANJIKUTV254]

dude I used to see your ads in 2018 how you could change peoples lives..what happened????lol

[@markymark-r]

An SUV I like!

[@Visemoon]

I have a 2021 Hellcat Durango. I absolutely LOVE driving it❤. I love the attention and compliments I get when I'm in it🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@fartdonkey8290]

My 21 is black with black badges and dark windows. No one knows what it is. I love not getting compliments

[@cbotten106]

@@fartdonkey8290 How stealth can you be with that supercharger WHINE !

[@SoGood09]

I didn’t know about this SUV, I’m mind boggled 😂😂😂

[@BryanDeLaTorre-U.S.A1]

💪🏻💯🇺🇲

[@ryantemming5862]

I’d like to race it on a track with my Audi SQ7. Fun stuff!

[@colinbooth531]

My dream car

[@waff6ix]

LITERALLY MY DREAM CAR 🤩🤩

[@juhapikkarainen7345]

One of the last dinosaurs

[@MrKristb17]

Love how it feels like US cars just dont care about engine efficiency and economy!

[@lucassitanggang5154]

I Like Dodge sounds weee...

[@kyruntyree3891]

Just imagine if they came with the RED EYE motor 😮

[@sidthiru1509]

It ain't really a 'budget Urus' It keeps up with the Urus quite well and can seat 7 ppl

[@almac9203]

It isn't quicker than the Urus.

[@sidthiru1509]

@@almac9203 watch throttle house's drag race

[@almac9203]

@@sidthiru1509 that was the old Urus. They upgraded it since then

[@sidthiru1509]

@@almac9203 honestly the performante didn’t seem a whole lot quicker and at that point the price gap is stratospheric

[@almac9203]

@@sidthiru1509 they did also say they did the race in cold conditions and the Urus tyres had trouble launching. Looking at the times achieved by other publications I would say the Urus accelerates quicker. The Urus has manufacturer figures of 3.3 seconds to 62 mph whereas the Durango can't even do that for 60 mph.

[@siyazingcamngeyisana5927]

Would you please do a drag race of all four of the durango, urus, ferrari and DBX

[@Destroyer-Grizzly-BIH]

Durango needs a whole new redesign, looks like a minivan.

[@S8ER]

It’s dead at the end of the year so it doesn’t matter.

[@1986hvwchampion]

Why comparing dodge to urus? Maybe gl 63 would be a beter comparison since both are ships!

[@S8ER]

The fact that the Durango gets compared to the Urus is a major compliment. The Durango is closer to a minivan and the Urus is essentially a tall car.

[@Epicmachine]

I love mine as well, and with a pulley, air intake, and a mild tune, you can take down the Urus and the rest of the imposters! lol

[@ericship8383]

The hellcat Durango does 11.7 seconds quarter mile that’s nowhere near the quickest it isn’t even the fastest in top speed the x6 m competition with 100 less hp is faster than the Durango and trackhawk in top speed

[@S8ER]

Actual owners run between 11.3 and 11.5 in the 1/4 with Durango Hellcat (I've done 3.23 to 60 and 11.5 @ 118 stock on all seasons personally) and the Trackhawk. When modded they are in the mid 8s in the 1/4 mile (8.4 @ 165mph is the record at the moment I believe for the Durango Hellcat). The irrational love you see for these really applies to the modded cars out there in the world not stock trim.

[@SZUSEast1]

@@S8ER stock trim is still plenty of power and speed! How many people can handle either one of those cars?!

[@gregmatson1470]

How many people can it seat? How much cargo can it carry? How much weight can it tow?

[@chengetaihwata6693]

I'd take this over all its rivals any day

[@jakey20022]

E85 tune will put you over 800 hp

[@danielmann316]

That whine🥺

[@maphoozgaming8542]

We need a Durango in Gran Turismo

[@dschonsie]

you could also say that a baloney is a steak slayer

[@ross539reviews]

Is there a right hand drive version

[@FPSGrinchy]

i dont think it could be called a budget urus cause it was out first

[@mridulbhattacharya1360]

Reality check- it's not available in India Puff.... 😢😢😢...

[@cheikhoudiallo1560]

Exactly my point, I was test driving on srt and literally had crazy eyes on me. Then they stole 2 just like that back to back. Very sad, but the risk of owning these cars is just too high, specially if you don’t have a closed personal car garage.

[@frasermackenzie7275]

The host can't say driving a house until he drives a Cat 797 😂

[@jbzzey]

Am I the only one who doesn't like the high-pitched supercharger whine?

[@S8ER]

You might be alone 😂 Honestly, it's the camera/microphone placement they used that makes it so loud... you can barely hear it while sitting inside the vehicle as it's muted a lot compared to the Charger/Challenger offerings.

[@feiticeira346]

Nothing budget about this buddy but sure

[@urbanstrencan]

Another awesome video Rory, just wondering what will happen to Dodges crazy powerful cars and their charm 😊❤❤

[@danmayberry1185]

Control at the limits - that's never been the American dream. But it works for this old Mopar guy.

[@sylvaind.6786]

American engineering: V8, 6.2L, 719hp, 0-60 3.6sec, 1/4 mile 12 sec Meanwhile, a 2.5L 5 cylinders 400 hp Audi RS3 is faster...

[@S8ER]

The specs posted here are way off… I own one of these and have done 3.23 0-60 stock and 11.5 @ 118 in the 1/4 mile on the original all seasons (once again completely stock)

[@gregmatson1470]

How many seats? How much cargo room? How much towing capacity? Stop comparing apples to oranges.

[@spartanghost9865]

Dodge needs to put steering on otherwise when exporting. I can’t stand left hand drives😭

[@orangesonicc]

This looks awesome but here in Japan the roads and parking lots are not Big car friendly so I might have to search for a Trackhawk Thinking of a range rover svr too, don’t know

[@gmax876]

Like driving a house from upstairs! Well Said...