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The Challenger and Charger have said goodbye to the V8 with wildly powerful “Last Call” variants. Now it’s the Durango’s turn.
Dodge Says Bon Voyage to V8s
Dodge has been wishing the V8 a very fond farewell with its series of “Last Call” Chargers and Challengers bearing legendary Mopar names and massive, fire-breathing engines. Now, the Durango is getting the “Last Call” Dodge treatment starting with the Durango SRT 392 AlcHEMI (like, ya know, alchemy…?). Like prior “Last Call” Dodges, the Durango will be getting series of high displacement send-offs stretching across the 2024 and 2025 model years.
The Durango SRT 392 AlcHEMI will come with both style and substance. Under the hood is Dodge’s 6.4L 392 Hemi V8 making 475 horsepower and 470 lb.-ft. of torque paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission. The AlcHEMI will look the business as well, with a signature exterior treatment that includes textured exterior stripes, yellow accenting inside and out with matching Brembo brakes with 20-inch satin black wheels. All that yellow is of course a play on the AlcHEMI/alchemy naming referencing turning base metals to gold.
The AlcHEMI will be limited to 1,000 units, neatly divided into 250 examples for one of the four color options. Those colors will include Black Diamond, Destroyer Grey, Vapor Grey, and the most Dodge of all, White Knuckle.
“Last Call” Dodges
But the AlcHEMI is just the first of the “Last Call” Durangos. While Dodge hasn’t unveiled any follow-ups yet, the seven “Last Call” Challengers and Chargers may offer some clues. Among them, the 2023 Charger Super Bee carries the same 392 V8 as the AlcHEMI along with a Dodge classic Plum Crazy paint job. The same 6.4L Hemi comes in either Charger or Challenger version of the R/T Scat Pack Shakedown, complete with shaker hood scoop. The R/T Scat Pack Swinger, in Charger and Challenger forms, references back to the classic Mopar variants of the 1970s.
Then there’s the Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody Black Ghost, a long name referencing a legendary Detroit street racer and powered by a supercharged Hemi V8 boasting 807 horsepower. Then there’s the Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody King Daytona, this time honoring William “Big Willie” Robinson, creator of the first King Daytona Charger back in the 1970s. We’d expect the current 710-horsepower Durango SRT Hellcat to get a “Last Call” iteration, though without the rich history of the OG Dodge muscle cars to pull from, it’s anyone’s guess what Dodge might do to give it the appropriate “Last Call” spin.
There is also the top-of-the-heap Challenger SRT Demon 170, the name refers to the E85 the supercharged 6.2L Hemi V8 runs on (85 percent alcohol converting to 170 proof). The SRT Demon 170 is certifiably absurd at a smidge over 1,000 horsepower (1,025 ponies to be exact).
The Next “Last Call” Durangos?
Given what Dodge has done to send off the V8 Charger and Challenger, the upcoming “Last Call” Durangos will almost certainly be just as flashy and just as banana-pants fast. If you thought the current Durango SRT Hellcat was the silliest thing Dodge, just wait for the seemingly inevitable Durango SRT Demon 170. While the 6.2L Hemi and 5.7L V8s are almost certain, the slate is about as blank as it gets for Dodge to do whatever it wants in terms of wacky aesthetics. A glance back at the history of the Durango yields little in the way of significant references. The Durango Aspen? Perhaps the Adventurer name makes a return? Whatever Dodge comes up with, it’s certain to be brash, bold, and capable of spiking your pulse with one stab of the throttle.
