2025 Dodge SUV Lineup: The Brotherhood of Muscle Limps Along
While we wait for a new Durango, Dodge applies lukewarm updates to its pair of SUVs.
Things are getting a little stagnant over at Dodge. The fan-favorite Challenger is gone, in favor of a new Charger that hasn’t quite hit dealerships just yet. Speaking of showrooms, the small Hornet SUV has had trouble finding its way into customer hands as the slowest-selling car in America. Meanwhile, we’re waiting for a next-generation Durango to arrive; the current-generation model has been on sale since the 2011 model year. Still, Dodge manages to find new ways to appeal to prospective SUV shoppers with updates and special edition variants for 2025. Read about them all right here.
2025 Dodge Hornet: What’s New
The compact Dodge Hornet just made its debut for the 2023 model year, and an R/T plug-in hybrid model was added to the lineup for 2024. As such, changes going into 2025 are slim. There are now available steering wheel paddle shifters for the 2025 Dodge Hornet’s GT and GT Plus trims when the Track package is equipped. Furthermore, Dodge offers a complimentary one-day session at Radford Racing School.
2025 Dodge Hornet: Pros and Cons
Pros
- Entry-level model’s value for enthusiasts
- Impressive standard features
- Hot-hatch driving dynamics
Cons
- Cramped rear seat
- Cheap-feeling materials
- R/T’s disappointing Power Shot feature
2025 Dodge Durango: What’s New
The Hemi V-8 hangs around for yet another year thanks to the 2025 Dodge Durango. The American automaker adds four special edition models for 2025. The first is the 2025 Durango SRT Hellcat Silver Bullet, which comes equipped with Triple Nickel exterior paint, a Satin Black hood, gray metallic SRT Hellcat badging, and 20-inch wheels finished in Lights Out paint. Other standard features include Satin Black taillight badging, SRT black exhaust tips, red-painted six-piston Brembo brakes, Ebony Red Nappa leather seats with SRT Hellcat logos embroidered on the seat backs, forged carbon-fiber interior accents, a suede steering wheel rim, a suede headliner, and dual silver and sepia stitching throughout the interior. Dodge asks $115,315 for the loaded Silver Bullet version of the 710-hp Durango SRT Hellcat.
Less expensive is the 2025 Dodge Durango R/T 20th Anniversary Edition, which starts at $68,565. Celebrating 20 years of Hemi-equipped Durangos, this 360-hp special variant receives exterior accents such as a black Hemi hood graphic, “345” fender badging with Brass Monkey colored accents, 20-inch wheels in the same Brass Monkey shade, black exterior badging, and black six-piston Brembo brakes. Inside the cabin, Dodge equips forged carbon accents, second-row captain’s chairs, and SRT seats with Tupelo bronze stitching. The Tow N Go package joins the standard features list with performance-tuned steering, adaptive damping suspension, an active exhaust system, and an 8,700-pound towing capacity. There are four color options available: Diamond Black, White Knuckle, Destroyer Grey, and Vapor Grey. An available Premium package costs $3,500 and adds features including a 19-speaker premium audio system from Harman Kardon, a suede headliner, black roof rails, Dodge’s Advanced Brake Assist, and lane departure warning.
Next up is the 2025 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Hammerhead, which wears dark blue Night Moves exterior paint and Hammerhead Grey Laguna interior seating. Other upgrades include 20-inch Satin Carbon wheels, a Satin Black painted hood, bright exhaust tips, and black six-piston Brembo brakes. Inside the cabin, Dodge outfits the Hammerhead Durango with forged carbon-fiber and black chrome interior accents, a leather and suede steering wheel, Sepia SRT Hellcat logos embroidered on the seat backs, sepia and silver accent stitching, and a suede headliner. Pricing is the same as the Silver Bullet special edition, starting at $115,315.
A Brass Monkey model rounds out the quartet with plenty of dark bronze touches. This version of the Durango SRT Hellcat is painted Red Oxide, rolls on 20-inch Brass Monkey wheels, and wears Brass Monkey badges. Inside the cabin, the Brass Monkey edition receives Sepia Laguna leather SRT seats with silver Hellcat logos on the seat backs, a leather and suede steering wheel with silver and sepia stitching, forged carbon-fiber with black chrome interior accents, a suede headliner, and silver and sepia accent stitching throughout the interior. Dodge charges the same $115,315 as it does for the other two special Durango SRT Hellcat models.
2025 Dodge Durango: Pros and Cons
Pros
- Powerful engines
- Strong towing abilities
- Nimble handling
Cons
- Poor fuel economy
- Lousy safety ratings
- Mediocre cargo volume
2027 Dodge Durango: What to Expect
A new Dodge Durango is on the way, bearing the code name D6U. The next-generation three-row SUV won’t use Hemi or Hellcat engines but will instead use six-cylinder or all-electric powertrains. Expect the next-gen Durango to ride on the STLA platform that also underpins the 2025 Dodge Charger. That means the solid Hurricane twin-turbo I-6 will likely appear in tunes of 420 and 540 hp. A base engine could be a Pentastar V-6 or a turbocharged I-4. The EV model could develop about 600 hp from two electric motors and a 100-kWh battery pack. Range is anticipated to top 300 miles. Don’t count out the possibility of a plug-in hybrid either. The D6U Dodge Durango should arrive in fall 2026.
2025 Dodge SUVs Lineup
- 2025 Dodge Hornet: Minor update
- 2025 Dodge Durango: Minor update
- 2027 Dodge Durango: Future model
Billy Rehbock's passion for cars started with his dad's Volkswagen Jetta GLX, his mom's Cabriolet, and his own Hot Wheels collection. A USC graduate with a Master of Science in journalism, he's an associate editor for the MotorTrend Buyer's Guide and covers everything from sports cars to SUVs.
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