2026 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Lives On With Customizable Jailbreak Edition
There seems to be a new day dawning at Stellantis (parent company of the Alfa Romeo, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Chrysler and Ram brands), and it looks a lot like the old days we thought were being sunset out of existence. The Hemi is back, the Charger’s getting a gas engine again, and the venerable Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat is not only being continued, it’s being given the Jailbreak treatment the brand used on the last-generation Charger and Challenger before they were discontinued a few model years ago.
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What’s a Jailbreak edition? It’s basically Dodge opening up the order combinations and saying, “Go nuts, make whatever you want.” Paint, seats, interior upholstery, wheels, even the seat-belt colors — you get to choose your own adventure, and the result is an estimated 6 million possible build combinations for the 2026 Durango SRT Hellcat. That basically ensures no two versions of the three-row SUV will be the same.
But wait, what if you bought one of the Last Call editions of the Durango SRT, like the 392 AlcHEMI, Hellcat Brass Monkey, Hellcat Silver Bullet, Hellcat Hammerhead or even one of the R/T 20th Anniversary editions, thinking that was the end of the Hemi V-8 in a Dodge SUV?
Heh, oops. Not so much, apparently.
SRT Is Back
With the return of famed Dodge, SRT and Ram boss Tim Kuniskis to Stellantis as the guy calling most of the shots for product in North America, the Hemi V-8 has been resurrected and gas-powered grunt is very much back in the product plan for the automaker’s American brands. While the Durango may be getting (very) long in the tooth, it’s also selling reasonably well for Dodge, with sales up 51% in the second quarter of 2025 versus Q1. This is extraordinary for a vehicle that last saw a major redo back for the 2011 model year and received some minor updates for 2014 and 2021. But along with Kuniskis coming back, the SRT (Street and Racing Technology) go-fast team is also coming back — so expect to see more high-performance stuff from Dodge and others.
What Can You Choose From?
Here’s what Dodge tells us your choices will be when ordering for the 2026 Durango SRT Hellcat Jailbreak goes live Aug. 13. Standard will be the 710-horsepower, supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V-8 engine making 645 pounds-feet of torque.
Exterior paint colors:
- New-for-2026 Green Machine
- Destroyer Gray
- Diamond Black
- Octane Red
- Vapor Gray
- White Knuckle
- Your own color (bring a sample to a Dodge Concierge)
Wheels (all are 20-by-10-inches):
- SRT Machine Face with Dark Pockets
- SRT Satin Carbon
- SRT Lights Out
- SRT Brass Monkey
- SRT Forged Y-Spoke Lights Out
- SRT Forged Y-Spoke Brass Monkey
Brembo brake caliper colors:
- Red
- Black
- Yellow
- Orange
Additional exterior customization features include:
- Exterior badging in silver, red, Brass Monkey or Midnight Metallic
- Orange or yellow fender badges
- Full vehicle dual stripes in blue, red, silver, Gunmetal or Redline Red-and-black
- Optional gloss-black hood
Interior customization options include five-, six- or seven-occupant configurations. Five- and seven-occupant configurations can be had in Black Laguna leather with Alcantara, while the six-occupant captain’s chairs interior can be done up in Hammerhead Gray, sepia tan, Demonic Red Laguna leather or Ebony Red Nappa leather. Seat belts can be had in black, Hammerhead Gray, red or sepia.
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A Regular Durango SRT Hellcat Is Available, Too
If you’re not interested in going deep into the customization route (with the likely commensurate price bump), you can get a normal 710-hp Durango SRT Hellcat, too. There are also a host of stand-alone options available for both Durango SRT Hellcats, some exclusive to the Jailbreak like the Premium Group Package, including:
- 19-speaker Harman Kardon system
- Full suite of driving-assist system features
- SRT Alcantara steering wheel
- SRT black exhaust tips
- Suede headliner
- Power moonroof
- Trailer tow package
- Three-season Pirelli tires
The regular Durango SRT Hellcat offers standard five-occupant seating or optional three-row seating, 20-inch Machine Face with Dark Pockets wheels, a power moonroof, trailer tow package and three-season tires.
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Pricing and Availability
Pricing wasn’t made available by Dodge at the time of publication, but with ordering going live Aug. 13 and deliveries expected by late 2025, that information should be known soon.
Hopefully, the massive price cuts that Dodge made for the 2025 Durango SRT Hellcat (more than $28,000 on some trim levels, and nearly $11,000 on the base trim versus 2024) will stick around for the new model year, as well. As for where the Durango soldiers on to from here, that’s anyone’s guess right now — but it’s not looking like there are any more Last Calls being done.
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