The Trump Administration has successfully nullified fuel-economy rules, however the California Air Sources Board (CARB) can nonetheless set its personal requirements. Seventeen further states, plus Washington, DC, observe its guidelines—and in these CARB states, Dodge will not be capable to promote the Durango R/T or SRT Hellcat.
Mopar Insiders was the primary to find this information, based mostly on a supplier ordering information. A Dodge spokesperson later confirmed these particulars to Motor1:
‘The Dodge Durango GT with the 5.7-liter Hemi will likely be obtainable in all states. The Dodge Durango R/T 392 and Durango SRT Hellcat can be found in non-CARB states.’
Dodge went all V-8 with the growing older Durango for the 2026 mannequin 12 months, dropping the bottom V-6 possibility in favor of a 5.7 for the GT. The Durango R/T 392 will get Dodge’s 6.4-liter naturally aspirated V-8, whereas the SRT Hellcat will get the model’s supercharged 6.2-liter V-8. Dodge introduced the transfer to an all-V-8 lineup a couple of month after the passing of Trump’s Massive Lovely Invoice Act, which lowered the penalty for exceeding Company Common Gasoline Financial system (CAFE) requirements to $0.
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Dodge says it’s attempting to promote the R/T and Hellcat fashions in CARB states. “As we put together to start manufacturing of the Durango SRT Hellcat Jailbreak later in This fall and open for orders of the Durango R/T 392 by the tip of the 12 months, we proceed to work with CARB on alternatives to promote these two powertrains in all states alongside the 5.7-liter Durango GT,” the spokesperson mentioned.
These are the states which have banned the Durango R/T 392 and Hellcat underneath CARB rules:
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Washington DC
Beneath Carlos Tavares, Stellantis started transferring away from its fan-favorite V-8 automobiles within the US, changing the outdated Charger and Challenger with a single mannequin, the Charger, obtainable with battery or straight-six powertrains. The corporate additionally dropped the 5.7-liter Hemi from the Ram 1500.
With Tavares getting booted late final 12 months and the Trump Administration rolling again fuel-economy requirements, Stellantis has moved again in direction of V-8s. Ram reintroduced the 5.7-liter V-8 for the 1500, and it’s additionally bringing again the supercharged TRX mannequin.
(On a associated be aware, Dodge cancelled its electrical 1500 REV pickup and as an alternative refocused its power on its range-extended truck.) Dodge appears to be engaged on getting the V-8 into the brand new Charger, and the Durango SRT Hellcat merely refuses to die.
However at the least for now, CARB presents an impediment for Stellantis’ greatest-hits comeback tour.
