The Brotherhood of Muscle will have much to crow about in the 2023 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat. Here we have a seven-seat SUV for the family that boasts a thumping 710-horsepower supercharged V8, more power than industry stalwarts like the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk and Lamborghini Urus, for crying out loud. The Durango SRT Hellcat is the perfect vehicle in an ideal world, and its return is the swansong for the Hellcat series that still includes the Charger and Challenger (for now, anyway).

?Muscle enthusiasts also have families, and the 2023 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat can get those families where they want to go and can tow 8,700 pounds,? said Tim Kuniskis, Dodge Brand Chief Executive Officer ? Stellantis.

2023 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat: Under The Hood
The first point of interest when talking about a muscle car is the actual muscle under the hood, and the Durango SRT Hellcat has lots of it. It has the same 6.2-liter Hellcat supercharged V8 as last year?s initial run that pumps out 710 horsepower and 645 lb-ft. of torque. This Harry Heck of a motor has twin-screw supercharging (that spins to a heady 14,600 rpm), forged-alloy pistons, piston-cooling oil jets, aluminum cylinder heads, and dedicated cooling circuits for the charge air coolers to optimize the tire-shredding power delivery.

All that engine savagery routes to a standard all-wheel drivetrain via a TorqueFlite 8HP95 eight-speed automatic. The drivetrain has steering-mounted paddle shifters and up to sev...