Dodge Sends 2025 Durango HEMIs Off With Collectible Editions

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Submitted by Mary Conway on October 19, 2024 - 9:42PM

Special Brass Monkey 2025 Dodge Durango commemorates 20th Anniversary of HEMI power and performance.

Dodge is continuing its salute to the 20th Anniversary of the HEMI-powered Dodge Durango with a sleek, new special edition model called the 2025 Dodge Durango SRT Brass Monkey. It is the fourth special edition before the HEMI is phased out later this year. The Dodge Durango SRT Brass Monkey will have special wheels, badging and get an astounding 710 horsepower.

“The 2025 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Brass Monkey caps a trio of 2025 Durango SRT Hellcat special-edition models as we recognize 20 years of HEMI power in the Dodge performance SUV,” said Matt McAlear, Dodge brand CEO. “The Durango continues to lead the segment with the Durango SRT Hellcat, the fastest, most capable American three-row gas SUV, delivering best-in-class available towing of 8,700 lbs.”

2025 Dodge Durango SRT Brass Monkey

  • Rich dark bronze accents on Red Oxide exterior color  
  • Black satin painted hood
  • 20-by-10-inch Brass Monkey wheels
  • Brass Monkey exterior badging
  • Sepia Laguna leather SRT seats
  • Silver SRT Hellcat logo embroidered on seatbacks
  • Leather and suede steering wheel featuring silver/sepia stitching
  • Black six-piston Brembo brake system
  • Black exhaust tips
  • Dual silver/sepia accent stitching throughout the interior
  • Premium wrapped instrument panel
  • Forged carbon-fiber with light black chrome interior accents
  • Suede headliner

Performance is the ultimate accessory, and the Dodge Durango has nearly perfected it over the years. The Durango SRT Brass Monkey goes from 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds and does the quarter-mile in an elapsed time of 11.5 seconds. The Durango SRT hits a top speed of 180 mph thanks to the supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V-8 engine under the hood. Those figures are impressive for a sports car much less an SUV.

2025 Dodge Durango SRT Special Editions

As I reported earlier this year, Dodge is wrapping up the HEMI-powered Durango with a number of special editions. The Durango SRT Brass Monkey follows three previously announced special-edition models. The 2025 Dodge Durango SRT Silver Bullet pays homage to the Silver Bullet muscle car that used to rule Woodward Avenue outside Detroit. The 2025 Durango SRT Hammerhead gets its name from its unique appearance package and 2025 Dodge Durango R/T 20th Anniversary special edition is a less powerful and more affordable option.

All 2025 model-year Durango special-edition models are available now for ordering at dealerships. People who are interested in landing one of the special Durangos can use the Dodge Horsepower Locator tool at DodgeGarage.com. It helps  customers identify nearby dealers with Dodge Durango special-edition models in stock.

SRT Accentuates Power and Performance

The Durango SRT models are all about performance. Some of buyers favorite features are:

  • SRT Performance Pages, with info on vehicle performance, including timers, g-force, gauges, engine and dyno readouts
  • Race Options that allow the driver to activate, deactivate and adjust the rpm values for Launch Control and Shift Light features
  • Steering-wheel-mounted paddles for manual-style shifting
  • Seven available Drive modes – Auto, Sport, Track, Snow, Tow, Eco and Valet
  • 10.1-inch touchscreen with navigation
  • Sunroof

The 2025 Dodge Durango SRT  Brass Monkey is available at a starting U.S. manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $113,720 (plus destination charge).

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Mary Conway is a professional automotive journalist and has decades of experience specializing in automotive news analysis. She covered the Detroit Three for more than twenty years for the ABC affiliate, in Detroit. Her affection for the Motor City comes naturally. Her father ran a gas station while Mary was growing up, in Wisconsin.

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