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2026 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Jailbreak in Green Machine (front). A Jailbreak Custom Color program will allow select Dodge customers to paint their Durango SRT Hellcat Jailbreak in nearly any color imaginable, including Stryker Purple (shown at rear).

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Stellantis subsidiary Dodge announced two new muscle cars on Friday, flexing its 2026 model year lineup and touting customization options for its customers.

The 2026 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Jailbreak is a new three-row muscle SUV featuring a 710-horsepower Hemi V-8 engine. According to Dodge, it provides more than 6 million potential combinations for customization through multiple wheel choices, interior seat colors, seat belt colors, and exterior colors and designs. It can also be customized to include seating for five, six or seven passengers.

The second new vehicle is the 2026 Charger Scat Pack, featuring a Sixpack twin-turbo inline-six engine. The Charger will be available in a high-output, 550-horsepower option, as well as a standard-output, 420-horsepower variant — called the Charger R/T. It will also be available as a two-door coupe or four-door sedan.

“This next generation Charger lineup delivers the most horsepower and most torque of any muscle car in its class, the widest body of any car in the industry, an award-winning interior, and, perhaps most important, what our customers have told us they want: the power to choose what fuels them,” said Dodge CEO Matt McAlear in a statement.

The launches come as Stellantis has been trying to recover from financial issues. New CEO Antonio Filosa last week on the automaker’s earnings call teased that the company would be bringing back popular nameplates that had been discontinued in the U.S. and launching new products in an effort to reconnect with customers.

The announcement adds the Jailbreak customization feature to Dodge’s previously announced 2026 model year Durango lineup. It also builds on the existing Charger lineup, which includes all-electric offerings through the Charger Daytona. The new muscle cars join Dodge’s offerings one day before the 10th anniversary of the automaker’s “Roadkill Nights” drag racing event, which attracts tens of thousands of people in Pontiac, Michigan.

McAlear said during the media event that U.S. sales for the existing Durango rose more than 50% from the first quarter of 2025 to the second quarter. Retail sales for the Durango were up 47% over the first half of 2024, he added.

2026 Dodge Charger models, including (clockwise from front) the SIXPACK-powered Dodge Charger Scat Pack Plus in Peel Out, all-electric Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack Plus in After Dark, SIXPACK-powered Dodge Charger R/T Plus in Bludicrous and all-electric Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack Plus in Triple Nickel.

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