Police In Texas Could Hunt Criminals In This Dodge Durango Hellcat
710 horsepower should help on this front
Police in Texas have just added a powerful new vehicle to their fleet, and this is definitely not one you want to try and flee from. The blacked-out beast is a Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat, and with more power than a standard Lamborghini Aventador, plus five seats, it's the perfect addition to a police fleet in Texas, where everything is bigger.
Rewind a few years ago, and it seemed as though the SRT Hellcat model would be a short-lived special given how long the Durango has been in production. Dodge introduced it for the 2021 model year and then dropped it just 12 months later. At the time, it seemed destined for the history books. Thankfully, it made a triumphant return in 2023 and has served as an important flagship for the aging SUV ever since.
This particular Durango SRT Hellcat was recently handed over to the Texas Department of Public Safety's North Texas Region. It doesn't have a 'look-at-me' colorful livery like those exotic police cars found in Dubai. Instead, it's dominated by black paint with ghosted graphics on the sides. What sets it apart from a typical Hellcat that a local Texan might own is a black bull bar and all the flashing blue and red lights you'd expect on a police cruiser.
A police car that's perfect for Texas
It's unclear if Texas authorities will use this Dodge on patrol, or if it'll simply be a showpiece. If it's the latter, it would join a long list of high-end police cruisers used at community events to not only promote a local department, but also help foster healthy relationships between police and the community they serve. With a burbling supercharged V8 and 710 horsepower, a Durango SRT Hellcat is a surefire way to appeal to Texas enthusiasts.
In August 2025, Dodge announced it was ditching the naturally aspirated 3.6-liter V6 that had been available on the Durango, and moving forward, would only sell the SUV with its 5.7-liter and 6.4-liter Hemi V8s, in addition to the supercharged 6.2-liter V8 of the Hellcat. For several months, the 6.4-liter and Hellcat models were banned in the country's 17 CARB-regulated states, but Dodge quickly updated the Durango to comply with local regulations.
