- The redesigned Dodge Durango will reportedly go into production in 2026.
- The model is slated to be based on the STLA Large platform, which underpins the redesigned Charger and Charger Daytona.
- A two-row Chrysler crossover is also expected to be built at Windsor Assembly.
2024 marks the Last Call for the HEMI-powered Dodge Durango and the company has been celebrating with an assortment of special editions. However, we’re more interested in the redesigned Durango which will reportedly go into production before the end of 2026.
Speaking with the Windsor Star, AutoForecast Solutions’ Sam Fiorani said the next-generation Durango (or its successor) will be built at Windsor Assembly and based on the STLA Large platform. Little is known about the model at this point, but we can expect internal combustion engines as well as electric powertrains.
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If the Durango echoes the Charger, which is also built at the plant, it could mean the three-row crossover could have a roughly 100.5 kWh battery pack as well as a dual-motor all-wheel drive system. The entry-level EV produces 456 hp (340 kW / 462 PS) and 404 lb-ft (547 Nm) of torque, while the Charger Daytona Scat Pack has 630 hp (470 kW / 637 PS) and 627 lb-ft (849 Nm) of torque.
We also wouldn’t be surprised to find a twin-turbo 3.0-liter Hurricane inline-six. In the Charger, it offers outputs of 420 hp (313 kW / 426 PS) and 550 hp (410 kW / 558 PS).
As for the current Durango, it will reportedly go out of production in 2027. If that pans out, the model would have a relatively long lifecycle and it would live past the 2025 date mentioned in the company’s contract with the UAW. It’s also worth noting that agreement originally called for the vehicle to be made in Detroit starting in 2026.
The Durango apparently won’t be the only crossover built in Windsor as a two-row Chrysler is slated to go into production in early 2026. Fiorani told the publication it will be based on the STLA Medium platform, which was detailed in 2023 and is slated to be used on vehicles measuring 169.3 – 192.9 inches (4,300 – 4,900 mm) long.
STLA Medium EVs are slated to have up to a 98 kWh battery pack, which can deliver a range of up to 435 miles (700 km) under the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure. Stellantis has also said they’ll be offered with front- or all-wheel drive and have outputs ranging from 215 hp (160 kW / 218 PS) to 382 hp (285 kW / 387 PS).
While a new Chrysler product can’t come soon enough, it appears the Pacifica isn’t going anywhere. Quite the opposite as Fiorani said “It will stay pretty much the same, but they’ll make some tweaks to it until 2029.”
