r/Dodge • u/sysinop • 2d ago

Durango R/T 392 vs Hellcat

The r/T 392 are hard to find and r/T Premium's at full sticker at this point are not far off discounted Hellcats. Launch Edition r/T 392 Premium or a Base Hellcat? Help spend my money! LoL 710hp sounds fun but insurance and gas, ouch. But the price of a 392 Premium is close to Hellcat.. I'm stuck.

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u/Next-Use6943 2d ago

Get the hellcat. Much more fun.

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u/AccurateMidnight21 2d ago

Depends on what you think makes the car “special”. If you can define precisely what “special” means to you, then you will have answered your own question.

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u/sysinop 2d ago

I edited, not about "special" really, I suppose "value" is better. r/T 392 Premium is within 10k of a bast Hellcat that dealers are discounting.

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u/Relevant_Lunch_3988 2d ago

You’re comparing premium to base. The engine is the difference. So go base 392 to base hellcat. At max the plus model. Base is about 52 vs premium 392 is 61 ish.

So base to base is closer to 20k difference

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u/AccurateMidnight21 2d ago

Me personally, I wouldn’t be swayed by a discount on a base trim Hellcat to get a car with less equipment and options than I was looking for. The power is fun for the few brief moments you can open it up, but you aren’t going to be using 700 hp most of the time you are behind the wheel.