Dodge is one step closer to selling the 2026 Durango R/T 392 and SRT Hellcat in all 50 states. Earlier this year, the automaker confirmed that it would not sell the two models in states that followed the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) regulations.
But that all changed recently. In October, the company officially opened order books for the Hellcat in 10 additional CARB states—although still not in California just yet. According to Dodge, you can now order the Durango SRT Hellcat in:
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Maine
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- Rhode Island
- Virginia
Dodge remains prohibited from selling the Hellcat in seven other states, but the automaker is working to rectify that. The automaker believes the SUV will be on sale across the country by the end of the year.
This isn’t the first time CARB guidelines have limited the availability of certain models. In 2023, reports emerged that Stellantis had stopped sending combustion-only vehicles to 14 states that followed California’s regulations.
A Dodge spokesperson told Motor1:
'In October, the Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat was approved to open for orders in 10 additional CARB states.... It is still currently prohibited for sale in 7 states, down from 17 in August 2025. We will continue to work through policy changes and anticipate approval to open for orders in all 50 states by the end of this year. We plan to open for orders of the Durango R/T 392 in Q1 of 2026.'
Dodge went with an all-V-8 lineup for the aging 2026 Durango. It ditched the V-6 for three V-8s—a naturally aspirated 5.7-liter, a naturally aspirated 6.4-liter, and the supercharged 6.2-liter. The two bigger engines power the 392 and the Hellcat, making 710 horsepower in the SRT version.
A report emerged in August that Dodge wouldn't sell the vehicle in several CARB-compliant states, although the automaker said at the time that it was working to make the V-8-powered vehicles viable for those markets, and it looks like the world is paying off.
