The 2025 Dodge Durango Hellcat Brass Monkey arrives, but is it enough to excite buyers? We examine this latest Durango and ponder the future of Dodge's aging SUV.

The special edition Hellcat Brass Monkey is Dodge's way of celebrating 20 years since it launched the first Hemi-powered Durango in 2005.

The all-new 2025 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Brass Monkey special editionis powered by the 6.2-liter HEMI V8 with 710 horsepower

Dodge keeps HEMI®-powered Dodge Durango anniversary party going, rolls out new 710-horsepower Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Brass Monkey

Dodge marks two decades of HEMI-powered Durango with the launch of the 2025 Durango SRT Hellcat Brass Monkey, featuring unique design and performance.

Dubbed the ‘Brass Monkey’, it gets bronze accents and trims to accompany the villainous exterior black coat, which itself matches the plus-size Brembo brakes and huge exhausts. If Darth Sidious wanted to transform into a family-friendly SUV, this is probably what he’d look like.

Dodge has just launched another new special edition of its Durango SUV. The 2025 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Brass Monkey is Dodge's third special edition of that SUV this year, and like the others, it's not much more than some slight appearance changes.

The Dodge Durango may be on the way out, but Stellantis is celebrating with special edition SUVs all the way to the end. The latest is a Hellcat variant called Brass Monkey — or, formally, the 2025 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Brass Monkey — complete with brass wheels,