Dodge Durango R/T Drag Race Acura MDX Type S, World Wide

Pictured in black, the MDX weighs 4,741 pounds (2,150 kg) from scratch or 4,788 pounds (2,172 kg) with the so-called Advance Package. Said option is $5,350 and makes the deal easier with nine-way massage front seats, cloth stitching, a power liftgate with hands-free access, and an ELS audio system.

The Durango R/T, meanwhile, is a little on the heavier side of the three-row utility vehicle because of the nodular steel for the 5.7-liter block and the old underpinnings. Lest we forget, the WD Durango lineup was developed by the Auburn Hills automaker when DaimlerChrysler was a thing.

With all-wheel drive, the Durango R/T weighs 5,313 pounds or 2,405 kilograms for those who prefer metric units. The naturally aspirated engine is capable of a respectable 360 ​​horsepower and 390 pound-feet (just under 530 Nm), with most of those horses and pound-feet going to the wheels via an eight-speed automatic transmission.

As opposed to the rear-biased Durango R/T, the MDX Type S is based on a forward-biased platform. It is more to do for him and SH-AWD and a 10-speed automatic developed in-house instead of ZF Friedrichshafen AG. The 10-speed transaxle in the MDX is manufactured in Tallapoosa, Georgia.

Photo: Sam CarLegion on YouTube

The turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 is five horsepower down on the Durango R/T’s 5.7-liter HEMI, and it also sports a second fiddle in terms of peak torque. On the other hand, its 354 pound-feet (480 Nm) is produced at 1,400 revolutions per minute compared to 4,250 for the better-sounding Eagle engine.

Despite its power and torque, Acura’s premium utility vehicle makes easy work of the Durango R/T in the quarter mile, posting a 14.2-second and 5.7-click sprint from zero to 60 mph (97 km/h). The Durango R/T, on the other hand, posted 14.8 and 6.3 seconds.

Sam CarLegion and his friend also raced mid-size sports utility vehicles from the series of cars for transportation. Whether at 37 or 50 miles per hour, meaning 50 and 80 kilometers per hour, the Durango R/T was no match for the Acura. If it had been a 392 cube HEMI or a Hellcat, the results would have been very different.

The Stellantis-owned Dodge brand unveiled the SRT 392 AlcHEMI special edition in January 2024, and promises that additional special editions will be revealed throughout 2024 for the 2025 model year. One of them is the base SRT Hellcat, marking the end of the beast’s pain. of steel blocks and a flyer supplied by IHI.