Walk into a Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram showroom today, and there is just one SRT-badged vehicle you could drive off the lot.
By 2030, Stellantis plans to boost that number to at least seven, as the company announced a slew of new SRT vehicles during its May 21 investor day bonanza, when the company pledged — to the tune of $70 billion — it would make a series of changes to its operations and become more profitable.
Among the changes: 110 new or refreshed cars by 2030. At least nine vehicles under $40,000, and two of them under $30,000. A brand new, one-size-fits-most platform. A heap of partnerships with artificial intelligence companies and two Chinese automakers.
And, of course, at least six new, gas-guzzling, rubber-burning halo cars bearing the SRT badge.
What is SRT?
SRT, meaning Street and Racing Technology, is a badge placed on Stellantis’ biggest, baddest and fastest vehicles.
Currently, only the Dodge Hellcat Durango bears the SRT badge, as it is the only Stellantis vehicle currently on the market with a supercharged HEMI V8 Hellcat under the hood. Over the last two decades, SRT has donned such vehicles as the Dodge Challenger Demon 170, the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, the Dodge Magnum SRT8 and the Ram SRT TRX.
The imprint was quietly dissolved under former Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares when the Dodge brand announced it would no longer produce Dodge Chargers and Challengers with internal combustion engines, and the future of the Hellcat Durango was uncertain.
But under new emissions regulations, which have encouraged Stellantis to reemphasize the internal combustion engine, the SRT badge is back in a big way, under the leadership of Tim Kuniskis — the Swiss army knife of Stellantis who is also the CEO of Ram, the boss of North American marketing and the head of North American operations.
So, what new SRT cars are coming?
Dodge Charger Hellcat
Finally, after hinting at the possibility since announcing the vehicle, the next-generation Dodge Charger is confirmed to be getting a Hellcat engine.
The engine is a supercharged HEMI V-8 that puts out north of 700 horsepower. It has historically been Stellantis’ top-of-the-line, mass-produced performance engine and is a hallmark of the SRT (Street and Racing Technology) sub-brand that enthusiasts love. Previously, the new generation of Charger debuted as an EV, before rolling out in two output levels with the turbocharged Hurricane inline-6 engine.
The new Hellcat Charger shown to the news media (in a room where pictures were not allowed) featured a new, aggressive hood scoop and front end, along with a tall Richard-Petty-Superbird-esque wing on the back end. Of course, it wore an SRT badge and Hellcat decals.
Dodge GLH SRT
Dodge is also getting an entry-level performance hatchback with a name hearkening back to years past. The stock GLH (famously an abbreviation for “Goes Like Hell”) is going to be at the bottom of the Dodge lineup in terms of pricing, but will get the SRT treatment, Stellantis confirmed.
Calling the GLH the “evil brother” of the also-forthcoming Chrysler Airflow during a walkthrough of the company’s next vehicle launches, Stellantis’ Chief Design Officer Ralph Gilles said the decision to bring back a hot-hatch was inspired by his observation that young car buyers are turning to the hot-hatches of the ’80s and ’90s (an era in which the GLH was a key player) instead of buying new cars.
It is unclear which SRT-worthy powertrain would go under the hood of the GLH, and official pictures of the new car are yet to be released.
Dodge Copperhead SRT
The Dodge Copperheard caused the most buzz of all the new vehicles announced on investor day.
It’s an all-new, two-door halo car, bearing an SRT badge and a seriously aggressive, Charger-inspired front end. The styling, the name Copperhead (originally used on a Viper sister concept car years ago) and even the serpentine creature on the badge hearken to the iconic Dodge Viper, a V-10-powered roadster last built by Dodge in 2017.
Dodge did not issue specifics on price, powertrain or release date, though Kuniskis said the car was not a play for price-conscious buyers.
“Take my money, I must have that,” Kuniskis said of the type of buyers he is seeking to court with the Copperhead.
Ram SRT TRX
The big, bad TRX is back.
Among the vehicles in this article, the TRX will likely be the first to launch. The TRX, which was discontinued after the 2024 model year, is back for an encore and was announced in January, not at investor day.
Featuring a supercharged HEMI V-8, the Ram TRX packs 777 horsepower into a half-ton pickup truck frame, and is expected to go on sale in the back half of 2026.
Ram Rumble Bee SRT
Ready to rumble?
Ram is launching another Hellcat-powered pickup truck to join the TRX at the pinnacle of its lineup. The Rumble Bee SRT and two other, slightly slower Rumble Bees are what Ram CEO Kuniskis is calling “muscle trucks,” a line of high-powered, squat, sporty street trucks designed to go fast.
Kuniskis said he expects the vehicles to carve out a new niche in the truck market — and break some records. The SRT Rumble Bee, Kuniskis claimed, is going to be the fastest production pickup truck ever, a record that was once held by the Viper-powered Dodge SRT-10 pickup truck from the early 2000s.
Jeep Wrangler Scrambler SRT
Coming to the Jeep brand’s lineup is an SRT-badged, two-door off-roader called the Scrambler. The new Jeep, which has a short truck bed and Wrangler styling, will house a V-8 engine, with Gilles saying it will have some crafty storage systems for off-road adventures.
Like the Hellcat Charger, GLH and the Copperhead, no photos were allowed to be taken of the new Scrambler.
Liam Rappleye covers Stellantis and the UAW for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him: LRappleye@freepress.com.
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