Dodge Celebrates America’s 250th Anniversary with New Durango in the Big Apple

by Michael Strong

Updated: April 17th, 2026

dodge celebrates americas 250th anniversary with new durango in the big apple

Few things are more authentically American than big SUVs with massive V8 engines, and the Dodge celebrates this country’s 250thanniversary with the debut of the 2026 Durango GT America250 in New York City.

Part of a cluster of vehicles working with America250, the nonpartisan group leading the country’s official celebrating, the special-edition Durango GT is the first vehicle from the group revealed at an auto show. Conversationally, the Durango GT A250 can get the America-oriented appearance package on the GT Plus, GT Hemi Plus, and GT Hemi Premium.

“This Dodge Durango A250 is a celebration of American performance, American attitude and fittingly, America’s 250th birthday,” said Matt McAlear, Dodge CEO. “Dodge has always stood for American muscle: speed, strength and the unapologetic pursuit of automotive excitement. Today, we celebrate that legacy and the road ahead.”

The appearance package includes Black Laguna leather seats with exclusive blue perforation, a flag embossment on the seats, red-and-white accent stitching, a tricolor–stitched steering wheel, Demonic Red seat belts and forged carbon-fiber appliqués. On the exterior, it features star-pattern dual stripes with blue tracer accents, America250 fender decals and badging and 20-inch Black Noise wheels.

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In addition to the Durango, the Ram 1500 offers an America250 package and Jeep will be offering them between March and June. Additionally, Stellantis is offering special financing to mark the occasion under a program dubbed, “Declaration of Deals.” Qualified buyers can choose between 0% APR financing, getting sales tax covered on specific models, plus no monthly payments for 90 days.

"Everyday, everywhere, with everyone, affordability is a topic of conversation. And in just a few months, our country will be celebrating a huge milestone,” said Tim Kuniskis, Head of American Brands, SRT Performance, NA Marketing and Retail Strategy.

“So, we figured this was the perfect time to celebrate our independence and our freedom by giving our customers the choice to either not pay interest or not pay taxes. After all, our country was founded on these principles 250 years ago.”

Pricing for the vehicles starts at $49,590 for the Dodge Durango GT Plus AWD A250 edition. All of the Durangos are built at the company’s Detroit Assembly Complex — Jefferson in Detroit.

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Michael Strong

Michael Strong has spent more than 25 years writing about the automotive industry. A Detroit-area native, he’s written about everything from local car shows to product reviews to financial news. Currently he writes and edits for a variety of national and local publications. He’s also a longtime member of the Automotive Press Association and the International Motor Press Association, and a graduate of Georgia Southern University. Hail Southern! Despite a love for ’70s land yachts and BMWs from the late ’80s and early ’90s, his personal vehicle is neither of those.

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Lou_BC on Apr 02, 2026

When will they release the Epstein Fury Edition?

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- Lloyd Bonified on Apr 02, 2026
  
  When Canada can get their Astronauts to the Moon in their own spacecraft instead of being little brother and catching a ride with big brother
  
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- Jeff S on Apr 02, 2026
  
  That would be the Bomb Iran edition.
  
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- 28-Cars-Later on Apr 03, 2026
  
  That thing got a JDAM?
  
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- Lou_BC on Apr 04, 2026
  
  "That thing got a JDAM?"
  Hypersonic mode and it's own drones to deal with tailgaters and fast lane campers.
  
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- Lloyd Bonified on Apr 06, 2026
  
  Cantada
  
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- FreedMike on Apr 06, 2026
  
  That, or the "Pete Hegseth's Tats" edition. Seems that's the demo these guys are chasing.
  
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Spectator on Apr 04, 2026

It’s so bad TTAC has to show a zoomed pic of the passenger seat to post this marketing article.

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