I dont see how your argument about the Durango not being big enough holds any water, when the Durango and Explorer are pretty evenly matched for size and space, and the Explorer has been chosen as the new Crown Vic replacement for CHP ( see article: http://m.motortrend.com/features/auto_news/2012/1205_ford_police_interceptor_utility_is_california_highway_patrols_next_cruiser/ ) , and as most CA law enforcement agencies follow what CHP chooses, probably the rest of the state. I have even seen MP's and K9 units on the Navy base I work at using them. So, if the Durango can achieve a pursuit rating and come in at or below Ford's bidding for law enforcement contracts, I think it would do great.JRS200x said:
As a "future buyer" of this yet to exist SRT Durango, I WOULD want it to keep the 7 passenger seating as THAT is the whole point of it. If you make it a 4 or 5 passenger vehicle, you might as well not build it, since the JGC SRT already fulfills this purpose. I bout my current '12 Durango R/T because i need the 3rd row seating, otherwise I would have just gotten the Jeep SRT. None of the current "performance" SUV currently offer this capability...Cayenne Turbo and X5 M are both only offered in 2 row configurations. Im not saying Im going to take the thing to the track and haul [I should have my mouth washed out with soap for using such terms] with 6 kids in the backseat, but there are times when I gotta haul the brood around town and need the seat capacity while also at the same time being able to have a fun and capable vehicle i can track for play when i want to without the need for another vehicle. Besides, if they did make the SRT D a 5 seater it would directly competewith te Jeep which they would never do. When the New Durango came out in '11, they had the Heat trim level, which deleted the back seats and only seated 5. So I suppose, if they wanted to have the option, they could do that with the SRT and just make the back seat an option package, but like i said above, they wouldnt want something to take away from Jeep SRT sales, as that is where their bread and butter is. But I do feel there is a niche market for a performance 6-7 passenger SRT as No one else is really filling that right now. I know the Explorer Sport exists, but i dont really onaider that as an option since it is FWD biased platform and there is the Q7, but I dont think there is a "performance" edition i the Q7 that is sold stateside(though please correct me if im wrong).66coronet said:
