Modern Muscle, Reimagined: Inside the 2025 Dodge Hornet Experience

The Hornet has come a long way since Dodge unveiled it as a concept car in 2006. Since finally making it to the market in 2022, the compact crossover has gone from strength to strength. The 2025 Hornet builds on its predecessors’ legacy of performance while offering cutting-edge design features and innovative technologies. The team at our Bill Volz Westchester Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (CDJR) dealership in Cortland, New York, created this explorative guide to this exciting new model.

2025 Dodge Hornet Updates and Features

Marking the third year of production, the 2025 Dodge Hornet sees subtle styling enhancements and several additional features that make this latest model a compelling option.

Major Upgrades and New Features

For 2025, Dodge adds steering wheel paddle shifters to the Track Pack option available on the GT and GT Plus trims. When you purchase the latest Hornet, you also get a free one-day session at Radford Racing School, Dodge’s official high-performance driving school in Arizona, which would normally cost $2199.

Innovations in Interior Comfort, Cargo Space, and Technology

Dodge hasn’t made any major changes to the Hornet’s already impressive interior for 2025. The cabin looks chic, particularly with the available red leather upholstery. Like most sporty compact crossovers, the 2025 Hornet prioritizes front-passenger space over rear-seat comfort. Adjustable front seats enhance the driving experience. The GT base model features manual six-way adjustable driver and front-passenger seats, while the R/T Plus boasts heated front seats and an eight-way power driver seat with four-way power lumbar support.

The 2025 Dodge Hornet specs show that the cargo space is adequate. Gas-powered models have 27 cubic feet of volume with the rear seats upright, but you can expand this to 54.7 cubic feet by folding the rear seats down. Hybrid versions offer slightly less space, with 22.9 and 50.5 cubic feet of volume, respectively.

Dodge equips all trims with the Uconnect 5 infotainment system featuring a generous 10.25-inch color touch screen and a 12.3-inch digital instrument panel. Wireless Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and Amazon Alexa compatibility is standard, providing seamless smartphone connectivity and access to your favorite apps. The base model has a six-speaker sound system, but if you’re a serious music lover, it’s worth upgrading to the GT Plus as it comes with a 14-speaker Harman Kardon unit. This trim also has a built-in navigation system.

Charging and Real-World Fuel Economy

According to EPA estimates, the gas-powered 2025 Dodge Hornet gets 21 mpg in the city and 29 mpg on the highway, and a review of the GT Plus reported the model delivered 28 mpg on the highway. If you want to reduce fuel costs, opt for the hybrid. It earns an EPA-estimated 29 mpg or 77 MPGe and achieved 27 mpg during independent highway testing.

Based on EPA estimates, the 2025 Dodge Hornet R/T performance hybrid offers 32 miles of all-electric range on a single charge via the 15.5 kWh lithium-ion battery, a mile more than writers of recent Dodge Hornet reviews observed. It takes approximately 2.5 hours to reach a full battery charge using a Level 2 charger.

Safety Standards and Driver-Assistance Enhancements

Many key safety and driver-assist features are standard on the 2025 Dodge Hornet, including automatic emergency braking. This system delivers audio and visual alerts when it detects pedestrians or cyclists, and if you don’t respond, it can bring the vehicle to a complete stop to prevent or mitigate collisions. The lane support system provides visual and haptic warnings if you unintentionally drift out of your lane and performs automatic counter steering. Blind-spot detection with rear cross-path detection alerts you visually to undetected or approaching vehicles to ensure safe lane changes.

You can add the optional Tech Pack for greater peace of mind. Advanced technologies in this suite include intelligent adaptive cruise control, which helps maintain a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you in changing traffic conditions, drowsy driver detection, and intelligent speed assist with traffic sign recognition. You also get front parking sensors, parallel and perpendicular park assist, and a ParkView 360-degree camera, making navigating tight spaces easier.

2025 Dodge Hornet Trims and Customization Options

The 2025 Hornet is available in the gas-powered GT and GT Plus and the R/T and R/T Plus hybrid trims. Dodge offers accessible base models and premium versions to cater to different needs and budgets. The entry-level and upgraded variants have unique features, and you can further customize your ride with various packages, including the previously mentioned Tech Pack.

 

You can transform your Hornet into a high-performance vehicle by adding the Track Pack. This package includes a sporty leather steering wheel with column-mounted paddle shifters, 20-inch Abyss finish alloy wheels, dual-mode suspension, and red brake calipers. Black Alcantara seats with red accents, bright pedals, and Inox steel door sills enhance the interior.

The Blacktop Package gives the Hornet a distinctive blacked-out look, with 18-inch Abyss alloy wheels, gloss black badging and mirror caps, and gloss black-painted daylight opening molding.

Experience the 2025 Dodge Hornet in Cortlandt, New York

Discover the 2025 Dodge Hornet and its appealing features at our Bill Volz Westchester CDJR dealership. Our friendly team is on hand to answer your questions about the latest models, send you out on a test-drive, and deliver the most competitive Dodge Hornet prices. Contact us online or call to schedule an appointment with our experienced sales staff. We’d love to see you at our Cortlandt dealership.

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