All Entries in the "Dodge" Category

2012 Dodge Durango – A Driver’s Sport Utility Vehicle

Good Generous towing capacity; sophisticated ride; potent optional V8 engine; easy to maneuver; adult friendly third-row seat. Bad Performance of V6 engine is not that sprightly as compared to rivals; less cargo room than other models. Introduction 2012 Dodge Durango is a large sport utility vehicle with impressive good looks and stable handling with comfortable, quiet and spacious interior. With its athletic, yet comfortable handling and welcoming interior, the 2012 Durango is fully competitive against top crossover sport utility vehicles. For 2012, it gets some minor enhancements, including automatic transmission for V8 models, redesigned variants and newly offered captain’s second-row chairs. Affordable, daring, agile and inventive, the future of American driving is boldly apparent  [...]

2012 Dodge Avenger – The Most Affordable Midsize Saloon

Good Composed handling and ride; muscular V6 engine; abundant features for the price. Bad Limited rear visibility; not that spacious as compared to rivals; some old-fashioned electronics; smallish trunk; SE's four-speed automatic. Introduction 2012 Dodge Avenger is an attractive midsize saloon with identical looks to Dodge Charger, offering plenty of sporty features and standard equipments found in high performance models. It is a fully competitive midsize family sedan, however the wealth of stronger rivals makes it hard to recommend. Some of the main reasons to buy the 2012 Avenger include most affordable midsize sedan, impressive fuel economy of up to 44 miles per gallon in highway driving, premium cabin with soft touch surfaces, 2011 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety  [...]

2012 Dodge Charger – A New and Improved Muscle Sedan

Good Intuitive 8.4 inch touchscreen interface; capable handling and composed ride; available four-wheel drive system; plenty of performance features. Bad Aggressive personality might not suit everyone; tight rearseat headroom. Introduction 2012 Dodge Charger is a boldly engineered four-door full size sedan, which can be factory equipped from wild to mild to suit virtually all buyers’ desires or needs. There aren’t many large family saloons like Charger. It is a rear wheel drive muscle car with V8 engine. It was redesigned in 2010 with revised interior, more aggressive exterior styling and base V6 engine. For 2012, it gets two trim levels; the performance oriented SRT8 and midlevel SXT along with eight-speed automatic transmission. Inviting and imposing at the same time, its design  [...]

2011 Dodge Avenger – Loaded With Improvements

First Look: Saying “New and improved” in the tough market segment of midsize sedan wont do a world of good to any vehicle, and that is something we all know. The reason for this being overuse of this connotation over and over, which has now made it a meaningless connotation which definitely won’t get any vehicle a lot of consumers. But all that said, in case of 2011 Dodge Avenger this phrase has to be used and we will say that the phrase stands true in this case, as Chrysler has made significant efforts to enhance the niceness of all its vehicles. But while we appreciate the effort, we will like to say that the efforts of Chrysler have not made it a serious competitor in this tough segment. One of the biggest problems that we have with Dodge Avenger in its previous iteration was the  [...]

2011 Dodge Challenger – Gets It Right This Time

Auto Gurus’ Words: The 2011 Dodge Challenger might give the look of a muscle car, and can even go like a muscle car, but the superb ability of the Challenger to become a grand American touring coupe is what makes it the most inhabitable of the re-introduced pony cars. Our review tells in detail about the car. Ups: The 2011 Dodge Challenger comes with: Superb V6 and V8 engines Acquiescent ride Immensely comfy and spacious cabin Enormous trunk Upscale interior quality Distinctive External styling Downs: The 2011 Dodge Challenger suffers from: Compromised back visibility It doesn’t handles as its rivals What New Does 2011 Dodge Challenger Has? Talking about the V6 powered 2011 Dodge Challenger is no more an embarrassment, as Dodge has introduced a totally  [...]

Dodge Magnum Reviews

The Dodge Magnum Reviews took us to the Version 2.0 of the American Station Wagon. Most of us are familiar with the first version of the Magnum, and if you are not then let us remind you by telling you that is the one that populated many of the American roadways in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s until it was displaced by the SUVs and minivans. The Version 2.0 of the Station wagon was supposed to be a sort of rebirth and many of the Dodge Magnum Reviews tried to convey the same message and even tried to tell us that the Dodge Magnum wagon can be cool again. The Dodge Magnum Reviews covered the wagon that was sold from 2005 to '08. The last viewed Magnum at the Dodge dealerships was offered in 4 trims: SE, R/T, SXT, and SRT8. All the trims were loaded with plethora of performance features and  [...]

2005 Dodge caravan : Complete Family Car

Dodge caravan is manufactured by Chrysler Group LLC and sold under Dodge brand. It is a complete family minivan. All the model variants are known on the basis of model year and is classified as generation1 (1984-1990), generation 2(1991-1995), generation 3(1996-2000), generation 4(2001-2007), generation 5(2008- present). It is the best selling minivan. Makers of dodge caravan gave a new concept for family transportation .with more than 10 million sales dodge caravan is  the leader of minivan segment . Chrysler group introduced super high density (SHD) foam cushion seats. This increases comfort level while you travel long distance. Body 2005 Dodge caravan comes with regular or extended –length body models and in SE and SXT trim. All are 7 seated models. Additional Added Features Chrysler  [...]

2000 Dodge Neon – Affordable Compact Cars

Not many of the American automakers are known for manufacturing decent and affordable compact cars, on the other hand many of the Japanese automakers are making the most of this. As a matter of fact even the American customers understand this and know the reputation of those makers for reliability and quality. So when Dodge decided to introduce their front-wheel drive Dodge Neon coupe and sedan back in 1995, they adopted a completely different path. Dodge primarily concentrated in making the Neon a fun to drive vehicle, the steering and suspension of the vehicle was carefully tuned to make the handling at corners well. Also a couple of engines were offered with the car including a 140-hp DOHC four-cylinder engine. Now while everything about the earlier Dodge Neon looked nice and right, we think  [...]

2010 Dodge Viper – Probably The Last Viper

First Look: We should have kept the title of this segment “Last Look” instead of “First Look”, and it would have been just perfect as the 2010 model year marks the end of the line for Dodge Viper’s second-generation. As a matter of fact the model year 2010 could easily bring an end to Viper altogether, so now you will agree with our “Last Look” concept. Since its debut of Viper in the year 1989, the car has personified the impetuous American spirit of surfeit. The car grabbed the mind's eye of automotive buffs and is still a head turner on the roads. The Viper always has been and still is an undomesticated road-going beast, which is as tricky to drive as it is gratifying. But now that Dodge falls under Fiat’s automotive empire, this easily could be the last year of Dodge Viper. What’s  [...]

2010 Dodge Caliber – Versatile Small-Wagon/Hatchback

First Look Starting the review on a happy node, we will like to say that the number of vehicles sold in US auto market has increased significantly in recent past. Now, to some “not so good” news, this is that there still are models like 2010 Dodge Caliber being launched in the market. We are saying this about the Caliber because it doesn’t matches its class leaders anyway near in its segment. But still there are few things to be liked about this compact four-door hatchback, like cargo space of approximately 50 cubic feet, in addition plethora of other unique bells and whistles such as a en suite rechargeable LED flashlight, the chilled glove box beverage cooler and a first-class stereo with rear speakers which can be turned over pointed outside of the open lift gate. But the truth  [...]

Sneak Preview: 2010 Dodge Viper SRT 10 ACR

It seems like time is flying and is hard to believe that Dodge Viper SRT 10 ACR the street legal track car has completed almost two years. During this phase they have managed to set numerous records at high profile race tracks around the world including the Nurburgring and Laguna Seca circuits. The 2010 Dodge Viper SRT 10 ACR (American Club Racer) is now being updated to offer a much better performance at the tracks. The engineers have designed the new edition with a shorter fifth gear ratio changing from 0.74 to 0.80  to offer enhanced high speed acceleration, and higher straightway speeds. The engineers have made the necessary changes as a result of their experience at the Nurburgring, where they found that a higher gear ratio would result in a higher speed capability and thereby complete  [...]

2009 Dodge Sprinter Wagon Review

The automotive world can totally get divided in four kinds of vehicles. Vehicles having splendid outlook but no good features. Vehicles having average outlook but great features. Vehicles having splendid out look and great features. Vehicles having average outlook with average features. These are the simpler division of the vehicle types. Now, it’s the preference and budget of the buyers that makes the sense. There are some people who are buying the vehicles not for themselves but to make others envy and to satisfy their own jealous. These are the blind buyers who just see the outlook and make the decision without checking the machineries and features!! Second types of vehicles are bought by the people who are buying for a reason and are checking the inner features more  [...]

2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Review

Dodge Ram Introduction : The 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 priced at MSRP: $21,520 - $43,490 is a pioneer in the full size light duty trucks. The company designed this series to attract all the segments of drivers, not only those drivers who wish to buy a full size truck. They offer updated styling and high tech features in addition to a powerful Hemi V8 engine to attract the buyers. Dodge Ram Body Style : The 2009 Dodge Ram has been styled in such an alluring way with big bold and distinctive exteriors that it has been well lauded by most buyers. The exterior are designed as two door regular cab and two four door cabs with conventional doors viz. the Quad cab and the crew cab. They have been very well redesigned to offer a premium look with a forward-swept crosshair grille which has replaced  [...]

2009 Dodge Journey Review

Dodge Journey Introduction : The 2009 Dodge Journey priced at MSRP: $20,925 - $29,335 is a perfect vehicle for all those buyers who are looking at buying a vehicle that has the convenience of a minivan but does not offer the looks of the same. This model is a crossover and offers an amalgamation of a wagon with an all wheel drive. It has styling of a sports and utility vehicle which make it appealing to buyers who prefer new looks along with utility. This model can easily accommodate seven occupants and hence makes it ideal for larger families. Dodge Journey Body Style : The 2009 Dodge Journey has a well styled exterior with a reasonably sleek silhouette. It has the exterior frame that has a combination of an SUV and wagon. The exteriors are good looking and well defined.The interiors  [...]