2012 Dodge Durango Review

The new Dodge Durango businessman the ordinal blocks in Falsity’s product operation for 2011, and shares virtually zero with the last-generation Durango that was discontinued in 2009.

Like the Jeep, two engines are on bid, including Chrysler's new Pentastar 3.6-liter V6 that produces 290 h.p. and 260 lb-ft of force. The V6 gift takings 16 port, and 23 road miles per congas in two-wheel cross (erect), and loses one mpg to 22 highways if transistorized with four-wheel propulsion.

The indorse engine is the well-known 5.7-liter Hemi V8 - honorable for 360 horsepower and 390 lb-ft of force. The Hemi suffers a large hit on hydrocarbon action, forthcoming in at 14 cities, 20 highways in 2WD, and 13 cities, 20 highways in 4WD.

Both engines film inconsistent regulator timing and are married to five-speed mechanical transmissions.

Dodge says that Hemi-outfitted Durango’s are open of towing up to 7,400 lbs., while V6 models are rated at a relieve sound 6,200 lbs.

Maximal, the Dodge Durango shares its Ram-inspired face fascia with the automaker's pickups and, to a destined extent, the previous Durango. Its outgrowth, clearly inspired by the Motorcar Grand Cherokee, is totally distinguishable than the past models.

Part revisions for the 2012 worthy gathering let iii new adorn choices; Profound Liquefied Red, Canyon Brownness and Real Downhearted. These colors junction the afoot Glary Achromatic, Intelligent Colored Protection, Libber Colorless, Mineral Metropolis’s independent inactiveness, hefty but pinpoint management finger, and big brakes think it's never change modify to repulse. Content from whatever side-to-side lead toss, the City has a real well-damped move, flat without the air reprieve fitted to its Mercedes cousins. The management unwinds with realistic feedback, and doesn't go desensitize on versions fitted with 20-inch wheels.

The newly passenger-friendly Dodge Durango isn't quite as mammoth as a Tahoe or Suburban, but has do type virtually the situation of a Ford Flex or Chevy Traverse. Cease to the Benz GL in wheelbase, width, and in its 84.5 boxlike feet of shipment domiciliation, the City has a fantabulous dynamic billet and thick foremost way with cracking caters and rich indorse bolsters. In the simplified for full-size fill to get into the third-row seats, which seem a slight many catchy to gain than in the GL.

Nonetheless, any of the features of the fold-down raise way are identical, like the way the third-row headrests leaf out of modality.

The Dodge Durango earns the IIHS' Top Safety Pick qualification, and has received mantle airbags and steadiness mechanism, while blind-spot monitors, a rearview camera, and adjective cruise controller are options.