Dodge Durango!

[2o6]

Looks a lot like the Sequoia. It's pleasant, though.





http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/02/2011-dodge-durango-unveiled/

[Mustangfan2003]

Wonder if Dodge will ever get a logo again.

[cawimmer430]

Who shot those photos?

Webb Bland 

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=204518&id=171707093269#!/album.php?aid=204518&id=171707093269&ref=mf


I'm friends with him on Facebook. This is what he said about the photoshoot:

Photographed the pre-production car for the official Dodge press release.

Had the car shipped down to me from Detroit on August 24 with a two-man team, photographed the car for the better parts of the 25-27th, edited from the 28-1st, and the unveil is today, the 2nd of September. That's a hell of a turnaround.



The new Durango looks great by the way. The outgoing model looked like a monkey, this looks classy and premium. Is it being marketed as a premium car?

[Byteme]

The new Durango looks great by the way. The outgoing model looked like a monkey, this looks classy and premium. Is it being marketed as a premium car?

I wonder if it sucks down fuel the way the previous models did?

[Mustangfan2003]

I wonder if it sucks down fuel the way the previous models did?

I had a roommate with the first gen and it was horrible.

[cawimmer430]

I wonder if it sucks down fuel the way the previous models did?

Wasn't the first generation Durango known as "America's most fuel-inefficient car"?

[Mustangfan2003]

Wasn't the first generation Durango known as "America's most fuel-inefficient car"?

Nah, I think Hummer owned that crown.

[cawimmer430]

Nah, I think Hummer owned that crown.

I thought the 1st. gen. Durango made the Hummer look economical?

[Mustangfan2003]

I don't know about that because the H1 got 12mpg on the highway if you drove like a granny, and this is with a diesel engine too.

[cawimmer430]

I don't know about that because the H1 got 12mpg on the highway if you drove like a granny, and this is with a diesel engine too.

Crazy Americans! 

[MaxPower]

looks good!  A vast improvement.  Chrysler products are starting to come around, what with this and the new Grand Cherokee.

[giant_mtb]

What's this new one based on? 

[Mustangfan2003]

What's this new one based on? 

I believe the LX platform.

[giant_mtb]

I believe the LX platform.

Ah.  So it's in cute-ute territory, now?

[Mustangfan2003]

Well, atleast it's RWD based.

[SVT666]

What's this new one based on? 

It's a lengthened Grand Cherokee.

[SVT666]

I like the looks of it.  It's very BMWish out back.

[68_427]

Looks fantastic.  Webb Bland used to be on my other forum.  Good for him.

[3.0L V6]

I wonder if it sucks down fuel the way the previous models did?

You'd have to work at it by weighting it down with lead - the first generation 5.9L/360 Durango fared worse than the Chevy Suburban in EPA tests, IIRC. It was also substantially smaller than the Suburban.

[Colonel Cadillac]

It looks fantastic and looks like its on track to be a better vehicle than the Saturn/GMC/Chevy/Buick SUVs.

[TBR]

Looks nice.

The 1st generation vehicle was actually a pretty good vehicle. Very smartly packaged, much more so than its competitors when it came out.  Ours did average about 15 mostly highway though (5.2l V8 4x4).

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Nice!

[Atomic]

It's a lengthened Grand Cherokee.

also originated from mercedes-benz, developed when partnered with chrysler.

[Atomic]

more text/pictures...

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100902/CARNEWS/100909972

[68_427]

[Atomic]

amazingly upscale for a dodge!

[omicron]

An outstanding job! I love it. No hideous caricatures of old Dodge styling cues, but a cohesive, identifiably-Dodge effort. Better-looking than almost any other SUV I care to mention, too.

[RomanChariot]

The amazing thing is that they didn't choose to show it in base trim with gray paint, silver hubcaps and a gray studio background.  I remember Jeep doing that with the Compass when it came out and it made it look like it was injection molded plastic.

This Durango looks really nice and they did a great job shooting it in locations that make it stand out and look upscale.

[Catman]

I like it too.  Not as much as the Explorer but it is nice.

[the Teuton]

Okay, I like this more than the Explorer. It's a shame it's a Chrysler product.