Chrysler to get a Durango clone for 07

[ifcar]

Chrysler Adding Durango-Based Ute

A new luxury SUV will appear in Chrysler showrooms within the next year, the Detroit News says. As TCC reported last year, Chrysler will get a version of the Durango seven-passenger SUV to sell. The new vehicle will get some upscale details, the News reports, but major changes to the Durango basics aren't in the plan for the vehicle. The paper adds Chrysler will resurrect a name from its vault for the new SUV and will build it alongside the Durango in Newark, Del.  

[giant_mtb]

So...they're going to make a bunch more Durangos and give it a Chrysler badge with only slight additions/modifications?  I don't think Chrysler needs that... <_<  

[ifcar]

So...they're going to make a bunch more Durangos and give it a Chrysler badge with only slight additions/modifications?  I don't think Chrysler needs that... <_<

I'll do a 'chop of it sometime today. If nothing more, it will almost certainly look more attractive than the Durango.

[giant_mtb]

So...they're going to make a bunch more Durangos and give it a Chrysler badge with only slight additions/modifications?  I don't think Chrysler needs that... <_<

I'll do a 'chop of it sometime today. If nothing more, it will almost certainly look more attractive than the Durango.

Most likely...it'll probably be as major of a makeover as the Lincoln Mark LT was from the F-150...  But I'm sure the Chrysler clone would have a much nicer interior as well.  But I just don't think it's necessary.

[TBR]

So...they're going to make a bunch more Durangos and give it a Chrysler badge with only slight additions/modifications?  I don't think Chrysler needs that... <_<

I don't think it  would be harmful at all, generally I am not a fan of rebadges, but the Durango is a good enough vehicle that it wouldn't be a problem, plus the large luxury suv market pretty much has the highest profit margins out there.  

[giant_mtb]

So...they're going to make a bunch more Durangos and give it a Chrysler badge with only slight additions/modifications?  I don't think Chrysler needs that... <_<

I don't think it  would be harmful at all, generally I am not a fan of rebadges, but the Durango is a good enough vehicle that it wouldn't be a problem, plus the large luxury suv market pretty much has the highest profit margins out there.

But will it be able to compete with the Navigator and Escalade and Land Rovers and whatever other luxury SUV's there are?  

[TBR]

So...they're going to make a bunch more Durangos and give it a Chrysler badge with only slight additions/modifications?  I don't think Chrysler needs that... <_<

I don't think it  would be harmful at all, generally I am not a fan of rebadges, but the Durango is a good enough vehicle that it wouldn't be a problem, plus the large luxury suv market pretty much has the highest profit margins out there.

But will it be able to compete with the Navigator and Escalade and Land Rovers and whatever other luxury SUV's there are?

It will certainly compete fine with the Escalade and Navigator since they are rebadges of vehicles that aren't as good. And, it won't really compete with any Land Rovers.

[giant_mtb]

So...they're going to make a bunch more Durangos and give it a Chrysler badge with only slight additions/modifications?  I don't think Chrysler needs that... <_<

I don't think it  would be harmful at all, generally I am not a fan of rebadges, but the Durango is a good enough vehicle that it wouldn't be a problem, plus the large luxury suv market pretty much has the highest profit margins out there.

But will it be able to compete with the Navigator and Escalade and Land Rovers and whatever other luxury SUV's there are?

It will certainly compete fine with the Escalade and Navigator since they are rebadges of vehicles that aren't as good. And, it won't really compete with any Land Rovers.

Oh...good point.  Yeah...I guess the Land Rover's a little out of the price range and it's not really the same "class".

[ifcar]

So...they're going to make a bunch more Durangos and give it a Chrysler badge with only slight additions/modifications?  I don't think Chrysler needs that... <_<

I don't think it  would be harmful at all, generally I am not a fan of rebadges, but the Durango is a good enough vehicle that it wouldn't be a problem, plus the large luxury suv market pretty much has the highest profit margins out there.

But will it be able to compete with the Navigator and Escalade and Land Rovers and whatever other luxury SUV's there are?

I don't think they'd price it that high. The Durango is the least-expensive fullsize SUV IIRC, so this would probably just be a premium version for $3K-$5K more, maybe with some additional features, not a $50K Escalade competitor.

[giant_mtb]

So...they're going to make a bunch more Durangos and give it a Chrysler badge with only slight additions/modifications?  I don't think Chrysler needs that... <_<

I don't think it  would be harmful at all, generally I am not a fan of rebadges, but the Durango is a good enough vehicle that it wouldn't be a problem, plus the large luxury suv market pretty much has the highest profit margins out there.

But will it be able to compete with the Navigator and Escalade and Land Rovers and whatever other luxury SUV's there are?

I don't think they'd price it that high. The Durango is the least-expensive fullsize SUV IIRC, so this would probably just be a premium version for $3K-$5K more, maybe with some additional features, not a $50K Escalade competitor.

How much does the Durango cost?  What the heck's IIRC?!  :blink:  :P  

[ifcar]

So...they're going to make a bunch more Durangos and give it a Chrysler badge with only slight additions/modifications?  I don't think Chrysler needs that... <_<

I don't think it  would be harmful at all, generally I am not a fan of rebadges, but the Durango is a good enough vehicle that it wouldn't be a problem, plus the large luxury suv market pretty much has the highest profit margins out there.

But will it be able to compete with the Navigator and Escalade and Land Rovers and whatever other luxury SUV's there are?

I don't think they'd price it that high. The Durango is the least-expensive fullsize SUV IIRC, so this would probably just be a premium version for $3K-$5K more, maybe with some additional features, not a $50K Escalade competitor.

How much does the Durango cost?  What the heck's IIRC?!  :blink:  :P

IIRC- if I recall.

Anyway, the Durango V8 (4.7) starts at $30k sticker with AWD, $27k for the 2WD V6.

[giant_mtb]

Well then my guess is the Chrysler Durango (don't know what else to call it) will be 35K for the "base" and 38+ thousand for the high-end.

[ifcar]

Well then my guess is the Chrysler Durango (don't know what else to call it) will be 35K for the "base" and 38+ thousand for the high-end.

Sounds reasonable. And not close to Escalade/Navigator territory.

[giant_mtb]

Well then my guess is the Chrysler Durango (don't know what else to call it) will be 35K for the "base" and 38+ thousand for the high-end.

Sounds reasonable. And not close to Escalade/Navigator territory.

So does this mean a Luxury SUV for the masses?!  :o    (or...somewhat for the masses...35K is steep for most)

[ifcar]

Well then my guess is the Chrysler Durango (don't know what else to call it) will be 35K for the "base" and 38+ thousand for the high-end.

Sounds reasonable. And not close to Escalade/Navigator territory.

So does this mean a Luxury SUV for the masses?!  :o    (or...somewhat for the masses...35K is steep for most)

$35k is not atypical for a full-size SUV. The base MSRP for a 4WD Sequioa is above that.

[TBR]

Well then my guess is the Chrysler Durango (don't know what else to call it) will be 35K for the "base" and 38+ thousand for the high-end.

Sounds reasonable. And not close to Escalade/Navigator territory.

So does this mean a Luxury SUV for the masses?!  :o    (or...somewhat for the masses...35K is steep for most)

I wouldn't call it a luxury suv for the masses as masses of people unload 40k+ on Tahoes, Expeditions, Sequioa, Armandas, Suburbans, and even Durangos each year. You can spend $57,000 on a "mainstream" Yukon 2500.

[ifcar]

Well then my guess is the Chrysler Durango (don't know what else to call it) will be 35K for the "base" and 38+ thousand for the high-end.

Sounds reasonable. And not close to Escalade/Navigator territory.

So does this mean a Luxury SUV for the masses?!  :o    (or...somewhat for the masses...35K is steep for most)

I wouldn't call it a luxury suv for the masses as masses of people unload 40k+ on Tahoes, Expeditions, Sequioa, Armandas, Suburbans, and even Durangos each year. You can spend $57,000 on a "mainstream" Yukon 2500.

Or at least they unload a portion of that every month.

[93JC]

What the heck's IIRC?!  :blink:  :P

IIRC- if I recall.

If
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If
I
Remember
Correctly

 

[ifcar]

What the heck's IIRC?!  :blink:  :P

IIRC- if I recall.

If
I
Recall
C.... ?




If
I
Remember
Correctly

Then someone explained it to me wrong on C/D as If I ReCall. :angry:  

[93JC]

'Could be

If
I
Recall
Correctly

if you want. The 'correctly' part has to be there, though. You might recall the Durango being the least expensive full-size SUV, but you might be totolly wrong ("recalling incorrectly").  

[ifcar]

'Could be

If
I
Recall
Correctly

if you want. The 'correctly' part has to be there, though. You might recall the Durango being the least expensive full-size SUV, but you might be totolly wrong ("recalling incorrectly").

Doesn't matter, I remembered correctly.  

[ifcar]

Just released: this model will be called the Aspen.  

[R33 GT-R]

Just released: this model will be called the Aspen.

What a name, I vote for calling it the Dobie.