- crossover 130,926
- 10,997 overpriced
- Salem, OR
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- autoshopper.com
A crossover suv with big utility. introductionthe crossover suv market is growing by leaps and bounds. While chrysler corporation has had an offering in this segment since 2004 in the form of the chrysler pacifica, dodge has never had a car-based crossover. Unfortunately, it is neither as refined nor as powerful as the newer v6s offered by several competitors. It also has several unique storage solutions that owners will find useful. These include a bin under the front passenger seat, storage under the floor in the second row and behind the last row of seats, a dual glove box with dodge's chill zone that cools soda cans, and all the usual cubbies up front, including a fairly deep center console. While the sxt is the value leader, the r/t has a few appealing interior and exterior touches. The se is exclusively front-wheel drive (fwd), while the sxt and r/t models are offered with fwd or all-wheel drive. The sxt and r/t models use chrysler's 3. 5-liter v6. A rear seat video group 1,195) includes an eight-inch video screen, wireless headphones and video remote control, six premium speakers with subwoofer and 368-watt amplifier. The premium speaker group 495) adds six premium speakers with a subwoofer and a 368-watt amplifier. The sxt awd 24,905) also gets performance steering, performance suspension, fog lamps, and p225/55r19 tires on aluminum wheels. options start with the sxt flexible seating group 995), which includes a third-row 50/50 folding/reclining seat, second-row 60/40 tilt 'n slide rear seat, and three-zone temperature control (including the rear). Convenience group i 695) includes a cargo compartment cover on five-passenger vehicles, interior air filter, driver and front passenger lower led lamps, front and rear aimable led lamps, a roof rack, a leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio controls, and a universal garage door opener. The chrome appearance group 1,420), which is available for only the fwd sxt, includes 19-inch chrome-clad wheels, fog lamps, and performance steering and suspension. Included in entertainment group ii 2,495) are six premium speakers with subwoofer and 368-watt amplifier, a navigation system with 7-inch screen, dodge's mygig multimedia infotainment system, dodge's uconnect hands-free cell phone link, and a rearview camera. The premium convenience group 895) has dual-zone automatic climate control, heated front seats, uconnect, and remote engine starting. It's basically a stretched, widened and strengthened version of the global c platform that underpins the dodge avenger and chrysler sebring. It's also related to the platform that is the basis for the dodge caliber, jeep patriot and jeep compass. In a vacuum, the look might be described as bold. Actually, it runs the full width of the vehicle and is flanked on either side by integrated fog lights on the r/t model (fog lights are optional on other models). The roofline flows nicely from the windshield, curving down slightly front to rear. The taillights themselves feature two 'war paint' chrome stripes and the tailgate is made out of a composite material to reduce weight. The rear bumper has an integrated step pad that matches the height of the load floor. In overall dimension, it is only slightly shorter than the ford explorer, and it's actually longer than such seven-passenger crossover competitors as the toyota highlander, subaru tribeca and hyundai veracruz. It's about six inches shorter than the pacifica. While there is still evidence of the cheap plastic that has plagued recent dodge releases, there are also more soft-touch materials that look and feel more substantial than those of the dodge caliber, for instance. The improvement is most evident in the r/t model, which has a black dash center section that, while plastic, looks good and feels better than the plastic center stack in the se and sxt models. that center stack contains an easy-to-use climate control system with three knobs and eight buttons. The radio can be a little complicated, especially when ordered with the available mygig infotainment system, which includes a navigation system and a hard drive to hold songs, pictures and map information. The radio and navigation controls are set low, with many buttons that will take some time to learn. Cruise Control✔ Climate Control✔ AM/FM✔ Power Windows✔ CD Changer✔ Air Conditioning✔ DVD Entertainment System✔ Navigation System✔ Sunroof/Moonroof✔ Aluminum Wheels
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