The 2010 Dodge Dakota aims at tough styling on the basic work trucks. Although it succeeds, it is a bit institutional. It has been priced between $22,755 – $33,180 and comes in perfect pickup truck size. Dodge is known to create beautiful images with sharp styling, hauling and towing capability, and interesting accommodations and designs.
What it offers
This Dodge Dakota gets Tokico shock type modules and the Arvin springs that further help improvising the performance. Dodge has found to drop six speed manual transmission 3.7 liter and now offers only four speed manual transmission for six cylinder engine and only five speed automatic for 4.7 liter V-8 engine edition.
Dakota silhouette
The 2010 Dodge Dakota features perceptible silhouette that comes in various forms of predecessors or with bigger siblings. This new editions seems to look like a little angular, unlike rounded predecessor. However, Dodge has managed to maintain aggressiveness of edition unbroken. Thos new Dodge edition could be found in two body styles – crew cab and extended cab. Extended car includes rear-hinged doors and crew cab features conventional four doors.
Cabin offers-
2010 Dodge Dakota features exciting interiors. The truck offers lot of storage area. Complete interior is dressed into hard plastic, which feels a little hard. However, instrument panel is found to feature black on white type color scheme that makes easy reading. Gauges and controls are found to be placed at convenient places that add comfort feature for operators. This pickup truck also offers sufficient storage area under the seat that further makes cabin practical and spacious. Good quality material is certain to be appreciated and are certain to assist making them into self felt at this competitive segment of automotives.
Overall features
The 2010 Dodge Dakota is now available in about four trim levels. Standard trim is found to feature about 17 inches of aluminum wheels, power featured windows and cruise control. Luxury Laramine trim is seen to include the heated type beautiful and comfortable leather seats, chrome rear dumper, chrome grille, premium audio and remote start. The TRX4 road package offers additional skid plates, sliding read window and odd road tires and wheels. This new Dodge pickup truck also features dual position tail gate, which offers a support for an extra long cargo that extends beyond the bed size.
Powertrain
2010 Dodge Dakota comes powered with 3.7 liter V6 engine. Thus, engine generates about 210 horsepower and torque of around 235 pounds feet. V6 engine comes along with four speed automatic type transmission. This burly type engine is found to offer estimated fuel economy of about 15/20 mpg on the 2WD also 14/18 mpg on the 4WD. When this truck is completely equipped, it is to offer towing capability of around 7,250 pounds. This Dodge truck also offers with an option of about 4.7 liter V8 type engine that generates 302 horsepower and torque of 329 pounds feet. V8 engine has been teamed up with the five speed automatic transmission, which is indeed an excellent combination. V8 engine further provides with fuel economy that is of 15/19 mpg on the 2WD, 9/13 mpg on the (4WD, E85) and 14/19 mpg on (4WD, gasoline). When this edition is found to be fully equipped, it offers towing capacity of about 5,500 pounds. The rugged pickup truck features Tokico shock modules also the Arvin springs offers an easy ride.
Safety features
Dakota Dodge is found equipped with the seat belt pretensioner, electronic brake distribution and latch child seat anchors. Truck also features full-length curtain airbags and the four-wheel anti-locking braking system is available as an optional feature. Crash tests too were conducted in order to check out efficiency of features. The result of test was five stars for the passenger and the driver protection for rear as well as front seats.
Last lines
The 2010 Dodge Dakota is considered as full size pickup truck offering all functioning of the truck and a comfortable ride that too when it is unloaded. Highlights of the 2010 truck include that it is an impressive storage capacity, spacious interiors, powerful engines and amazing towing capability. However, it has drawbacks too. The drawback includes disappointing materials used for interiors and limited body styles.
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