SUVs in general provide a sense of power and safety on the road. The 2016 Dodge Durango is no different. Our test vehicle came with the 5.7-liter Hemi V8, which puts down 360 horsepower. New aggressive styling adds to the powerful demeanor.
SUVs in general provide a sense of power and safety on the road. The 2016 Dodge Durango is no different. Our test vehicle came with the 5.7-liter Hemi V8, which puts down 360 horsepower. New aggressive styling adds to the powerful demeanor.
I wouldn't kick it out of the garage!
Best looking Magnum they've built yet
I'm glad to see over the top interior colors making a comeback.
Looking at the spec sheet I would expect more than 360 HP from a 57 Liter Engine 
Idunno. You can get a pretty nice AWD Flex Ecoboost for that money. And from the pics the Flex looks like it has a much better interior as well.
When can we expect the Durango Hellcat?
Tommy, AWD is not necessary with a Durango R/T in the South. The weight distribution is 47/53.
I can't keep track of Chrysler anymore. Isn't this essentially a Dodge Journey? Or is the Journey going away for 2017? The Chrysler Town and Country is now the Pacifica. The Dart and 200 are going away. They stuff a Hemi in anything it will fit in. Ditto the Hellcat motor. For Chryslers sake I hope we don't have another oil crisis (of course we will eventually) because all they have left is wonking SUVs. Maybe they think the Fiat end will save them? GM and Ford (especially Ford!) are light years ahead in product mix. Time to call Lee Iacocca back!!
A Journey is different in every conceivable way. I find it ironic that you pay little enough attention to Chryslers to tell two completely different vehicles apart (fwd vs rwd, 1000+ lb difference, 4cyl vs v8 in some cases, etc), but feel qualified to comment on their 'product mix'. 
I drove one of these the first year it came out and was really, really impressed with the driving manners considering how large of a vehicle is. Feels like a sportscar compared to our Sequoia. Also drives really "small" - felt more like it was Rav4 size than a big SUV.
Vigo wrote: A Journey is different in every conceivable way. I find it ironic that you pay little enough attention to Chryslers to tell two completely different vehicles apart (fwd vs rwd, 1000+ lb difference, 4cyl vs v8 in some cases, etc), but feel qualified to comment on their 'product mix'.
Riiiiiggghhttt. Different in every conceivable way? Really? Uh huh. Sure. Completely different in that one is heavy and the other one is heavier. No problem, let's stick a Hemi or Hellcat motor in there for some motivation. They are both large SUVs whether they are 4, 6 or 8 cylinder AWD, FWD or RWD. That's my point. And the average person couldn't tell them apart if they looked at them. Chrysler ditches it's 2 small vehicles to churn out another SUV. They have got nothing in the pipeline that's even slightly interesting to a person that wants something smaller and more economical. Chrysler has almost gone (has gone) bankrupt twice in my life time from stupidity like this and they never seem to learn. Like I said before all we need is another big time oil crisis and Chrysler will be toast. Fiat is already looking for a business partner to merge with and/or to unload the Jeep division to......to the highest bidder. I am sure you remember when FC was courting GM for a merger. Even GM knew better than to take that deal. The only thing dumber than having an all truck/SUV line up (maybe they should ask Isuzu about that business plan) is leasing/selling a $40K vehicle to anyone who has a pulse. When some of those loans/leases start going bad.....good luck. Maybe we can relive the 08/09 auto company melt down when the tax payers had to rescue them? Jeep and RAM are keeping Chrysler alive, when that market dries up...........and it will, so will Chrysler. So ya, I know a little bit about product mix and Chrysler doesn't have any. I find it ironic that you don't see this. I can't believe I am saying this but thank goodness for Ford and GM. They have finally seen the light and produce some world class small/economical/interesting cars.
chaparral wrote: Tommy, AWD is not necessary with a Durango R/T in the South. The weight distribution is 47/53.
Yes it is! Floor it and instead of moving, one rear wheel just spins.
In reply to Feedyurhed:
You know the durango has been made for what a decade or more now? Its an suv, im no rocket surgen but a journey is the new not so useful, half crossover, half minivan abomination that we could do without. Also you know automakers produce cars that people buy, its not the automakers fault, its the consumers for thinking they need a great big suv to haul themselves and one kid around in.
Feedyurhed wrote:Vigo wrote: A Journey is different in every conceivable way. I find it ironic that you pay little enough attention to Chryslers to tell two completely different vehicles apart (fwd vs rwd, 1000+ lb difference, 4cyl vs v8 in some cases, etc), but feel qualified to comment on their 'product mix'.Riiiiiggghhttt. Different in every conceivable way? Really? Uh huh. Sure. Completely different in that one is heavy and the other one is heavier. No problem, let's stick a Hemi or Hellcat motor in there for some motivation. They are both large SUVs whether they are 4, 6 or 8 cylinder AWD, FWD or RWD. That's my point. And the average person couldn't tell them apart if they looked at them. Chrysler ditches it's 2 small vehicles to churn out another SUV. They have got nothing in the pipeline that's even slightly interesting to a person that wants something smaller and more economical. Chrysler has almost gone (has gone) bankrupt twice in my life time from stupidity like this and they never seem to learn. Like I said before all we need is another big time oil crisis and Chrysler will be toast. Fiat is already looking for a business partner to merge with and/or to unload the Jeep division to......to the highest bidder. I am sure you remember when FC was courting GM for a merger. Even GM knew better than to take that deal. The only thing dumber than having an all truck/SUV line up (maybe they should ask Isuzu about that business plan) is leasing/selling a $40K vehicle to anyone who has a pulse. When some of those loans/leases start going bad.....good luck. Maybe we can relive the 08/09 auto company melt down when the tax payers had to rescue them? Jeep and RAM are keeping Chrysler alive, when that market dries up...........and it will, so will Chrysler. So ya, I know a little bit about product mix and Chrysler doesn't have any. I find it ironic that you don't see this. I can't believe I am saying this but thank goodness for Ford and GM. They have finally seen the light and produce some world class small/economical/interesting cars.
That's a very large post. Did i hit a nerve? The Journey is not a 'large' SUV. It weighs the same as a BMW 5 series sedan (except in some variations the 5 series is much heavier!). A Durango is legitimately very large and heavy. I'm pretty sure the average person could tell them apart UNLESS that person was looking at two slightly differently optioned Durangos and you told them one of them was a Journey and they believed you because they had NO IDEA what a Journey looked like in the first place. Which may describe some people in this thread.
You are right that Jeep and RAM are floating the rest of the company. Fiat is in trouble and Marchionne is pretty open about that with his behavior. The sad thing about it is that most of Chrysler's problems with its product lineup go all the way back to 1998 and the loss of autonomy to what was at that point a company on a meteoric rise. ALL of the small and midsize releases since 1998 have been malaise. We can blame it on Chrysler, but they haven't exactly been free to succeed and many of the minds which contributed to their 1990s comeback left, such as Bob Lutz and Tom Gale. Motor Trend drags Gale along to help pick their Cars of the Year, and Lutz has since been involved in such unloved and generally ignored products as EVERYTHING RWD AT GM like GTO, CTS, Solstice/Sky, Camaro, etc. Chrysler's best people were either fired or run out or left while the getting was good and it's been a long battle to tread water with no product development budget ever since.
Honestly, I think Chrysler has done remarkably well under the circumstances in the last decade or so.
NickD wrote: When can we expect the Durango Hellcat?
I wondered the same thing.
Tom Suddard wrote:chaparral wrote: Tommy, AWD is not necessary with a Durango R/T in the South. The weight distribution is 47/53.Yes it is! Floor it and instead of moving, one rear wheel just spins.
Just needs a proper LSD and better tires. I think these are good looking. Even here in the north I wouldn't bother with 4WD, however I don't go offroad at all.
You know one of my old neighbors had a Durango with a V6 in it and it could still tow his boat well. It had a really nice interior with TVs in the headrest and an HDMI port for each one (with kids this is amazing). I've always considered one but just driving a dodge off the lot is like instant loss in half of its value.
Sounds like you should buy one that was just driven off the lot. 
Yeah its basically a stretched Grand Cherokee, so its not on the same scale as a Tahoe or Expedition but it can be had with a third row. I'd call it a mid sized if the Tahoe is full sized.
You can also get the SRT-8 Grand Cherokee with the 6.1 Hemi with 425hp/420lb-ft
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