2012 Dodge Durango
Last Updated:
Now based on the same platform as the new Grand Cherokee.
It just looks like a more modern (barely) version of the old one.
A new Grand Cherokee and Durango aren’t really what the market is asking for right now, is it…
And you can bet the all new Explorer will get much more advertising money.
This could have been big news a few years ago.
But today, they need a brand new Sebring.
Or something…..
this car looks very "old america".
the design is bulky and masculine.
in other words: looks like a guz guzzler with bad suspension.
weird because the grand cherokee looks much more modern and sporty.
Looking pretty lean n' mean in this pic…
If it drives, looks, feels anywhere near as nice as the 2011 JGC we test drove this weekend, it's going to be very nice indeed.
It has more in common with the latest Mercedes SUV's and upcoming Ford Explorer Unibody than it does the current Durango. The Super-efficent DOHC V6 comes with a Mercedes transmission and the record-setting next-gen 4/6/8 (multi-displacement) HEMI comes with the more reliable Chrysler 5-Speed Auto and a whole lot of whoopass HP; despite better emissions & MPG. Fit & finnish should be better than Lexus or Mercedes; and about equal to the best of latest from Buick & Cadillac–if the New Grand Cherokee is any indication. Think of it as the frugality of a tiny CRV; the stance of a Hummer; and the sveldt lines of a Jag–ALL AT ONCE! Definitely not your Dad's Durango!!! This will be one FUN vehicle!
Are you on crack?
That whole statement is highly entertaining, you must work for the "Onion"?
Super-efficient V6-16/21mpg
Multi-displacement-Essentially Useless
5 speed automatic- Acceptable 6 years ago!
CRV, Hummer, and Jaguar- Yeah…No Comment
wow hello dodge spokesman! when have you EVER seen the fit and finish of a chrysler prodeuct be anything other than total crap?!!?!?
Everything thats bad about American design, and I love it.
Nice, it's a good/accurate evolution of the 1st gen Durango,the 2nd gen(present)=Fugly!! But the 2012 is great. It's gonna be the Dodge Magnum.
Retardmobile
Please don't kill the Durango nameplate… :-/
"Anonymous said…
It has more in common with the latest Mercedes SUV's and upcoming Ford Explorer Unibody than it does the current Durango. The Super-efficent DOHC V6 comes with a Mercedes transmission and the record-setting next-gen 4/6/8 (multi-displacement) HEMI comes with the more reliable Chrysler 5-Speed Auto and a whole lot of whoopass HP; despite better emissions & MPG. Fit & finnish should be better than Lexus or Mercedes; and about equal to the best of latest from Buick & Cadillac–if the New Grand Cherokee is any indication. Think of it as the frugality of a tiny CRV; the stance of a Hummer; and the sveldt lines of a Jag–ALL AT ONCE! Definitely not your Dad's Durango!!! This will be one FUN vehicle!
July 22, 2010 12:27 PM"
= Dodge salesman
Since when has Chrysler EVER produced a reliable transmission? That is a funny comment.
Also, fit and finish better than Lexus and Mercedes, but on par with Buick and Cadillac? HAHAHAH
Lexus and Mercedes are industry leaders, worlds ahead of Buick and Cadillac.
Your entire post is something to laugh at.
Will it be called Dodge Durango or Ram Durango ??
"Lexus and Mercedes are industry leaders, worlds ahead of Buick and Cadillac. "
It's not 2004 anymore and you're wrong. But, with regards to the Durango, you are correct. There is simply no way that this is going to catapult in terms of quality. Not if the current owners of Chrysler is any indication.
Have you DRIVEN a Chrysler lately? I HAVE. The Grand Cherokee I drove is hands-down; VASTLY superior to anything Lexus, Acura, Mercedes, or BMW. Better fit & finish. Better ergonamics. MUCH MUCH QUIETER. Smoother Ride (even withOUT the optional air suspension). Doesn't bust your spine like a BMW x3 or x5. Doesn't float around corners aimlessly like a 2011 Lexus RS. No cheap crap plastic like the Tundra, Sequia, base Silverado, Venza, or most Acuras.
And it's not some weird deranged goofball style dash like Sierra, or like the latest Lexus models.
Personally, I like the "rugged indivualism" tone of this new Dodge's exterior and will buy one if it has the sophisticated quality of a 2011 Cherokee. But NOT if it's interior comes out looking as crude & uninspired as the latest Fourrunner, Pilot, Acura or BMW x3 or x5.
I had a '99 Durango I remember fondly. It was a great truck that we used the heck out of. But I can't imagine wanting a big vehicle like that again, or wanting to get so little gas mileage again. But here in Colorado, I still see lots of old models as well as Jeeps, so it just might be a hit in certain markets.
The c-pillar and Charger-like headlights indicate this will be badged Magnum.. not surprising considering how poorly wagon-type vehicles are received in the US until they adopt SUV-like cues. So like the dearly departed Subaru Legacy wagon and Volvo V70 becoming the 2WD Outback and 2WD XC70 respectively, this will likely be marketed as the 2WD and 4WD Dodge Magnum.. freeing up the Durango name for a Tahoe-sized Ram 1500-based SUV.
I actually think it looks hot. And that always wins here in the good ole US of A. And yes, actually, the market is clamoring pretty hard right now for all of the uni-body cross-overs it can get its hands on.
Chrysler just can't catch a break on here.