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>From: "webmail" <webmail@customerrelations.consumer.org>
>Reply-To: "webmail" <webmail@customerrelations.consumer.org>
>To: <dodgedakotaquadcab@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Dodge Dakota V6
>Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 12:01:31 -0400
>
>Dear David,
>
>Thanks for your recent e-mail expressing your thoughts and concerns
>with our report on the Dodge Dakota pickup in our Used Car Yearbook. We
>also appreciate your taking the time to share your personal experiences
>with
>this truck. While I was sorry to read that you disagree with our report on
>the Dodge Dakota, I am happy that you took the time out of your day to
>write
>us.
>
>As stated in our November 1995 review of the Dodge Dakota V6, we
>found that its "3.9 liter V6 accelerates sluggishly." And compared to the
>other pickups we tested at that same time, the Dodge Dakota V6 scored the
>lowest in our Acceleration tests. Here are the specifics:
>
>0-30 mph, in seconds
>3.2 - Ford Ranger XLT
>3.3 - GMC Sonoma SLE
>3.3 - Toyota Tacoma LX
>3.9 - Dodge Dakota SLT
>
>0-60 mph, in seconds
>8.8 - Toyota Tacoma LX
>9.2 - GMC Sonoma SLE
>9.9 - Ford Ranger XLT
>11.2 - Dodge Dakota SLT
>
>Quarter mile, in seconds
>16.7 - Toyota Tacoma LX
>17.2 - GMC Sonoma SLE
>17.6 - Ford Ranger XLT
>18.3 - Dodge Dakota SLT
>
>45-65 mph, in seconds
>5.6 - Toyota Tacoma LX
>6.0 - GMC Sonoma SLE
>6.6 - Ford Ranger XLT
>7.1 - Dodge Dakota SLT
>
>When we tested the Dodge Dakota V6 in July 1997 (the year it was
>redesigned), we stated in our report that "the new, much-improved Dakota is
>now our top-rated compact pickup." However, we went on to state that its
>"3.9 liter V6 accelerates just adequately." Below is the acceleration data
>for the 1997 Dodge Dakota. If you compare our data below with the data
>above for the older Dodge Dakota model, you can see that it didn't improve
>in the Acceleration category:
>
>1997 Dodge Dakota
>0-30 mph, in seconds = 3.9
>0-60 mph, in seconds = 11.2
>45-65 mph, in seconds = 7.4
>Quarter mile, in seconds = 18.5
>
>While I am happy to learn that you are very satisfied with the
>performance of your Dodge Dakota, as our comparison tests show, its
>acceleration is on the slow side compared with similar trucks. Comparing
>products - and reporting the results of those comparisons as accurately as
>possible - is what we do. These are the basis of our judgments, and the
>numbers speak for themselves.
>
>In any event, please be assured that I have personally forwarded
>your e-mail to our Auto Test and Editorial staff for their review. Because
>reader feedback is an integral part of the work we do, I am sure that they,
>too, will find your e-mail to be of value.
>
>Thanks again for taking the time to write.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Consumer Reports
>
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