Ask Buzz since he was the one that announced it.
The length of the vehicle has nothing to do with the chassis. It is the
length of the wheelbase that counts.
If you compared the new Ram and 03 Dakota, tell me the difference in the
wheelbase?
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Steven St.Laurent
2003 Dodge Hemi 5.7 Ram Quad (15.6 sec @ 92 MPH)
2000 Dodge Dakota Hemi (Some idot hit the vehicle)
2000 Roush Ford TT-Mustang (1 of 2 beta vehicles)
1999 Chevy Astro (A.K.A. GM Junk)
1993 Geo Tracker (Amazing vehicle that keeps running)
PROJECT CAR:
1992 Suzuki Swift GT (1775lb) Intercooled Turbo - 350HP FY-03
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Future Purchases:
2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10 with a V-10 (replace the Hemi)
2004/5 Dodge Hemi Durango (again for the wife)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of andy levy
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 3:00 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: truck trend magazine says...
Not according to the people at the Durango factory in Newark, DE. It's
10" longer than the current Durango but the same length overall. As of
October they'd built 160 prototypes in that factory and according to my
father based on his tour of the plant, they probably wouldn't have space
to push a Ram chassis through.
Saint wrote:
> Not on your life. To save cost, DC opted for the 1500 hydro formed frame.
> The Dakota is nothing more than a M81 frame. Sharing platform is more
> efficient and cost saving.
>
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> Steven St.Laurent
> 2003 Dodge Hemi 5.7 Ram Quad (15.6 sec @ 92 MPH)
> 2000 Dodge Dakota Hemi (Some idot hit the vehicle)
> 2000 Roush Ford TT-Mustang (1 of 2 beta vehicles)
> 1999 Chevy Astro (A.K.A. GM Junk)
> 1993 Geo Tracker (Amazing vehicle that keeps running)
> PROJECT CAR:
> 1992 Suzuki Swift GT (1775lb) Intercooled Turbo - 350HP FY-03
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-- > ------------------ > Future Purchases: > 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10 with a V-10 (replace the Hemi) > 2004/5 Dodge Hemi Durango (again for the wife) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of andy levy > Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 7:12 PM > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > Subject: Re: DML: truck trend magazine says... > > > Punch wrote: > >>theres a new durango coming out, based on the ram ! with optional hemi >>engine. > > > No, not based on the Ram. The next gen Durango will be basically its > own platform. They stretched it to the point where if they put the Dak > on it, it would only be a couple inches smaller than the Ram. > > >>the dakota will be a compact pick-up not a mid size. >> >>Punch >> >> > > > > -- > -andy > > http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/ --- andylevy@yahoo.com > -------------------------------------------- > modesty, n.: > Being comfortable that others will discover your greatness > -------------------------------------------- > >-- -andy
http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/ --- andylevy@yahoo.com -------------------------------------------- modesty, n.: Being comfortable that others will discover your greatness --------------------------------------------
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