RE: OT Dodge Nitro?

From: Ryan Stewart (dapurplert@dakota-durango.com)
Date: Tue Mar 21 2006 - 18:16:31 EST

It is small, Liberty sized.

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[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Josh
Battles
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 6:08 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: OT Dodge Nitro?

On Tue, March 21, 2006 2:08 pm, Jason Bleazard wrote:
>
> They have more information on Allpar:
> http://www.allpar.com/SUVs/dodge/nitro.html
>
> It started out as a Dodge version of the Liberty, but somewhere along
the
> line
> they decided to make it more street oriented. I guess they're trying
to
> compete with all the car-based SUVs out there like the Escape and
Equinox.
> No
> low range, lower stiffer suspension, street rims and tires,
performance tuned
> engine, etc. Might make a pretty nice setup if that's what you're
looking
> for. With only V6 engines available, I don't know if I'd be using it
much
> for
> towing. The rating maxes out at 5000 lbs (just like the Liberty and
> Cherokee).

I had thought it was the Dodge equivalent of the new Jeep Commander? I
had
read a huge thread on a TD related forum and IIRC several people had
said it
was based on the Commander. 

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