I wouldn't mind the LX platform, if that would mean we could get a 425HP SRT
out of the deal.
There is also an AWD version available with the 5.7 Hemi.
Quick, someone photochop a pickup bed on a SRT-8 Magnum.
> I just saw this posted up on AllPar
>
> "With the Dakota bumping up against the Ram in weight, capacity, size, and
> gas mileage, sales have fallen with the current generation. We reported
> two
> years ago that the Dakota would be made into more of a "lifestyle
> vehicle" -
> lighter, more agile, and smaller. Other news outlets have now caught up
> and
> have reported that the Dakota would be "car based," which could mean that
> they will finally use the rear-drive LX platform for something other than
> a
> car, or that it will share the Grand Cherokee/Durango platform. (We have
> not
> heard any specifics on how the Dakota is being engineered, but the Dakota
> will have to be run on the same line as other vehicles, and Chrysler is
> unlikely to create an "all new" Dakota when they have existing platforms
> to
> adapt)."
>
> http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/2009/01/dakota-going-to-lighter-chassis
> /
>
> Gabriel A. Couriel
>
>
>
>
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