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2012 Dodge Durango Philadelphia

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Available with rear-wheel or all-wheel drive the new Durango includes a 290-hp 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 as standard and has an available 360-hp Hemi 5.7-liter V8 engine

POWERTRAIN

Engine liters: 3.6

Torque: 260 lb.-ft. @ 4,800RPM

Cylinder configuration: V-6

Variable valve control

Fuel economy highway: 22mpg

Manual-shift auto

Sequential multi-point fuel injection

Number of valves: 24

Recommended fuel: flexible

Transmission: 5 speed automatic

Horsepower: 290hp @ 6,400RPM

Fuel economy city: 16mpg

Fuel tank capacity: 24.6gal.

Drive type: all-wheel drive

Engine location: front

Mode select transmission

Design of the 2012 Dodge Durango

Dodge Durango falls right in the middle of the three-row mix of SUVs for outside dimensions, and the long rear side doors look even longer because they have no fixed quarter window within. It's a fairly subtle shape with chrome down low on most models, sprinkled about more on fancy ones. Windows are neither Hummer-slit nor overly generous, and the apparent proportions vary significantly with paint color.

2012 Dodge Durango Interior

The Durango seats seven passengers with its folding third-row seat; the Heat trim drops the third-row and seats five passengers.

ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES

Steering wheel mounted audio controls

CD player

MP3 decoder

AM/FM radio

SEATS AND TRIM

Rear seat center armrest

3rd row seats: split-bench

Front seats: bucket

Front center armrest: w/storage

Split folding rear seat

Rear seats: split-bench

Conclusions

The 2012 Durango is a 4-door, up to 7-passenger sport-utility, available in 10 trims, ranging from the SXT RWD to the Citadel AWD. New for 2012, a six-speed transmission is matched with the 5.7-liter V8 engine. A Durango is for those with varied needs: plenty of seats, cargo hauling flexibility, towing, or four-wheel drive. To that end it can accommodate seven, even seven adults. It can be configured to carry big boxes or four people AND a 10-foot long-board inside. It can tow a minimum 3500 pounds fully loaded and up to 7200 in a lightly loaded V8, considerably more than most of the crossover competition that's based on front-wheel-drive platforms. And you can get low-range 4WD with the V8, though it's not as tough underneath as the old truck-based Durango.

Some information for this review was obtained from NewCarTestDrive.com